Drug diversion cases in Michigan
31 documented cases, 2018–2026.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 24 months (2 years)
Longest: 84 months (7 years)
2 prison or jail terms stated in 2 of 31 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Monetary penalties stated
Smallest: $700,948.42
Largest: $4,300,000
3 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 3 of 31 records.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 12 |
| Benzodiazepines | 1 |
| Other controlled substance | 1 |
| Stimulants | 1 |
| No drug stated | 17 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 6 |
| Hospital / health system | 5 |
| Retail pharmacy | 3 |
| No setting stated | 17 |
Cases
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- Doctor Convicted of Distributing Over 2 Million Stimulant Pills on the Done ADHD Platform 2026-10-02 · Western District of Michigan · Other / not classified
- 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
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Grass Lake Drug Diversion 2026-02-27 · Grass Lake, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over Utica Drug Diversion and Alcohol Conviction 2026-01-16 · Utica, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined and Probated Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion 2026-01-16 · Big Rapids, Michigan
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Southgate Drug Diversion 2026-01-15 · Southgate, Michigan
- Michigan Social Worker Probated Over Hamtramck Drug Diversion 2026-01-14 · Hamtramck, Michigan
- Emergency Room Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials at Michigan Hospital 2025-11-25 · Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan · Hospital / health system
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over West Bloomfield Drug Diversion 2025-11-19 · West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Michigan Practical Nurse Fined and Probated Over Gladstone Drug Diversion 2025-08-20 · Gladstone, Michigan
- Detroit-area emergency room nurse pleads guilty to tampering with fentanyl vials 2025-05 · Hospital / health system
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Canton Drug Diversion 2025-04-16 · Canton, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Surrenders License Over Westland Drug Diversion 2025-04-16 · Westland, Michigan
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Chesaning Drug Diversion 2025-04-15 · Chesaning, Michigan
- Michigan Nurse Practitioner Summarily Suspended Over Bay City Drug Diversion 2025-03-28 · Bay City, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Fined and Probated Over Taylor Drug Diversion 2025-01-18 · Taylor, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacist Surrenders License Over Grand Blanc Drug Diversion 2025-01-18 · Grand Blanc, Michigan
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Alpena Drug Diversion 2024-12-07 · Alpena, Michigan
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Allendale Drug Diversion 2024-12-07 · Allendale, Michigan
- Macomb County Physician and Pharmacy Owner Pay $700,948 Over Opioid Prescribing and Filling Scheme 2024-11-04 · Clinton Township, Michigan · Retail pharmacy
- Michigan Physician Suspended Over Bloomfield Township Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction 2023-12-15 · Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Michigan Physician Surrenders License Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction 2023-11-15 · Big Rapids, Michigan
- Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-02-09 · Madison Heights, Michigan · Retail pharmacy
- Detroit Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Critical Care Patients' Hydromorphone 2022-08-30 · Detroit, Michigan · 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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