Drug diversion cases in New York
17 documented cases, 1999–2026.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 99 days
Longest: 48 months (4 years)
2 prison or jail terms stated in 2 of 17 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Monetary penalties stated
Smallest: $1,911.23
Largest: $100,000
5 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 4 of 17 records.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 13 |
| Stimulants | 3 |
| Benzodiazepines | 2 |
| Anesthetics / sedatives | 1 |
| Other controlled substance | 1 |
| No drug stated | 1 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 5 |
| Hospital / health system | 3 |
| Long-term care | 2 |
| Retail pharmacy | 2 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 1 |
| No setting stated | 4 |
Cases
Newest first
- Former Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Redistributing Patients' Unused Opioid Pills 2026-04-13 · Auburn, New York · Other / not classified
- Long Island pharmaceutical employee sentenced to six years for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills from employer 2024-05-31
- Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone in a Patient's Name 2022-04-14 · Stone Ridge, New York · Dental / oral surgery
- Nurse Arrested for Stealing 1,400+ Vials of Fentanyl from Long Island Hospital 2021-05-18 · Manhasset, New York · Hospital / health system
- Roswell Park Cancer Center Nurse Tampered with Patients' Hydromorphone 2021-03-10 · Buffalo, New York · Other / not classified
- Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions 2020-09-17 · Buffalo, New York · Other / not classified
- New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Medication Using Patient's Children's Identities 2020-09-17 · Clifton Park, New York · Other / not classified
- Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates 2020-03-05 · Buffalo, New York · Hospital / health system
- Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions 2019-08-30 · Richmond Hill, Queens, New York · Retail pharmacy
- Long Island pharmacy chain settled claims it failed to timely report controlled substance losses and thefts 2018-06-28 · Retail pharmacy
- Hudson Valley nurse surrendered licenses after admitting unordered medication withdrawals she could not account for 2017-03
- Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients 2016-01-06 · Newark, NY · Long-term care
- Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients 2015-08-12 · Horseheads, NY · Long-term care
- Hospital Settles Adderall Diversion Allegations Involving Medical Residents — New York, 2013 2013-09-20 · Brooklyn, New York · Hospital / health system
- Westchester pharmacy technician charged with trafficking oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam after DEA parking-lot arrest 2011-12-21
- Rochester nurse admitted diverting morphine and hydromorphone through fraudulent dispensing-cabinet entries 2001-11-09
- New York practical nurse surrendered license after admitting diversion of Fioricet for personal use 1999-11-05 · Other / not classified
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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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