Drug diversion cases in New Jersey
16 documented cases, 1991–2026.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
None of the 16 records states a prison or jail term.
Monetary penalties stated
None of the 16 records carries a recorded dollar penalty.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 9 |
| Other controlled substance | 6 |
| Stimulants | 1 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 8 |
| Hospital / health system | 6 |
| Retail pharmacy | 2 |
Cases
Newest first
- New Jersey psychiatrist pleaded guilty to 17 felony counts for invalid stimulant and benzodiazepine prescriptions 2026-06 · Other / not classified
- Trenton Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Diverting Millions of Oxycodone Pills 2025-01-22 · Trenton, New Jersey · Retail pharmacy
- New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam 2024-04-10 · Other / not classified
- Charges announced in alleged opioid distribution network run from a Morris County physician's office 2022-08-05 · Other / not classified
- South Jersey hospital system settles DEA allegations after 400 oxycodone tablets reported lost or stolen 2021-12 · Hospital / health system
- Former pharmacist-in-charge and three others charged in Warren County oxycodone diversion scheme 2021-02-24 · Retail pharmacy
- Warren County pharmacy: former pharmacist-in-charge and hospital pharmacy technician charged in alleged oxycodone diversion scheme 2021-02 · Hospital / health system
- Wayne hospital pharmacy technician indicted for stealing fentanyl from operating room dispensers 2017-06 · Hospital / health system
- Pharmaceutical distributor pays record $150 million penalty over unreported suspicious controlled-substance orders 2017-01-17 · Other / not classified
- New Jersey hospital nurse reprimanded after hydromorphone ampules found tampered with 2016-10 · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse admitted diverting controlled dangerous substances while working in an Oregon regional corrections system 2016-09 · Wasco County, Oregon · Other / not classified
- Advanced practice nurse diverted phentermine through unauthorized prescriptions at Seacrest Village 2016-05 · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · Other / not classified
- Former state developmental center employee sentenced to prison for selling oxycodone in Cumberland County 2011-10-28 · Other / not classified
- New Jersey physician's license revoked for prescribing Percocet without medical justification 2010-10-12 · Other / not classified
- Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Mountainside Hospital 1995-09 · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Montclair Community Hospital 1991-10 · 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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