Drug diversion cases in Illinois
19 documented cases, 2006–2025.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 60 months (5 years)
Longest: 111 months
2 prison or jail terms stated in 2 of 19 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Monetary penalties stated
Smallest: $500
Largest: $250,000
3 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 3 of 19 records.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 16 |
| Benzodiazepines | 5 |
| Other controlled substance | 2 |
| No drug stated | 1 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Retail pharmacy | 8 |
| Other / not classified | 5 |
| Hospital / health system | 3 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 1 |
| Emergency services / EMS | 1 |
| Long-term care | 1 |
Cases
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- 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
- Illinois hospital nurse fired over suspected opioid diversion loses federal discrimination appeal 2025-08-14 · Hospital / health system
- Illinois nursing-facility administrator sentenced to probation for diverting opioids from emergency kits and medication carts 2025-05-28 · Other / not classified
- Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2023-09-13 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago-Area Rehab Center Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Diluting Patients' Morphine 2023-04-11 · Chicago, Illinois · Other / not classified
- Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2022-11 · Retail pharmacy
- Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl 2022-02-10 · Rochester, Illinois · Dental / oral surgery
- Carterville Nurse Diverted Hydrocodone at Disability Care Center 2021-09-16 · Carterville, Illinois · Other / not classified
- Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone 2019-11-21 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing 56,000 Hydrocodone Pills 2019-11-20 · Chicago, Illinois · Retail pharmacy
- Springfield chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing thousands of hydrocodone tablets over nine months 2018-04-19 · Retail pharmacy
- Schaumburg psychiatrist temporarily suspended over boundary violations and controlled substance prescribing 2017-10 · Other / not classified
- Palos Park physician's medical and controlled substance licenses temporarily suspended over prescribing 2017-10 · Other / not classified
- MedStar Ambulance Paramedic Supervisor Charged with Tampering with Fentanyl and Morphine 2017-01-18 · O'Fallon, Illinois · Emergency services / EMS
- Illinois nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone by falsely recording resident requests 2016-10-17 · Long-term care
- Illinois emergency room nurse diverted hydromorphone from Pekin hospital 2016-10-06 · Hospital / health system
- Illinois hospital bacteremia outbreak linked to nurse drug diversion 2006 · Hospital / health system
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Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
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