Drug diversion cases in Virginia

12 documented cases, 2006–2026.

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: 36 months (3 years)

3 prison or jail terms stated in 3 of 12 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Monetary penalties stated

Smallest: $68,400
Largest: $4,360,000

2 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 2 of 12 records.

Drug classes involved

Opioids7
Other controlled substance5

A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.

Settings involved

Other / not classified6
Hospital / health system4
Retail pharmacy1
No setting stated1

Cases

Newest first

  1. Virginia Physician's DEA Registration Revoked After Concurrent Opioid-Benzodiazepine Prescribing Killed Two Patients 2026-08-28 · Great Falls, Virginia · Other / not classified
  2. Chesapeake Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Hydromorphone From Cancer and Sickle-Cell Patients 2026-04-24 · Chesapeake, Virginia · Hospital / health system
  3. Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets 2024-08-26 · Gate City, Virginia · Retail pharmacy
  4. Norfolk Children's Hospital Pays Civil Penalty for Unregistered Warehouse Fentanyl Gap 2023-11-16 · Norfolk, Virginia · Hospital / health system
  5. Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion 2023-03 · Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia · Hospital / health system
  6. Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone 2022-03-04 · Danville, Virginia · Other / not classified
  7. Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units 2021-08-13 · Norfolk, Virginia · Hospital / health system
  8. Roanoke Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone Vials 2021-01-29 · Roanoke, Virginia · Other / not classified
  9. Virginia Rite Aid Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Prescriptions in Pets' Names 2020-06-02 · Saltville, Virginia · Other / not classified
  10. Nurse accused of diverting fentanyl and hydromorphone at Danville hospital 2020-05 · Danville, VA · Other / not classified
  11. Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Nursing Home Opioid Diversion 2020 · Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia · Other / not classified
  12. Virginia-licensed pharmacist self-administered diverted phentermine on duty; suspension stayed by consent order 2006-05

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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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