Drug diversion cases in Wisconsin
18 documented cases, 2000–2025.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 15 months
Longest: 16 months
2 prison or jail terms stated in 2 of 18 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Monetary penalties stated
Smallest: $20,000
Largest: $30,000
2 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 2 of 18 records.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 14 |
| Other controlled substance | 4 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Hospital / health system | 9 |
| Other / not classified | 5 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 1 |
| Home health / hospice | 1 |
| Retail pharmacy | 1 |
| No setting stated | 1 |
Cases
Newest first
- Appleton Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing Scheme 2025-12-18 · Appleton, Wisconsin
- Hospital registered nurse's license revoked after fentanyl tampering and diversion 2023-12 · Janesville, WI · Hospital / health system
- Agency nurse accused of diverting fentanyl at Watertown hospital; interim suspension 2023-10 · Watertown, WI · Hospital / health system
- Janesville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials 2023-09-14 · Janesville, Wisconsin · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center 2022-10 · Madison, WI · Hospital / health system
- Hospice nurse admitted diverting oxycodone and Oxycontin from two patients 2022-08 · Watertown, WI · Home health / hospice
- Wisconsin Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations 2022-04-29 · Cadott, Wisconsin · Retail pharmacy
- Registered nurse accused of diverting controlled substances from Wisconsin health care facilities 2021-03 · Waukesha, WI · Other / not classified
- Assisted living facility nurse diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use 2021-02 · Sturgeon Bay, WI · Other / not classified
- Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Oxycodone Through Employee's Prescription 2020-03-12 · Mauston, Wisconsin · Dental / oral surgery
- Registered nurse alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a rehabilitation facility in Burlington 2019-12 · Burlington, WI · Other / not classified
- Wausau Physician Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl Patches from Patients 2019-07-18 · Wausau, Wisconsin · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse alleged to have diverted a controlled substance from a nursing facility in Mukwonago 2018-11 · Mukwonago, WI · Other / not classified
- Madison hospital nurse stole fentanyl vials 2015-08-19 · Madison, WI · Hospital / health system
- Hospital nurse diverted fentanyl from secure medication management stations 2015-05 · Madison, WI · Hospital / health system
- UW Hospital nurse charged in morphine and hydromorphone syringe diversion 2014-03 · Madison, WI · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin stock or waste 2004-11 · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Hospital / health system
- Children's Wisconsin nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl for self-administration 2000 · Other / not classified
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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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