Pharmacy technician drug diversion cases
114 documented cases, 2007–2026.
Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Role field, or failing that its title, names this role: 54 from the Role field, 60 from the title.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $13,887.61
Smallest $1,000 · largest $250,000
Median of 6 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 6 of 114 records. 108 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 12 months
Longest: 120 months (10 years)
13 prison or jail terms stated in 12 of 114 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 72 |
| Other controlled substance | 28 |
| Benzodiazepines | 16 |
| Stimulants | 4 |
| Anesthetics / sedatives | 1 |
| No drug stated | 12 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Maryland | 6 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Washington | 5 |
36 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Retail pharmacy | 69 |
| Hospital / health system | 24 |
| Other / not classified | 8 |
| No setting stated | 13 |
Other roles
Cases
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- Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleads guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution 2026-05-01 · Other / not classified
- Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution 2026-05 · Other / not classified
- Pennsylvania mail-order pharmacy technician accused of diverting wakefulness-drug tablets 2026-04-29 · Hospital / health system
- Kansas Pharmacy Technician Indicted for Stealing Adderall and Ritalin 2026-01-29 · Russell, Kansas · Retail pharmacy
- Pennsylvania Pharmacy Technician Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026) 2026 · Pennsylvania · Retail pharmacy
- Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing 2025-12-03 · Retail pharmacy
- Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles 2025-12 · Easton, MD · Retail pharmacy
- Oklahoma pharmacy technician permit permanently revoked after pharmacy reported 3,762 tablets lost 2025-11-18 · Retail pharmacy
- Hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted Oxycodone by substituting Fludrocortisone during prepackaging for automated dispensing system 2025-11 · Hospital / health system
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam 2025-08-13 · Retail pharmacy
- Eastern Pennsylvania hospital network pays $2.75 million to resolve controlled substances allegations 2025-07-02 · Hospital / health system
- Pennsylvania health system pays $2.75M to resolve DOJ claims over pharmacy technician diversion 2025-07-02 · Hospital / health system
- Oklahoma pharmacy technician altered oxycodone counts under coworkers' credentials and sold the pills 2025-05-07 · Retail pharmacy
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Surrenders License Over Westland Drug Diversion 2025-04-16 · Westland, Michigan
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Memphis diversion 2025-03 · Memphis, Tennessee
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Lafayette diversion 2025-03 · Lafayette, Tennessee
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Goodlettsville diversion 2025-03 · Goodlettsville, Tennessee
- Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from pharmacy (default board order) 2025-02 · Retail pharmacy
- Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (default board order) 2025-02 · Retail pharmacy
- Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (agreed board order) 2025-02 · Retail pharmacy
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Fined and Probated Over Taylor Drug Diversion 2025-01-18 · Taylor, Michigan
- Ohio Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025) 2025 · Ohio · Hospital / health system
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Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, licensing-board orders, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
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