Drug diversion cases in Missouri

11 documented cases, 2020–2026.

Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.

Custodial sentences stated

None of the 11 records states a prison or jail term.

Monetary penalties stated

Smallest: $5,000
Largest: $5,000

1 amount in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 1 of 11 records.

Drug classes involved

Opioids10
Other controlled substance1

A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.

Settings involved

Hospital / health system8
Emergency services / EMS1
Other / not classified1
No setting stated1

Cases

Newest first

  1. Missouri nurse forged oxycodone and Percocet prescriptions using a coworker's pad and DEA number 2026-07-10 · Hospital / health system
  2. Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms 2024-12-16 · Osage Beach, Missouri · Hospital / health system
  3. Cape Girardeau Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital 2023-05-05 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Hospital / health system
  4. Missouri Methadone Clinic Owner Admits Diluting Methadone to Conceal a Shortage from the DEA 2023-02-03 · Leadington, Missouri · Other / not classified
  5. St. Louis County Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl 2022-10-27 · St. Louis County, Missouri · Hospital / health system
  6. Missouri nurse diverted fentanyl at two hospitals after being fired for the first diversion 2022-10 · Hospital / health system
  7. Missouri Nurse License Revoked Over Hospital Opioid Diversion and Unauthorized Badge Access 2022-07-05 · St. Louis, Missouri · Hospital / health system
  8. Southeast Missouri medical center paid $1.6 million to resolve invalid opioid prescribing claims 2021-09-01 · Hospital / health system
  9. Paramedic Stole and Diluted Ambulance Fentanyl and Hydromorphone 2020-09-17 · Carthage / Mount Vernon, Missouri · Emergency services / EMS
  10. ICU Nurse Steals Fentanyl IV Bags at Research Medical Center 2020-06-18 · Kansas City, Missouri · Hospital / health system
  11. Missouri Nurse's Probation Extended Over Employer Medication Diversion 2020-04 · Missouri

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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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