Drug diversion cases in Montana

14 documented cases, 2015–2026.

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

Custodial sentences stated

Shortest: 12 months 1 day
Longest: 12 months 1 day

1 prison or jail term stated in 1 of 14 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Monetary penalties stated

Smallest: $2,000
Largest: $125,000

3 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 3 of 14 records.

Drug classes involved

Opioids11
Other controlled substance2
No drug stated1

A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.

Settings involved

Retail pharmacy6
Hospital / health system4
Other / not classified4

Cases

Newest first

  1. Montana Health Center Nursing Director Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl 2026-04-29 · Jordan, Montana · Other / not classified
  2. Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl at Montana Health Center 2025-12-16 · Jordan, Montana · Other / not classified
  3. Former Kalispell assisted living employee admitted diverting pain medication 2024-11 · Other / not classified
  4. Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit 2023-03-22 · Missoula, Montana · Hospital / health system
  5. Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids at Four Montana Facilities 2022-10-13 · Anaconda, Montana · Hospital / health system
  6. Butte Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone Cartridges 2022-09-08 · Butte, Montana · Hospital / health system
  7. Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone 2022-04-26 · Missoula, Montana · Hospital / health system
  8. Former Ennis pharmacist pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and was sentenced to prison and fined 2020-11 · Retail pharmacy
  9. Montana Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions for Himself 2020-07-30 · Ennis, Montana · Retail pharmacy
  10. St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Swapped Patient's Pain Pills for Acetaminophen 2019-10-29 · Billings, Montana · Other / not classified
  11. Tribal pharmacy in St. Ignatius paid civil penalty after about 2,500 oxycodone pills went missing 2018-12 · Retail pharmacy
  12. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy Settles Over Missing Oxycodone 2018-11-20 · St. Ignatius, Montana · Retail pharmacy
  13. Montana reservation pharmacy settled over 2,500 unaccounted-for oxycodone tablets 2018-11-19 · Retail pharmacy
  14. Billings man sentenced to 48 months in prison for theft of drugs from a Walgreens pharmacy 2015-01 · Retail pharmacy

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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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