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  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cvs-agrees-to-pay-315m-over-unlawful-opioid-prescriptions-and-false-claims", "slug": "cvs-agrees-to-pay-315m-over-unlawful-opioid-prescriptions-and-false-claims", "title": "CVS Agrees to Pay $315M Over Unlawfully Filled Opioid Prescriptions and False Claims", "date": "2026-10-13", "location": "Rhode Island", "state": "RI", "state_name": "Rhode Island", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related corporate entities, pharmacy chain based in Rhode Island; complaint filed Dec. 13, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island", "drug": "Opioids and other controlled substances, including \"trinity\" prescriptions (an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant)", "method": "Alleged: filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice (dangerous and excessive opioid quantities, early fills, pill-mill prescribers) despite red flags, then billed many to federal healthcare programs", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement announced Oct. 13, 2026: $315 million, plus a memorandum of agreement with DEA requiring a reporting hotline for employees and the public, proactive monitoring of pharmacy dispensing patterns, and a process to evaluate suspected prescribers. Whistleblower Hillary Estright's share not yet determined (U.S. ex rel. Estright v. CVS Health Corp., No. 22-cv-00222, D.R.I.)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cvs-agrees-pay-315m-illegally-filling-unlawful-opioid-prescriptions-and-submitting-false", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/doctor-convicted-of-distributing-over-2-million-stimulant-pills-on-done-adhd-platform", "slug": "doctor-convicted-of-distributing-over-2-million-stimulant-pills-on-done-adhd-platform", "title": "Doctor Convicted of Distributing Over 2 Million Stimulant Pills on the Done ADHD Platform", "date": "2026-10-02", "location": "Western District of Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Licensed prescriber on the Done ADHD telehealth platform operated by Done Global, Inc.; tried in the Western District of Michigan", "drug": "Adderall and other stimulants, including methamphetamine and amphetamines (over 2 million pills)", "method": "Prescribed stimulants to paying subscribers without examining them, including a patient with an active substance use disorder and a patient he knew had a schizophrenia diagnosis, and continued after warnings; recruited other medical professionals to the scheme and earned referral bonuses", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by a federal jury Oct. 2, 2026 of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and six counts of distribution of controlled substances; maximum penalty 140 years; sentencing date not set", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doctor-convicted-conspiring-distribute-over-2-million-stimulant-pills", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverts-fentanyl-at-iowa-methodist-medical-center", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverts-fentanyl-at-iowa-methodist-medical-center", "title": "Pharmacy Technician Diverts Fentanyl at Iowa Methodist Medical Center", "date": "2018-07-10", "location": "Des Moines, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy technician, Iowa Methodist Medical Center (Des Moines, IA)", "drug": "Fentanyl vials", "method": "Extracted fentanyl with syringe, self-injected, refilled vials with a different fluid, returned to storage", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Jul 10, 2018 — 30 months + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/former-des-moines-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-illegally-tampering-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/icu-nurse-steals-fentanyl-iv-bags-at-research-medical-center", "slug": "icu-nurse-steals-fentanyl-iv-bags-at-research-medical-center", "title": "ICU Nurse Steals Fentanyl IV Bags at Research Medical Center", "date": "2020-06-18", "location": "Kansas City, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "ICU nurse, HCA Research Medical Center (Kansas City, MO)", "drug": "Compounded fentanyl IV bag", "method": "Ordered fentanyl IV bag under a false name/pretense, extracted the drug, refilled bag with an unknown liquid", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-fentanyl-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ed-nurse-transmits-hepatitis-c-to-patients-at-good-samaritan-hospital", "slug": "ed-nurse-transmits-hepatitis-c-to-patients-at-good-samaritan-hospital", "title": "ED Nurse Transmits Hepatitis C to Patients at Good Samaritan Hospital", "date": "2018-05", "location": "Puyallup, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "ED nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA)", "drug": "Hydromorphone and fentanyl vials", "method": "Diverted injectable narcotics for personal use, reused contaminated needles on patients, exposing 12 to hepatitis C", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Sept 5, 2023 to tampering with a consumer product; faced up to 10 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/5-years-later-puyallup-nurse-accused-infecting-12-patients-with-hep-c-agrees-plea-deal/AL6VALEXZNG2RCC742GOEAFLJQ/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ut-southwestern-pays-4-5m-over-staff-fentanyl-diversion-and-two-nurse-", "slug": "ut-southwestern-pays-4-5m-over-staff-fentanyl-diversion-and-two-nurse-", "title": "UT Southwestern Pays $4.5M Over Staff Fentanyl Diversion and Two Nurse Overdose Deaths", "date": "2018-04", "location": "Dallas, Texas", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Clements University Hospital, UT Southwestern (Dallas, TX)", "drug": "Fentanyl and other controlled substances", "method": "Staff diversion went undetected amid CSA recordkeeping failures — late theft/loss reporting, dispensing/wasting documentation errors", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $4.5 million — Nov 30, 2021", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/ut-southwestern-pay-45-million-resolve-alleged-controlled-substance-act-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-sentenced-to-5-years-for-tampering-with-hospice-patient-s-morphi", "slug": "nurse-sentenced-to-5-years-for-tampering-with-hospice-patient-s-morphi", "title": "Nurse Sentenced to 5 Years for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine", "date": "2020-09-14", "location": "Danvers / Amesbury, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "RN, Hunt Nursing and Rehab (Danvers, MA) + Maplewood Care and Rehab (Amesbury, MA)", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "Extracted morphine from patients' prescribed bottles, diluted to as little as 1.2%-26% of prescribed concentration by refilling with another liquid", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Jul 2019; sentenced to 60 months + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/registered-nurse-sentenced-morphine-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/chicago-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-for-stealing-56-000-hydrocodone-", "slug": "chicago-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-for-stealing-56-000-hydrocodone-", "title": "Chicago Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing 56,000 Hydrocodone Pills", "date": "2019-11-20", "location": "Chicago, Illinois", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy technician, Allcare Discount Pharmacy (Chicago, IL)", "drug": "Hydrocodone — approx. 56,108 pills", "method": "Stole pills with a co-defendant, falsified inventory records to conceal the theft, sold the pills for profit", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 2019 to 5 years in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/chicago-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-5-years-prison-stealing-opioids-and-selling-them", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/crna-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials-at-charles-city-hospital", "slug": "crna-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials-at-charles-city-hospital", "title": "CRNA Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Charles City Hospital", "date": "2020-05-29", "location": "Charles City, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "CRNA, Charles City hospital surgery & birthing centers (Charles City, IA)", "drug": "Fentanyl and sufentanil", "method": "Perforated tamper-proof vial seals, replaced drug with saline, glued vials shut, returned to secure dispensaries", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Aug 1, 2019; sentenced to 34 months + $15,000 fine + $31,998.34 restitution", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/charles-city-nurse-anesthetist-sentenced-nearly-three-years-federal-prison-drug", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ku-hospital-pharmacy-tech-stole-483-bags-of-fentanyl", "slug": "ku-hospital-pharmacy-tech-stole-483-bags-of-fentanyl", "title": "KU Hospital Pharmacy Tech Stole 483 Bags of Fentanyl", "date": "2018-12-10", "location": "Kansas City, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy technician, University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City, KS)", "drug": "Fentanyl — 483 IV bags", "method": "Used AcuDose cabinet-stocking and expired-medication disposal duties to divert bags; flagged by internal audit's high transaction count", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years probation + $4,300+ restitution; pharmacy license revoked", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/pharmacy-tech-sentenced-stealing-fentanyl-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials-at-yale-fertility-clinic", "slug": "nurse-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials-at-yale-fertility-clinic", "title": "Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Yale Fertility Clinic", "date": "2021-05-25", "location": "Orange, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nurse, Yale Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility clinic (Orange, CT)", "drug": "Fentanyl vials — ~75% of doses given Jun-Oct 2020 found adulterated", "method": "Stole fentanyl for personal use, reinjected saline into vials to mask the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Mar 2021; sentenced to 3 yrs supervised release, 4 weekends incarceration, 3 months home confinement", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-vials-intended-patients-fertility-clinic", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/surgery-center-rn-sentenced-for-swapping-fentanyl-for-saline-in-450-vi", "slug": "surgery-center-rn-sentenced-for-swapping-fentanyl-for-saline-in-450-vi", "title": "Surgery Center RN Sentenced for Swapping Fentanyl for Saline in ~450 Vials", "date": "2023-06-27", "location": "Jensen Beach, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Circulating nurse, outpatient surgical center (Jensen Beach, Martin County, FL)", "drug": "Fentanyl — swapped for saline in ~450 vials", "method": "Extracted fentanyl from vials Feb 28-Apr 18, 2022, replaced with saline, returned vials to the center for use on patients", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 48 months + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-tampering-consumer-product", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/labor-delivery-nurse-stole-pain-meds-from-50-new-mothers", "slug": "labor-delivery-nurse-stole-pain-meds-from-50-new-mothers", "title": "Labor & Delivery Nurse Stole Pain Meds from 50+ New Mothers", "date": "2024-03-27", "location": "Waterloo, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Labor & delivery nurse, Waterloo, Iowa hospital", "drug": "Controlled substances incl. fentanyl — vial tampered with saline", "method": "Diverted medication meant for new mothers to herself; falsely charted doses as administered", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Oct 12, 2023; sentenced Mar 27, 2024 to 1 yr + 1 day + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/iowa-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-after-stealing-pain-medication-least-50-new", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospice-nurse-stole-morphine-from-dying-patient-replaced-with-cranberr", "slug": "hospice-nurse-stole-morphine-from-dying-patient-replaced-with-cranberr", "title": "Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice", "date": "2024-01", "location": "Clifton, Texas", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "RN, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries hospice (Clifton, TX)", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "Stole morphine from a hospice patient, refilled the container with cranberry juice to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Convicted of injury to the elderly + diversion of a controlled substance; sentenced to 4 years prison + 2 yrs probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2022/04/07/central-texas-woman-accused-stealing-drugs-elderly-patient-satisfy-her-own-addiction/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacy-technician-pleaded-guilty-to-tampering-with-hydromor", "slug": "hospital-pharmacy-technician-pleaded-guilty-to-tampering-with-hydromor", "title": "Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone", "date": "2024-04-30", "location": "Norwich, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy technician, Backus Hospital (Norwich, CT)", "drug": "Hydromorphone solution — 3 bags", "method": "Used employee ID badge to access secure storage on Jan 11, 2024, removed a portion of hydromorphone from each bag, replaced it with saline, returned bags to storage for patient use", "role": "", "status": "Waived indictment; pleaded guilty Apr 30, 2024 to tampering with a consumer product — sentencing not yet scheduled", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/pharmacy-technician-pleads-guilty-tampering-hospital-pain-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/telehealth-firm-done-global-indicted-in-100m-adderall-distribution-sch", "slug": "telehealth-firm-done-global-indicted-in-100m-adderall-distribution-sch", "title": "Telehealth Firm Done Global Indicted in $100M Adderall Distribution Scheme", "date": "2024-06-13", "location": "San Francisco, California", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Done Global Inc. / Done Health P.C., subscription telehealth company (San Francisco / Los Angeles, CA)", "drug": "Adderall and other stimulants — over 40 million pills prescribed", "method": "Structured telehealth platform to push stimulant prescriptions regardless of medical need — limited prescriber information, mandated sub-30-minute visits, auto-refill subscriptions, paid prescribers only per prescription written", "role": "", "status": "He and Brody arrested Jun 13, 2024 on health care fraud and drug distribution conspiracy charges; both later convicted at trial", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/founderceo-and-clinical-president-digital-health-company-arrested-100m-adderall", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacy-manager-stole-35-000-opioid-vials-from-secure-vault-", "slug": "hospital-pharmacy-manager-stole-35-000-opioid-vials-from-secure-vault-", "title": "Hospital Pharmacy Manager Stole 35,000+ Opioid Vials from Secure Vault", "date": "2024-07-28", "location": "Muncie, Indiana", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy manager, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital (Muncie, IN)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (~317,000 mg) + methadone (~41,390 mg) + morphine (290 mg) — 35,000+ vials", "method": "Diverted an average of ~500 vials/month from the secure vault over ~5 years; hospital audit and search warrant found drugs at his home. Diversion was allegedly disguised using normally-unused transaction types recorded as legitimate transfers to the hospital's outpatient clinics.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested Jul 2024; felony charges filed Aug 2025 — possession, theft, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/deceit, unlawful possession of a syringe, forgery; case pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/muncie-pharmacist-opioid-theft/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-nurse-diverted-narcotics-from-dying-veterans-at-west-haven-va", "slug": "va-nurse-diverted-narcotics-from-dying-veterans-at-west-haven-va", "title": "VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA", "date": "2024-09-12", "location": "West Haven, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT)", "drug": "Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone", "method": "Ingested \"waste\" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/west-haven-woman-who-diverted-narcotics-dying-va-medical-center-patients-sentenced", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-anesthetist-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-from-50-patients-ia", "slug": "nurse-anesthetist-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-from-50-patients-ia", "title": "Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl from ~50 Patients", "date": "2025-04-02", "location": "Dubuque, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nurse anesthetist, hospital in Dubuque, IA (earlier diversion at a Platteville, WI hospital)", "drug": "Fentanyl — diverted from nearly 50 patients Oct 2022-Jan 2023", "method": "Diverted fentanyl for personal use, illegally accessed patient records and made false statements in them to make it appear fentanyl had been given to patients when it had not", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Nov 13, 2024; sentenced Apr 2, 2025 to 3 months prison, 6 months home confinement, $5,000 fine, 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/nurse-anesthetist-sentenced-federal-prison-fentanyl-diversion-dubuque-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pittsfield-pharmacist-charged-with-diverting-adderall-from-pharmacy-ch", "slug": "pittsfield-pharmacist-charged-with-diverting-adderall-from-pharmacy-ch", "title": "Pittsfield Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Adderall from Pharmacy Chain", "date": "2026-09-17", "location": "Pittsfield, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Licensed pharmacist at a national pharmacy chain, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; charged and pleaded in federal court in Boston", "drug": "Dextroamphetamine (generic Adderall) and Adderall, controlled substances that were intended for the pharmacy's customers", "method": "While working as the pharmacy's licensed pharmacist, diverted quantities of dextroamphetamine for his own use on four occasions in August, September and November 2024, and diverted Adderall on November 10, 2024", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty on Sept. 17, 2026 to five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge; sentencing scheduled for Dec. 15, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/pharmacist-pleads-guilty-drug-diversion-national-pharmacy-chain", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/tampa-bay-nurse-sentenced-to-two-years-for-tampering-with-and-stealing", "slug": "tampa-bay-nurse-sentenced-to-two-years-for-tampering-with-and-stealing", "title": "Tampa Bay Nurse Sentenced to Two Years for Tampering with and Stealing Injectable Opioids", "date": "2026-06-11", "location": "Tampa, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "RN, Tampa Bay area hospital", "drug": "Morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl (injectable)", "method": "Between Nov 2023 and Mar 2024, removed the drugs from their containers, replaced them with saline, and returned the containers to circulation for other patients while using the diverted drugs herself", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Aug 6, 2025 to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jun 11, 2026 to 2 years federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/nurse-sentenced-two-years-prison-tampering-and-stealing-controlled-substances-tampa", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/puerto-rico-anesthesia-nurse-indicted-for-replacing-fentanyl-with-clea", "slug": "puerto-rico-anesthesia-nurse-indicted-for-replacing-fentanyl-with-clea", "title": "Puerto Rico Anesthesia Nurse Indicted for Replacing Fentanyl with Clear Liquid", "date": "2026-06-02", "location": "San Juan, Puerto Rico", "state": "PR", "state_name": "Puerto Rico", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Advanced Practice Nurse, anesthesia concentration (San Juan, Puerto Rico)", "drug": "Fentanyl citrate vials", "method": "Allegedly accessed and obtained fentanyl vials entrusted for patient care, removed the fentanyl and replaced it with clear liquid to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Indicted May 28, 2026 on 4 counts of tampering with a consumer product + 4 counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud/deception; case pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/nurse-indicted-and-arrested-tampering-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-nurse-practitioner-pleads-guilty-to-redistributing-patients-unu", "slug": "former-nurse-practitioner-pleads-guilty-to-redistributing-patients-unu", "title": "Former Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Redistributing Patients' Unused Opioid Pills", "date": "2026-04-13", "location": "Auburn, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Nurse practitioner, medical practice with offices in Auburn and Fulton, NY", "drug": "Oxycodone and other prescribed controlled substances — 32g of oxycodone found Feb 22, 2022", "method": "Collected unused prescribed drugs returned by patients (not authorized under federal law), redistributed them to other patients as loose pills without a prescription or medical documentation, without checking NY's I-STOP monitoring program", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Apr 9, 2026 to possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute; sentencing set for Aug 18, 2026, plea agreement calls for 52 months + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/former-nurse-practitioner-pleads-guilty-possessing-controlled-substances-intent", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-pharmacist-indicted-for-stealing-adderall-vyvanse-ritalin-and-o", "slug": "kansas-pharmacist-indicted-for-stealing-adderall-vyvanse-ritalin-and-o", "title": "Kansas Pharmacist Indicted for Stealing Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Oxycodone from Employer", "date": "2026-03-30", "location": "Maize, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacist (Maize, KS; employer not named in filing)", "drug": "Amphetamine (Adderall), lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly used his position as a pharmacist to acquire the drugs from his employer without authorization, for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Indicted Mar 30, 2026 on one count of acquiring a controlled substance by deception/subterfuge; case pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/pharmacist-indicted-stealing-drugs-employer", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/seattle-anesthesiology-resident-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-and-h", "slug": "seattle-anesthesiology-resident-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-and-h", "title": "Seattle Anesthesiology Resident Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone While Treating Children", "date": "2026-02-02", "location": "Seattle, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Resident anesthesiologist rotating through Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and UW Medical Center", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Stole and used pain medication meant for patients, including infants, while on duty between 2022-2024; returned vials to the pharmacy refilled with saline, claiming it was \"wastage\"", "role": "", "status": "Arrested Jun 2025; pleaded guilty Oct 2025 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Feb 2, 2026 to 1 year supervised release + 200 hours community service", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-anesthesiology-resident-sentenced-stealing-and-using-narcotic-pain-medicine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-pharmacy-technician-indicted-for-stealing-adderall-and-ritalin", "slug": "kansas-pharmacy-technician-indicted-for-stealing-adderall-and-ritalin", "title": "Kansas Pharmacy Technician Indicted for Stealing Adderall and Ritalin", "date": "2026-01-29", "location": "Russell, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacy technician, pharmacy in Russell, KS", "drug": "Amphetamine (Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin)", "method": "Allegedly used her position to remove the drugs from the pharmacy's inventory without proper authorization, continuing through March 2025", "role": "", "status": "Indicted Jan 29, 2026 on one count of acquiring a controlled substance by deception; case pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/technician-indicted-stealing-controlled-substances-pharmacy", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-boston-area-icu-nurse-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-and-vers", "slug": "former-boston-area-icu-nurse-sentenced-for-diverting-fentanyl-and-vers", "title": "Former Boston-Area ICU Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Versed from Intubated Patient", "date": "2026-01-15", "location": "Needham, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "ICU nurse, Boston-area hospital", "drug": "Versed (midazolam) and fentanyl", "method": "On a July 16, 2022 overnight shift caring for an intubated, immobile ICU patient, checked out a bag of Versed and three bags of fentanyl without scanning them into the patient's medical records; found slumped over with three syringes in her pocket", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Nov 2025 to unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Jan 15, 2026 to 3 years probation + 100 hours community service", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-drug-diversion-boston-area-hospital-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/massachusetts-hospice-nurse-indicted-for-swapping-dementia-patient-s-o", "slug": "massachusetts-hospice-nurse-indicted-for-swapping-dementia-patient-s-o", "title": "Massachusetts Hospice Nurse Indicted for Swapping Dementia Patient's Oxycodone with Household Cleaner", "date": "2025-11-02", "location": "Amesbury, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "RN, long-term care/rehab facility (Amesbury, MA)", "drug": "Liquid oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly removed oxycodone from a non-verbal dementia hospice patient's medication with a syringe around Mar 31, 2025 and replaced it with a household cleaning chemical", "role": "", "status": "Indicted by federal grand jury Oct 30, 2025 on tampering with a consumer product; arrested Oct 31, pleaded not guilty", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/salem-nurse-swapped-hospice-patient-s-medicine-with-household-cleaner-in-mass-feds-allege/article_2b42c357-57b9-4245-ba8f-ecb1b24b561c.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lakeland-nurse-sentenced-to-5-years-for-stealing-fentanyl-at-five-tamp", "slug": "lakeland-nurse-sentenced-to-5-years-for-stealing-fentanyl-at-five-tamp", "title": "Lakeland Nurse Sentenced to 5+ Years for Stealing Fentanyl at Five Tampa Bay Hospitals", "date": "2025-08-08", "location": "Lakeland, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Multiple hospitals, Tampa Bay area, FL", "drug": "Fentanyl — IV bags and secure medication lockers", "method": "Diverted patients' IV fentanyl into a cup or locker, diluted a bag ~50% with saline, self-injected", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Apr 28, 2025; sentenced to 5 years 3 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/lakeland-nurse-sentenced-over-five-years-prison-tampering-and-stealing-fentanyl-five", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/brandon-icu-nurse-arrested-for-stealing-fentanyl-iv-bags", "slug": "brandon-icu-nurse-arrested-for-stealing-fentanyl-iv-bags", "title": "ICU Nurse Arrested for Stealing 17 Fentanyl IV Bags at Brandon Hospital", "date": "2025-02-24", "location": "Brandon, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "ICU, hospital in Lithia/Brandon area (Hillsborough County, FL)", "drug": "Injectable fentanyl — six tampering incidents, Oct-Dec 2023", "method": "Removed fentanyl from a secure drawer, tampered with it, swapped tampered containers back into circulation, falsified hospital records to hide the removal", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to 6 counts tampering with a consumer product + 6 counts acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation; sentencing not yet set", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/lithia-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-injectable-fentanyl-and-falsifying-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/celina-pharmacy-owner-banned-from-handling-controlled-substances", "slug": "celina-pharmacy-owner-banned-from-handling-controlled-substances", "title": "Celina Pharmacy Owner and Two Pharmacies Banned from Handling Controlled Substances", "date": "2026-08-10", "location": "Celina, Tennessee", "state": "TN", "state_name": "Tennessee", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Dale Hollow Pharmacy + Xpress Pharmacy, Celina, TN", "drug": "Oxycodone and other opioids, dispensed despite diversion red flags", "method": "Dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions/outside legitimate practice; falsely billed Medicare", "role": "", "status": "Consent judgment $450,000 + CS ban through 2040 — entered Aug 3, 2026 (Weir separately sentenced Jun 18, 2026 to 24 months + $1.4M restitution)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/celina-pharmacy-ownertwo-pharmacies-agree-pay-450000-receive-ban-handling-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/erlanger-nurse-anesthetist-diverted-fentanyl-waste-while-ai-surveillance-missed-it", "slug": "erlanger-nurse-anesthetist-diverted-fentanyl-waste-while-ai-surveillance-missed-it", "title": "Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl Waste for Months While AI Surveillance Missed It (Erlanger Baroness)", "date": "2025-12", "location": "Chattanooga, Tennessee", "state": "TN", "state_name": "Tennessee", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Surgery center, Erlanger Baroness (Chattanooga, TN)", "drug": "Fentanyl — leftover surgical waste", "method": "Diverted post-op waste, escalating to daily", "role": "", "status": "Consent order 2025; license probation, no criminal charges", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/ai-drug-diversion-theft-artificial-intelligence-hospitals-an automated dispensing cabinet-software-tennessee/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/stamford-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "stamford-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Stamford Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2025-08-12", "location": "Stamford, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Outpatient surgical center, Stamford, CT", "drug": "Hydromorphone + fentanyl vials", "method": "Extracted with syringe, refilled with saline/water, returned to storage", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Aug 12, 2025 — 5 months prison + 3 yrs supervised release + $5K fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/stamford-nurse-who-stole-and-tampered-hydromorphone-and-fentanyl-vials-sentenced-prison", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cheshire-aprn-unlawfully-distributed-amphetamines-benzodiazepines", "slug": "cheshire-aprn-unlawfully-distributed-amphetamines-benzodiazepines", "title": "Cheshire APRN Illegally Distributed Amphetamines and Benzodiazepines", "date": "2026-02-03", "location": "Cheshire, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "APRN practice, Cheshire, CT", "drug": "Amphetamines (CII) + benzodiazepines (CIV)", "method": "Cash-only visits, no exams, prescribed to undercover agent", "role": "", "status": "Guilty Jan 21, 2026; sentencing scheduled Apr 30, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/02/03/cheshire-nurse-admits-illegally-distributing-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260224230912/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/02/03/cheshire-nurse-admits-illegally-distributing-controlled-substances"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/portland-veterinarian-diverted-controlled-substances", "slug": "portland-veterinarian-diverted-controlled-substances", "title": "Portland Veterinarian Diverted Controlled Substances, Replaced with Saline", "date": "2026-01-20", "location": "Portland, Oregon", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Two veterinary clinics, Portland, OR", "drug": "Hydromorphone, buprenorphine, butorphanol", "method": "Personal use + saline refills; 200+ animals affected", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Jan 13, 2026 — 60 months probation; DEA registration surrendered", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/01/20/portland-veterinarian-sentenced-for-diverting-controlled-substances-for", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260120195214/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/01/20/portland-veterinarian-sentenced-for-diverting-controlled-substances-for"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pensacola-pharmacist-conspiracy", "slug": "pensacola-pharmacist-conspiracy", "title": "Pensacola Pharmacist and Conspirator Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion Conspiracy", "date": "2026-01-28", "location": "Pensacola, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pensacola, FL", "drug": "Controlled substances (diversion conspiracy; tied to 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown)", "method": "Conspiracy to unlawfully dispense/distribute controlled substances and obtain them by fraud", "role": "", "status": "Charged; trial set for Mar 2, 2026 — up to 20 years if convicted", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/01/28/pensacola-pharmacist-and-conspirator-charged-illegal-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260128213521/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/01/28/pensacola-pharmacist-and-conspirator-charged-illegal-drug-diversion"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/massachusetts-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-to-diverting-controlled-substances", "slug": "massachusetts-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-to-diverting-controlled-substances", "title": "Massachusetts Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from New Hampshire Pharmacy", "date": "2026-08-17", "location": "Lancaster, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Per-diem pharmacist, pharmacy in northern New Hampshire (Lancaster, NH)", "drug": "Capsuled controlled-substance medication powder and prescription pills", "method": "Removed medication meant for patients and kept it, ingesting some while on duty", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Aug 17, 2026; sentencing scheduled Nov 23, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/massachusetts-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-diverting-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-medical-center-nurse-indicted-for-stealing-hydromorphone", "slug": "va-medical-center-nurse-indicted-for-stealing-hydromorphone", "title": "Former VA Medical Center Nurse Indicted for Stealing Hydromorphone", "date": "2026-08-21", "location": "Minneapolis, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "VA Medical Center (Minneapolis, MN)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (opioid)", "method": "Fraudulent obtaining over ~13 months; charged under 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3)", "role": "", "status": "Indicted Aug 21, 2026; presumed innocent", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/veterans-affairs-nurse-indicted-stealing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-sentenced-for-stealing-fentanyl-at-parker-adventist-hospital", "slug": "nurse-sentenced-for-stealing-fentanyl-at-parker-adventist-hospital", "title": "ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Fentanyl at Parker Adventist Hospital", "date": "2019-11-13", "location": "Parker, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "ICU, Parker Adventist Hospital (Parker, CO)", "drug": "Fentanyl — dispensing-cabinet cassettes", "method": "Used the automated dispensing cabinet to access fentanyl, withdrew it with a syringe and saline flushes, sometimes reinjected saline into the cassette to conceal the theft; flagged by an April 2018 audit for high fentanyl use/waste", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 13, 2019 to 44 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/former-parker-adventist-hospital-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-stealing-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/roanoke-pharmacist-tampered-with-hydromorphone-vials", "slug": "roanoke-pharmacist-tampered-with-hydromorphone-vials", "title": "Roanoke Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone Vials", "date": "2021-01-29", "location": "Roanoke, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacist, Home Choice Partners (Roanoke, VA)", "drug": "Hydromorphone — 50 mL vial", "method": "Replaced hydromorphone in a narcotics-cabinet vial with saline over about nine months; caught after a needle and bloody tissue were found in a bathroom, prompting an all-staff drug test", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Sept 2020 to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 29, 2021 to 12 months + 1 day", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/former-roanoke-pharmacist-sentenced-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-home-employees-sentenced-for-stealing-and-reselling-alprazolam", "slug": "nursing-home-employees-sentenced-for-stealing-and-reselling-alprazolam", "title": "Nursing Home Employees Sentenced for Stealing and Reselling Patients' Alprazolam", "date": "2021-04-19", "location": "Brunswick, Georgia", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Guest services rep + LPN, nursing and personal care facility (Brunswick, GA)", "drug": "Alprazolam", "method": "Stole drugs from patient supplies and resold them for shared profit, Dec 2019-early 2020; caught after an internal facility review found drugs missing", "role": "", "status": "Indicted May 2020; both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute — Gibson sentenced to probation Mar 2021, Ellison sentenced to probation Apr 15, 2021", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/second-two-defendants-sentenced-scheme-steal-sell-drugs-nursing-home-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-arrested-for-stealing-1400-vials-fentanyl-long-island-hospital", "slug": "nurse-arrested-for-stealing-1400-vials-fentanyl-long-island-hospital", "title": "Nurse Arrested for Stealing 1,400+ Vials of Fentanyl from Long Island Hospital", "date": "2021-05-18", "location": "Manhasset, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nurse, cardiac unit, North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, NY)", "drug": "Fentanyl — 1,467 vials + midazolam — 223 vials", "method": "Used her fingerprint and ID number to access a medication dispensing machine 50+ times over ~2.5 months, noting a patient's name against each withdrawal though none of the drugs were administered to patients", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and arraigned May 18, 2021 on state charges incl. 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, grand larceny, and falsifying business records", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/05/18/nurse-arrested-for-stealing-over-1400-vials-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/05/18/nurse-arrested-for-stealing-over-1400-vials-fentanyl"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/danville-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone", "slug": "danville-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone", "title": "Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone", "date": "2022-03-04", "location": "Danville, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "RN, Sovah Health-Danville (Danville, VA)", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) vials", "method": "Popped tops off fentanyl vials in an AcuDose machine using her unique access code, diverting the drug for personal use; denied tampering to investigators in two separate interviews before admitting it", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty May 2021; sentenced Mar 4, 2022 to 36 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/former-nurse-danville-hospital-sentenced-tampering-prescription-opioid-drugs-making", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/aspirar-pharmacy-pays-100k-for-filling-invalid-opioid-prescriptions", "slug": "aspirar-pharmacy-pays-100k-for-filling-invalid-opioid-prescriptions", "title": "Aspirar Pharmacy Pays $100K for Filling Invalid Opioid Prescriptions", "date": "2022-02-03", "location": "Cary / Durham, North Carolina", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Aspirar Pharmacy, two locations (Cary/Durham, NC)", "drug": "Controlled substances — invalid prescriptions filled 2017-2018", "method": "Filled prescriptions from Dr. Sharon Halliday, who wrote them outside the scope permitted by her Duke University faculty limited license, without confirming her license's validity", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $100,000 + DEA memorandum of agreement to stop filling for the practice — announced Feb 3, 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/north-carolina-pharmacy-agrees-pay-100000-filling-illegal-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/illinois-dentist-charged-with-tampering-with-patients-fentanyl", "slug": "illinois-dentist-charged-with-tampering-with-patients-fentanyl", "title": "Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl", "date": "2022-02-10", "location": "Rochester, Illinois", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Dentist, Rochester, IL practice", "drug": "Fentanyl — surgical anesthesia vials", "method": "Pierced fentanyl vials before patient surgeries, removed half the drug for personal use, refilled vials with another solution and administered the diluted fentanyl as anesthesia", "role": "", "status": "Indicted Feb 1, 2022 on 8 counts of drug diversion + 8 counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud + tampering + false statements; arrested Feb 7, 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/02/10/illinois-dentist-charged-tampering-drugs-administered-patients-and-other", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/02/10/illinois-dentist-charged-tampering-drugs-administered-patients-and-other"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/prisma-health-midlands-pays-1-million-record-csa-settlement", "slug": "prisma-health-midlands-pays-1-million-record-csa-settlement", "title": "Prisma Health Midlands Pays $1 Million in Record South Carolina CSA Settlement", "date": "2022-04-05", "location": "Columbia, South Carolina", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Prisma Health Midlands hospital system (Columbia, SC)", "drug": "Controlled substances — recordkeeping/dispensing violations", "method": "Failed to notify DEA within one business day of thefts/significant losses over a 3-year period; pharmacy filled prescriptions with no legitimate medical purpose for two patients later convicted of drug distribution", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement (memorandum of agreement), $1 million — announced Apr 5, 2022; largest CSA settlement in SC history", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/prisma-health-midlands-pay-1-million-resolve-alleged-controlled-substance-act-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ulster-county-dentist-fraudulently-obtained-oxycodone-in-patients-name", "slug": "ulster-county-dentist-fraudulently-obtained-oxycodone-in-patients-name", "title": "Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone in a Patient's Name", "date": "2022-04-14", "location": "Stone Ridge, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Dentist, Stone Ridge, NY practice", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Fraudulently submitted an oxycodone prescription in a patient's name and date of birth for a patient she was not treating, then filled it at a Woodstock, NY pharmacy for her own use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Apr 14, 2022 to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; agreed to surrender medical license and DEA registration eligibility; sentencing set for Aug 25, 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/04/14/ulster-county-dentist-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-acquiring-and-obtaining", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/04/14/ulster-county-dentist-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-acquiring-and-obtaining"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ready-pharmacy-pays-400k-over-26000-missing-controlled-substance-units", "slug": "ready-pharmacy-pays-400k-over-26000-missing-controlled-substance-units", "title": "Ready Pharmacy Pays $400K Over 26,000 Missing Controlled Substance Units", "date": "2022-02-01", "location": "Albuquerque, New Mexico", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Ready Pharmacy, retail pharmacy, now closed (Albuquerque, NM)", "drug": "Controlled substances — 26,000+ missing dosage units", "method": "Failed to account for missing dosage units found Mar 15, 2016; DEA on-site inspection also found controlled substances unsafeguarded and improperly stored", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $400,000 (initial $50,000 + $350,000 over 5 years) — announced Feb 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/ready-pharmacy-agrees-400000-settlement-relating-controlled-substances-act-claims", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wisconsin-pharmacy-settles-controlled-substance-dispensing-violations", "slug": "wisconsin-pharmacy-settles-controlled-substance-dispensing-violations", "title": "Wisconsin Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations", "date": "2022-04-29", "location": "Cadott, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cadott Miller Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (Cadott, WI)", "drug": "Controlled substances — high-risk drug combinations dispensed 2017-2019", "method": "Filled drug combinations with no legitimate medical purpose, filled prescriptions with no valid Rx on file, allowed unauthorized early refills, dispensed Schedule II drugs for opioid dependence", "role": "", "status": "DEA immediate suspension order Dec 17, 2019; pharmacy surrendered DEA registration Jan 7, 2020; civil settlement $20,000 — announced Apr 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/cadott-pharmacy-pay-civil-penalty-controlled-substance-dispensing-and-recordkeeping", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/san-diego-pharmacy-pays-105k-for-ignoring-opioid-red-flags", "slug": "san-diego-pharmacy-pays-105k-for-ignoring-opioid-red-flags", "title": "San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105K for Ignoring Opioid Prescription Red Flags", "date": "2022-01-20", "location": "San Diego, California", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Balboa Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (San Diego, CA)", "drug": "Opioids, incl. doses exceeding 100 MME + benzodiazepine/muscle-relaxant \"trinity\" combinations", "method": "Filled prescriptions without resolving red flags — high MME doses, dangerous drug combinations, patients with multiple prescribers, early refills", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $105,000 — announced Jan 20, 2022; entered Oct 2021 memorandum of agreement with DEA", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/san-diego-pharmacy-pays-105000-penalty-illegitimately-dispensing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/raleigh-nurse-tampered-with-surgical-patients-painkillers", "slug": "raleigh-nurse-tampered-with-surgical-patients-painkillers", "title": "Raleigh-Area Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Surgical Patients' Painkillers", "date": "2023-05-22", "location": "Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Surgical practice, Fuquay-Varina/Raleigh, NC", "drug": "Fentanyl, morphine, meperidine", "method": "Extracted drug from 78+ vials, refilled with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced May 2023 to 48 months", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/nurse-who-stole-painkillers-replacing-them-saline-and-putting-surgical-patients-risk", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cheshire-medical-center-pays-2-million-after-nurse-stole-fentanyl-bags", "slug": "cheshire-medical-center-pays-2-million-after-nurse-stole-fentanyl-bags", "title": "Cheshire Medical Center Pays $2 Million After Nurse Stole Fentanyl IV Bags", "date": "2023-06-22", "location": "Keene, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cheshire Medical Center (Keene, NH)", "drug": "Fentanyl IV bags + other controlled substances", "method": "Theft from dispensing machine; hospital-wide recordkeeping failures", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $2 million — Jun 22, 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/06/22/cheshire-medical-center-pay-2-million-settle-allegations-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231206143413/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/06/22/cheshire-medical-center-pay-2-million-settle-allegations-controlled"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone", "slug": "kansas-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone", "title": "Kansas Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone Vials", "date": "2023-03-13", "location": "Overland Park, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Menorah Medical Center (Overland Park, KS)", "drug": "Fentanyl + hydromorphone", "method": "Removed vials from dispensing cabinet, refilled with substitute liquid", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Mar 2023 to 18 months", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-stealing-opioids-kansas-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cape-girardeau-nurse-admits-taking-leftover-fentanyl-from-hospital", "slug": "cape-girardeau-nurse-admits-taking-leftover-fentanyl-from-hospital", "title": "Cape Girardeau Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital", "date": "2023-05-05", "location": "Cape Girardeau, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Saint Francis Medical Center, ED (Cape Girardeau, MO)", "drug": "Fentanyl — leftover/tampered vials", "method": "Self-administered leftover fentanyl from tampered vials", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty May 2023; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/missouri-nurse-admits-taking-leftover-fentanyl-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/denver-paramedic-supervisor-stole-1900-vials-of-fentanyl", "slug": "denver-paramedic-supervisor-stole-1900-vials-of-fentanyl", "title": "Denver Paramedic Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing 1,900 Vials of Fentanyl", "date": "2023-04-19", "location": "Denver, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Paramedic department, Denver-area hospital (Denver, CO)", "drug": "Fentanyl — ambulance narcotics kits", "method": "Stole ~1,900 vials over 4 years; falsified logs; refilled vials with saline", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Apr 19, 2023 — 3 years + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/supervisory-paramedic-sentenced-three-years-federal-prison-stealing-fentanyl-and", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/connecticut-pharmacist-tampered-with-infusion-narcotics", "slug": "connecticut-pharmacist-tampered-with-infusion-narcotics", "title": "Connecticut Pharmacist Admits Tampering with Home-Infusion Narcotics", "date": "2019-12-13", "location": "Wolcott, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Home/hospice infusion compounding pharmacy (Connecticut)", "drug": "Hydromorphone and morphine sulfate infusion vials", "method": "Withdrew narcotics with syringe, reinjected saline, resealed vials with crimping tools", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec 13, 2019; faced up to 10 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/pharmacist-admits-tampering-infusion-narcotics", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/air-evac-paramedic-tampered-with-fentanyl-and-ketamine", "slug": "air-evac-paramedic-tampered-with-fentanyl-and-ketamine", "title": "Air-Evacuation Paramedic Tampered with Fentanyl and Ketamine Vials", "date": "2019-12-09", "location": "Weatherford, Oklahoma", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Emergency air-evacuation service (Weatherford, OK)", "drug": "Fentanyl and ketamine vials", "method": "Removed drug from vials, replaced with sterile saline", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Dec 9, 2019 — 6 months + 3 yrs supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/paramedic-sentenced-prison-tampering-fentanyl-and-ketamine-vials", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/jacksonville-nurse-tampered-with-injectable-painkillers", "slug": "jacksonville-nurse-tampered-with-injectable-painkillers", "title": "Jacksonville Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Injectable Painkillers", "date": "2019-12-06", "location": "Jacksonville, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Jacksonville-area hospitals (Jacksonville, FL)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) injectable syringes", "method": "Extracted drug from syringes, refilled with saline, returned to inventory", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec 6, 2019; faced up to 10 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jacksonville-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-injectable-painkillers-substituting-saline", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/magoffin-county-nurse-tampered-with-hospital-medication-kelsie", "slug": "magoffin-county-nurse-tampered-with-hospital-medication-kelsie", "title": "Magoffin County Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospital Medication", "date": "2019-10-30", "location": "Salyersville, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center (Salyersville/Magoffin County, KY)", "drug": "Butorphanol tartrate (Stadol)", "method": "Removed vials from drug supply area, refilled with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Oct 30, 2019 to 24 months", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/magoffin-county-nurse-sentenced-24-months-tampering-hospital-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/st-vincent-healthcare-nurse-swapped-patients-pain-pills", "slug": "st-vincent-healthcare-nurse-swapped-patients-pain-pills", "title": "St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Swapped Patient's Pain Pills for Acetaminophen", "date": "2019-10-29", "location": "Billings, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "St. Vincent Healthcare (Billings, MT)", "drug": "Hydrocodone (patient's prescribed pain pills)", "method": "Swapped patient's hydrocodone pills for over-the-counter acetaminophen", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Oct 29, 2019 to 4 years' probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/former-st-vincent-healthcare-nurse-sentenced-pain-pill-investigation", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/paramedic-stole-and-diluted-ambulance-fentanyl", "slug": "paramedic-stole-and-diluted-ambulance-fentanyl", "title": "Paramedic Stole and Diluted Ambulance Fentanyl and Hydromorphone", "date": "2020-09-17", "location": "Carthage / Mount Vernon, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Mercy EMS ambulance and office narcotics stock (Carthage/Mount Vernon, MO)", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone vials", "method": "Punctured vials, removed drug, refilled with saline/water; under-dosed a patient to steal the rest", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Sep 17, 2020; faced up to 10 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/former-paramedic-pleads-guilty-stealing-diluting-ambulance-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/eastern-iowa-icu-nurse-stole-patients-fentanyl-and-morphine", "slug": "eastern-iowa-icu-nurse-stole-patients-fentanyl-and-morphine", "title": "Eastern Iowa ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patient's Fentanyl and Morphine", "date": "2020-06-26", "location": "Cedar Rapids, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "ICU, Cedar Rapids, Iowa hospital", "drug": "Fentanyl and morphine", "method": "Over-obtained doses from pharmacy and withdrew drug directly from a patient's IV line", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jun 26, 2020 to federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/eastern-iowa-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-stealing-patient-s-pain-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-urgent-care-nurse-stole-hydromorphone-jolie-king", "slug": "va-urgent-care-nurse-stole-hydromorphone-jolie-king", "title": "VA Urgent Care Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hydromorphone", "date": "2020-05-28", "location": "Pineville, Louisiana", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "VA Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic (Pineville, LA)", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Logged into narcotics cabinet under patients' names without orders; refilled vials with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty May 28, 2020", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/former-va-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-controlled-drugs-va-urgent-care-clinic", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/iowa-nursing-home-nurse-stole-patients-pain-medication", "slug": "iowa-nursing-home-nurse-stole-patients-pain-medication", "title": "Iowa Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patients' Pain Medication", "date": "2020-01-28", "location": "Manchester, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home (Manchester, IA)", "drug": "Hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, codeine, tramadol", "method": "Took pills from 14+ patients by deception; diluted liquid morphine with mouthwash", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jan 28, 2020 to 4 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/nurse-given-prison-sentence-drug-theft-and-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-hospice-nurse-diluted-veterans-morphine", "slug": "va-hospice-nurse-diluted-veterans-morphine", "title": "VA Hospice Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Dying Veterans' Morphine", "date": "2021-02-24", "location": "Bedford, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospice unit, VA Medical Center (Bedford, MA)", "drug": "Liquid morphine", "method": "Diluted patients' morphine doses with tap water, drank the diverted portion", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 24, 2021 to 40 months", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-va-hospice-nurse-sentenced-diverting-and-tampering-morphine-meant-dying-veterans", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ann-arbor-va-crna-stole-2000-vials-of-opioids", "slug": "ann-arbor-va-crna-stole-2000-vials-of-opioids", "title": "Ann Arbor VA Nurse Anesthetist Stole 2,000+ Vials of Opioids", "date": "2021-11-09", "location": "Ann Arbor, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Surgical unit, Ann Arbor VA Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI)", "drug": "Fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, midazolam — 2,000+ vials", "method": "Used patient data and falsified records to withdraw drugs from dispensing machines", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 9, 2021 to 3 years' probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/former-certified-registered-nurse-anesthetist-ann-arbor-va-hospital-sentenced-3-years", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/colorado-nurse-stole-fentanyl-in-cath-lab", "slug": "colorado-nurse-stole-fentanyl-in-cath-lab", "title": "Colorado Nurse Stole Fentanyl in Hospital Catheterization Lab", "date": "2021-09-18", "location": "Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Catheterization lab, contract hospital placement (Colorado)", "drug": "Fentanyl, midazolam, propofol", "method": "Over-obtained doses beyond procedure needs; falsified patient charts to hide the diversion", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Sep 18, 2021 to 3 months in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-nurse-sentenced-prison-stealing-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/roswell-park-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone", "slug": "roswell-park-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone", "title": "Roswell Park Cancer Center Nurse Tampered with Patients' Hydromorphone", "date": "2021-03-10", "location": "Buffalo, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Buffalo, NY)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) dispensing-machine vials", "method": "Canceled dispensing transactions, removed drug, refilled vials with water", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Mar 10, 2021; caused waterborne infections in 6 patients", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/former-roswell-park-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-medications-intended-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/continuumrx-pharmacy-tech-diluted-hospice-iv-opioids", "slug": "continuumrx-pharmacy-tech-diluted-hospice-iv-opioids", "title": "Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids", "date": "2018-02-21", "location": "Birmingham, Alabama", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "ContinuumRx of Central Alabama, home-infusion pharmacy (Birmingham, AL)", "drug": "Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone — IV compounding vials", "method": "Withdrew drug with syringe, refilled vials with saline/sterile water, returned to inventory", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Feb 21, 2018 to 5 years in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/02/21/pharmacy-tech-sentenced-five-years-prison-tampering-opioids-iv-fluid", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/02/21/pharmacy-tech-sentenced-five-years-prison-tampering-opioids-iv-fluid"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/university-of-michigan-health-system-pays-4-3m-drug-diversion-settlement", "slug": "university-of-michigan-health-system-pays-4-3m-drug-diversion-settlement", "title": "University of Michigan Health System Pays $4.3M in Record Drug Diversion Settlement", "date": "2018-08-30", "location": "Ann Arbor, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "University of Michigan Health System, main hospital and 15 unregistered off-site clinics (Ann Arbor, MI)", "drug": "Opioids including fentanyl, system-wide", "method": "Unregistered off-site narcotics distribution; recordkeeping failures; untimely theft/loss reporting to DEA", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $4.3 million — announced Aug 30, 2018", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/08/30/record-settlement-reached-university-michigan-hospital-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/08/30/record-settlement-reached-university-michigan-hospital-drug-diversion"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/salish-kootenai-tribal-pharmacy-settles-over-missing-oxycodone", "slug": "salish-kootenai-tribal-pharmacy-settles-over-missing-oxycodone", "title": "Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy Settles Over Missing Oxycodone", "date": "2018-11-20", "location": "St. Ignatius, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy (St. Ignatius, MT)", "drug": "Oxycodone — approximately 2,500 pills unaccounted for", "method": "Inadequate recordkeeping and failure to report missing controlled substances to DEA", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $95,520 — announced Nov 20, 2018", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/11/20/confederated-salish-and-kootenai-tribes-pharmacy-settles-claims", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2018/11/20/confederated-salish-and-kootenai-tribes-pharmacy-settles-claims"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/denver-va-nurse-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "denver-va-nurse-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Denver VA and ER Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials, Resealed with Skin Glue", "date": "2018-04-19", "location": "Denver, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "VA Medical Center and a free-standing UCHealth ER (Denver, CO)", "drug": "Hydromorphone, morphine, fentanyl", "method": "Took leftover waste doses; tampered fentanyl vials refilled with saline, resealed with skin glue", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 19, 2018 to 14 months + 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/nurses-sentenced-prison-stealing-opioids-colorado-hospitals", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/north-colorado-medical-center-nurse-stole-opioids", "slug": "north-colorado-medical-center-nurse-stole-opioids", "title": "North Colorado Medical Center Nurse Stole Opioids from Locked Dispensing System", "date": "2018-04-26", "location": "Greeley, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley, CO)", "drug": "Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone", "method": "Theft from locked automated dispensing system; used drugs while on shift", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 26, 2018 to 4 months + 1 year supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/nurses-sentenced-prison-stealing-opioids-colorado-hospitals", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/paramedic-stole-and-tampered-with-ambulance-morphine", "slug": "paramedic-stole-and-tampered-with-ambulance-morphine", "title": "Minnesota Paramedic Stole Ambulance Morphine, Replaced It with Saline", "date": "2015-07-16", "location": "Minneapolis, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Allina Health ambulance service (Minneapolis, MN)", "drug": "Morphine and hydromorphone — ambulance patient supply", "method": "Withdrew drug with syringe from ambulance stock, refilled vials with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jul 16, 2015 to 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/07/16/matthew-peterson-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-federal-charges-stealing", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/07/16/matthew-peterson-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-federal-charges-stealing"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/twin-falls-pharmacy-technician-sold-stolen-oxycodone", "slug": "twin-falls-pharmacy-technician-sold-stolen-oxycodone", "title": "Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone", "date": "2015-05-19", "location": "Twin Falls, Idaho", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail pharmacy (Twin Falls, ID)", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) tablets", "method": "Stole bottles from pharmacy stock; arranged street sales via text and glove-box drops", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced May 19, 2015 to 12 months + 1 day in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/05/19/twin-falls-former-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-diverting-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/05/19/twin-falls-former-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-diverting-controlled"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/massachusetts-general-hospital-pays-2-3m-drug-diversion-settlement", "slug": "massachusetts-general-hospital-pays-2-3m-drug-diversion-settlement", "title": "Massachusetts General Hospital Pays $2.3M in Drug Diversion Settlement", "date": "2015-09-28", "location": "Boston, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)", "drug": "Oxycodone and other pills — ~16,000 stolen by two nurses; 20,000+ records discrepancy", "method": "Inadequate monitoring and access controls on automated dispensing machines; incomplete recordkeeping", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $2.3 million — announced Sep 28, 2015", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/09/28/mgh-pay-23-million-resolve-drug-diversion-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/09/28/mgh-pay-23-million-resolve-drug-diversion-allegations"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/worcester-nurse-stole-oxycodone-from-nursing-home-patients", "slug": "worcester-nurse-stole-oxycodone-from-nursing-home-patients", "title": "Worcester Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients", "date": "2015-11-05", "location": "Worcester, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Nursing care facility (Worcester, MA)", "drug": "Oxycodone tablets, three patients", "method": "Stole prescribed tablets, substituted look-alike antihistamine/antidepressant pills", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Nov 5, 2015; faced up to 4 years in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/11/05/worcester-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-pain-medication-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2015/11/05/worcester-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-pain-medication-patients"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-stole-oxycodone", "slug": "carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-stole-oxycodone", "title": "Carlsbad Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone", "date": "2016-12-20", "location": "Carlsbad, New Mexico", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Southwest Pharmacy (Carlsbad, NM)", "drug": "Oxycodone — approximately 20,344 tablets alleged stolen over the employment period", "method": "Pharmacy technician took pills directly from stock bottles for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec 20, 2016 to misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/12/20/former-pharmacy-technician-carlsbad-pleads-guilty-misdemeanor-crime", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/12/20/former-pharmacy-technician-carlsbad-pleads-guilty-misdemeanor-crime"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/northern-maine-medical-center-pays-125k-csa-settlement", "slug": "northern-maine-medical-center-pays-125k-csa-settlement", "title": "Northern Maine Medical Center Pays $125,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations", "date": "2016-08-29", "location": "Fort Kent, Maine", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Northern Maine Medical Center / Forest Hill long-term care unit (Fort Kent, ME)", "drug": "Schedule II-V controlled substances — destruction and disposal recordkeeping", "method": "Failed to document destruction method/manner; distributed controlled substances at an unregistered location", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $125,000 — announced Aug 29, 2016", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/08/29/northern-maine-medical-center-agrees-pay-125000-settle-civil-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/08/29/northern-maine-medical-center-agrees-pay-125000-settle-civil-controlled"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/tufts-medical-center-pays-100k-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "tufts-medical-center-pays-100k-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "Tufts Medical Center Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Recordkeeping Violations", "date": "2016-09-20", "location": "Boston, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA)", "drug": "Controlled substances generally — losses tied to three former nurses", "method": "Inaccurate inventories/records, uncontrolled prescription pads, untimely DEA theft/loss reporting", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement, $100,000 — announced Sep 20, 2016; 3 years of warrantless DEA inspections", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/09/20/tufts-medical-center-local-pharmacy-chain-settle-alleged-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/09/20/tufts-medical-center-local-pharmacy-chain-settle-alleged-violations"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/medstar-ambulance-paramedic-supervisor-tampered-with-fentanyl", "slug": "medstar-ambulance-paramedic-supervisor-tampered-with-fentanyl", "title": "MedStar Ambulance Paramedic Supervisor Charged with Tampering with Fentanyl and Morphine", "date": "2017-01-18", "location": "O'Fallon, Illinois", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "MedStar Ambulance Inc. (O'Fallon / Metro East St. Louis, IL)", "drug": "Fentanyl and morphine — ambulance narcotic supply", "method": "Punctured tamper-resistant vial packaging with a needle, replaced drug with water/saline, falsified records to conceal losses", "role": "", "status": "Indicted Jan 18, 2017; convicted on all 38 counts; sentenced Aug 21, 2018 to 111 months", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-paramedic-charged-37-count-indictment-wire-fraud-making-false-statements-and", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-paramedic-charged-37-count-indictment-wire-fraud-making-false-statements-and"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-hospital-pharmacy-employees-diverted-opioids", "slug": "va-hospital-pharmacy-employees-diverted-opioids", "title": "VA Hospital Pharmacy Employees Charged with Stealing and Selling Opioids", "date": "2017-02-08", "location": "Little Rock, Arkansas", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "VA John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (Little Rock, AR)", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, promethazine with codeine syrup", "method": "Pharmacy tech used VA supplier web-portal access to order excess drugs, falsified invoices, redistributed to coworkers", "role": "", "status": "Federal indictment unsealed Feb 8, 2017; 8 counts including conspiracy to steal and distribute", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2017/02/08/veterans-affairs-employees-charged-stealing-and-selling-prescription", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2017/02/08/veterans-affairs-employees-charged-stealing-and-selling-prescription"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/paramedic-tampered-with-ambulance-fentanyl", "slug": "paramedic-tampered-with-ambulance-fentanyl", "title": "Massachusetts Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Ambulance Fentanyl", "date": "2017-06-22", "location": "Rowley, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Private ambulance company (Rowley, MA)", "drug": "Fentanyl — ambulance patient supply, 650+ vials", "method": "Stole vials outright for personal use; separately withdrew fentanyl from patient-bound vials and replaced with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Jun 22, 2017; sentenced Nov 2017 to 30 months + 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/paramedic-pleads-guilty-removing-liquid-fentanyl-ambulance", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/paramedic-pleads-guilty-removing-liquid-fentanyl-ambulance"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rose-medical-center-surgical-tech-fentanyl-diversion-hepatitis-c-outbreak", "slug": "rose-medical-center-surgical-tech-fentanyl-diversion-hepatitis-c-outbreak", "title": "Surgical Technician Diverts Fentanyl, Triggers Multistate Hepatitis C Outbreak — Colorado, 2010", "date": "2010-02-24", "location": "Denver, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Rose Medical Center (Denver, CO) and Audubon Surgery Center (Colorado Springs, CO)", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Stole patient-intended fentanyl syringes, self-injected, refilled syringes with saline", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 360 months (30 years) in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/co/news/2010/February10/2_24b_10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250206150455/https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/co/news/2010/February10/2_24b_10.html"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/snohomish-nursing-home-nurse-diluted-hospice-morphine-with-tap-water", "slug": "snohomish-nursing-home-nurse-diluted-hospice-morphine-with-tap-water", "title": "Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Hospice Patients' Morphine with Tap Water — Washington, 2011", "date": "2011-03-07", "location": "Snohomish, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Merry Haven Care Center, a nursing home/hospice in Snohomish, WA", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "Removed morphine from prescription vials, replaced it with tap water", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/waw/press/2011/mar/larsen.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210421075608/https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/waw/press/2011/mar/larsen.html"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/coon-rapids-hospital-nurse-siphoned-dilaudid-from-iv-bags", "slug": "coon-rapids-hospital-nurse-siphoned-dilaudid-from-iv-bags", "title": "Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Siphoning Dilaudid from Patients' IV Bags — Minnesota, 2011", "date": "2011-06-29", "location": "Coon Rapids, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, MN", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "Used a syringe to withdraw Dilaudid from patients' IV bags", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.superiortelegram.com/news/nurse-gets-probation-for-stealing-controlled-substance", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/baldpate-hospital-unregistered-methadone-clinic-settlement", "slug": "baldpate-hospital-unregistered-methadone-clinic-settlement", "title": "Psychiatric Hospital Settles Unregistered Methadone Clinic Allegations — Massachusetts, 2011", "date": "2011-09-27", "location": "Georgetown, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Baldpate Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in Georgetown, MA", "drug": "Methadone", "method": "Operated an unregistered narcotic treatment clinic; failed to maintain required methadone records/inventories", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement with DEA/U.S. Attorney's Office", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2011/09/27/civil-penalty-settlement-reached-baldpate-hospital-operating-unregistered", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/minnesota-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-via-login-credentials", "slug": "minnesota-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-via-login-credentials", "title": "Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone via Drug Cabinet Login Credentials — Minnesota, 2012", "date": "2012-01-20", "location": "Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Unnamed Minnesota hospital (automated dispensing cabinet access)", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Used personal login credentials to withdraw the drug from automated dispensing cabinets", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/mn/thalinsentenced.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231209114754/https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/mn/thalinsentenced.html"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/salina-nursing-facility-nurse-tampered-with-patients-morphine", "slug": "salina-nursing-facility-nurse-tampered-with-patients-morphine", "title": "Nursing Facility Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patients' Morphine — Kansas, 2012", "date": "2012-01-24", "location": "Salina, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Holiday Resort Nursing Facility, Salina, KS", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "Removed morphine from patient vials with syringes, replaced with sodium chloride solution", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2012/Feb2012/Feb24b.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210513130305/https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2012/Feb2012/Feb24b.html"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/topeka-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-with-dementia-patients-morphine", "slug": "topeka-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-with-dementia-patients-morphine", "title": "Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with a Dementia Patient's Morphine — Kansas, 2012", "date": "2012-02-03", "location": "Topeka, Kansas", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Rolling Hills Health Center, Topeka, KS", "drug": "Morphine (also hydrocodone at an earlier facility)", "method": "Stole morphine from an elderly dementia patient's bottle, diluted it with tap water", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years federal prison; surrendered nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2012/Feb2012/Feb3c.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210421075608/https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2012/Feb2012/Feb3c.html"},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/roseburg-va-pharmacy-technician-stole-oxycodone-and-other-narcotics", "slug": "roseburg-va-pharmacy-technician-stole-oxycodone-and-other-narcotics", "title": "VA Hospital Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing Oxycodone and Other Narcotics — Oregon, 2013", "date": "2013-01-31", "location": "Roseburg, Oregon", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Roseburg VA Medical Center pharmacy, Roseburg, OR", "drug": "Oxycodone, clonazepam, zolpidem, and OxyContin", "method": "Manipulated the pharmacy's narcotics tracking/dispensing system to divert pills", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 24 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/former-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-stealing-narcotics", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/st-cloud-hospital-nurse-diverted-dilaudid-caused-patient-infections", "slug": "st-cloud-hospital-nurse-diverted-dilaudid-caused-patient-infections", "title": "Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Dilaudid, Causing Patient Infections — Minnesota, 2013", "date": "2013-03-20", "location": "St. Cloud, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Hospital in St. Cloud, MN (unnamed in DOJ release)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "Withdrew Dilaudid from patients' IV bags via hospital lockboxes, reinjected saline to mask the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/kimball-nurse-sentenced-fraudulently-obtaining-controlled-substance", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/brooklyn-hospital-settles-adderall-diversion-allegations", "slug": "brooklyn-hospital-settles-adderall-diversion-allegations", "title": "Hospital Settles Adderall Diversion Allegations Involving Medical Residents — New York, 2013", "date": "2013-09-20", "location": "Brooklyn, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY", "drug": "Adderall (amphetamine)", "method": "Medical residents wrote 194 fraudulent Adderall prescriptions on hospital forms", "role": "", "status": "Civil consent judgment; no admission of wrongdoing", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2013/09/20/new-york-methodist-hospital-agrees-implement-compliance-program-settle", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/exeter-hospital-traveling-technologist-fentanyl-diversion-hepatitis-c-outbreak", "slug": "exeter-hospital-traveling-technologist-fentanyl-diversion-hepatitis-c-outbreak", "title": "Traveling Radiologic Technologist Sentenced for Fentanyl Diversion and Multistate Hepatitis C Outbreak — New Hampshire, 2013", "date": "2013-12-02", "location": "Exeter, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Exeter Hospital, NH, and hospitals in at least seven other states (traveling technologist)", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Stole fentanyl syringes, self-injected, replaced with saline-filled used syringes", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to 8 counts; sentenced to 39 years in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/former-employee-exeter-hospital-sentenced-connection-widespread-hepatitis-c-outbreak", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/burnsville-pharmacist-stole-67000-doses-of-prescription-narcotics", "slug": "burnsville-pharmacist-stole-67000-doses-of-prescription-narcotics", "title": "Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing 67,000 Doses of Prescription Narcotics — Minnesota, 2014", "date": "2014-10-28", "location": "Burnsville, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Burnsville, MN", "drug": "Hydrocodone, oxycodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam", "method": "Falsified controlled-substance receiving logs to understate shipments, then stole the discrepancy", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/pharmacist-pleads-guilty-stealing-approximately-67000-doses-prescription-narcotics", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/littleton-oral-surgery-assistant-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "littleton-oral-surgery-assistant-tampered-with-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Littleton Oral Surgery Assistant Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2026-01-14", "location": "Littleton, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Surgical assistant, oral surgery practice (Littleton, CO)", "drug": "Fentanyl citrate vials from the practice's controlled-substance safe", "method": "Removed fentanyl from vials and replaced contents with a substitute liquid; one tested vial was contaminated with bacteria", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 14, 2026 to 1 year 1 day in federal prison + 2 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/former-dental-assistant-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-vials-littleton-oral-surgery", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/portland-mental-health-clinic-pays-20k-csa-settlement", "slug": "portland-mental-health-clinic-pays-20k-csa-settlement", "title": "Portland Mental Health Clinic Pays $20,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations", "date": "2026-01-26", "location": "Portland, Maine", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Mental health clinic, Portland, ME (Riverbird, LLC)", "drug": "Lorazepam and other controlled substances kept by the clinic", "method": "Failed to report known diversion by a clinic physician to DEA; no post-ownership-change inventory; incomplete controlled-substance recordkeeping", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement: $20,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Understanding, announced Jan 26, 2026; no admission of liability", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/us-attorneys-office-reaches-settlement-portland-mental-health-clinic-alleged-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/denver-hospital-case-coordinator-tampered-with-oxycodone-prescriptions", "slug": "denver-hospital-case-coordinator-tampered-with-oxycodone-prescriptions", "title": "Denver Hospital Case Coordinator Sentenced to 18 Months for Tampering With Patients' Oxycodone Prescriptions", "date": "2026-09-17", "location": "Denver, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Case management coordinator with medical-record access, hospital / in-house pharmacy (Denver, CO)", "drug": "Oxycodone prescriptions belonging to ~127 patients, Dec 2023-Jul 2024", "method": "Used patients' identifying information to pick up their prescriptions, replaced pills with ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen, or loratadine", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Mar 12, 2026; sentenced Sept 17, 2026 to 18 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/former-medical-case-management-coordinator-sentenced-18-months-after-pleading-guilty", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/chesapeake-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-from-cancer-patients", "slug": "chesapeake-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-from-cancer-patients", "title": "Chesapeake Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Hydromorphone From Cancer and Sickle-Cell Patients", "date": "2026-04-24", "location": "Chesapeake, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Registered nurse, hospital serving sickle-cell and cancer comfort-care patients (Chesapeake, VA)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) from patient-controlled analgesia pumps", "method": "Used patients' identifying information to access an automated medication-dispensing/monitoring system, diverted hydromorphone, replaced vials with water or diluted solution", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Apr 24, 2026 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentencing scheduled Aug 27, 2026, faces up to 15 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/chesapeake-nurse-pleads-guilty-taking-medications-intended-treat-patients-pain", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-health-center-nursing-director-tampered-with-fentanyl", "slug": "montana-health-center-nursing-director-tampered-with-fentanyl", "title": "Montana Health Center Nursing Director Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl", "date": "2026-04-29", "location": "Jordan, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Nursing director, county health center (Jordan, MT)", "drug": "Fentanyl and other controlled substances (liquid and tablet)", "method": "Removed and replaced vial caps, emptied containers, tampered with pharmacy med-room stock; found with tampering supplies in her office", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec 2025 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced Apr 29, 2026 to 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/nursing-director-sentenced-tampering-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pottstown-physician-pays-100k-csa-settlement", "slug": "pottstown-physician-pays-100k-csa-settlement", "title": "Pottstown Physician Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations", "date": "2026-07-02", "location": "Pottstown, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Physician practice, Pottstown, PA", "drug": "Controlled substances prescribed \"for stock\" and moved outside the registered address", "method": "Incomplete/inaccurate controlled-substance recordkeeping; stock prescriptions not tied to identified patients; improper relocation of controlled substances", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement: $100,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, announced Jul 2, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/pottstown-wayne-area-physician-agrees-pay-100000-resolve-alleged-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fort-walton-beach-gastroenterologist-300k-csa-prescribing-settlement", "slug": "fort-walton-beach-gastroenterologist-300k-csa-prescribing-settlement", "title": "Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations", "date": "2026-09-21", "location": "Fort Walton Beach, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Gastroenterology practice, Fort Walton Beach, FL", "drug": "Oxycodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and tramadol", "method": "Unlawfully prescribed at least 127 controlled-substance prescriptions from Jun 2023 to Mar 2025 while maintaining no patient records", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement: $300,000, agreed not to reapply for a Schedule II/IIN DEA registration, additional DEA monitoring, announced Sep 21, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/fort-walton-beach-physician-pays-300000-resolve-controlled-substances-act-violation", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lemars-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone-falsified-records", "slug": "lemars-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-and-hydromorphone-falsified-records", "title": "LeMars Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone, Falsifying Patient Records", "date": "2026-07-09", "location": "LeMars, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Registered nurse / shift supervisor, healthcare facility (LeMars, IA)", "drug": "Liquid fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "Entered false narcotics orders claiming physician authorization, diverted the drugs for personal use, falsified or failed to complete related patient charting", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Mar 9, 2026; sentenced Jul 9, 2026 to 30 months prison + $1,000 fine + 1 year supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/former-registered-nurse-lemars-sentenced-false-statements-relating-health-care-matters", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/louisville-contract-nurse-anesthetist-burglarized-pain-clinic", "slug": "louisville-contract-nurse-anesthetist-burglarized-pain-clinic", "title": "Contract Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced for Burglarizing Pain Clinic's Controlled Substances", "date": "2026-07-20", "location": "Louisville, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Contract CRNA, pain treatment center (Louisville, KY) treating intrathecal-pump patients", "drug": "Controlled substances used to refill patients' implanted pain pumps", "method": "Caught by police burglarizing the clinic and removing controlled substances meant for patients' pre-filled pump syringes", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Jul 20, 2026 to 6 years 5 months + $15,000 fine + 3 years supervised release; forfeited Kentucky nursing licenses", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/crestwood-man-sentenced-over-6-years-federal-prison-narcotics-related-offenses", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wausau-physician-diverted-fentanyl-patches-for-personal-use", "slug": "wausau-physician-diverted-fentanyl-patches-for-personal-use", "title": "Wausau Physician Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl Patches from Patients", "date": "2019-07-18", "location": "Wausau, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital-affiliated family practice clinic", "drug": "Fentanyl patches", "method": "Physician prescribed fentanyl patches to patients without medical need and had them return the filled patches to him for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Guilty plea; sentencing pending at time of report", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/07/18/wausau-doctor-pleads-guilty-diverting-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/queens-pharmacist-sentenced-for-filling-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions", "slug": "queens-pharmacist-sentenced-for-filling-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions", "title": "Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions", "date": "2019-08-30", "location": "Richmond Hill, Queens, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy", "drug": "Oxycodone 30 mg tablets", "method": "Supervising pharmacist knowingly filled forged prescriptions and sold additional pills for cash outside any valid prescription", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 4 years in prison; pharmacist license surrendered", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/08/30/supervising-pharmacist-sentenced-prison-diverting-millions-dollars", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/haverhill-nurse-tampered-with-hospice-patients-morphine", "slug": "haverhill-nurse-tampered-with-hospice-patients-morphine", "title": "Haverhill Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine", "date": "2019-12-18", "location": "Amesbury, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home / hospice care facility", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "Nurse extracted morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottles for personal use and replaced it with cough syrup to mask the theft", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 54 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/haverhill-woman-sentenced-drug-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/bucks-county-dentist-diverted-opioids-personal-use", "slug": "bucks-county-dentist-diverted-opioids-personal-use", "title": "Bucks County Dentist Pays $150,000 for Opioid Diversion and Recordkeeping Violations", "date": "2019-12-31", "location": "Bucks County, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Private dental practice", "drug": "Schedule II controlled substances (opioids)", "method": "Dentist diverted a package of controlled substances for personal use and failed to maintain required inventory and transfer records", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement - $150,000 penalty and 4-year prescribing ban", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/bucks-county-dentist-pay-150000-cease-prescribing-schedule-ii-opioids-four-years", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mauston-dentist-diverted-oxycodone-through-employee-prescription", "slug": "mauston-dentist-diverted-oxycodone-through-employee-prescription", "title": "Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Oxycodone Through Employee's Prescription", "date": "2020-03-12", "location": "Mauston, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Dentist, private dental practice (Mauston, WI)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Wrote a prescription in his hygienist's name, had her fill it, and took the pills for his own use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty March 12, 2020 to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, and deception; sentencing set for May 26, 2020", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/dentist-pleads-guilty-oxycodone-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/saltville-rite-aid-pharmacist-filled-fraudulent-prescriptions-in-pets-names", "slug": "saltville-rite-aid-pharmacist-filled-fraudulent-prescriptions-in-pets-names", "title": "Virginia Rite Aid Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Prescriptions in Pets' Names", "date": "2020-06-02", "location": "Saltville, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacist, Rite Aid (Saltville, VA)", "drug": "Controlled substances prescribed nominally to five dogs", "method": "Filled ~47 fraudulent/altered prescriptions written in pets' names via his girlfriend's veterinary clinic, including after one animal's death, to obtain drugs for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty June 2020 to obtaining drugs by fraud and misuse of a DEA registration number; sentencing set for Aug. 28, 2020", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/virginia-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-pair-federal-drug-charges", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/savage-family-pharmacy-pays-180k-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "savage-family-pharmacy-pays-180k-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "Savage Family Pharmacy Pays $180,480 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Recordkeeping Violations", "date": "2020-06-08", "location": "Waynesboro, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy — Savage Family Pharmacy (Waynesboro, PA)", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone — tens of thousands of unaccounted doses", "method": "Failed to reconcile inventories against the perpetual log and allowed altered counts and removed log pages, enabling undetected employee diversion over several years", "role": "", "status": "Agreed June 2020 to pay $180,480 in civil penalties to resolve CSA recordkeeping violations", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/savage-family-pharmacy-pay-180480-civil-penalties-violations-controlled-substances-act", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ennis-pharmacist-filled-fraudulent-opioid-prescriptions-for-himself", "slug": "ennis-pharmacist-filled-fraudulent-opioid-prescriptions-for-himself", "title": "Montana Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions for Himself", "date": "2020-07-30", "location": "Ennis, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacist-in-charge, Ennis Pharmacy (Ennis, MT)", "drug": "Hydrocodone (Norco 10-325mg)", "method": "Filled self-directed prescriptions never authorized by the named physician, and altered a friend's prescription strength and quantity before filling it himself", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty July 2020 to dispensing a controlled substance by a practitioner and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing set for Nov. 19, 2020", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/ennis-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-opioid-distribution", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/albany-psychiatrist-diverted-adhd-medication-using-patients-childrens-identities", "slug": "albany-psychiatrist-diverted-adhd-medication-using-patients-childrens-identities", "title": "New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Medication Using Patient's Children's Identities", "date": "2020-09-17", "location": "Clifton Park, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Psychiatrist, private practice (Clifton Park, NY)", "drug": "Methylphenidate (Ritalin); ketamine (separate civil matter)", "method": "Arranged for a patient to kick back part of his own methylphenidate prescriptions, then used the patient's children's identities to obtain additional prescriptions for himself", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Sept. 17, 2020 to unlawful drug distribution and misuse of personal information; surrendered his medical license; also settled a related civil ketamine-recordkeeping claim for $43,225.24", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2020/09/17/doctor-pleads-guilty-unlawful-drug-distribution-and-identity-theft", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/buffalo-medical-office-manager-stole-controlled-substances-via-forged-prescriptions", "slug": "buffalo-medical-office-manager-stole-controlled-substances-via-forged-prescriptions", "title": "Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions", "date": "2020-09-17", "location": "Buffalo, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Office manager, physician's practice (Williamsville/Buffalo, NY)", "drug": "Hydrocodone and oxycodone — 166 fraudulent prescriptions, ~11,885 dosage units", "method": "Used the physician's prescription pad and electronic prescribing token to issue fraudulent scripts in her own name, associates' names, and fictitious patients, then filled them at local pharmacies", "role": "", "status": "Convicted of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced Sept. 17, 2020 to two years' probation and $1,911.23 restitution", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/former-medical-practice-office-manager-sentenced-stealing-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dighton-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-with-hospice-patients-oxycodone", "slug": "dighton-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-with-hospice-patients-oxycodone", "title": "Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Hospice Patient's Oxycodone", "date": "2020-10-02", "location": "Dighton, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Registered nurse, Dighton Care and Rehabilitation Center (Dighton, MA)", "drug": "Oxycodone — 3 blister-card packages", "method": "Removed oxycodone from a hospice patient's blister packs and substituted other pills disguised to look like oxycodone", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Oct. 2, 2020 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for Jan. 19, 2021", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/registered-nurse-pleads-guilty-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/westfield-nursing-facility-nurse-diluted-hospice-patients-morphine", "slug": "westfield-nursing-facility-nurse-diluted-hospice-patients-morphine", "title": "Westfield Nursing Facility Nurse Diluted Hospice Patient's Morphine", "date": "2021-03-30", "location": "Westfield, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing facility (Governor's Center), Westfield, Massachusetts", "drug": "Liquid morphine", "method": "Removed morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottle and diluted the remainder with another substance", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing scheduled for June 2021", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/connecticut-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-liquid-morphine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lowell-nursing-home-nurse-diverted-hospice-patients-liquid-morphine", "slug": "lowell-nursing-home-nurse-diverted-hospice-patients-liquid-morphine", "title": "Lowell Nursing Home Nurse Diverted Hospice Patients' Liquid Morphine", "date": "2021-04-09", "location": "Lowell, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home hospice care, Lowell and Melrose, Massachusetts", "drug": "Liquid morphine", "method": "Diverted morphine from bottles prescribed to elderly hospice patients, replacing it with saline or Benadryl and falsifying medication records", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 42 months in prison and 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-dracut-nurse-sentenced-tampering-liquid-morphine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/massachusetts-er-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone-and-meperidine", "slug": "massachusetts-er-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone-and-meperidine", "title": "Massachusetts ER Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Meperidine", "date": "2021-06-29", "location": "West Boylston, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital emergency department, Massachusetts", "drug": "Hydromorphone and meperidine", "method": "Falsified automated dispensing machine transactions to remove carpujects, punctured them to steal the drugs, and refilled some with saline before returning them to circulation", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison plus 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-west-boylston-nurse-sentenced-tampering-hydromorphone-and-meperidine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/intermountain-healthcare-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone-syringes", "slug": "intermountain-healthcare-nurse-tampered-with-hydromorphone-syringes", "title": "Intermountain Healthcare Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone Syringes", "date": "2021-07-23", "location": "Salt Lake City, Utah", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital surgical/trauma ward (Intermountain Healthcare), Utah", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes, replaced it with saline, and returned the syringes for use on other patients", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by federal jury on 3 counts; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/federal-jury-finds-former-nurse-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-and-tampering-opioid-pain", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sentara-norfolk-pharmacy-technician-stole-50000-controlled-substance-units", "slug": "sentara-norfolk-pharmacy-technician-stole-50000-controlled-substance-units", "title": "Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units", "date": "2021-08-13", "location": "Norfolk, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital), Virginia", "drug": "Prescription opioids and other controlled substances (50,000+ dosage units)", "method": "Exploited his role restocking the automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, falsifying records and intercepting audit reports to hide the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to acquiring controlled substances by fraud; faced up to 4 years in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-pharmacy-technician-pleads-guilty-prescription-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/carterville-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-at-disability-care-center", "slug": "carterville-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-at-disability-care-center", "title": "Carterville Nurse Diverted Hydrocodone at Disability Care Center", "date": "2021-09-16", "location": "Carterville, Illinois", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Residential care facility for adults with intellectual disabilities (Progress Port), Illinois", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "Falsely claimed doses were dispensed to a resident, diverted the pills, and replaced some with over-the-counter Tylenol", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 4 years' probation, $500 fine, on felony drug diversion and health care fraud charges", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/carterville-nurse-sentenced-felony-drug-and-health-care-fraud-charges", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-medical-center-erie-pharmacy-chief-diverted-painkillers", "slug": "va-medical-center-erie-pharmacy-chief-diverted-painkillers", "title": "VA Medical Center Pharmacy Chief Diverted Painkillers from Veterans' Prescriptions", "date": "2021-11-12", "location": "Erie, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "VA Medical Center pharmacy, Erie, Pennsylvania", "drug": "Hydrocodone and oxycodone", "method": "As Pharmacy Chief, removed dosage units from patient pill bottles awaiting delivery to VA patients", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to a federal drug-law violation; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/former-pharmacy-chief-va-medical-center-erie-pleads-guilty-diverting-painkillers", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/confluence-health-clinic-nurse-tampered-with-morphine-vials", "slug": "confluence-health-clinic-nurse-tampered-with-morphine-vials", "title": "Confluence Health Clinic Nurse Tampered with Morphine Vials", "date": "2021-12-07", "location": "Moses Lake, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient clinic (Confluence Health), Washington", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "Removed morphine from vials with a syringe, replaced it with saline, and glued vial caps back to conceal the tampering", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-morphine-moses-lake-clinic", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/worcester-county-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-morphine-dementia-patient", "slug": "worcester-county-nursing-home-nurse-tampered-morphine-dementia-patient", "title": "Worcester County Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With a Dementia Patient's Morphine", "date": "2022-03-08", "location": "Northborough, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home dementia care unit (Worcester County, Massachusetts)", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "Removed liquid morphine from a patient's bottle and diluted the remainder with water", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/northborough-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-liquid-morphine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/jacksonville-hospital-icu-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-syringes", "slug": "jacksonville-hospital-icu-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-syringes", "title": "Jacksonville Hospital ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Fentanyl", "date": "2022-04-13", "location": "Jacksonville, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital neurological ICU (Jacksonville, Florida)", "drug": "Injectable fentanyl", "method": "Removed fentanyl from syringes, replaced it with saline, and reglued tamper-evident caps to conceal the substitution", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/middleburg-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-intensive-care-patients-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missoula-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-hydromorphone", "slug": "missoula-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-hydromorphone", "title": "Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone", "date": "2022-04-26", "location": "Missoula, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital (Community Medical Center, Missoula, Montana)", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Diverted vials and syringes during patient care and had a coworker unknowingly witness the disposal of tampered medication", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 2 years probation and a $2,000 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/missoula-nurse-sentenced-felony-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ultra-care-pharmacy-baltimore-red-flags-consent-decree", "slug": "ultra-care-pharmacy-baltimore-red-flags-consent-decree", "title": "Baltimore Pharmacy and Pharmacist Settle Red-Flag Dispensing Allegations", "date": "2022-05-12", "location": "Baltimore, Maryland", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy (Ultra Care Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland)", "drug": "Controlled-substance prescriptions (opioids)", "method": "Filled facially fraudulent prescriptions for multiple unrelated people presented together, ignoring cross-gender OB/GYN prescribing and identical-quantity red flags", "role": "", "status": "Consent decree approved; $15,000 civil penalty and corrective red-flag procedures required", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/consent-decree-approved-between-united-states-and-baltimore-based-pharmacy-and-pharmacist", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/york-pa-personal-care-home-nurse-diverted-hospice-patient-oxycodone", "slug": "york-pa-personal-care-home-nurse-diverted-hospice-patient-oxycodone", "title": "York, Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing a Hospice Patient's Oxycodone", "date": "2022-05-23", "location": "York, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Personal care home for senior citizens (York, Pennsylvania)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Diverted a hospice patient's prescribed pills and falsified records to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 1 year probation and a $525 fine; surrendered nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/york-nurse-sentenced-stealing-prescription-drugs-hospice-patient", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/detroit-hospital-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-critical-care", "slug": "detroit-hospital-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-critical-care", "title": "Detroit Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Critical Care Patients' Hydromorphone", "date": "2022-08-30", "location": "Detroit, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital critical care unit (Detroit, Michigan)", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Extracted the drug from vials and syringes pulled from automated dispensing machines and refilled them with saline before restocking", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentencing scheduled", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/registered-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-painkillers-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/connecticut-outpatient-clinic-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "connecticut-outpatient-clinic-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Connecticut Outpatient Clinic Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2022-09-22", "location": "Hartford, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient medical practice (The Vascular Experts, Connecticut)", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Withdrew fentanyl from sedation vials with a syringe and reinjected saline to mask the missing volume", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $5,000 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/nurse-sentenced-prison-tampering-fentanyl-vials", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-student-nurse-diverted-opioids-two-boston-hospitals", "slug": "former-student-nurse-diverted-opioids-two-boston-hospitals", "title": "Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Opioids From Two Boston-Area Hospitals", "date": "2022-10-04", "location": "Boston, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Two Boston-area hospitals", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Stole an in-use patient infusion bag and syringes from a locked drug cabinet across two hospital jobs", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to 4 counts; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-drug-diversion-two-boston-area-hospitals", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/st-louis-county-hospital-nurse-fraudulently-obtained-fentanyl", "slug": "st-louis-county-hospital-nurse-fraudulently-obtained-fentanyl", "title": "St. Louis County Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl", "date": "2022-10-27", "location": "St. Louis County, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital (Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis County, Missouri)", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Fraudulently withdrew fentanyl doses from an automated dispensing machine for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/nurse-st-louis-county-hospital-admits-fraudulently-obtaining-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dubuque-pharmacist-sentenced-tampering-stolen-medications", "slug": "dubuque-pharmacist-sentenced-tampering-stolen-medications", "title": "Dubuque Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing and Tampering With Patients' Medications", "date": "2022-10-31", "location": "Dubuque, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy (two Dubuque, Iowa pharmacies)", "drug": "Controlled-substance capsule medications", "method": "Stole from pharmacy inventory and opened already-filled prescription capsules to remove the drug before patients picked them up", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months, $10,000 fine, $9,993 restitution, pharmacy license forfeited", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/pharmacist-sentenced-prescription-drug-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/berkley-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-hospital-surgery-center", "slug": "berkley-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-hospital-surgery-center", "title": "Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl at Hospital and Surgery Center", "date": "2023-01-10", "location": "Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital post-surgery recovery unit and outpatient vascular surgery center", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Removed fentanyl from surgical-patient vials and replaced it with saline, leaving vials at 1.3-7% of declared concentration", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 5 years' probation (1 year home detention) and a $20,000 fine (Jan. 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/berkley-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missoula-hospital-nurse-sentenced-probation-opioid-diversion", "slug": "missoula-hospital-nurse-sentenced-probation-opioid-diversion", "title": "Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit", "date": "2023-03-22", "location": "Missoula, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital)", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine", "method": "Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/former-missoula-nurse-sentenced-felony-diversion-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/chicago-area-rehab-center-nursing-director-diluted-patient-morphine", "slug": "chicago-area-rehab-center-nursing-director-diluted-patient-morphine", "title": "Chicago-Area Rehab Center Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Diluting Patients' Morphine", "date": "2023-04-11", "location": "Chicago, Illinois", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Medical rehabilitation center", "drug": "Liquid morphine", "method": "Removed morphine from prescribed bottles, diluted remaining doses with another liquid, and administered the weakened doses to patients", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product (April 2023); sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/suburban-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-patient-medications", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montgomery-county-maryland-pharmacy-consent-decree-fraudulent-prescriptions", "slug": "montgomery-county-maryland-pharmacy-consent-decree-fraudulent-prescriptions", "title": "Montgomery County Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Dispensing", "date": "2023-05-31", "location": "Germantown, Maryland", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy", "drug": "Opioids dispensed concurrently with stimulants", "method": "Filled fraudulent prescriptions for out-of-area patients and high-MME, cash-paid combinations while ignoring red flags", "role": "", "status": "Consent decree approved — $100,000 civil penalty; pharmacist license surrendered (May 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/united-states-and-montgomery-county-based-pharmacy-and-pharmacist-reach-consent-decree", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cumberland-maryland-pharmacy-consent-decree-fraudulent-opioid-prescriptions", "slug": "cumberland-maryland-pharmacy-consent-decree-fraudulent-opioid-prescriptions", "title": "Cumberland, Maryland Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions", "date": "2023-07-06", "location": "Cumberland, Maryland", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy", "drug": "Oxycodone and other opioids, often combined with benzodiazepines, carisoprodol, or buprenorphine", "method": "Filled fraudulent, high-MME prescriptions and dangerous drug combinations while ignoring documented red flags", "role": "", "status": "Consent decree approved — $120,000 civil penalty plus mandatory red-flag protocol (July 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/consent-decree-approved-among-united-states-and-cumberland-maryland-based-pharmacy-and", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ardmore-icu-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-hydromorphone-tap-water", "slug": "ardmore-icu-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-hydromorphone-tap-water", "title": "Ardmore ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Patients' Pain Medication With Tap Water", "date": "2023-08-31", "location": "Ardmore, Oklahoma", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital intensive care unit", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Emptied vials, refilled with tap water, and returned them to the controlled storage locker for use on ICU patients", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with consumer products (Aug. 2023); sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/ardmore-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-pain-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/janesville-hospital-nurse-sentenced-fentanyl-tampering-saline-substitution", "slug": "janesville-hospital-nurse-sentenced-fentanyl-tampering-saline-substitution", "title": "Janesville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2023-09-14", "location": "Janesville, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Withdrew fentanyl, substituted saline, resealed vial stoppers with glue, and returned tampered vials to the dispensing cabinet", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment and a $30,000 fine (Sept. 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/former-licensed-registered-nurse-sentenced-15-months-product-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/jacksonville-beach-surgical-center-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-vials", "slug": "jacksonville-beach-surgical-center-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-vials", "title": "Jacksonville Surgical Center Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Hydromorphone", "date": "2023-10-03", "location": "Jacksonville, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient surgical center", "drug": "Injectable hydromorphone", "method": "Emptied vials, refilled with saline, glued caps, and falsified administration records to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product (Oct. 2023); sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jacksonville-beach-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/boston-hospital-ed-nurse-sentenced-412-unauthorized-opioid-withdrawals", "slug": "boston-hospital-ed-nurse-sentenced-412-unauthorized-opioid-withdrawals", "title": "Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals", "date": "2023-11-15", "location": "Boston, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital emergency department", "drug": "Morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone", "method": "412 unauthorized cabinet withdrawals billed to 299 already-discharged patients over ~5 months. The 412 unauthorized withdrawals were tied to 299 discharged patients.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment and 1 year supervised release (Nov. 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-drug-diversion-boston-area-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/norfolk-childrens-hospital-pays-civil-penalty-recordkeeping-violations", "slug": "norfolk-childrens-hospital-pays-civil-penalty-recordkeeping-violations", "title": "Norfolk Children's Hospital Pays Civil Penalty for Unregistered Warehouse Fentanyl Gap", "date": "2023-11-16", "location": "Norfolk, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy and receiving warehouse", "drug": "Fentanyl (200 one-mL syringes) and other compounded controlled substances", "method": "Compounded controlled-substance shipments routed through an unregistered warehouse with no accounting for a fentanyl delivery", "role": "", "status": "Civil settlement — $68,400 penalty plus DEA corrective-action agreement (Nov. 2023)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/norfolk-hospital-agrees-pay-civil-penalty-alleged-violations-controlled-substances-act", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/palomar-health-pays-250000-fentanyl-diversion-cath-lab-settlement", "slug": "palomar-health-pays-250000-fentanyl-diversion-cath-lab-settlement", "title": "Palomar Health Pays $250,000 Over Fentanyl Diversion in Cath Lab", "date": "2024-06-03", "location": "Escondido, California", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Palomar Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Escondido, California", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Employee diverted vials from automated dispensing machines over a five-month period; unused fentanyl was not properly disposed of", "role": "", "status": "Palomar Health paid $250,000 CSA civil settlement June 2024 and entered a DEA monitoring agreement", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/palomar-hospital-pays-250000-diverting-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/catholic-medical-center-pays-300000-fentanyl-diversion-settlement", "slug": "catholic-medical-center-pays-300000-fentanyl-diversion-settlement", "title": "Catholic Medical Center Pays $300,000 Over CRNA's Fentanyl Diversion", "date": "2024-07-03", "location": "Manchester, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Catholic Medical Center operating rooms, Manchester, New Hampshire", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "CRNA removed fentanyl from patient syringes, replaced it with saline and hydromorphone, and falsified wasting records; hospital's inventory audits failed to catch the shortfall", "role": "", "status": "Hospital paid $300,000 CSA civil settlement July 2024; nurse pleaded guilty June 12, 2024, to tampering with consumer products", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/catholic-medical-center-pay-300000-settle-allegations-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/oklahoma-city-anesthesiologist-convicted-diverting-hospital-opioids", "slug": "oklahoma-city-anesthesiologist-convicted-diverting-hospital-opioids", "title": "Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids", "date": "2024-07-11", "location": "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Oklahoma City-area hospital operating rooms", "drug": "Fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, and midazolam", "method": "Claimed controlled substances were needed for surgeries he did not perform, then falsely reported disposing of the drugs while keeping them", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by federal jury July 11, 2024, on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/oklahoma-doctor-convicted-after-stealing-controlled-substances-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/gate-city-pharmacist-tampered-with-oxycodone-hydromorphone-tablets", "slug": "gate-city-pharmacist-tampered-with-oxycodone-hydromorphone-tablets", "title": "Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets", "date": "2024-08-26", "location": "Gate City, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Gate City, Virginia", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydromorphone", "method": "Swapped tablets for look-alike non-controlled drugs and shorted patients' pill counts, keeping the difference", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty June 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced to 24 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/gate-city-pharmacist-sentenced-tampering-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dedham-rehab-nurse-tampered-with-oxycodone-syringes", "slug": "dedham-rehab-nurse-tampered-with-oxycodone-syringes", "title": "Dedham Rehabilitation Center Nurse Tampered with Oxycodone Syringes", "date": "2024-09-17", "location": "Dedham, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Rehabilitation center for long-term chronic and post-acute care, Dedham, Massachusetts", "drug": "Liquid oxycodone", "method": "Removed oxycodone from patient syringes, consumed it, and refilled syringes with water or saline before returning them to medication carts", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Sept. 2024 to three years of probation after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-tampering-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/concord-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-from-icu-patient-iv-line", "slug": "concord-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-from-icu-patient-iv-line", "title": "Concord Hospital Nurse Diverted Fentanyl from ICU Patient's IV Line", "date": "2024-10-07", "location": "Concord, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Concord Hospital intensive care unit, Concord, New Hampshire", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Removed fentanyl from an IV bag of a patient not assigned to her care and replaced it with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Oct. 7, 2024, to tampering with consumer products; sentencing set for January 2025", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-connection-diverting-fentanyl-icu-patient", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mid-valley-hospital-pays-15000-penalty-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone", "slug": "mid-valley-hospital-pays-15000-penalty-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone", "title": "Mid-Valley Hospital Pays $15,000 Penalty Over Nurse's Hydromorphone Theft", "date": "2024-11-15", "location": "Omak, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, Omak, Washington", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "Kept leftover doses instead of wasting them and used dispensing-system overrides to withdraw extra doses while override reports went unreviewed", "role": "", "status": "Hospital paid $15,000 CSA civil penalty Nov. 2024; nurse entered separate state and federal diversion agreements", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/mid-valley-hospital-agrees-pay-15000-penalty-and-implement-corrective-actions-address", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/beckley-travel-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-using-patient-data", "slug": "beckley-travel-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-using-patient-data", "title": "Travel Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone Using Patients' Health Information", "date": "2024-12-11", "location": "Beckley, West Virginia", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, West Virginia", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Used personal biometrics to access dispensing cabinets, siphoned and diluted vial contents, resealed vials, then canceled the transaction", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2024, to fraud and wrongful disclosure of health information; sentencing set for April 2025. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a third charge of attempting to tamper with a consumer product; maximum penalty was 14 years in prison.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/kentucky-nurse-pleads-guilty-opioid-diversion-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/yale-new-haven-hospital-nurse-tampered-with-lorazepam-vials", "slug": "yale-new-haven-hospital-nurse-tampered-with-lorazepam-vials", "title": "Yale New Haven Hospital Nurse Tampered with Lorazepam Vials", "date": "2024-12-11", "location": "New Haven, Connecticut", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut", "drug": "Lorazepam", "method": "Removed a portion of drug solution from vials in secure storage, replaced it with an inert solution, and returned vials to circulation", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2024, to tampering with a consumer product and acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; nursing license suspended", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/new-haven-nurse-admits-tampering-and-stealing-lorazepam-vials", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/osage-beach-crna-diverted-fentanyl-from-hospital-operating-rooms", "slug": "osage-beach-crna-diverted-fentanyl-from-hospital-operating-rooms", "title": "Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms", "date": "2024-12-16", "location": "Osage Beach, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Lake Regional Hospital operating rooms, Osage Beach, Missouri", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Scanned vials to generate labels affixed to saline-filled syringes, pulled extra vials during procedures, and falsified patient charts", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2024, to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; faces up to 4 years in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/osage-beach-nurse-pleads-guilty-illegally-obtaining-fentanyl-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/miami-hospital-cath-lab-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-saline", "slug": "miami-hospital-cath-lab-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-saline", "title": "Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl at Miami Hospital", "date": "2025-03-18", "location": "Miami, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Registered nurse, cardiac catheterization lab, Miami hospital (July 10-Aug. 18, 2023)", "drug": "Fentanyl and midazolam", "method": "Extracted painkillers from vials for personal use and replaced with saline; refilled discarded biohazard-bin vials with saline to substitute for stolen ones", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec. 13, 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced March 18, 2025 to more than two years in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-registered-nurse-headed-federal-prison-swapping-medical-fentanyl-saline", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lawrenceburg-kentucky-nurse-tampered-morphine-elder-care-facility", "slug": "lawrenceburg-kentucky-nurse-tampered-morphine-elder-care-facility", "title": "Contract Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Kentucky Elder-Care Facility", "date": "2025-03-25", "location": "Lawrenceburg, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Contract registered nurse, elder/infirm-care health facility, Lawrenceburg, KY (Jan.-Aug. 2023)", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "Stole morphine prescribed for three patients, replaced it with water and blue food coloring, and administered the tampered substance to at least one patient", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced March 25, 2025 to 60 months in federal prison plus 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-tampering-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/massachusetts-traveling-nurse-tampered-morphine-rehab-facility", "slug": "massachusetts-traveling-nurse-tampered-morphine-rehab-facility", "title": "Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Massachusetts Rehabilitation Facility", "date": "2025-04-04", "location": "Danvers, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Traveling/contract registered nurse, nursing and rehabilitation facility, Danvers, MA (assignment Dec. 2021-May 2022)", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "Diverted morphine from patient-assigned bottles and diluted the remaining liquid to disguise the theft; caught via a law-enforcement controlled operation comparing bottles before and after her shift", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Nov. 2024 to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced April 4, 2025 to 3 months prison plus 2 years supervised release, barred from nursing or controlled-substance-access work", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-traveling-nurse-sentenced-prison-tampering-morphine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/franklin-kentucky-pharmacy-couple-diverted-oxycodone-hydrocodone", "slug": "franklin-kentucky-pharmacy-couple-diverted-oxycodone-hydrocodone", "title": "Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Kentucky Pharmacy", "date": "2025-05-05", "location": "Franklin, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacist-owner and spouse, retail pharmacy, Franklin, KY, May 2020-Jan. 2023", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone", "method": "Diverted opioids from pharmacy stock for resale/trade; fraudulently billed Medicaid and insurers; falsely reported a robbery to the DEA to explain missing inventory", "role": "", "status": "Convicted on conspiracy, theft-of-medical-products, unlawful distribution, and health care fraud counts; pharmacist sentenced to 3 years prison plus $17,518.19 restitution, spouse to 2 years plus $5,730.43 restitution", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/franklin-kentucky-pharmacist-and-spouse-sentenced-federal-prison", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-facility-administrator-diverted-opioids-five-facilities-ia", "slug": "nursing-facility-administrator-diverted-opioids-five-facilities-ia", "title": "Facility Administrator Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Five Senior-Care Facilities", "date": "2025-05-28", "location": "Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Administrator, five nursing and senior living facilities, Iowa (Sept. 2021-Nov. 2022)", "drug": "Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone", "method": "Stole medications from facilities' narcotics emergency kits and locked medication carts and rooms", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced May 28, 2025 to 3 years probation, a $5,000 fine, and $1,975.61 restitution", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/illinois-woman-sentenced-prescription-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mason-city-iowa-pharmacist-diverted-controlled-substances", "slug": "mason-city-iowa-pharmacist-diverted-controlled-substances", "title": "Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances From Mason City Pharmacies", "date": "2025-06-17", "location": "Mason City, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacist employed at three retail pharmacies in Mason City, IA, 2008-2023", "drug": "Codeine, phentermine, alprazolam, clonazepam, lorazepam, pregabalin, tramadol", "method": "Created unauthorized prescriptions in existing patients' names, falsified prescription and inventory records — mostly after hours — then filled and paid for the prescriptions herself", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Feb. 7, 2025; sentenced June 17, 2025 to 1 month in federal prison plus 1 year supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/mason-city-pharmacist-sentenced-federal-prison-diverting-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/raleigh-general-hospital-travel-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone", "slug": "raleigh-general-hospital-travel-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone", "title": "Travel Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone at West Virginia Hospital", "date": "2025-07-03", "location": "Beckley, West Virginia", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Travel nurse, Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV (employed Sept. 2021-Feb. 2022)", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Used own biometrics and a patient's health information to open an automated medication dispensing/monitoring machine, siphoned off drug, diluted the remaining vial, and voided transactions to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and wrongful disclosure of health information; sentenced July 3, 2025 to 5 years prison; nursing license suspended indefinitely. Of the 5-year sentence, two years were for obtaining a controlled substance and three years for wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/kentucky-nurse-sentenced-prison-opioid-diversion-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/summit-pharmacy-iowa-owner-diverted-opioids-personal-use", "slug": "summit-pharmacy-iowa-owner-diverted-opioids-personal-use", "title": "Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From His Own Iowa Pharmacy", "date": "2025-07-28", "location": "Fairfield, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacist, owner/operator of Summit Pharmacy of Iowa, Fairfield, IA (June 2022-Nov. 2023)", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone (3,500+ pills) and carisoprodol (400+ pills)", "method": "Ordered pills without recording them in pharmacy inventory, took stock pills, and pulled pills from the controlled-substance take-back collection bin", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced July 28, 2025 to 4 years probation and a $9,500 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/fairfield-man-sentenced-prescription-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ascension-st-john-hospital-er-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "ascension-st-john-hospital-er-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Emergency Room Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials at Michigan Hospital", "date": "2025-11-25", "location": "Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Registered nurse, emergency room, Ascension St. John Hospital, Grosse Pointe Park/Detroit, MI", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Removed fentanyl from vials, substituted another liquid, and returned tampered vials to locked drug storage; also stole vials outright for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Nov. 25, 2025 to two years in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/nurse-sentenced-tampering-vials-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/garfield-county-health-center-nursing-director-tampered-fentanyl", "slug": "garfield-county-health-center-nursing-director-tampered-fentanyl", "title": "Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl at Montana Health Center", "date": "2025-12-16", "location": "Jordan, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Director of Nursing, Garfield County Health Center, Jordan, MT", "drug": "Fentanyl and other hospital-stock controlled substances", "method": "Tampered with vials in locked office — caps removed and replaced, or emptied — with counterfeit replacement labels and caps on hand", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2025 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for April 15, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/nursing-director-pleads-guilty-tampering-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/buffalo-physician-diverted-controlled-substances-via-fraudulent-prescriptions", "slug": "buffalo-physician-diverted-controlled-substances-via-fraudulent-prescriptions", "title": "Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates", "date": "2020-03-05", "location": "Buffalo, New York", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Physician contracted to area hospitals; fraudulent prescriptions issued outside legitimate patient care", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, and amphetamine", "method": "Issued fraudulent prescriptions in his own name and in the names of non-patients (coworkers, associates) in exchange for cocaine, cash, and a share of the pills", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; sentencing scheduled", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/former-local-doctor-pleads-guilty-illegally-prescribing-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dothan-pharmacy-owner-sold-controlled-substances-without-prescriptions", "slug": "dothan-pharmacy-owner-sold-controlled-substances-without-prescriptions", "title": "Dothan Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Selling Opioids Without Prescriptions", "date": "2021-04-27", "location": "Dothan, Alabama", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independently owned retail pharmacy (Allen's Pharmacy), Dothan, Alabama", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II)", "method": "Pharmacy owner personally sold controlled substances to individuals for cash outside any valid prescription", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdal/pr/dothan-pharmacist-sentenced-87-months-prison-following-drug-distribution-conviction", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/winston-salem-hospital-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-saline", "slug": "winston-salem-hospital-nurse-tampered-hydromorphone-saline", "title": "North Carolina Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Hydromorphone Vials", "date": "2022-06-01", "location": "Winston-Salem, North Carolina", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital pre/post-procedure unit, Winston-Salem, North Carolina", "drug": "Injectable hydromorphone", "method": "Removed hydromorphone from sealed vials in an automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, injected it herself, refilled vials with saline, and reglued tamper seals before returning them to patient-use stock", "role": "", "status": "Convicted of tampering with a consumer product; sentenced to 54 months in prison plus 3 years supervised release. She was already serving a three-year prison sentence for a related consumer-product-tampering conviction at a hospital in Danville, Virginia.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/nurse-sentenced-54-months-drug-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/butte-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-cartridges", "slug": "butte-hospital-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-cartridges", "title": "Butte Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone Cartridges", "date": "2022-09-08", "location": "Butte, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital, post-operative floor, Butte, Montana", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Recorded false 'waste' entries and cancelled medication orders after administering doses to herself instead of patients", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance; sentenced to 5 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/butte-nurse-sentenced-diverting-drugs-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/anaconda-butte-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-multiple-facilities", "slug": "anaconda-butte-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-multiple-facilities", "title": "Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids at Four Montana Facilities", "date": "2022-10-13", "location": "Anaconda, Montana", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital and long-term care/rehabilitation facilities, Montana", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone", "method": "Withdrew opioids from pharmacy stock without administering or documenting them to patients; altered and destroyed medication logs", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to 3 counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances; sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison plus 1 year supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/butte-nurse-sentenced-prison-stealing-opiates-area-medical-centers", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/carroll-county-iowa-nurse-diverted-drugs-from-life-care-center", "slug": "carroll-county-iowa-nurse-diverted-drugs-from-life-care-center", "title": "Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from Life Care Center", "date": "2023-11-30", "location": "Carroll, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Life care center (long-term care facility), Carroll, Iowa", "drug": "Controlled substances diverted from resident supplies (unspecified schedule)", "method": "Diverted controlled substances intended for residents and falsified related patient documentation to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty, November 2023, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/carroll-county-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-controlled-substances-life-care-center", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/trenton-pharmacist-convicted-diverting-millions-oxycodone-pills", "slug": "trenton-pharmacist-convicted-diverting-millions-oxycodone-pills", "title": "Trenton Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Diverting Millions of Oxycodone Pills", "date": "2025-01-22", "location": "Trenton, New Jersey", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy, Trenton, NJ", "drug": "Oxycodone (Schedule II)", "method": "Filled fraudulent prescriptions outside the usual course of practice and falsified pharmacy records to conceal the diversion of millions of pills", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by federal jury Jan. 22, 2025 on conspiracy and drug-involved-premises charges; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/former-mercer-county-pharmacist-found-guilty-conspiracy-illegally-distribute-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/putnam-county-veterinarian-unaccounted-opioids-civil-penalty", "slug": "putnam-county-veterinarian-unaccounted-opioids-civil-penalty", "title": "West Virginia Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 Over Unaccounted-For Opioids", "date": "2025-08-05", "location": "Winfield, West Virginia", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Veterinary practice, Putnam County, WV", "drug": "Oxycodone HCL and hydrocodone/acetaminophen", "method": "Ordered opioids far in excess of legitimate need, failed to secure or record them, and fabricated dispensing records to cover a 6,593-dose-unit shortfall found during a DEA inspection", "role": "", "status": "Default judgment of $956,709 in civil penalties ordered Aug. 5, 2025; DEA registration surrendered", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/putnam-county-veterinarian-ordered-pay-956709-civil-penalties", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/houston-cash-pharmacy-pill-mill-owner-pharmacists-sentenced", "slug": "houston-cash-pharmacy-pill-mill-owner-pharmacists-sentenced", "title": "Houston Cash-Only Pharmacy Owner and Three Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill Scheme", "date": "2025-09-25", "location": "Houston, Texas", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cash-only retail pharmacy, Houston, TX", "drug": "Hydrocodone and oxycodone (Schedule II/III)", "method": "Dispensed controlled substances against fraudulent prescriptions, issued in stolen physicians' names, to individuals posing as patients for drug traffickers", "role": "", "status": "Owner and three pharmacists sentenced Sept. 25, 2025 to 20 months-12 years in prison plus forfeiture orders", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pharmacy-owner-and-pharmacists-sentenced-pill-mill-scheme-involving-hundreds-thousands", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cedar-rapids-surgery-center-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "cedar-rapids-surgery-center-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Cedar Rapids Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2022-01-21", "location": "Cedar Rapids, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient surgery center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Punctured fentanyl vial caps with a needle to withdraw the drug, refilled with saline, and reglued the caps to disguise the tampering", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to drug fraud and product misbranding; sentenced to 5 years probation, $10,000 fine, forfeited nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cedar-rapids-nurse-sentenced-drug-diversion-and-tampering-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/medford-paramedic-tampered-with-ambulance-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "medford-paramedic-tampered-with-ambulance-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Massachusetts Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Ambulance Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2022-08-30", "location": "Needham, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Ambulance service company, Needham, Massachusetts", "drug": "Fentanyl citrate", "method": "Withdrew fentanyl from ambulance-stocked vials and replaced it with saline before the vials were returned to service", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing scheduled to follow", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-paramedic-pleads-guilty-fentanyl-tampering", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/iowa-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-from-patient-iv-pumps", "slug": "iowa-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-from-patient-iv-pumps", "title": "Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From Elderly Patients' IV Pumps", "date": "2022-11-21", "location": "Clear Lake, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Healthcare facility caring for elderly patients, Iowa", "drug": "Liquid fentanyl", "method": "Withdrew fentanyl directly from patients' IV pumps using a syringe, diverting doses meant for their pain management", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception, and subterfuge; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/iowa-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-fentanyl-elderly-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/northborough-nursing-home-nurse-diluted-dementia-patients-morphine", "slug": "northborough-nursing-home-nurse-diluted-dementia-patients-morphine", "title": "Massachusetts Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting a Dementia Patient's Morphine", "date": "2023-01-13", "location": "Northborough, Massachusetts", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home, dementia care unit, Worcester County, Massachusetts", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "Removed morphine from a resident's bottle during an overnight shift and replaced it with water, and the diluted dose was later administered to the patient", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced January 2023, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to 52 months in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/northborough-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-liquid-morphine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missouri-methadone-clinic-owner-diluted-methadone-to-hide-shortage", "slug": "missouri-methadone-clinic-owner-diluted-methadone-to-hide-shortage", "title": "Missouri Methadone Clinic Owner Admits Diluting Methadone to Conceal a Shortage from the DEA", "date": "2023-02-03", "location": "Leadington, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "DEA-registered outpatient methadone clinic (narcotic treatment program), Leadington, Missouri", "drug": "Methadone oral concentrate", "method": "Diluted the clinic's bulk methadone supply with saline and water to conceal a shortage from the DEA, after submitting an inaccurate loss-report form", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty, February 2023, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; DEA registration surrendered; sentencing scheduled for May 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/missouri-doctor-admits-diluting-clinics-methadone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/madison-heights-pharmacist-sold-pharmacy-stock-opioids-for-cash", "slug": "madison-heights-pharmacist-sold-pharmacy-stock-opioids-for-cash", "title": "Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy", "date": "2023-02-09", "location": "Madison Heights, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy (Great Health Pharmacy), Madison Heights, Michigan", "drug": "Oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, and promethazine with codeine", "method": "Pharmacist filled cash prescriptions for a patient recruiter, including in the names of people who never visited the pharmacy, and sold pharmacy stock bottles directly with no prescription", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced February 2023, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to 84 months in federal prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/madison-heights-pharmacist-sentenced-diverting-over-25000-opioid-pills", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sioux-city-hospital-nurse-diverted-opioids-falsified-dispensing-logs", "slug": "sioux-city-hospital-nurse-diverted-opioids-falsified-dispensing-logs", "title": "Sioux City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opioids from Hospital Employer", "date": "2023-08-31", "location": "Sioux City, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa", "drug": "Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, and hydrocodone", "method": "Diverted drugs intended for patients and falsified controlled-substance disbursement log entries to conceal the shortage", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty, August 30, 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/sioux-city-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-controlled-substances-hospital-employer", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/waterloo-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-via-false-wasting", "slug": "waterloo-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-via-false-wasting", "title": "Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl from Waterloo Hospital via False Wasting", "date": "2023-10-11", "location": "Waterloo, Iowa", "state": "IA", "state_name": "Iowa", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa (part of a multi-hospital network)", "drug": "Fentanyl, hydromorphone, and morphine", "method": "Falsely documented wasting full vials after patients purportedly refused the drug, then diverted the undocumented remainder for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty, October 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; nursing license forfeited; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/iowa-nurse-pleads-guilty-diverting-fentanyl-waterloo-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/gadsden-alabama-pharmacist-diverted-oxycodone-for-resale", "slug": "gadsden-alabama-pharmacist-diverted-oxycodone-for-resale", "title": "Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy", "date": "2023-11-03", "location": "Gadsden, Alabama", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy (Midtown Pharmacy), Gadsden, Alabama", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone", "method": "Pharmacist in charge over-ordered oxycodone from distributors, diverted the surplus stock bottles, and repackaged and resold the pills outside the pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced November 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, to 54 months in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/former-gadsden-pharmacist-and-city-school-board-member-sentenced-drug-distribution", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/valley-center-veterinary-clinic-pays-125000-csa-settlement", "slug": "valley-center-veterinary-clinic-pays-125000-csa-settlement", "title": "Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling", "date": "2024-01-17", "location": "Valley Center, California", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Best Veterinary Care (Valley Center Veterinary Clinic), San Diego County, California", "drug": "Alprazolam, diazepam, and tramadol", "method": "DEA inventory audit found unaccounted-for controlled-substance pills and inadequate inventory controls to prevent theft and diversion", "role": "", "status": "Clinic paid $125,000 civil settlement and signed a DEA Memorandum of Agreement, January 2024", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/san-diego-county-veterinary-clinic-pays-125000-mishandling-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/barbourville-pharmacy-pays-215000-csa-red-flag-settlement", "slug": "barbourville-pharmacy-pays-215000-csa-red-flag-settlement", "title": "Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures", "date": "2024-05-09", "location": "Barbourville, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Smith Family Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy in Barbourville, Kentucky", "drug": "Oxycodone and oxymorphone", "method": "Pharmacy filled over 500 prescriptions bearing red flags for diversion or abuse — dangerous drug combinations, high dosages, and out-of-state prescribers — without resolving the concerns", "role": "", "status": "Pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge paid $215,000 civil penalty and signed a four-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, May 2024", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/barbourville-pharmacy-and-its-pharmacist-charge-pay-215000-resolve-alleged-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dodge-county-hospital-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-adc-swap", "slug": "dodge-county-hospital-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-adc-swap", "title": "Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap", "date": "2024-05-24", "location": "Dodge County, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Post-anesthesia care unit, hospital in Dodge County, Minnesota", "drug": "Oxycodone (diverted alongside oxybutynin used as cover)", "method": "Withdrew two-pill oxycodone orders from an automated dispensing cabinet but gave patients only one, falsifying pain reports; also opened an oxybutynin drawer to mask additional oxycodone withdrawals", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty May 2024 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing pending", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/dodge-county-nurse-pleads-guilty-opioid-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/savannah-weight-loss-clinics-physician-pays-100000-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "savannah-weight-loss-clinics-physician-pays-100000-csa-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "Savannah-Area Weight-Loss Clinic Physician Pays $100,000 Over Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Failures", "date": "2024-09-11", "location": "Savannah, Georgia", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Scale Solutions weight-loss clinics, Savannah area, Georgia", "drug": "Phentermine and phendimetrazine", "method": "Physician failed to maintain required inventory and dispensing records for controlled substances and repeatedly moved them from DEA-registered offices to his home", "role": "", "status": "Physician paid $100,000 civil penalty and accepted two years of increased DEA oversight, September 2024", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/civil-settlement-resolves-allegations-record-keeping-violations-against-savannah-area", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/jackson-kentucky-clinic-physician-pays-450000-csa-kickback-settlement", "slug": "jackson-kentucky-clinic-physician-pays-450000-csa-kickback-settlement", "title": "Jackson, Kentucky Clinic Physician Pays $450,000 Over Invalid Prescriptions and Lab Kickbacks", "date": "2024-09-27", "location": "Jackson, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "St. John Neumann's Extended Hours Clinic, a private medical practice in Jackson, Kentucky", "drug": "Schedule II controlled substances issued via pre-signed prescription pads", "method": "Physician pre-signed 94 blank controlled-substance prescriptions so unauthorized staff could complete and issue them to patients he had not evaluated, including while he was out of the country", "role": "", "status": "Physician and office manager paid $450,000 civil settlement, September 2024; physician agreed to a 15-year exclusion from federal health programs and surrendered his DEA registration", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/physician-and-office-manager-pay-450000-resolve-alleged-violations-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/macomb-county-clinic-and-pharmacy-pay-700948-false-claims-settlement", "slug": "macomb-county-clinic-and-pharmacy-pay-700948-false-claims-settlement", "title": "Macomb County Physician and Pharmacy Owner Pay $700,948 Over Opioid Prescribing and Filling Scheme", "date": "2024-11-04", "location": "Clinton Township, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Medical practice and an on-site pharmacy (Heartland Drugs) sharing an office complex in Clinton Township, Michigan", "drug": "Opioid and ADHD (stimulant) medications", "method": "Physician prescribed medically unnecessary opioid and ADHD medications, which the co-located pharmacy filled without adequate scrutiny", "role": "", "status": "Physician, his practice, and the pharmacy owner paid $700,948.42 to settle False Claims Act allegations, November 2024; physician surrendered his DEA registration", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/macomb-county-doctor-and-pharmacist-agree-pay-700948-settle-false-claims-act", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/horseheads-ny-lpn-diverted-percocet-elcor-nursing", "slug": "horseheads-ny-lpn-diverted-percocet-elcor-nursing", "title": "Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients", "date": "2015-08-12", "location": "Horseheads, NY", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Nursing home (Elcor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Horseheads, NY)", "drug": "Percocet (oxycodone-acetaminophen)", "method": "Falsified records indicating narcotics were administered to eight residents while diverting the pills for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty August 12, 2015 to falsifying business records, petit larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/ag-schneiderman-announces-guilty-plea-of-nurse-for-stealing-narcotics-from-elderly-nursing-home-residents", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/newark-ny-lpn-diverted-oxycodone-demay-living-center", "slug": "newark-ny-lpn-diverted-oxycodone-demay-living-center", "title": "Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients", "date": "2016-01-06", "location": "Newark, NY", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Nursing home (DeMay Living Center, Newark, NY)", "drug": "Oxycodone and other narcotic pills", "method": "Falsified medication administration records for 14 residents while diverting the pills for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty June 2015; sentenced to 99 days in jail January 6, 2016 after violating plea conditions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2016/wayne-county-nurse-sentenced-99-days-jail-diverting-narcotics-nursing-home", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/emory-university-hospital-midtown-pharmacy-technicians-diverted-1-million-doses", "slug": "emory-university-hospital-midtown-pharmacy-technicians-diverted-1-million-doses", "title": "Emory Hospital Pharmacy Technicians Diverted More Than 1 Million Doses of Controlled Substances", "date": "2016-02-01", "location": "Atlanta, GA", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy (Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA)", "drug": "Alprazolam, hydrocodone, and codeine products", "method": "Pharmacy technicians misappropriated buyer credentials to order and receive controlled substances, bypassing receiving and inventory checks", "role": "", "status": "Georgia Board of Pharmacy consent order finalized February 2016; $200,000 fine and 3-year pharmacy license probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2016/03/years-large-scale-drug-thefts-reported-emory-hospital/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/scottsdale-surgery-center-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-dilaudid", "slug": "scottsdale-surgery-center-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-dilaudid", "title": "Scottsdale Surgery Center Nurse Surrenders License After Diverting Fentanyl and Dilaudid", "date": "2017-05-02", "location": "Scottsdale, AZ", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Ambulatory surgery center (Scottsdale, AZ)", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "Tampered with narcotic vials on hand at the surgery center and refilled them with sterile saline to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "Surrendered Arizona nursing license May 2, 2017; later indicted on 23 drug-diversion felony counts", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2019/https://www.azag.gov/press-release/former-registered-nurse-accused-taking-narcotic-drugs-intended-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/metro-jackson-hospital-nurse-charged-with-embezzling-opioids", "slug": "metro-jackson-hospital-nurse-charged-with-embezzling-opioids", "title": "Metro Jackson Hospital Nurse Charged With Embezzling Opioids", "date": "2017-05-24", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Hospital in the Jackson, Mississippi metro area", "drug": "Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and morphine, both Schedule II", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged with embezzlement; surrendered nursing license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wlbt.com/story/35509170/metro-jackson-nurse-arrested-for-opioid-diversion/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pembina-county-long-term-care-nurse-charged-with-stealing-resident-narcotics", "slug": "pembina-county-long-term-care-nurse-charged-with-stealing-resident-narcotics", "title": "Pembina County Long-Term Care Nurse Charged With Stealing Resident Narcotics", "date": "2020-04-13", "location": "Mountain, North Dakota", "state": "ND", "state_name": "North Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Long-term care facility in Pembina County, North Dakota", "drug": "Hydrocodone/APAP, oxycodone, and transdermal fentanyl patches", "method": "Allegedly substituted over-the-counter medication for residents' prescribed opioids from March-November 2017; discovered via a tampered medication card", "role": "", "status": "Charged April 13, 2020 with 9 felony counts of theft of a prescription, 2 felony counts of reckless endangerment, and 1 misdemeanor theft count - the first case brought by the state's new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/5040125-Former-Pembina-County-nurse-at-long-term-care-facility-charged-with-stealing-narcotics", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/south-dakota-pharmacy-technician-diverted-medications-from-employer-pharmacy", "slug": "south-dakota-pharmacy-technician-diverted-medications-from-employer-pharmacy", "title": "South Dakota pharmacy technician diverted medications from employer pharmacy", "date": "2021-09-16", "location": "Sioux Falls, South Dakota", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Registered pharmacy technician, employer pharmacy in Sioux Falls, SD", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "Board accepted voluntary surrender of technician registration, effective September 16, 2021", "other_facts": "Violation: Misrepresentation to Obtain a Controlled Substance | Criminal outcome: Class 4 felony conviction", "source_url": "https://doh.sd.gov/media/ve5ox0ig/disciplinaryactionreport2021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hilo-hospital-nurse-charged-with-stealing-fentanyl", "slug": "hilo-hospital-nurse-charged-with-stealing-fentanyl", "title": "Hilo Hospital Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl", "date": "2022-09-23", "location": "Hilo, Hawaii", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hilo Medical Center, Hawaii", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Former registered nurse", "status": "Charged Sept. 23, 2022; pleaded not guilty; released on $55,000 bail. Appeared in Hilo's 3rd Circuit Court; a bench warrant was issued with bail set at $55,000, later posted as cash bail; next appearance was scheduled for Dec. 5, 2022.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2022/10/05/hawaii-news/former-hmc-nurse-pleads-not-guilty-to-stealing-fentanyl/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/alaska-nurse-surrendered-license-diversion-substance-abuse-allegations", "slug": "alaska-nurse-surrendered-license-diversion-substance-abuse-allegations", "title": "Alaska registered nurse surrendered license over diversion and substance-abuse allegations", "date": "2022-11-01", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "Voluntary surrender of RN license (adopted by the Alaska Board of Nursing)", "other_facts": "Allegation: Diversion and substance abuse, including alleged misappropriation of drugs for personal use | Case reference: Board case No. 2021-000428, effective November 1, 2022", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Archive26/NURdiscipline_2022_11.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
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  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/washington-dc-nurse-licenses-revoked-oxycodone-distribution-conviction", "slug": "washington-dc-nurse-licenses-revoked-oxycodone-distribution-conviction", "title": "DC nurse and nurse practitioner licenses revoked after oxycodone distribution conviction", "date": "2022-04-08", "location": "Washington, DC", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Registered nurse and nurse practitioner licensed in the District of Columbia; employer not identified in the order", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "Final order Apr 8, 2022 - registered nursing and nurse practitioner licenses revoked, effective on service", "other_facts": "Conduct: Federal conviction for distribution of oxycodone outside the legitimate practice of medicine; the conviction was on appeal when the Board ruled", "source_url": "https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Robinson%20Board%20Final%20Decision%20%284%29%20%281%29%20Redacted%2004082022.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/washington-dc-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-two-hospitals", "slug": "washington-dc-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-two-hospitals", "title": "DC nurse diverted fentanyl from two Washington hospitals", "date": "2022-10-27", "location": "Washington, DC", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Registered nurse, Sibley Memorial Hospital and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "Summary suspension Jul 23, 2021; final order Oct 27, 2022 - license revoked, revocation stayed, license suspended until Jan 31, 2023 unless and until she enters full participation with the Committee on Impaired Nurses", "other_facts": "Conduct: Drew medication not administered and not prescribed for her patients, reported medication as wasted, delayed manual recording of drug administration; drug test positive for fentanyl on Jan 22, 2021", "source_url": "https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Egege%20Decision%20and%20Order%20-Signed_Redacted.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hartford-hospital-nurse-diverted-opiates", "slug": "hartford-hospital-nurse-diverted-opiates", "title": "Hartford Hospital Nurse Disciplined for Diverting Opiates", "date": "2019-07-17", "location": "Hartford, CT", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital (Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut)", "drug": "Opiates", "method": "Diverted opiates from the hospital for personal use over roughly four months", "role": "", "status": "Connecticut consent order, July 17, 2019: four years' probation, one-year bar on controlled-substance access", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://c-hit.org/2019/07/18/state-revokes-3-nurses-licenses-cites-others-for-drug-alcohol-abuse/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/st-francis-hospital-nurse-diverted-infusion-narcotics", "slug": "st-francis-hospital-nurse-diverted-infusion-narcotics", "title": "St. Francis Hospital Nurse Turned Off Infusion Pumps to Divert Narcotics", "date": "2019-08-14", "location": "Hartford, CT", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital (St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut)", "drug": "Hydromorphone, fentanyl, and morphine", "method": "Shut off patients' narcotic infusion pumps for hours at a time and diverted the withheld doses; falsified controlled substance and medical records", "role": "", "status": "Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: $2,000 civil penalty, one-year license suspension, five years' probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://c-hit.org/2019/08/20/state-nursing-board-suspends-4-licenses-disciplines-2-for-drug-alcohol-abuse/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/salmon-brook-health-care-lpn-took-patients-oxycodone", "slug": "salmon-brook-health-care-lpn-took-patients-oxycodone", "title": "Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone", "date": "2019-08-14", "location": "Glastonbury, CT", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Skilled nursing facility (Salmon Brook Health Care, Glastonbury, Connecticut)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Took oxycodone tablets intended for six patients and failed to accurately document their medication records", "role": "", "status": "Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: two years' probation, no solo practice, remedial coursework", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://c-hit.org/2019/08/20/state-nursing-board-suspends-4-licenses-disciplines-2-for-drug-alcohol-abuse/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/greenville-pain-clinic-nurse-diverted-fentanyl", "slug": "greenville-pain-clinic-nurse-diverted-fentanyl", "title": "Pain Clinic Nurse Accused of Replacing Stolen Fentanyl Vials", "date": "2019-10-31", "location": "Greenville, MI", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient pain management clinic (Michigan Pain Consultants, Greenville, Michigan)", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "Stole vials of liquid fentanyl after hours, refilled them with saline, and falsified administration records to conceal the loss", "role": "", "status": "Michigan LARA summary suspension order, October 31, 2019, following the nurse's admission", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/news-releases/2019/10/31/greenville-nurse-summarily-suspended-for-diverting-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/tennessee-board-of-nursing-disciplines-registered-nurse-over-soddy-daisy-diversion", "slug": "tennessee-board-of-nursing-disciplines-registered-nurse-over-soddy-daisy-diversion", "title": "Tennessee Board of Nursing disciplines registered nurse over Soddy Daisy diversion", "date": "2024-08", "location": "Soddy Daisy, Tennessee", "state": "TN", "state_name": "Tennessee", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Tennessee Board of Nursing", "board_action": "Discipline imposed", "other_facts": "Location: Soddy Daisy, Tennessee", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/dar/August-2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-intern-stole-phentermine-sam-s-club-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacy-intern-stole-phentermine-sam-s-club-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacy intern stole phentermine from Sam's Club Pharmacy", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Boardman, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Sam's Club Pharmacy", "drug": "phentermine 37.5 mg tablets, a Schedule IV controlled substance", "method": "stole a stock bottle of phentermine from the employer pharmacy; admitted taking the bottle home", "role": "", "status": "pharmacy intern license indefinitely suspended; summary suspension removed; reinstatement conditions imposed", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/minutes/2026/07082026%20-%20july%208,%202026%20board%20meeting%20minutes.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/yellow-springs-pharmacy-oxycodone-acetaminophen-substitution-found-during-inve", "slug": "yellow-springs-pharmacy-oxycodone-acetaminophen-substitution-found-during-inve", "title": "Yellow Springs pharmacy oxycodone/acetaminophen substitution found during inventory", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Yellow Springs, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Yellow Springs Pharmacy", "drug": "oxycodone/acetaminophen 10/325 mg tablets, a Schedule II controlled substance", "method": "two 100-count bottles had 200 tablets removed and replaced with acetaminophen 325 mg tablets; the loss was not reported to the Board", "role": "", "status": "Board found violations and imposed a $5,000 monetary penalty", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/minutes/2026/07082026%20-%20july%208,%202026%20board%20meeting%20minutes.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/university-utah-medical-center-nurse-accused-diverting-percocet-by", "slug": "university-utah-medical-center-nurse-accused-diverting-percocet-by", "title": "University of Utah Medical Center nurse accused of diverting Percocet by substituting Tylenol", "date": "1990-06", "location": "", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "University of Utah Medical Center", "drug": "Percocet; Tylenol; Tylenol and Motrin combinations", "method": "Allegedly signed out Percocet prescribed to patients who had already been discharged and had not requested the drug; on about 10 occasions allegedly gave plain Tylenol or Tylenol and Motrin combinations to women who had requested Percocet and kept the Percocet for her own use; allegedly began taking one to three pills a week away from work and later used Percocet at work.", "role": "", "status": "Faces sanctions against her license; charged by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing with two counts of violating the state's Nurse Practice Act and Controlled Substance Act; had 30 days to respond, after which a hearing could be held or a settlement negotiated; voluntarily entered a drug dependency program earlier that year.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.deseret.com/1990/6/6/18865161/nurse-faces-sanctions-in-diversion-of-drugs", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-misappropriated-controlled-substances-montclair-community-hos", "slug": "registered-nurse-misappropriated-controlled-substances-montclair-community-hos", "title": "Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Montclair Community Hospital", "date": "1991-10", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Montclair Community Hospital", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "misappropriated controlled substances during February and March 1991 while employed as a nurse", "role": "", "status": "nursing license suspended for two years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Actions/20120604_26NO06457600.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-misappropriated-controlled-substances-mountainside-hospital", "slug": "registered-nurse-misappropriated-controlled-substances-mountainside-hospital", "title": "Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Mountainside Hospital", "date": "1995-09", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Mountainside Hospital", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "misappropriated controlled substances for personal use from December 1994 through April 1995 while employed as a nurse", "role": "", "status": "nursing license suspended indefinitely by consent order", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Actions/20120604_26NO06457600.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-home-nurse-took-percocet-a-resident-s-medication", "slug": "nursing-home-nurse-took-percocet-a-resident-s-medication", "title": "Nursing home nurse took Percocet from a resident's medication supply for personal use", "date": "2005-06", "location": "Kennebunk, ME", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Kennebunk Nursing Center", "drug": "Percocet", "method": "Took 72 Percocet pills from a resident's supply of medication under the guise of medicating the resident, taking the pills for her own use, between February 7, 2004 and May 8, 2004.", "role": "", "status": "Found guilty by a York County Superior Court jury; sentenced to 9 months in jail with all but 5 days suspended, plus two years of probation with random searches and drug testing.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/ag/news-and-library/press-releases/kennebunk-nurse-serve-jail-time-taking-patients-drugs-sat-12132025", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-hydromorphone-mayo-regional-hospital", "slug": "former-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-hydromorphone-mayo-regional-hospital", "title": "Former nurse pleads guilty to stealing hydromorphone from Mayo Regional Hospital", "date": "2010-11", "location": "Dover-Foxcroft, ME", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Mayo Regional Hospital", "drug": "hydromorphone", "method": "stole about $8,000 worth of drugs from her employer, took the drugs, did not administer them to patients, injected them into her body to dull pain from a previous injury", "role": "", "status": "pleaded guilty to Class C theft; sentencing continued; district attorney recommended two years in prison with all but 90 days suspended and two years of probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.bangordailynews.com/2010/11/08/news/exnurse-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-drugs-from-hospital", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacist-convicted-stealing-oxycodone-ambien-mid-coast-hospital", "slug": "hospital-pharmacist-convicted-stealing-oxycodone-ambien-mid-coast-hospital", "title": "Hospital pharmacist convicted of stealing oxycodone and Ambien from Mid Coast Hospital for personal use", "date": "2013-10", "location": "Brunswick, ME", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Mid Coast Hospital", "drug": "Oxycodone and Ambien", "method": "Diverted Oxycodone and Ambien from the hospital for personal use; pleaded guilty to two counts of Stealing Drugs in connection with a series of thefts in 2011 and 2012.", "role": "", "status": "Convicted after guilty plea; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with all but 14 days suspended and 2 years probation on the felony Oxycodone charge; concurrent 14 days imprisonment on the misdemeanor Ambien charge; ordered to pay $800 in fines; probation condition prohibiting employment with access to controlled substances; pharmacist license revoked in April 2012.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/ag/news-and-library/press-releases/pharmacist-convicted-stealing-drugs-sat-12132025-1832", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/houston-pharmacy-pharmacist-charge-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-in", "slug": "houston-pharmacy-pharmacist-charge-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-in", "title": "Houston pharmacy pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension", "date": "2015-07", "location": "Houston, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Rx Max Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Temporary Suspension Order entered; license suspended until further Order of the Board", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charge-a-houston-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant", "slug": "pharmacist-charge-a-houston-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant", "title": "Pharmacist-in-charge at a Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension", "date": "2015-07", "location": "Houston, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Supreme Rx Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "as pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Temporary Suspension Order entered; license suspended until further Order of the Board", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dallas-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-invalid-prescriptions", "slug": "dallas-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-invalid-prescriptions", "title": "Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Dallas, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a Dallas pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions and fined $2500", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charge-a-dallas-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant", "slug": "pharmacist-charge-a-dallas-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant", "title": "Pharmacist-in-charge at a Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Dallas, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a Dallas pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "as pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions and fined $2500", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/houston-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-dangerous-drugs-pursuant-inva", "slug": "houston-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-dangerous-drugs-pursuant-inva", "title": "Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances and dangerous drugs pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Houston, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a Houston pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances and dangerous drugs", "method": "dispensed controlled substances and dangerous drugs pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 2-year probation with conditions, fined $5000, and must develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure therapeutic dispensing of prescription drugs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charge-corporate-president-a-cleveland-pharmacy-dispensed-controlle", "slug": "pharmacist-charge-corporate-president-a-cleveland-pharmacy-dispensed-controlle", "title": "Pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president at a Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Cleveland, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Tristar-Cleveland", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "as pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 3-year probation with conditions, fined $7500, and must pass pharmacy law exam", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cleveland-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-invalid-prescripti", "slug": "cleveland-pharmacy-dispensed-controlled-substances-pursuant-invalid-prescripti", "title": "Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Cleveland, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Tristar-Cleveland", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders", "role": "", "status": "Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 3-year probation with conditions and fined $7500", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2015_jun_aug_disciplinary_actions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/advanced-practice-nurse-diverted-phentermine-through-unauthorized-prescription", "slug": "advanced-practice-nurse-diverted-phentermine-through-unauthorized-prescription", "title": "Advanced practice nurse diverted phentermine through unauthorized prescriptions at Seacrest Village", "date": "2016-05", "location": "Little Egg Harbor, NJ", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Seacrest Village", "drug": "phentermine (Schedule IV controlled substance)", "method": "The Board found the nurse called in multiple phentermine prescriptions under a collaborating physician's name and DEA number without authorization; she admitted writing phentermine prescriptions for facility staff and herself using the physician's pre-signed prescriptions.", "role": "", "status": "Registered nurse license and advanced practice nurse certificate suspended for a minimum of three years effective 30 days after filing of the Final Order of Discipline; $5000 civil penalty.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Actions/20160505_26NJ00098900.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-admitted-diverting-controlled-dangerous-substances-while-work", "slug": "registered-nurse-admitted-diverting-controlled-dangerous-substances-while-work", "title": "Registered nurse admitted diverting controlled dangerous substances while working in an Oregon regional corrections system", "date": "2016-09", "location": "Wasco County, Oregon", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Northern Oregon Regional Corrections system", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances", "method": "admitted diverting controlled dangerous substances while working as a nurse in the corrections system; separately convicted in Oregon of Supplying Contraband, Theft and a controlled substance offense, and voluntarily surrendered the Oregon nursing license", "role": "", "status": "reprimanded for violating N.J.S.A. 45:1-21(f); petition to reactivate the New Jersey registered nurse license granted, conditioned on continued participation in and compliance with the board's Recovery and Monitoring Program", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Actions/20160916_26NR08763500.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/alaska-registered-nurse-reprimanded-diverting-narcotics-employer-personal-use", "slug": "alaska-registered-nurse-reprimanded-diverting-narcotics-employer-personal-use", "title": "Alaska registered nurse reprimanded for diverting narcotics from employer for personal use", "date": "2017-05", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "her employer", "drug": "various narcotics", "method": "intentionally misappropriated various narcotics from her employer for personal use", "role": "", "status": "public reprimand; consent agreement", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Archive26/NUR_Discipline_2017_05.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-accused-diverting-hydromorphone-memorial-hospital-converse-co", "slug": "registered-nurse-accused-diverting-hydromorphone-memorial-hospital-converse-co", "title": "Registered nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone at Memorial Hospital of Converse County by replacing it with saline", "date": "2017-06", "location": "Douglas, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Memorial Hospital of Converse County", "drug": "hydromorphone (Dilaudid); also Demerol and fentanyl", "method": "Allegedly stole hydromorphone for personal use; drew hydromorphone from vials and refilled them with saline; overrode the automated medication dispensing system; tampered with containers of Demerol and fentanyl. A hospital official said the nurse admitted to stealing the hydromorphone.", "role": "", "status": "Placed on administrative leave; nursing license summarily suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; state boards and police investigating; no criminal charges filed at that point.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wyomingdigitalcollections.ptfs.com/aw-server/rest/product/purl/WSL/s/05722621-ad01-45d9-aaa0-df8f864c738b", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ogden-hospital-emergency-room-nurse-charged-diverting-morphine-dilaudid", "slug": "ogden-hospital-emergency-room-nurse-charged-diverting-morphine-dilaudid", "title": "Ogden hospital emergency room nurse charged with diverting morphine and dilaudid and tampering with vials, exposing patients to hepatitis C", "date": "2017-07", "location": "Ogden, UT", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden and Davis Hospital and Medical Center in Layton", "drug": "morphine and dilaudid", "method": "Alleged diversion of controlled substances by injecting herself with morphine and dilaudid and then administering the tampered drugs to patients", "role": "", "status": "Indicted on eight counts of tampering with a consumer product and eight counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance; surrendered nursing license in November 2015", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5505833&itype=CMSID", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-hospital-nurse-douglas-charged-stealing-diluting-hydromorphone-meperidi", "slug": "former-hospital-nurse-douglas-charged-stealing-diluting-hydromorphone-meperidi", "title": "Former hospital nurse in Douglas charged with stealing and diluting hydromorphone and meperidine", "date": "2017-10", "location": "Douglas, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Memorial Hospital of Converse County", "drug": "hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol)", "method": "Alleged tampering with consumer products by removing some or all of hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing the drugs with saline solution; alleged acquiring Schedule II controlled substances by removing them from their containers and replacing them with saline solution. A hospital spokesman said the former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded not guilty to four counts; placed on administrative leave and license suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; remains free on an unsecured bond and a trial was set.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wyomingdigitalcollections.ptfs.com/aw-server/rest/product/purl/WSL/s/954a2264-cb45-4f6a-9b06-f8eee7dead8c", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-registered-nurse-memorial-hospital-converse-county-sentenced-stealing", "slug": "former-registered-nurse-memorial-hospital-converse-county-sentenced-stealing", "title": "Former registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County sentenced for stealing hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing them with saline", "date": "2018-02", "location": "Douglas, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Memorial Hospital of Converse County", "drug": "hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol)", "method": "The former nurse pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, deception or subterfuge. An indictment alleged tampering with 58 vials of hydromorphone and one container of meperidine by removing some or all of the drug and replacing it with saline solution. The former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone and a hospital spokesman said the former nurse personally used the drugs.", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to two concurrent eight-month prison terms and two concurrent three-year terms of supervised release, with home confinement except for court-approved activities, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and substance abuse treatment. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing suspended the nurse's license.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wyomingdigitalcollections.ptfs.com/aw-server/rest/product/purl/WSL/s/268d3a9b-53b9-457c-ac3d-ed92461d971a", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substance-a-nursing", "slug": "registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substance-a-nursing", "title": "Registered nurse alleged to have diverted a controlled substance from a nursing facility in Mukwonago", "date": "2018-11", "location": "Mukwonago, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a nursing facility (Facility A)", "drug": "a controlled substance", "method": "Alleged to have diverted a controlled substance from the facility on or around November 7, 2018.", "role": "", "status": "License surrender accepted; final decision and order dated September 10, 2020; no petition for reinstatement for at least one year and $632 costs before any application is considered.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2020/ORDER0006982-00017003.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-green-mountain-family-medicine-diverted-controlled-substances-by", "slug": "physician-green-mountain-family-medicine-diverted-controlled-substances-by", "title": "Physician at Green Mountain Family Medicine diverted controlled substances by writing staff members' prescriptions for personal and family use", "date": "2019-05", "location": "Rutland and White River Junction, VT", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Green Mountain Family Medicine", "drug": "Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen (Schedule II), Lorazepam (Schedule IV), Diazepam (Schedule IV), Tramadol (Schedule IV), Carisoprodol (Schedule IV)", "method": "The physician admitted to writing and receiving at least nine controlled-substance prescriptions in staff members' names for his own use from May 2013 through October 2015, writing at least four such prescriptions in staff members' names for an immediate family member's use, and altering staff medical records to include false information about the prescriptions.", "role": "", "status": "The Board reprimanded the physician; suspended his Vermont medical license for five years with time served from June 21, 2016; permanently prohibited him from prescribing Schedule II-V controlled substances in Vermont; required practice monitoring, treatment, and a $9,000 administrative penalty.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/BMP_Logan_Order_05012019.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substances-a-rehabilitation", "slug": "registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substances-a-rehabilitation", "title": "Registered nurse alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a rehabilitation facility in Burlington", "date": "2019-12", "location": "Burlington, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a rehabilitation facility (Facility B)", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Alleged to have diverted controlled substances from the facility on or around December 3, 2019.", "role": "", "status": "License surrender accepted; final decision and order dated September 10, 2020; no petition for reinstatement for at least one year and $632 costs before any application is considered.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2020/ORDER0006982-00017003.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/assisted-living-facility-nurse-diverted-vicodin-a-resident-personal", "slug": "assisted-living-facility-nurse-diverted-vicodin-a-resident-personal", "title": "Assisted living facility nurse diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use", "date": "2021-02", "location": "Sturgeon Bay, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "an assisted living facility", "drug": "Vicodin", "method": "Diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use on April 30 and May 1, 2019.", "role": "", "status": "License suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed upon compliance with conditions including treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2021/ORDER0007223-00017431.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-accused-diverting-controlled-substances-wisconsin-health-care", "slug": "registered-nurse-accused-diverting-controlled-substances-wisconsin-health-care", "title": "Registered nurse accused of diverting controlled substances from Wisconsin health care facilities", "date": "2021-03", "location": "Waukesha, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "multiple health care facilities in Wisconsin", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Alleged diversion of controlled substances from facilities for personal use and repeated improper administration and wasting of controlled substances; complaints also alleged obtaining and ingesting steroids without a prescription, stealing saline syringes, impairment at work, and failed reasonable suspicion drug tests.", "role": "", "status": "Interim order suspending the registered nurse license pending final resolution; the nurse voluntarily agreed not to practice in Wisconsin or under multistate privileges during the investigation.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2021/ORDER0007248-00017504.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-convicted-diverting-hydromorphone-pre-loaded-syringes-replacing", "slug": "hospital-nurse-convicted-diverting-hydromorphone-pre-loaded-syringes-replacing", "title": "Hospital nurse convicted of diverting hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes and replacing it with saline", "date": "2021-07", "location": "Sandy, UT", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Intermountain Healthcare surgical and trauma ward", "drug": "hydromorphone", "method": "Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes for personal use, replaced the pain medication with saline solution, returned the syringes containing greatly reduced amounts of hydromorphone for medical use by other hospital staff, and made false statements to an FDA special agent during the investigation.", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by a federal jury of three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with hydromorphone, and also convicted of making false statements to an FDA special agent.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/utah-nurse-convicted-of-stealing-painkillers-replacing-drug-with-saline/50210427", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/skilled-nursing-facility-registered-nurse-diverted-ativan-tablets-prn", "slug": "skilled-nursing-facility-registered-nurse-diverted-ativan-tablets-prn", "title": "Skilled nursing facility registered nurse diverted Ativan tablets from PRN supply for personal use; Vermont license warned", "date": "2022-01", "location": "Gwynedd, PA", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Foulkeways at Gwynedd Skilled Nursing Facility", "drug": "Ativan", "method": "Admitted to diverting Ativan tablets for personal use in 2015 or 2016 on more than one occasion by taking them from the PRN supply at the skilled nursing facility; the Board found this constituted diverting drugs for unauthorized use and failing to exercise independent professional judgment.", "role": "", "status": "License warned; no other conditions or sanctions imposed. Board found Violations Two and Four proven; Violations One and Three not proven.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/nursing/2021-8-lynne-beck-order.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-customer-s-oxycodone-prescription-a-hagerstown", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-customer-s-oxycodone-prescription-a-hagerstown", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted a customer's oxycodone prescription at a Hagerstown pharmacy", "date": "2023-02", "location": "Hagerstown, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy in Hagerstown, Maryland", "drug": "oxycodone 5 mg/325 mg (oxycodone/acetaminophen), 45 pills", "method": "Alleged diversion of a customer's prescription: the technician was given the prescription, carried it with two others to the front register but gave only one to the cashier, placed the oxycodone prescription back in the customer waiting area, later removed the pills from the bag and put them in her pocket, and deleted the prescription on hold. She admitted to the pharmacy's asset protection manager that she diverted the oxycodone pills to self-medicate a back injury, and admitted in a written statement that she took a patient's medication and emptied 45 pills into her pocket.", "role": "", "status": "Registration to practice as a pharmacy technician revoked by final order; the Board found diversion of a controlled dangerous substance.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/G/Grimm%20A%20%202-15-2023.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cvs-pharmacy-manager-diverted-hydromorphone-tablets-liquid-solution-personal", "slug": "cvs-pharmacy-manager-diverted-hydromorphone-tablets-liquid-solution-personal", "title": "CVS pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone tablets and liquid solution for personal use; license revoked", "date": "2023-06", "location": "Berlin, VT", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a CVS Pharmacy in Berlin, Vermont", "drug": "hydromorphone 8 mg tablets and liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution", "method": "Diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use from about March 2021 to September 2021; admitted diverting approximately 100 hydromorphone 8 mg tablets from a 100-count bottle over several months and an unknown amount of liquid hydromorphone 1 mg/mL solution. Documented the expected tablet count as in stock knowing the count was off because of the diversion, ordered liquid hydromorphone with no legitimate reason, and told investigators he replaced the diverted liquid volume with distilled water to make the bottle appear full; testing revealed diphenhydramine in the solution.", "role": "", "status": "License revoked; the Board of Pharmacy found the pharmacist in default and treated the Specification of Charges as proven", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/pharmacy/2021-105-2023-72-brian-badgely-default-order.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charge-diverted-hydrocodone-tramadol-powder-a-pharmacy-controlled", "slug": "pharmacist-charge-diverted-hydrocodone-tramadol-powder-a-pharmacy-controlled", "title": "Pharmacist-in-charge diverted hydrocodone and tramadol powder from a pharmacy controlled-substance safe; Maryland license revoked", "date": "2023-07", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy in Virginia (name omitted from the order)", "drug": "Hydrocodone powder (schedule II) and Tramadol powder (schedule IV)", "method": "Alleged theft of a controlled substance from the pharmacy; a pharmacy video camera captured the pharmacist-in-charge removing medication from the controlled substance safe and placing it in his pocket or into a cup; an inventory found 847 mg of tramadol powder and 2,947 mg of hydrocodone powder missing; the pharmacy president stated the pharmacist admitted taking controlled substances, including hydrocodone powder, and using them in his coffee and other beverages while working; the pharmacist admitted to Virginia Board investigators that he diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use between August 13, 2021 and October 13, 2021.", "role": "", "status": "Maryland pharmacist license revoked; order reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/B/Breslow%20E%20%207-19-2023.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-diverted-consumed-oxycodone-shift-cardiac-surgery-unit", "slug": "registered-nurse-diverted-consumed-oxycodone-shift-cardiac-surgery-unit", "title": "Registered nurse diverted and consumed Oxycodone on-shift in cardiac surgery unit", "date": "2023-10", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "PeaceHealth of Riverbend Medical Center", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "diverted and consumed Oxycodone while working on-shift; disclosed to the Board", "role": "", "status": "voluntarily surrendered registered nurse license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline6-24-26.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/agency-nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-watertown-hospital-interim-suspension", "slug": "agency-nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-watertown-hospital-interim-suspension", "title": "Agency nurse accused of diverting fentanyl at Watertown hospital; interim suspension", "date": "2023-10", "location": "Watertown, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital located in Watertown, Wisconsin", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Alleged diversion and use of fentanyl while working as an agency nurse assigned to a hospital located in Watertown, Wisconsin; the Board had not determined whether any statutes or rules were violated.", "role": "", "status": "Interim order accepted; privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin under the Nurse Licensure Compact suspended during the pendency of the disciplinary matter, effective 10/12/2023.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2023/ORDER0008804-00020690.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-charged-stealing-oxycodone-hydrocodone-acetaminophen-resident", "slug": "registered-nurse-charged-stealing-oxycodone-hydrocodone-acetaminophen-resident", "title": "Registered nurse charged with stealing oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen from residents at Prince George Healthcare Center", "date": "2024-06", "location": "Georgetown, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Prince George Healthcare Center", "drug": "Oxycodone and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen", "method": "Allegedly stole for personal use and withheld a quantity of oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen prescribed to six residents while working as a registered nurse.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and booked on six counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and six counts of theft of a controlled substance, first offense.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/attorney-general-alan-wilson-announces-arrest-of-mount-pleasant-nurse-charged-with-stealing-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charge-convicted-conspiring-dispense-oxycodone-through-co-owned", "slug": "pharmacist-charge-convicted-conspiring-dispense-oxycodone-through-co-owned", "title": "Pharmacist-in-charge convicted of conspiring to dispense oxycodone through a co-owned pharmacy to individuals with illegitimate prescriptions", "date": "2024-08", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy co-owned and operated by the pharmacist-in-charge", "drug": "oxycodone 30 mg", "method": "pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance; admitted that through a pharmacy he co-owned and operated as pharmacist-in-charge, he and co-conspirators dispensed oxycodone 30 mg pills to individuals with obviously illegitimate prescriptions for cash.", "role": "", "status": "Maryland pharmacy license revoked; sentenced to 78 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/N/Naeem%20%20M%20%208-21-2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-removed-propofol-workplace-personal-use", "slug": "registered-nurse-removed-propofol-workplace-personal-use", "title": "Registered nurse removed propofol from workplace for personal use", "date": "2025-01", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "workplace/facility", "drug": "propofol; narcotic medication", "method": "removed narcotic medication from her place of employment for personal use; pharmacy audit records showed multiple bottles of propofol were prematurely replaced; documentation audit showed several unaccounted propofol bottles; acknowledged removing medication from the facility for personal use to address sleeping issues", "role": "", "status": "Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation; prohibited from access to narcotics or controlled substances without written approval", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline2-19-25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substance-pharmacy-agreed-board-order", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substance-pharmacy-agreed-board-order", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (agreed board order)", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "diversion", "role": "", "status": "Voluntary revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2025-nov-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substance-pharmacy-default-board-order", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substance-pharmacy-default-board-order", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (default board order)", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "diversion", "role": "", "status": "Revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2025-nov-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-pharmacy-default-board-order", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-pharmacy-default-board-order", "title": "Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from pharmacy (default board order)", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "took", "role": "", "status": "Revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2025-nov-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-diverted-abused-controlled-substances-places-employment", "slug": "registered-nurse-diverted-abused-controlled-substances-places-employment", "title": "Registered nurse diverted and abused controlled substances from places of employment", "date": "2025-06", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "places of employment", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "diverted controlled substances from places of employment and abused those controlled substances; failed to answer truthfully about drug diversion and substance abuse during license renewal and a Board investigation; medication documentation discrepancies including delays, wasting full packages instead of returning them, failing to document administrations, logging out medications hours early, unaccounted medications, and documenting administration before logging out", "role": "", "status": "Suspension with conditions followed by probation; licensee admitted the allegations", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline6-25-25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-accused-obtaining-controlled-substance-by-fraud-resident", "slug": "registered-nurse-accused-obtaining-controlled-substance-by-fraud-resident", "title": "Registered nurse accused of obtaining controlled substance by fraud from resident's supply at North Hills Lifecare and Rehab", "date": "2025-07", "location": "Fort Smith, AR", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "North Hills Lifecare and Rehab", "drug": "a controlled substance", "method": "Allegedly signed out two tablets of a controlled substance from a resident's prescription supply after the resident had been discharged and transferred to another unit; documentation indicated the medication was administered, but the resident did not receive it, and the tablets were later found missing from inventory.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested on one count of Obtaining Drugs by Fraud, a Class D felony.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://arkansasag.gov/news-release/attorney-general-griffin-announces-arrest-of-fort-smith-man-for-obtaining-drugs-by-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-stole-fentanyl-vials-work-altered-medication-logs", "slug": "registered-nurse-stole-fentanyl-vials-work-altered-medication-logs", "title": "Registered nurse stole fentanyl vials at work and altered medication logs to conceal theft", "date": "2025-09", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "workplace", "drug": "fentanyl 100 mcg/2 mL (255 vials)", "method": "Stole 255 vials of fentanyl 100 mcg/2 mL and altered medication logs attempting to conceal the theft; tested positive for fentanyl on a for-cause drug screen at work; pleaded guilty and was convicted in federal court of felony acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge.", "role": "", "status": "License placed on 36-month probation; terms include no access to narcotics or controlled substances; Board order.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline11-12-25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-lead-pharmacy-technician-diverted-oxycodone-by-substituting-fludrocor", "slug": "hospital-lead-pharmacy-technician-diverted-oxycodone-by-substituting-fludrocor", "title": "Hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted Oxycodone by substituting Fludrocortisone during prepackaging for automated dispensing system", "date": "2025-11", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a hospital in Prince George's County, Maryland", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Switched Oxycodone 5 mg tablets with Fludrocortisone 0.1 mg tablets during prepackaging to refill an automated medication dispensing system and entered zero-count refills to conceal the swap; admitted to personally ingesting the Oxycodone.", "role": "", "status": "Registration revoked.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/E/Exum%20C%20%2011-19-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-alprazolam-zolpidem-other-controlled-substances-a", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-alprazolam-zolpidem-other-controlled-substances-a", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles", "date": "2025-12", "location": "Easton, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a national pharmacy chain, at two stores in Easton, Maryland", "drug": "Alprazolam (Xanax), zolpidem (Ambien), carisoprodol (Soma), diazepam, eszopiclone (Lunesta), and clonazepam", "method": "Stole controlled substances from the pharmacy's stores by taking them from pill bottles; was seen consuming alprazolam tablets and placing additional tablets in a lab coat pocket; admitted stealing multiple controlled substances.", "role": "", "status": "Final order of revocation of pharmacy technician registration; registration revoked.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/B/Breen%20R%20%2012-17-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/unlicensed-director-nursing-cherrydale-post-acute-charged-stealing-oxycodone", "slug": "unlicensed-director-nursing-cherrydale-post-acute-charged-stealing-oxycodone", "title": "Unlicensed Director of Nursing at Cherrydale Post Acute charged with stealing oxycodone from a person", "date": "2025-12", "location": "Greenville, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Cherrydale Post Acute", "drug": "oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly stole a quantity of oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, from another person with intent to permanently deprive that person of the medication while employed at Cherrydale Post Acute.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and charged with one count of Theft of a Controlled Substance, first offense, and two counts of Unlicensed Practice as Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse; booked into the Greenville County Detention Center. Presumed innocent unless proven guilty.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/attorney-general-alan-wilson-announces-upstate-woman-charged-with-unlicensed-nursing-and-stealing-patient-s-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/er-charge-nurse-self-reported-diverting-medication-wastes-personal", "slug": "er-charge-nurse-self-reported-diverting-medication-wastes-personal", "title": "ER charge nurse self-reported diverting medication wastes for personal use at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson", "date": "2026-02", "location": "Anderson, IN", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Ascension St. Vincent Anderson", "drug": "medication wastes", "method": "self-reported diverting medication wastes for personal use; terminated for violating the drug policy", "role": "", "status": "self-reported to PLA; terminated; enrolled in IPRP in August 2025 and signed a 3-year RMA; board recommended renewal on probation for the length of the RMA, with CEUs and referral of pending criminal charges to the OAG", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/pla/files/NursingALJApperance_Minutes_20260205.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-charged-obtaining-controlled-substance-by-fraud-or-deceit", "slug": "nurse-charged-obtaining-controlled-substance-by-fraud-or-deceit", "title": "Nurse charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit and wasting narcotics at Community North", "date": "2026-02", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Community North", "drug": "a controlled substance; narcotics; marijuana", "method": "charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit; diversion was suspended due to wasting of narcotics at work; positive drug test for marijuana", "role": "", "status": "entered a diversion program that was completed and charges dismissed and expunged in October 2025; self-reported to ISNAP and entered a monitoring agreement; board recommended renewal free and clear", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/pla/files/NursingALJApperance_Minutes_20260205.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-found-dilaudid-hydrocodone-waste-pocket-work", "slug": "hospital-nurse-found-dilaudid-hydrocodone-waste-pocket-work", "title": "Hospital nurse found with Dilaudid and Hydrocodone waste in pocket from work", "date": "2026-02", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Methodist Hospital", "drug": "Dilaudid; Hydrocodone; a narcotic drug", "method": "charged with possession of a narcotic drug and public intoxication; pled guilty to possession of a narcotic drug; had waste in pocket from work consisting of a Dilaudid pill and a Hydrocodone pill; terminated from Methodist Hospital", "role": "", "status": "pled guilty in January 2025; completed probation in January 2026; terminated in August 2024; was unsuccessfully discharged from ISNAP in July 2025; board recommended renewal on indefinite probation, reengagement with ISNAP, a 3- to 5-year RMA, and CEUs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/pla/files/NursingALJApperance_Minutes_20260205.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rehabilitation-center-nurse-accused-stealing-patients-painkillers-drug-logs", "slug": "rehabilitation-center-nurse-accused-stealing-patients-painkillers-drug-logs", "title": "Rehabilitation center nurse accused of stealing patients' painkillers and drug logs", "date": "2026-03", "location": "Sandy, UT", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a rehabilitation center in Sandy, Utah", "drug": "Oxycodone, Methadone, Tramadol and Gabapentin", "method": "Alleged to have stolen medications and drug logs from patients at the rehabilitation center where the nurse worked; police stated the nurse admitted to taking medications over the previous two months, allegedly taking drugs from patients who had multiple packs knowing they would not notice they were missing.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail; charged with one felony count of pattern of unlawful activity and several misdemeanors including theft and intentional abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kjzz.com/news/local/nurse-accused-of-stealing-painkillers-drug-logs-while-working-at-sandy-rehab-center", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-removed-fentanyl-medication-safe-without-order-or", "slug": "registered-nurse-removed-fentanyl-medication-safe-without-order-or", "title": "Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked", "date": "2026-04", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Grants Pass Surgery Center, Hearthstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bay Area Hospital", "drug": "fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam, lorazepam, tramadol", "method": "removed fentanyl from a medication safe without a written order or documentation; failed to document administration or wasting of controlled substances; wasted oxycodone without allowing a witness to verify the medication; delayed wasting of controlled substances", "role": "", "status": "Registered nurse license revoked", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline4-15-26.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-accused-stealing-opioids-patients-grand-strand-medical", "slug": "hospital-nurse-accused-stealing-opioids-patients-grand-strand-medical", "title": "Hospital nurse accused of stealing opioids from patients at Grand Strand Medical Center", "date": "2026-04", "location": "Horry County, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Grand Strand Medical Center", "drug": "oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl", "method": "Allegedly stole opioid drugs on six separate occasions while working at the hospital, under the guise of providing them to patients, and then either failed to document taking them or fraudulently documented them as administered to a patient.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested on several charges of theft of controlled substances and violating drug distribution law; released after posting $12,000 bail.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://news.yahoo.com/registered-nurse-accused-stealing-drugs-201045656.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/licensed-practical-nurse-charged-stealing-oxycodone-resident-simpsonville-post", "slug": "licensed-practical-nurse-charged-stealing-oxycodone-resident-simpsonville-post", "title": "Licensed practical nurse charged with stealing oxycodone from resident at Simpsonville Post Acute", "date": "2026-05", "location": "Greenville County, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Simpsonville Post Acute", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly knowingly and intentionally took a quantity of Oxycodone belonging to a resident and diverted Oxycodone prescribed to the resident for personal use.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and charged with one count of Theft of a Controlled Substance, 1st Offense; booked into Greenville County Detention Center; prosecution by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/attorney-general-alan-wilson-announces-upstate-nurse-charged-with-stealing-pain-medication-from-patient", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-admitted-obtaining-consuming-oxycodone-without-prescription-h", "slug": "registered-nurse-admitted-obtaining-consuming-oxycodone-without-prescription-h", "title": "Registered nurse admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription and had controlled-substance administration and documentation errors involving two patients; voluntarily surrendered license", "date": "2025-03", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "oxycodone, opioids", "method": "Admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription; employer reported controlled-substance administration and documentation errors for two patients, and the licensee could not account for what medications were administered or why documentation was made; also admitted administering medication to a patient without a provider order and later admitted obtaining and consuming two oxycodone pills.", "role": "", "status": "Voluntary surrender of registered nurse license accepted; may apply for reinstatement after a minimum of three years.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline3-19-25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-obtained-vyvanse-workplace-without-authorization-self-adminis", "slug": "registered-nurse-obtained-vyvanse-workplace-without-authorization-self-adminis", "title": "Registered nurse obtained Vyvanse from workplace without authorization and self-administered", "date": "2025-05", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Their workplace (as stated in the source)", "drug": "Vyvanse (generic equivalent)", "method": "obtained a generic equivalent to Vyvanse from their workplace without a medical order and without authorization; took it home and administered it to themselves", "role": "", "status": "registered nurse license placed on 36-month probation; admitted allegations", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline6-24-26.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-alleged-have-obtained-controlled-substances-a-texas", "slug": "registered-nurse-alleged-have-obtained-controlled-substances-a-texas", "title": "Registered nurse alleged to have obtained controlled substances from a Texas pharmacy using unauthorized prescriptions and co-worker prescriber numbers", "date": "2026-02", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "Zolpidem Tartrate, Eszopiclone, Acetaminophen-Codeine #3, Guaifenesin-Codeine, Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffeine, and Hydrocodone", "method": "Alleged to have obtained these medications from a pharmacy in Texas, for themself and a family member, through the use of unauthorized electronically communicated prescriptions, using the names and Drug Enforcement Administration numbers of three co-worker prescribers.", "role": "", "status": "Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation, with a 24-month period of probation to begin upon return to supervised nursing practice. Any monitored practice completed in Texas in compliance with the Texas Board of Nursing order counts toward the 24 months.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline2-18-26.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/licensed-practical-nurse-found-have-ingested-prescription-medications-possesse", "slug": "licensed-practical-nurse-found-have-ingested-prescription-medications-possesse", "title": "Licensed practical nurse found to have ingested prescription medications and possessed Adavan at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill", "date": "2013-04", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill", "drug": "prescription medications; Adavan", "method": "ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor; was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing; Hearing Officer found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances", "role": "", "status": "Board suspended the license for five years, required monthly random drug screens, and required 12 CEs (6 in ethics, 6 in substance abuse)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Document/19471_Minutes-Final.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sweetbriar-assisted-living-nurse-sentenced-hydrocodone-theft-falsifying-record", "slug": "sweetbriar-assisted-living-nurse-sentenced-hydrocodone-theft-falsifying-record", "title": "Sweetbriar Assisted Living nurse sentenced for hydrocodone theft and falsifying records", "date": "2013-06", "location": "Charleston, WV", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Sweetbriar Assisted Living", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "obtaining hydrocodone by fraud; admitted stealing hydrocodone intended for patients for personal use and falsifying records to cover up the theft", "role": "", "status": "sentenced to five years of probation; previously pleaded guilty", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/lincoln-county-nurse-sentenced-federal-court-obtaining-drugs-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-trinity-home-health-hospice-nurses-accused-diluting-diverting", "slug": "former-trinity-home-health-hospice-nurses-accused-diluting-diverting", "title": "Former Trinity Home Health/Hospice nurses accused of diluting and diverting patients' morphine and hydromorphone", "date": "2014-09", "location": "Minot, ND", "state": "ND", "state_name": "North Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Trinity Home Health/Hospice", "drug": "morphine and hydromorphone; prescription pain medication", "method": "Allegedly diluted nursing home patients' medications; administered morphine instead of hydromorphone; brought unused medication back to the office after a patient died and ingested it; investigation found multiple instances of drug diversion.", "role": "", "status": "Charges across suspects include Endangering a Vulnerable Adult (B felony), Conspiracy (C felony), and Theft of Property (C felony); two former nurses voluntarily surrendered their nursing licenses after admitting to the drug-diversion allegations; arrest warrants were issued.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ndakotalaw.com/former-trinity-home-health-and-hospice-nurses-face-felony-drug-diversion-charges-as-minot-police-search-for-suspects", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-intended-a-patient-falsified-records", "slug": "hospital-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-intended-a-patient-falsified-records", "title": "Hospital nurse diverted hydrocodone intended for a patient and falsified records", "date": "2015-06", "location": "Parkersburg, WV", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Camden Clark Medical Center", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "Admitted to taking two 5 mg hydrocodone pills intended for a patient, keeping them for personal use, and falsely documenting in the patient file that the medication had been given to the patient.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge; terminated from employment on June 27, 2015; faces up to four years in federal prison; sentencing set for October 1, 2018.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://grimytimes.com/amie-nicole-vancamp-obtaining-controlled-substance-by-misrepresentation-west-virginia-2015/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-nursing-board-found-licensed-practical-nurse-withdrew-morphine", "slug": "nevada-nursing-board-found-licensed-practical-nurse-withdrew-morphine", "title": "Nevada nursing board found a licensed practical nurse withdrew morphine from patient dispensers at a rural hospital without documenting it", "date": "2016-03", "location": "Caliente, NV", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a rural hospital and nursing home in Caliente, Nevada", "drug": "morphine", "method": "withdrew morphine from the medication dispensers of two patients without documenting what happened to the controlled substance", "role": "", "status": "license stripped; barred from reapplying for five years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/lincoln-county-bomber-lost-nursing-license-months-attack", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/emergency-room-nurse-suspended-indefinitely-diverting-controlled-substances-an", "slug": "emergency-room-nurse-suspended-indefinitely-diverting-controlled-substances-an", "title": "Emergency room nurse suspended indefinitely for diverting controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine", "date": "2016-04", "location": "", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "emergency room of a hospital", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "repeatedly withdrew controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine and failed to document that they were administered to patients; a drug screen showed three controlled substances in the nurse's system", "role": "", "status": "suspended until able to demonstrate twelve months of continued sobriety and thereafter placed on probation; the Georgia Board of Nursing's proposed sanction was upheld", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://administrativelawreport.com/registered-nurse-suspended-indefinitely-for-diverting-controlled-substances-for-personal-use", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-reprimanded-misappropriating-narcotics-employer-personal-use", "slug": "registered-nurse-reprimanded-misappropriating-narcotics-employer-personal-use", "title": "Registered nurse reprimanded for misappropriating narcotics from employer for personal use", "date": "2017-05", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "employer", "drug": "various narcotics", "method": "intentional misappropriation of various narcotics from employer for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Consent Agreement; public reprimand", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://aws.state.ak.us/OAH/Decision/Display?rec=7077", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/three-former-trinity-hospital-hospice-nurses-accused-stealing-drugs", "slug": "three-former-trinity-hospital-hospice-nurses-accused-stealing-drugs", "title": "Three former Trinity Hospital hospice nurses accused of stealing drugs and endangering patients", "date": "2017-09", "location": "Minot, ND", "state": "ND", "state_name": "North Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Trinity Hospital's Home Health and Hospice program", "drug": "morphine and hydromorphine; drugs prescribed for hospice patients", "method": "Accused of stealing drugs prescribed for hospice patients; two charged with endangering a patient by diluting medication or giving morphine instead of prescribed hydromorphine; alleged conspiracy to steal drugs; one allegedly confessed to ingesting unused medication and self-administering for over a year; investigation found multiple drug diversions in records of 104 patients.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with felony offenses; two voluntarily surrendered nursing licenses after admitting to board allegations; one arrested and signed promise to appear.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2017/09/more-details-on-charges-against-former-trinity-hospice-nurses", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/health-system-settles-alleged-opioid-diversion-case-over-tens", "slug": "health-system-settles-alleged-opioid-diversion-case-over-tens", "title": "Health system settles alleged opioid diversion case over tens of thousands of missing oxycodone 30 mg tablets", "date": "2018-05", "location": "Springfield, GA", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Effingham Health System", "drug": "oxycodone 30 mg tablets", "method": "Alleged large-scale diversion of opioids; tens of thousands of oxycodone 30 mg tablets were reported missing over more than four years, and the health system allegedly failed to notify authorities of the suspected diversion within the time required by federal law.", "role": "", "status": "Agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle the claims; the system said it has since overhauled pharmacy recordkeeping and reporting and implemented electronic inventory systems. At the time, the largest settlement of its kind for hospital drug diversion; the DEA investigation was launched in 2017.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/georgia-health-system-paying-41m-to-settle-opioid-diversion-claims/523816", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/georgia-hospital-settles-allegations-over-unaccounted-30-mg-oxycodone", "slug": "georgia-hospital-settles-allegations-over-unaccounted-30-mg-oxycodone", "title": "Georgia hospital settles allegations over unaccounted 30 mg oxycodone tablets believed diverted", "date": "2018-05", "location": "", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a Georgia hospital", "drug": "oxycodone (30 mg tablets)", "method": "allegedly failed to provide effective controls and procedures to guard against theft and loss of controlled substances, resulting in tens of thousands of 30 mg oxycodone tablets unaccounted for and believed diverted for illegal uses over a four-year period, and allegedly failed to notify DEA of suspected diversion within the requisite time period", "role": "", "status": "$4.1 million civil settlement and performance improvement plan with DEA", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.healthlawdiagnosis.com/2018/05/doj-enters-into-largest-ever-civil-settlement-with-hospital-for-drug-diversion", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacy-technician-diverted-hydrocodone-oxycodone-a-pharmacy-vault", "slug": "hospital-pharmacy-technician-diverted-hydrocodone-oxycodone-a-pharmacy-vault", "title": "Hospital pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone and oxycodone from a pharmacy vault through fraudulent automated dispensing transactions", "date": "2018-10", "location": "", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Tripler Army Medical Center", "drug": "hydrocodone and oxycodone (Schedule II controlled substances)", "method": "Stole 8,505 pills, each containing 5 milligrams of either hydrocodone or oxycodone, from the hospital's pharmacy vault between February 2017 and March 2018, using her authorized fingerprint and unique login to conduct 82 fraudulent transactions in the hospital's new automated medication distribution and tracking system, which she found did not require a valid prescription to dispense medication to patients being discharged; gave the pills to her boyfriend for his personal use and used some herself.", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 12 months in jail plus six years of court supervision; pleaded guilty in June to one count each of possessing with intent to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone; had repaid $1,033 to the hospital before sentencing.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/11/hawaii-news/ex-tripler-employee-sentenced-for-theft-of-painkillers/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hilo-clinic-physician-employees-accused-unlawfully-distributing-opioids", "slug": "hilo-clinic-physician-employees-accused-unlawfully-distributing-opioids", "title": "Hilo clinic physician and employees accused of unlawfully distributing opioids", "date": "2019-02", "location": "Hilo, HI", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a medical clinic in Hilo", "drug": "hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine", "method": "accused of prescribing and unlawfully distributing powerful narcotics, sedatives and opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine", "role": "", "status": "arrested; scheduled to stand trial in U.S. District Court in June", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/02/22/hawaii-news/5-isle-doctors-lose-licenses-in-opioid-crackdown/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/army-hospital-pharmacy-technician-admitted-stealing-distributing-hydrocodone-o", "slug": "army-hospital-pharmacy-technician-admitted-stealing-distributing-hydrocodone-o", "title": "Army hospital pharmacy technician admitted stealing and distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone", "date": "2019-02", "location": "Oahu, Hawaii", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Tripler Army Medical Center", "drug": "hydrocodone or oxycodone", "method": "charged with and later admitted stealing and distributing 8,505 pills containing five milligrams of either hydrocodone or oxycodone from the hospital's pharmacy vault", "role": "", "status": "charged; later admitted; serving a one-year sentence in a federal correctional institution in California", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/02/22/hawaii-news/5-isle-doctors-lose-licenses-in-opioid-crackdown/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/boise-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-vials-by-falsifying-dispensing", "slug": "boise-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-vials-by-falsifying-dispensing", "title": "Boise hospital nurse diverted fentanyl vials by falsifying dispensing-system records", "date": "2019-04", "location": "Boise, ID", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital in Boise, Idaho", "drug": "fentanyl, 100 mcg/2 mL vials", "method": "Employed as a registered nurse at a Boise hospital with access to a system that monitored the distribution and management of prescription medications, including controlled substances, the nurse accessed the machine and removed fentanyl 100 mcg/2 mL vials on at least 28 occasions by falsifying and manipulating information in the system; the case was charged as obtaining controlled substances by fraud.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty on Oct. 25, 2018, and was sentenced to three years of probation, per the U.S. Attorney's office; investigated by a DEA-led Tactical Diversion Squad.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kezj.com/idaho-nurse-sentenced-in-controlled-substance-case", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/las-vegas-nurse-sentenced-illegally-prescribing-hydrocodone-oxycodone-a", "slug": "las-vegas-nurse-sentenced-illegally-prescribing-hydrocodone-oxycodone-a", "title": "Las Vegas nurse sentenced for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and oxycodone in a cash-for-prescriptions scheme", "date": "2019-05", "location": "Las Vegas, NV", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "not stated", "drug": "hydrocodone and oxycodone", "method": "Alleged and admitted conduct: arranged with a surgical technician and a physician to give hydrocodone and oxycodone to patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash, and wrote illegal prescriptions without a medical purpose; also billed Medicare and Medicaid for prescriptions for lidocaine, modafinil and diclofenac sodium without having examined the patient.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to eight counts of distribution of a controlled substance and eight counts of health care fraud; sentenced to more than six years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,749,121 in restitution.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://news3lv.com/news/local/local-nurse-sentenced-to-over-six-years-in-prison-for-illegal-dispensing-of-opioids-fraud", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-stole-schedule-iv-controlled-substances-institutional-care-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacist-stole-schedule-iv-controlled-substances-institutional-care-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy", "date": "2019-11", "location": "Tiffin, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Institutional Care Pharmacy", "drug": "zolpidem, modafinil, clonazepam, tramadol, lorazepam, alprazolam", "method": "stole controlled substances from employer; observed on security camera; admitted stealing; retrieved stolen drugs from purse and residence", "role": "", "status": "license suspended indefinitely; summary suspension removed", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/minutes/2019%20(archived)/201911%20-%20november%204-6,%202019%20meeting%20minutes.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rawlins-physician-sentenced-federally-dispensing-medically-unnecessary-control", "slug": "rawlins-physician-sentenced-federally-dispensing-medically-unnecessary-control", "title": "Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances", "date": "2020-12", "location": "Rawlins, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "medical practice in Rawlins, Wyoming", "drug": "oxycodone, alprazolam, hydrocodone, tramadol and other controlled substances", "method": "Pleaded guilty to 20 counts of dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances; prosecutors said some patients were addicts or became addicted, that drugs were traded for sexual favors, and that 430 oxycodone pills were prescribed to a young female patient in return for lewd photographs.", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 20 concurrent five-year prison terms, six years of supervised release, a $2,000 special assessment and $400 restitution; license previously suspended by the state medical board.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://laramielive.com/former-rawlins-doctor-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-for-prescription-fraud/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/south-dakota-hospital-nurse-convicted-tampering-fentanyl-vials-replacing", "slug": "south-dakota-hospital-nurse-convicted-tampering-fentanyl-vials-replacing", "title": "South Dakota hospital nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl vials and replacing contents with saline", "date": "2021-08", "location": "Chamberlain, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota", "drug": "fentanyl citrate for injection", "method": "removed fentanyl citrate for injection from a vial and replaced the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage", "role": "", "status": "convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge; sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/nurse-charged-with-tampering-obtaining-opioids-by-fraud/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-home-licensed-practical-nurse-convicted-diverting-638-narcotics", "slug": "nursing-home-licensed-practical-nurse-convicted-diverting-638-narcotics", "title": "Nursing home licensed practical nurse convicted of diverting 638 narcotics pills from residents", "date": "2022-06", "location": "Georgiana, AL", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Georgiana Health and Rehabilitation. Also referred to as Butler County Nursing Home in the Attorney General's release title.", "drug": "Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Tramadol and Lorazepam", "method": "Diverted 638 narcotics pills, including hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol and lorazepam, from nursing home residents for whom the medications were intended; thefts occurred between November 5, 2020, and January 19, 2021.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree theft of property; sentencing set for July 7; faces one to 10 years imprisonment and up to a $15,000 fine for each conviction.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-steve-marshall-announces-conviction-of-nurse-for-theft-of-narcotics-from-butler-county-nursing-home/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/emergency-room-nurse-sentenced-probation-diverting-fentanyl-a-lincoln", "slug": "emergency-room-nurse-sentenced-probation-diverting-fentanyl-a-lincoln", "title": "Emergency room nurse sentenced to probation for diverting fentanyl from a Lincoln hospital pharmacy", "date": "2022-06", "location": "Lincoln, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "CHI Health St. Elizabeth", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Checked out fentanyl from the hospital pharmacy more than 200 times between May and June 2022; 55 discrepancies were found; 2.65 mg of fentanyl was unaccounted for; in some cases checked out fentanyl without a doctor's order and in others reported administering it within five minutes of patient discharge; denied stealing or using the drug but urine tested positive for fentanyl.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced to three years of probation; gave up nursing license.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://omaha.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_1e714d26-2e09-516d-9402-d3f3b348cd53.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-chi-health-st-elizabeth", "slug": "hospital-nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-chi-health-st-elizabeth", "title": "Hospital nurse accused of diverting fentanyl from CHI Health St. Elizabeth", "date": "2023-04", "location": "Lincoln, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "CHI Health St. Elizabeth", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Allegedly took fentanyl from the hospital and improperly accounted for fentanyl waste in medical records; an audit found fentanyl checkouts with discrepancies in May and June 2022; a urine test was positive for fentanyl according to court documents.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; arrest warrant issued; not yet arrested; resigned from the position.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.klkntv.com/former-nurse-at-lincoln-hospital-accused-of-stealing-fentanyl/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/surgical-practice-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-morphine-meperidine-repla", "slug": "surgical-practice-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-morphine-meperidine-repla", "title": "Surgical practice nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine and replacing them with saline", "date": "2023-05", "location": "Raleigh, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a Raleigh-area surgical practice", "drug": "fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine", "method": "extracted medication from vials of fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine and replaced it with saline, compromising at least 78 vials, including those intended for surgical patients; testing found compromised vials contained less than 15% of the actual medication and that tampering rendered multiple vials unsterile", "role": "", "status": "sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release; pleaded guilty to the charges; plea agreement requires permanent surrender of the nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/doj-press-releases-involving-fda-oci/nurse-who-stole-painkillers-replacing-them-saline-and-putting-surgical-patients-risk-sentenced-four", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/icu-nurse-mercy-hospital-ardmore-pleaded-guilty-stealing-fentanyl", "slug": "icu-nurse-mercy-hospital-ardmore-pleaded-guilty-stealing-fentanyl", "title": "ICU nurse at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and hydromorphone and swapping pain medication with tap water", "date": "2023-09", "location": "Ardmore, OK", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Mercy Hospital in Ardmore", "drug": "fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "Stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for ICU patients and swapped pain medication with tap water in March and April 2022.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to tampering with pain medications; admitted and confessed to the conduct.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kxii.com/2023/09/05/ardmore-nurse-pleads-guilty-stealing-pain-medication", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-convicted-tampering-fentanyl-citrate-vials-obtaining-controll", "slug": "registered-nurse-convicted-tampering-fentanyl-citrate-vials-obtaining-controll", "title": "Registered nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl citrate vials and obtaining controlled substance by fraud at Chamberlain hospital", "date": "2023-09", "location": "Chamberlain, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota", "drug": "fentanyl citrate for injection", "method": "Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate for injection by removing the fentanyl and replacing the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients; also obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge.", "role": "", "status": "Convicted and sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://drgnews.com/2023/10/11/yankton-woman-charged-with-tampering-with-consumer-products-and-obtaining-a-controlled-substance-by-fraud/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vial-replacing-drug-saline", "slug": "hospital-nurse-tampered-fentanyl-vial-replacing-drug-saline", "title": "Hospital nurse tampered with fentanyl vial, replacing drug with saline", "date": "2023-09", "location": "Pierre, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a Chamberlain hospital", "drug": "fentanyl citrate", "method": "Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate stored by the hospital: removed the fentanyl for injection and replaced most of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients for severe pain.", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to two years of probation on September 11, 2023, for obtaining a controlled substance.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wnax.com/news/180081-september-14-2023-news-round-up", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/icu-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-hydromorphone-ardmore-hospital", "slug": "icu-nurse-sentenced-tampering-fentanyl-hydromorphone-ardmore-hospital", "title": "ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital", "date": "2024-04", "location": "Ardmore, OK", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Mercy Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Ardmore, Oklahoma", "drug": "fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for intensive care patients; removed the pain medication from vials, refilled the empty vials with tap water, and returned the tampered vials to the controlled storage locker; admitted the conduct", "role": "", "status": "sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products; pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/doj-press-releases-involving-fda-oci/ardmore-nurse-sentenced-tampering-pain-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wakemed-nurse-charged-stealing-fentanyl-iv-bag", "slug": "wakemed-nurse-charged-stealing-fentanyl-iv-bag", "title": "WakeMed nurse charged with stealing fentanyl from IV bag", "date": "2024-10", "location": "Raleigh, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "WakeMed", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Allegedly had access to the drug through the job and stole 2,500 mL of fentanyl from an IV bag on Oct. 19.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with two felony counts: embezzling/diverting a controlled substance by registrant/employee and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud/forgery; arrested Oct. 30; out on bond; next court date Nov. 19; no longer employed by WakeMed.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wxii12.com/article/wakemed-nurse-arrested-stealing-fentanyl-hospital/62807063", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/birmingham-area-nursing-home-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-tablets-pleaded", "slug": "birmingham-area-nursing-home-nurse-diverted-hydrocodone-tablets-pleaded", "title": "Birmingham-area nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone tablets; pleaded guilty to theft", "date": "2025-02", "location": "Birmingham, AL", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a Birmingham-area nursing home", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "The nurse, responsible for distributing medication to residents, stole opioid tablets from the nursing home. A nurse discovered missing hydrocodone in July 2024, and an investigation found discrepancies involving over 100 hydrocodone tablets over approximately two months. The nurse was terminated by the facility after the missing hydrocodone was discovered.", "role": "", "status": "Pled guilty to Theft of Property in the Second Degree, a Class C felony; received a 15-month suspended sentence.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-marshall-announces-the-conviction-of-former-birmingham-nurse-for-theft-of-opioid-tablets/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacist-diverted-ketamine-falsified-destruction-records-mercy-hosp", "slug": "hospital-pharmacist-diverted-ketamine-falsified-destruction-records-mercy-hosp", "title": "Hospital pharmacist diverted ketamine and falsified destruction records at Mercy Hospital Anderson Pharmacy", "date": "2025-04", "location": "Cincinnati, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Mercy Hospital Anderson Pharmacy", "drug": "ketamine, a Schedule III controlled substance", "method": "The Board found the pharmacist stole ketamine from his employer pharmacy over about six months, sold two bottles for $100 each, provided ketamine to a drug dealer, and falsified drug destruction records by showing a vial to a witness, having the required form signed, then leaving without destroying the drugs.", "role": "", "status": "Permanently revoked the pharmacist license; removed the summary suspension order.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://pharmacy.ohio.gov/rphquery/pdfs/03129728.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/muncie-hospital-pharmacy-license-put-probation-after-pharmacy-manager", "slug": "muncie-hospital-pharmacy-license-put-probation-after-pharmacy-manager", "title": "Muncie hospital pharmacy license put on probation after pharmacy manager diverted opioids using unused transaction types", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Muncie, IN", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital", "drug": "hydromorphone, methadone, morphine", "method": "The attorney general's administrative complaint alleged the hospital failed over a 44-month period to maintain effective controls against theft and diversion of controlled substances, allowing a pharmacy manager to repeatedly remove Schedule II narcotics through normally-unused transaction types while disguising the withdrawals as legitimate transfers to two outpatient clinics. Investigators said the reported losses included more than 32,000 milliliters of hydromorphone, more than 3,300 milliliters of methadone solution, more than 4,000 methadone tablets and smaller amounts of morphine, with the hospital estimating its loss at more than $121,000.", "role": "", "status": "The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted 3-2 to accept a revised settlement placing the hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substance registration on indefinite probation for at least three years, imposing the maximum $44,000 civil fine plus a $5 statutory fee, and requiring quarterly independent audits, two unannounced compliance inspections, a drug diversion certificate program for pharmacy leadership and additional diversion-prevention continuing education.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/07/i-dont-know-how-we-approve-this-pharmacy-board-narrowly-accepts-drug-diversion-settlement", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-accused-diverting-morphine-orthonebraska-surgical-unit", "slug": "registered-nurse-accused-diverting-morphine-orthonebraska-surgical-unit", "title": "Registered nurse accused of diverting morphine from OrthoNebraska surgical unit", "date": "2026-08", "location": "Omaha, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "OrthoNebraska", "drug": "morphine (4 mg vials)", "method": "Alleged entering fictitious orders in patient charts to divert morphine for himself; admitted diverting morphine by adding or changing the ordered amount, charting the difference, or charting medical 'waste'; accessed automated medication dispensing machine, sometimes using co-workers' login information.", "role": "", "status": "Booked on seven felony counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law; placed on leave then later fired; scheduled court appearance. Nebraska nursing license was listed as active until Oct. 31, 2026, as of the report, with no disciplinary information shown.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wowt.com/2026/08/13/former-nebraska-nurse-accused-stealing-20-50-vials-morphine-work/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/edmond-hospital-employee-charged-stealing-fentanyl-waste-ou-health", "slug": "edmond-hospital-employee-charged-stealing-fentanyl-waste-ou-health", "title": "Edmond hospital employee charged with stealing fentanyl waste from OU Health", "date": "2026-09", "location": "Edmond, OK", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "OU Health", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Accused of diverting fentanyl waste: a hospital report flagged more than 15 transactions involving fentanyl waste, including 'override cancel' or 'remove cancel' with fentanyl 100 mcg/2ml fifteen times; surveillance video reportedly showed the employee blocking the camera's view, removing vials from a drawer and putting them in his pocket, and using a syringe and needle to take leftover waste from drip bags for personal use. Police said the employee later admitted to the theft of fentanyl waste, totaling about $430.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with larceny of controlled drugs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.koco.com/article/edmond-hospital-employee-charged-with-stealing-fentanyl-from-ou-health/73646450", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/a-pharmacy-technician-diverted-narcotics-by-taking-selling-them", "slug": "a-pharmacy-technician-diverted-narcotics-by-taking-selling-them", "title": "A pharmacy technician diverted narcotics by taking and selling them, and the pharmacy's controlled-substance records were found inaccurate as a result", "date": "2012-05", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "a retail pharmacy", "drug": "hydrocodone and alprazolam", "method": "A pharmacy technician took narcotics from the pharmacy and sold them; a subsequent state board order found the pharmacy had failed to maintain accurate records of the receipt and disposal of hydrocodone and alprazolam over an extended period.", "role": "", "status": "The technician was terminated and the technician's license was revoked by the state pharmacy board; the pharmacy itself was placed on two years' probation, fined $5,000, and assessed investigation costs by that board. A separate state board later granted the pharmacy's out-of-state permit application subject to one year of probation because of these violations.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Advantage%20Pharmacy%201-15-14.PDF", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-accused-removing-pills-a-filled-oxycontin-prescription", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-accused-removing-pills-a-filled-oxycontin-prescription", "title": "Pharmacy technician accused of removing pills from a filled Oxycontin prescription and returning it to conceal the theft", "date": "2012-12", "location": "Rockville, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "a retail pharmacy chain location", "drug": "Oxycontin 15 mg", "method": "Alleged to have pulled a customer's filled prescription from the staging area, removed pills, and returned the prescription to the staging area; the customer later reported 198 of 270 pills missing", "role": "", "status": "Registration summarily suspended pending a show cause hearing", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Afridi%2c%20N.%2012-12-12.PDF", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-nurse-delaware-hospital-the-chronically-ill-charged-forging", "slug": "former-nurse-delaware-hospital-the-chronically-ill-charged-forging", "title": "Former nurse at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill charged with forging controlled-substance records to divert oxycodone", "date": "2014-03", "location": "Smyrna, DE", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly forged signatures of other nurses on Controlled Substances sheets to indicate oxycodone had been given to patients, while allegedly keeping the drugs for personal use.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and charged with three felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation or fraud or forgery, seven counts of second-degree forgery, and one count of falsifying a business record. Released on $51,000 unsecured bond.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=279360", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/applicant-reinstatement-granted-probation-after-prior-controlled-substance-div", "slug": "applicant-reinstatement-granted-probation-after-prior-controlled-substance-div", "title": "Applicant for reinstatement granted probation after prior controlled substance diversion from pharmacy", "date": "2015-05", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "Reinstatement granted with 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2024-may-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-a-medical-center-caliente-investigated-unaccounted-morphine-license", "slug": "nurse-a-medical-center-caliente-investigated-unaccounted-morphine-license", "title": "Nurse at a medical center in Caliente investigated for unaccounted morphine; license revoked", "date": "2015-08", "location": "Caliente, NV", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a medical center in Caliente, Nevada", "drug": "morphine", "method": "investigated for two 2015 incidents involving unaccounted morphine; investigation indicated obtaining morphine syringes for patients but failing to document whether the drug was administered", "role": "", "status": "Nevada State Board of Nursing revoked the nursing license for five years for unprofessional conduct", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ksl.com/article/news/business/state-man-had-nursing-license-revoked-before-nevada-bombing/40712284", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-emergency-room-nurse-diverted-controlled-substances-an-automated", "slug": "hospital-emergency-room-nurse-diverted-controlled-substances-an-automated", "title": "Hospital emergency room nurse diverted controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine", "date": "2016-04", "location": "", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a hospital emergency room", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "repeatedly withdrew controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine and failed to document that they were administered to patients; a drug screen indicated three controlled substances in the nurse's system", "role": "", "status": "suspended indefinitely; required to demonstrate twelve months of continued sobriety and thereafter placed on probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://administrativelawreport.com/registered-nurse-suspended-indefinitely-for-diverting-controlled-substances-for-personal-use/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pain-clinic-physician-indicted-prescribing-fentanyl-oxycodone-other-controlled", "slug": "pain-clinic-physician-indicted-prescribing-fentanyl-oxycodone-other-controlled", "title": "Pain clinic physician indicted for prescribing fentanyl, oxycodone and other controlled substances without patient examinations", "date": "2018-06", "location": "Hamilton, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cincinnati Centers for Pain Relief", "drug": "fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone, morphine", "method": "Charged by indictment with unlawful distribution of controlled substances: allegedly prescribing fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone, morphine and other controlled substances on many occasions without patients actually being seen by the physician, and billing Medicare, Medicaid and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for medically unnecessary prescriptions; also alleged to have received payments from a pharmaceutical company for sham speaking engagements about a fentanyl spray.", "role": "", "status": "Federal grand jury indictment: 88 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance with death resulting, eight counts of health care fraud and 17 counts of violating the anti-kickback law. Charges only; no finding or plea reported.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2018%20(archived)/board%20of%20pharmacy%20announces%20114%20count%20indictment%20for%20butler%20county%20physician.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-charged-health-care-fraud-distributing-suboxone-without-medical", "slug": "physician-charged-health-care-fraud-distributing-suboxone-without-medical", "title": "Physician charged with health care fraud and distributing Suboxone without medical necessity through a clinic", "date": "2018-11", "location": "Dublin, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a Suboxone clinic", "drug": "Suboxone", "method": "Charged in a federal indictment with a health care fraud scheme that involved marketing prescription creams in low-income neighborhoods and persistently mailing those creams to Medicaid customers, and with prescribing and distributing Suboxone without medical necessity.", "role": "", "status": "Charged in a seven-count federal indictment on October 30, 2018; scheduled for an initial appearance in federal court.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2018%20(archived)/board%20announces%20doctor%20indicted%20on%20health%20care%20fraud.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-practitioner-forged-physicians-signatures-issue-unauthorized-controlled", "slug": "nurse-practitioner-forged-physicians-signatures-issue-unauthorized-controlled", "title": "Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices", "date": "2019-06", "location": "Montgomery, AL", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Family Practice and Mercy Family Health Care, Montgomery medical practices", "drug": "fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, and methadone", "method": "Convicted at trial of issuing unnecessary and illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances and, because she lacked authority as a nurse practitioner to refill Schedule II prescriptions without physician approval, forging physicians' signatures on those prescriptions; the unnecessary office visits and unlawful prescriptions were billed to insurers. Conduct spanned 2013 through 2016, initially at a Montgomery medical practice and later at a second practice she opened.", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by federal jury on 17 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of health care fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; sentenced to 10 years and received enhancements for obstructing justice and abuse of trust.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?d=130124&n=2%3A17-cr-00511-SLB-GMB&s=AL", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-found-guilty-operating-pill-mill-prescribing-opioids-without", "slug": "physician-found-guilty-operating-pill-mill-prescribing-opioids-without", "title": "Physician found guilty of operating a pill mill and prescribing opioids without legitimate medical purpose", "date": "2019-06", "location": "Canton, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "medical office in Jackson Township", "drug": "opioids and other drugs", "method": "prescribed opioids and other drugs without a legitimate medical purpose; operated a pill mill; aggravated trafficking in drugs; tampering with records; illegal processing of drug documents", "role": "", "status": "Found guilty on 187 counts; sentencing scheduled for July 3, 2019", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2019%20(archived)/stark%20county%20physician%20found%20guilty%20on%20187%20counts.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/anchorage-nurse-practitioner-charged-manslaughter-drug-distribution-opioid-pre", "slug": "anchorage-nurse-practitioner-charged-manslaughter-drug-distribution-opioid-pre", "title": "Anchorage nurse practitioner charged with manslaughter and drug distribution for opioid prescriptions without office visits", "date": "2020-03", "location": "Anchorage, AK", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Surgical Specialists of Alaska", "drug": "diazepam, oxycodone, tramadol, hydrocodone, and Ambien", "method": "Alleged: used position as a nurse practitioner to fraudulently give a patient and others vast quantities of prescription opioids; routinely prescribed controlled substances to friends and acquaintances without office visits, chart notes, rationalization, or explanation, often via text or the internet; agreed to meet to write a prescription after a request for pain pills.", "role": "", "status": "Indicted on 18 felony counts including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide plus drug distribution counts; pleaded not guilty; license suspended by the Alaska Board of Nursing. An outside review found no justification for many of the prescriptions; the nursing board had previously suspended the practitioner's license.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2020/03/12/anchorage-nurse-practitioner-faces-18-felony-charges-including-manslaughter-in-opioid-case", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/icu-nurse-a-sioux-falls-hospital-accused-diverting-fentanyl", "slug": "icu-nurse-a-sioux-falls-hospital-accused-diverting-fentanyl", "title": "ICU nurse at a Sioux Falls hospital accused of diverting fentanyl, lorazepam and hydromorphone after medication records review", "date": "2020-06", "location": "Sioux Falls, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Avera McKennan Hospital", "drug": "fentanyl, lorazepam (Ativan), hydromorphone", "method": "Alleged diversion: a medication log review showed an atypically high fentanyl removal rate; a review of 16 charts found 12 areas of concern, including unaccounted amounts of 275 micrograms of fentanyl and 3 milligrams each of lorazepam and hydromorphone, and 66 of 669 medications not scanned as administered or wasted.", "role": "", "status": "Terminated in 2016; sued for wrongful discharge, breach of contract and defamation; circuit court granted the hospital summary judgment, upheld by the South Dakota Supreme Court; the Board of Nursing investigated and ordered counseling, while other reported agencies took no action.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://grimytimes.com/tea-woman-stole-oxycontin-for-personal-use/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pain-clinic-physician-pleaded-guilty-operating-pill-mill-selling", "slug": "pain-clinic-physician-pleaded-guilty-operating-pill-mill-selling", "title": "Pain clinic physician pleaded guilty to operating a pill mill and selling oxycodone for kickbacks", "date": "2021-07", "location": "Columbus, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Columbus Pain Specialists", "drug": "oxycodone", "method": "operated a pill mill out of his practice for more than seven years and sold oxycodone in exchange for financial kickbacks; also staged a break-in at his practice to make a fraudulent insurance claim", "role": "", "status": "pleaded guilty; sentenced to five years probation, ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, forfeit more than $524,000, and surrender his medical license and DEA registration", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2021%20(archived)/former%20doctor%20pleads%20guilty%20to%20operating%20a%20pill%20mill.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-pleads-guilty-illegally-prescribing-opioids-falsifying-records-a", "slug": "physician-pleads-guilty-illegally-prescribing-opioids-falsifying-records-a", "title": "Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office", "date": "2022-01", "location": "Lake Milton, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a medical office in Lake Milton, Ohio", "drug": "opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone, often in combination with benzodiazepines and stimulants", "method": "illegally prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose; used false diagnoses, falsified patient pain intensity scales in medical charts, increased dosages, and prescribed for prolonged periods without evidence of efficacy; ignored urine drug screen results and warning signs of patient addiction and abuse; unlawfully prescribed opioids to two patients who later fatally overdosed and to an individual under the age of 21", "role": "", "status": "pleaded guilty to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21, and health care fraud; sentencing scheduled for May 17, 2022", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2022%20(archived)/mahoning%20county%20physician%20pleads%20guilty%20to%20illegally%20prescribing%20controlled%20substances%20and%20causing%20the%20deaths%20of%20two%20patients.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mount-pleasant-pharmacy-technician-charged-stealing-oxycontin-adderall-cvs", "slug": "mount-pleasant-pharmacy-technician-charged-stealing-oxycontin-adderall-cvs", "title": "Mount Pleasant pharmacy technician charged with stealing OxyContin and Adderall from CVS pharmacy", "date": "2022-03", "location": "Mount Pleasant, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "CVS Pharmacy on Ben Sawyer Boulevard", "drug": "OxyContin and Adderall", "method": "Allegedly stole tablets of OxyContin and Adderall from the pharmacy while working as a pharmacy technician.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with two counts of theft of a controlled substance; booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center and later released on own recognizance.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://abcnews4.com/news/local/mount-pleasant-pharmacy-technician-charged-with-stealing-drugs-amber-ramsey-cvs-ben-sawyer-blvd-charleston-county-dhec-south-carolina-department-of-health-and-environmental-control-wciv", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hilo-medical-center-nurse-charged-fentanyl-theft-drug-possession", "slug": "hilo-medical-center-nurse-charged-fentanyl-theft-drug-possession", "title": "Hilo Medical Center nurse charged with fentanyl theft and drug possession", "date": "2022-04", "location": "Hilo, HI", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hilo Medical Center", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Charged with prescription drug theft and felony drug possession in relation to two April 2022 incidents at the hospital; the charges allege two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, embezzlement or theft, third-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed fentanyl, in any amount), and second-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed one-fourth ounce or more of fentanyl).", "role": "", "status": "Charged with four felony offenses; made an initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court, where a request for supervised release or bail reduction was denied and bail was maintained at $55,000; later posted $55,000 cash bail and was released from custody. Next court appearance set for December 5, 2022.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/hilo-nurse-charged-with-fentanyl-theft-and-felony-drug-offenses/article_ce854ff6-4149-11ed-8f75-0f7573f7cd19.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospice-nurse-admitted-diverting-oxycodone-oxycontin-two-patients", "slug": "hospice-nurse-admitted-diverting-oxycodone-oxycontin-two-patients", "title": "Hospice nurse admitted diverting oxycodone and Oxycontin from two patients", "date": "2022-08", "location": "Watertown, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospice center", "drug": "Oxycodone and Oxycontin", "method": "The nurse picked up prescriptions for two hospice patients, signed for oxycodone and Oxycontin, delivered fewer tablets than she signed for, and set up e-prescribing requests without physician orders; she admitted to police that she diverted prescription medication from the patients.", "role": "", "status": "The Board suspended the nurse's license for an indefinite period, stayed the suspension on compliance with treatment, monitoring, and practice restrictions, and restricted the nurse from working in settings with access to controlled substances.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2022/ORDER0008094-00019250.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pain-clinic-nurse-practitioner-convicted-diverting-opioids-a-family", "slug": "pain-clinic-nurse-practitioner-convicted-diverting-opioids-a-family", "title": "Pain clinic nurse practitioner convicted of diverting opioids to a family member using other patients' names", "date": "2022-10", "location": "Eagle River, AK", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pain management clinic (Eagle River Pain and Wellness)", "drug": "opioids", "method": "wrote opioid prescriptions in the names of other individuals in order to divert nearly 5,000 pills to a live-in, opioid-addicted partner, and created false appointment records for those individuals to conceal the diversion; also pre-signed and pre-dated prescriptions for non-medical staff to distribute to patients for cash when out of the office", "role": "", "status": "convicted by a federal jury on 10 felony counts, including distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, distribution/dispensing of a controlled substance, and maintaining a drug-involved premises", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://alaska-native-news.com/eagle-river-nurse-practitioner-guilty-on-all-counts/64560", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substance-pharmacy-personal-use", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substance-pharmacy-personal-use", "title": "Pharmacy technician took controlled substance from pharmacy for personal use", "date": "2022-10", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "Took controlled substance from the pharmacy for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Suspended until cleared by a mental health professional plus 5 years rehabilitation probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2023-08-aug-orders.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-admitted-theft-controlled-substances-her-employer-credenti", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-admitted-theft-controlled-substances-her-employer-credenti", "title": "Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked", "date": "2022-11", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "her employer", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "admitted to the theft of various controlled substances from her employer", "role": "", "status": "credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Minutes/MinutesBoardMtg_2022-1116.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pain-clinic-nurse-practitioner-conspired-dispense-fentanyl-by-forging", "slug": "pain-clinic-nurse-practitioner-conspired-dispense-fentanyl-by-forging", "title": "Pain clinic nurse practitioner conspired to dispense fentanyl by forging a physician's signature on prescriptions", "date": "2023-01", "location": "", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pain management clinic", "drug": "fentanyl (Subsys and Abstral, Schedule II)", "method": "Convicted of conspiring to prescribe fentanyl outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose; admitted to seeing patients without physician oversight while impaired by her own drug use, and to asking a co-defendant nurse practitioner to forge a physician's signature on controlled-substance prescriptions.", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 20 months in federal prison after a 50% sentence reduction for cooperating in the prosecution of the clinic's co-owning physicians.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://grimytimes.com/bridgette-parker-conspiring-to-dispense-fentanyl-alabama-2023/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-admitted-stealing-controlled-substances-employer-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-admitted-stealing-controlled-substances-employer-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacy technician admitted to stealing controlled substances from employer pharmacy", "date": "2023-02", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "an employer pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Admitted to the theft of controlled substances from the employer pharmacy.", "role": "", "status": "Credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Minutes/BdMtgMin_2023-0215.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-accused-forging-controlled-substance-prescriptions-employe", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-accused-forging-controlled-substance-prescriptions-employe", "title": "Pharmacy technician accused of forging controlled substance prescriptions from employer pharmacy", "date": "2023-02", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "an employer pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Alleged to have forged controlled substance prescriptions from the employer pharmacy.", "role": "", "status": "Credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Minutes/BdMtgMin_2023-0215.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registrant-s-registration-revoked-diversion-controlled-substance-pharmacy", "slug": "registrant-s-registration-revoked-diversion-controlled-substance-pharmacy", "title": "Registrant's registration revoked for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy", "date": "2023-02", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "diversion of a controlled substance from a pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "Revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2024-may-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-home-director-nursing-used-pre-signed-prescription-pads", "slug": "nursing-home-director-nursing-used-pre-signed-prescription-pads", "title": "Nursing home director of nursing used pre-signed prescription pads to divert hydrocodone", "date": "2023-04", "location": "Montgomery, AL", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "nursing home", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "Used pre-signed prescription pads left by the facility's medical director to fax fraudulent prescriptions to the facility's pharmacy, then received and kept the narcotics from the pharmacy's courier instead of administering them", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to Theft of Property Second Degree; sentenced to 18 months in community corrections and surrendered nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-marshall-announces-conviction-of-former-director-of-nursing-of-montgomery-nursing-home-for-theft-of-narcotics/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/national-chain-pharmacy-manager-disciplined-after-oxycodone-reported-lost", "slug": "national-chain-pharmacy-manager-disciplined-after-oxycodone-reported-lost", "title": "National chain pharmacy manager disciplined after oxycodone reported lost/stolen as employee pilferage", "date": "2023-06", "location": "Waldorf, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a national chain pharmacy", "drug": "Oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets", "method": "The pharmacy reported an occurrence classified as employee pilferage; a DEA report listed oxycodone HCL 10 mg and 15 mg tablets lost or stolen. The Board found the pharmacist violated patient safety and standard-of-care rules for filling questionable CII prescriptions without validation and for refusing-to-dispense requirements; fraud and false-record charges were dismissed as unsubstantiated.", "role": "", "status": "Consent order: license reprimanded, placed on probation for at least one year, required continuing education, and a $1,000 fine.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Ahubelem%2c%20U%20%20%206-16-2023.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-s-credential-revoked-theft-controlled-substances-employer", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-s-credential-revoked-theft-controlled-substances-employer", "title": "Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy", "date": "2023-08", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "employer pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Minutes/BdMtgMin_2023-0816.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-nurse-pleaded-guilty-stealing-fentanyl-morphine-hydromorphone", "slug": "va-nurse-pleaded-guilty-stealing-fentanyl-morphine-hydromorphone", "title": "VA nurse pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone", "date": "2023-10", "location": "Aurora, CO", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System", "drug": "fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone", "method": "stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 14 months in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/nursing", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-pharmacy-supervisor-suspected-stealing-painkillers-testosterone-over-five", "slug": "va-pharmacy-supervisor-suspected-stealing-painkillers-testosterone-over-five", "title": "VA pharmacy supervisor suspected of stealing painkillers and testosterone over five years", "date": "2023-10", "location": "Salt Lake City, UT", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "George Wahlen Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System", "drug": "painkillers and testosterone", "method": "suspected of stealing more than 24,000 painkillers and 25 vials of testosterone over five years", "role": "", "status": "Suspected; no disposition stated", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/nursing", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/arkansas-nurse-self-reported-diverting-consuming-hydrocodone-employer", "slug": "arkansas-nurse-self-reported-diverting-consuming-hydrocodone-employer", "title": "Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer", "date": "2024-04", "location": "Cabot, AR", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cabot Health and Rehab", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer", "role": "", "status": "Self-reported; no disciplinary action stated", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/nursing", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-sentenced-probation-stealing-oxycontin-a-hospital-narcotics", "slug": "registered-nurse-sentenced-probation-stealing-oxycontin-a-hospital-narcotics", "title": "Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications", "date": "2024-05", "location": "Canton, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center", "drug": "OxyContin", "method": "Removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, resealed the packs, and used the stolen OxyContin for personal use; pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024; sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment; indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2023. Investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations and the DEA.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/media/1399566/dl?inline=", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/maui-nurse-sanctioned-after-alleged-diversion-adderall-patient-medication", "slug": "maui-nurse-sanctioned-after-alleged-diversion-adderall-patient-medication", "title": "Maui nurse sanctioned after alleged diversion of Adderall from patient medication packet", "date": "2024-08", "location": "", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nova Luna Inc., dba Nova Luna Center and 'Ai Pono Hawaii", "drug": "Adderall and Seroquel", "method": "Allegedly diverted four Adderall tablets from a patient's medication pill packet, replaced them with four Seroquel tablets, and had no authorization to possess, obtain, furnish, or administer the Adderall herself.", "role": "", "status": "Board of Nursing sanctioned the nurse with a $5,000 fine on Aug. 1, 2024, in a board-approved settlement agreement.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/disciplinary-actions-issued-against-two-maui-healthcare-providers/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/former-nurse-accused-replacing-fentanyl-tap-water-iv-drips", "slug": "former-nurse-accused-replacing-fentanyl-tap-water-iv-drips", "title": "Former nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water in IV drips at Oregon hospital", "date": "2024-09", "location": "Medford, OR", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "accused of replacing prescribed fentanyl with nonsterile tap water in intravenous drips; police investigation into theft and misuse of controlled substances that resulted in patient infections; hospital officials believed an employee had been diverting fentanyl", "role": "", "status": "civil wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the hospital; the former nurse was arrested in June and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault and has pleaded not guilty", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wbaltv.com/article/oregon-hospital-lawsuit-nurse-accused-of-replacing-fentanyl-with-tap-water/62060431", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nursing-home-nurse-accused-stealing-tramadol-oxycodone-acetaminophen-residents", "slug": "nursing-home-nurse-accused-stealing-tramadol-oxycodone-acetaminophen-residents", "title": "Nursing home nurse accused of stealing Tramadol and oxycodone/acetaminophen from residents", "date": "2025-03", "location": "Myrtle Beach, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center", "drug": "Tramadol and oxycodone/acetaminophen", "method": "Allegedly stole pain medication from residents, taking Tramadol from two patients and oxycodone/acetaminophen from a patient, for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Charged with two counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and two counts of theft of a controlled substance; booked into jail and released on bond; prosecution by the state Attorney General's Office", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/03/20/nurse-accused-stealing-drugs-patients-south-carolina-nursing-home", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-diverted-phentermine-other-prescription-drugs-a-pharmacy-using", "slug": "pharmacist-diverted-phentermine-other-prescription-drugs-a-pharmacy-using", "title": "Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs from a pharmacy using fictitious patient profiles", "date": "2025-04", "location": "Wicomico County, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a pharmacy in Wicomico County, Maryland", "drug": "phentermine (Schedule IV controlled substance), cyclobenzaprine, tizanidine, gabapentin, and ibuprofen", "method": "Created fictitious patient profiles and used them to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself, including phentermine, a Schedule IV controlled substance; a physician's assistant called in fake prescriptions; purchases were made with cash; the pharmacist admitted the conduct. She initially denied the conduct but admitted it after being confronted with records tying her driver's license to the purchases.", "role": "", "status": "Pharmacist license summarily suspended; ordered to return registrations and licenses; post-deprivation show-cause hearing available.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Adekoya%20A.%20%204-8-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/licensed-practical-nurse-accused-stealing-oxycodone-a-resident-simpsonville", "slug": "licensed-practical-nurse-accused-stealing-oxycodone-a-resident-simpsonville", "title": "Licensed practical nurse accused of stealing oxycodone from a resident at Simpsonville Post Acute", "date": "2025-10", "location": "Simpsonville, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Simpsonville Post Acute", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly knowingly and intentionally took a quantity of oxycodone from a resident.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with one count of a controlled substance, first offense.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/05/22/upstate-nurse-accused-stealing-pain-medication-patient", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-diverted-phentermine-other-prescription-drugs-using-fictitious-pati", "slug": "pharmacist-diverted-phentermine-other-prescription-drugs-using-fictitious-pati", "title": "Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs using fictitious patient profiles at a Wicomico County pharmacy", "date": "2025-12", "location": "Wicomico County, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "a pharmacy in Wicomico County, Maryland", "drug": "phentermine (Schedule IV CDS), cyclobenzaprine, tizanidine, and gabapentin", "method": "Created a fictitious patient profile and used it to fill and purchase prescriptions for herself; recorded prescriptions as transmitted via telephone by a physician assistant; purchased with cash; used her driver's license to complete a purchase; diverted multiple prescription drugs and/or CDS.", "role": "", "status": "Consent Order: summary suspension lifted; license suspended effective April 8, 2025, for at least one year; $1,000 fine; substance use evaluation; possible rehabilitation contract; may petition to modify after six months and lift after one year; criminal case: agreement statement of facts to one count of obtaining a prescription drug by fraud, probation before judgment, one year unsupervised probation.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Adekoya%20%20A%20%20%20%2012-1-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-hospital-psychiatric-nurse-diverted-amphetamine-dextroamphetamine-methylphe", "slug": "va-hospital-psychiatric-nurse-diverted-amphetamine-dextroamphetamine-methylphe", "title": "VA hospital psychiatric nurse diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate and tampered with patient medications", "date": "2026-06", "location": "White River Junction, VT", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction", "drug": "amphetamine/dextroamphetamine; methylphenidate; hydroxyzine", "method": "Diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine capsules from psychiatric patients, removed the regulated ingredients, and returned empty or nearly empty capsules to circulation; removed methylphenidate tablets and replaced them with hydroxyzine tablets for administration to patients; acquired amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate through fraud and deception.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to two felony counts; sentencing planned for Oct. 23; plea agreement capped the proposed sentence at 24 months, with a maximum penalty of 14 years and $500,000; agreed to forfeit a New Hampshire nursing license.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://vermontbiz.com/news/2026/june/29/nurse-va-hospital-steals-meds-psych-patients-tampers-drugs", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-charged-unlawfully-obtaining-oxycodone-hydromorphone-fentanyl", "slug": "registered-nurse-charged-unlawfully-obtaining-oxycodone-hydromorphone-fentanyl", "title": "Registered nurse charged with unlawfully obtaining oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl at a Horry County hospital", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Horry County, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Grand Strand Medical Center", "drug": "oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl", "method": "Charged with theft of controlled substances after allegedly unlawfully obtaining quantities of oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl on dates between Jan. 10 and April 11 while working as a registered nurse; also accused of furnishing false material or omitting material from an application, report or other required document, and the whereabouts of the medication could not be accounted for.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and charged with three counts of theft of controlled substances and nine counts of violation of drug distribution law; released from J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $12,000 bond. The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation temporarily suspended the nurse's license on April 22, 2026; the hospital's parent company said the individual was no longer employed after an internal investigation.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wpde.com/news/local/man-accused-of-unlawfully-obtaining-drugs-while-working-at-grand-strand-medical-center-william-henry-henderson-horry-county-oxycodone-hydromorphone-fentanyl-07082026", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/va-medical-center-nurse-pleads-guilty-diverting-tampering-psychiatric", "slug": "va-medical-center-nurse-pleads-guilty-diverting-tampering-psychiatric", "title": "VA medical center nurse pleads guilty to diverting and tampering with psychiatric patients' stimulant medications", "date": "2026-07", "location": "White River Junction, VT", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction", "drug": "amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate (Schedule II), replaced with hydroxyzine", "method": "Diverted controlled substances prescribed to psychiatric ward patients for her own use over a roughly eight-month period, removing amphetamine/dextroamphetamine from capsules, separating them and administering the empty or nearly empty capsules to patients; replaced the tablets with hydroxyzine to conceal her consumption of the diverted drugs, and acquired stimulants by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of diverting drugs and tampering with medications; plea agreement stipulates forfeiture of her nursing license and sentencing is scheduled.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://vnews.com/2026/07/06/nurse-pleads-guilty-drug-theft/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pediatric-intensive-care-nurse-sentenced-after-guilty-plea-obtaining", "slug": "pediatric-intensive-care-nurse-sentenced-after-guilty-plea-obtaining", "title": "Pediatric intensive care nurse sentenced after guilty plea to obtaining morphine by fraud", "date": "2026-09", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "University of Maryland Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit", "drug": "morphine", "method": "diverted morphine from a pediatric intensive care unit; documented an 8:30 a.m. intravenous morphine dose for a patient but did not document a later dose she told another nurse she had given; pleaded guilty to obtaining morphine by fraud", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 1 year, suspending all but 30 days, with two years of supervised probation; prohibited from caring for children during probation; excluded from state and federal healthcare programs. Pleaded guilty June 20, 2026; sentenced Sept. 9, 2026 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Baltimore-City-Nurse-Sentenced-for-Diverting-Narcotics-from-a-Pediatric-Intensive-Care-Unit-.aspx", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-diverted-schedule-ii-controlled-substance-the-workplace", "slug": "registered-nurse-diverted-schedule-ii-controlled-substance-the-workplace", "title": "Registered nurse diverted a Schedule II controlled substance from the workplace", "date": "2007-06", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Workplace", "drug": "Schedule II controlled substance", "method": "diverted a Schedule II controlled substance from the workplace", "role": "", "status": "amended memorandum of agreement; relocated to Nebraska", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Unprofessional_Conduct.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-practitioner-self-administered-controlled-substances-taken-office-stock", "slug": "nurse-practitioner-self-administered-controlled-substances-taken-office-stock", "title": "Nurse practitioner self-administered controlled substances taken from office stock", "date": "2010-01", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "took controlled substances from her office stock without a prescription and self-administered them", "role": "", "status": "consent agreement with five years probation, drug rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric/psychological therapy, random testing, and restrictions on controlled-substance access and practice", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Unprofessional_Conduct.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-licensee-mitchell-sd-diverted-prescription-drugs-personal-use", "slug": "pharmacy-licensee-mitchell-sd-diverted-prescription-drugs-personal-use", "title": "Pharmacy licensee in Mitchell, SD diverted prescription drugs for personal use and received three-year probation", "date": "2014-09", "location": "Mitchell, SD", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "prescription drugs", "method": "Diverted prescription drugs for personal use; violated laws and rules governing pharmacy practice.", "role": "", "status": "Three-year probation effective September 29, 2014; required continued participation in a monitored program for health professionals, quarterly reports to the Board, and passage of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam before completing probation.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.sd.gov/media/pf0f5dl0/disciplinaryactionreport2018.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rawlins-physician-charged-prescribing-oxycodone-other-controlled-substances-ou", "slug": "rawlins-physician-charged-prescribing-oxycodone-other-controlled-substances-ou", "title": "Rawlins physician charged with prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances outside legitimate medical practice", "date": "2020-02", "location": "Rawlins, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "oxycodone, alprazolam, tramadol, promethazine with codeine, amphetamine/dextroamphetamine, hydrocodone", "method": "Charged in a 32-count federal indictment with dispensing controlled substances from 2014 to 2017 often without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice, including to persons under 21 and to pregnant women under 21; the state medical board found in 2017 that the physician was inappropriately prescribing controlled substances for other than legitimate purposes, prescribing to known abusers, and offering drugs in exchange for sex.", "role": "", "status": "Federal criminal charges (32 counts) with a guilty plea scheduled; 2017 license suspension; voluntary relinquishment of license accepted August 2018.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kgab.com/former-rawlins-doctor-to-plead-guilty-to-prescription-fraud/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-s-credential-revoked-theft-oxycodone-tablets-a", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-s-credential-revoked-theft-oxycodone-tablets-a", "title": "Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription", "date": "2023-05", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "oxycodone", "method": "theft of eight oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription", "role": "", "status": "credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Minutes/BdMtgMin_2023-0524.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/admission-taking-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-personal-use", "slug": "admission-taking-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-personal-use", "title": "Admission of taking controlled substances from a pharmacy for personal use", "date": "2023-09", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Admitted to taking drugs without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use (2 counts)", "role": "", "status": "90 days suspension + 5 year probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2025-feb-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/default-order-diversion-controlled-substance-pharmacy", "slug": "default-order-diversion-controlled-substance-pharmacy", "title": "Default order for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy", "date": "2024-01", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "Diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "Revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2025-feb-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-admitted-taking-controlled-substances-without-authorization-the-pha", "slug": "pharmacist-admitted-taking-controlled-substances-without-authorization-the-pha", "title": "Pharmacist admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use", "date": "2024-11", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use (2 counts); felony theft of a controlled substance (deferred).", "role": "", "status": "120 day suspension + 5 year rehabilitation probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2024-nov-disciplinary-summaries.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-fairview-pharmacy-consultants-obtained-consumed-controlled-substanc", "slug": "pharmacist-fairview-pharmacy-consultants-obtained-consumed-controlled-substanc", "title": "Pharmacist at Fairview Pharmacy Consultants obtained and consumed controlled substances without authorization", "date": "1994-03", "location": "Fairview, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Fairview Pharmacy Consultants", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "license suspended indefinitely, stayed for five years with conditions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/July%201994.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/psychiatrist-salisbury-md-reprimanded-writing-controlled-dangerous-substance-p", "slug": "psychiatrist-salisbury-md-reprimanded-writing-controlled-dangerous-substance-p", "title": "Psychiatrist in Salisbury, MD, reprimanded for writing controlled dangerous substance prescriptions for himself under others' names", "date": "1999-08", "location": "Salisbury, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Psychiatric practice", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances", "method": "wrote prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances for himself in the names of others and issued undated CDS for patients", "role": "", "status": "Reprimand; terms and conditions for four years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/dec_1999.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-assistant-applicant-found-guilty-by-court-martial-self", "slug": "physician-assistant-applicant-found-guilty-by-court-martial-self", "title": "Physician assistant applicant found guilty by court-martial of self-prescribing controlled substances and prescribing them for his spouse without authorization", "date": "1999-12", "location": "Virginia Beach, VA", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "U.S. Navy", "drug": "CDS (controlled dangerous substances, unspecified)", "method": "found guilty by Navy court-martial of self-prescribing and prescribing for his spouse controlled dangerous substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "Application for certification denied", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/mar_2000.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-diverted-morphine-fentanyl-children-s-hospital-wisconsin", "slug": "registered-nurse-diverted-morphine-fentanyl-children-s-hospital-wisconsin", "title": "Registered nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin stock or waste", "date": "2004-11", "location": "Milwaukee County, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Children's Hospital of Wisconsin", "drug": "morphine and fentanyl", "method": "The Board found that the nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from hospital stock or waste for personal use over four years until June 28, 2004, and consumed the substances at work without a prescription or other authority. The nurse was also criminally charged with unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance.", "role": "", "status": "License suspended for six months, then indefinitely, with conditions including treatment, monitoring, and restricted access to controlled substances; partial costs of $200.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://static.fox6now.com/www.fox6now.com/content/uploads/2022/05/05-Waite-Labatt-Order-2004.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-removed-hospital-supplies-administer-controlled-substance-a-friend", "slug": "physician-removed-hospital-supplies-administer-controlled-substance-a-friend", "title": "Physician removed hospital supplies to administer a controlled substance to a friend and falsified test records to conceal it", "date": "2005-02", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "a hospital", "drug": "a controlled dangerous substance (CDS, unspecified)", "method": "Removed supplies from a hospital to intravenously administer a controlled dangerous substance to an addicted friend, then arranged for the friend's blood to be tested with results filed under another inpatient's name to conceal the act.", "role": "", "status": "License revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring05.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/psychiatrist-summarily-suspended-prescribing-controlled-substances-others-name", "slug": "psychiatrist-summarily-suspended-prescribing-controlled-substances-others-name", "title": "Psychiatrist summarily suspended for prescribing controlled substances in others' names and picking up prescriptions", "date": "2005-06", "location": "College Park, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Not specified", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances (CDS)", "method": "prescribing large quantities of CDS in the names of 12 individuals for whom the physician could not provide medical records, and picking up the filled prescriptions himself", "role": "", "status": "Summary Suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall05.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pathologist-suspended-narcotic-cds-abuse-illegal-prescribing", "slug": "pathologist-suspended-narcotic-cds-abuse-illegal-prescribing", "title": "Pathologist suspended for narcotic/CDS abuse and illegal prescribing", "date": "2005-08", "location": "Owings Mills, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Not specified", "drug": "narcotic or controlled dangerous substances (CDS)", "method": "being addicted to or habitually abusing any narcotic or CDS; willfully making or filing a false report in the practice of medicine and when making application for licensure; and prescribing drugs for illegal or illegitimate medical purposes", "role": "", "status": "Suspension for 5 years with terms and conditions; should the suspension be stayed, probation for 5 years with terms and conditions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall05.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/internist-s-reinstatement-denied-over-past-substance-abuse-fraud", "slug": "internist-s-reinstatement-denied-over-past-substance-abuse-fraud", "title": "Internist's reinstatement denied over past substance abuse and fraud in obtaining controlled dangerous substances", "date": "2005-09", "location": "Annapolis, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Not specified", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances", "method": "past misconduct concerning substance abuse and fraud in obtaining controlled dangerous substances and submitting false statements when he obtained licensure in Maryland", "role": "", "status": "Reinstatement Denied; the Board will not accept any further applications for reinstatement for 5 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall05.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/general-practice-physician-summarily-suspended-after-admitting-cocaine-use", "slug": "general-practice-physician-summarily-suspended-after-admitting-cocaine-use", "title": "General practice physician summarily suspended after admitting cocaine use in violation of probation", "date": "2006-01", "location": "Columbia, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "private medical practice", "drug": "cocaine", "method": "Tested positive for cocaine in violation of a prior consent order and admitted to using cocaine on the occasion that produced the positive test.", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring2006.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-anesthesiologist-diverted-controlled-dangerous-substances-medication", "slug": "hospital-anesthesiologist-diverted-controlled-dangerous-substances-medication", "title": "Hospital anesthesiologist diverted controlled dangerous substances from medication management system and falsified patient records", "date": "2006-10", "location": "Berlin, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "hospital", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances (unspecified)", "method": "diverted controlled dangerous substances from a hospital medication management system and placed false information in patient medical records to conceal the diversion", "role": "", "status": "Summary Suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall06.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/unlicensed-resident-removed-narcotic-patches-nursing-home-patient", "slug": "unlicensed-resident-removed-narcotic-patches-nursing-home-patient", "title": "Unlicensed resident removed narcotic patches from nursing home patient", "date": "2007-07", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "nursing home", "drug": "narcotic-eluding patches", "method": "unlawfully removed narcotic-eluding patches from a ventilator-dependent patient at a nursing home. He posed as a licensed physician and entered the nursing home's premises on several occasions before the patches were removed.", "role": "", "status": "Permanent Revocation; any application for licensure, registration, or certification will not be accepted", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2007.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/general-practice-physician-accused-self-administering-narcotics-writing-prescr", "slug": "general-practice-physician-accused-self-administering-narcotics-writing-prescr", "title": "General practice physician accused of self-administering narcotics and writing prescriptions to family and staff without medical records", "date": "2009-02", "location": "Bowie, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "General practice office", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances (CDS)/narcotics", "method": "Board investigative findings alleged the physician was addicted to CDS, overdosed on narcotics in December 2008, and wrote multiple prescriptions to family members and office staff without maintaining medical records, while allowing patients to keep their own medical records.", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring2009.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/anesthesiologist-diverted-controlled-substances-his-workplace-personal-use", "slug": "anesthesiologist-diverted-controlled-substances-his-workplace-personal-use", "title": "Anesthesiologist diverted controlled substances from his workplace for personal use", "date": "2009-06", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "workplace", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances (CDS)", "method": "Diverted CDS from his workplace for his personal use amid substance abuse issues", "role": "", "status": "Reprimand; suspension until the physician's license is activated by the Oregon Medical Board", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2009.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/diagnostic-radiologist-prescribed-controlled-substances-the-names-others-his", "slug": "diagnostic-radiologist-prescribed-controlled-substances-the-names-others-his", "title": "Diagnostic radiologist prescribed controlled substances in the names of others for his own use", "date": "2010-07", "location": "Annapolis, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "private medical practice", "drug": "Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS)", "method": "The Board found that the physician prescribed CDS and other prescription medications in the names of other people for his own personal use.", "role": "", "status": "Suspension for a minimum of 6 months, immediately stayed; Probation for a minimum of 5 years subject to terms and conditions.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2010.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-admitted-diverting-valium-promethazine-codeine-syrup-vicod", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-admitted-diverting-valium-promethazine-codeine-syrup-vicod", "title": "Pharmacy technician admitted diverting Valium, Promethazine/Codeine Syrup, Vicodin, Loratadine, and Soma from Pharmacy A", "date": "2012-07", "location": "", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Pharmacy A", "drug": "Valium, Promethazine/Codeine Syrup, Vicodin, Loratadine, and Soma", "method": "Admitted diverting drugs from Pharmacy A from the fall of 2010 until the spring of 2011; obtained the drugs for a family member and a friend, not for personal use.", "role": "", "status": "Summarily suspended on January 31, 2012; permanently surrendered registration to practice as a pharmacy technician, with the Board accepting the surrender as a final order.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Ajimatanrareje%2c%20Jr.%2c%20F.%207-18-12.PDF", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/psychiatrist-found-have-unlawfully-possessed-controlled-substances-taken-back", "slug": "psychiatrist-found-have-unlawfully-possessed-controlled-substances-taken-back", "title": "Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records", "date": "2013-09", "location": "Albuquerque, NM", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "private psychiatric practice", "drug": "controlled substances including fentanyl patches, oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, and Lyrica samples", "method": "Took back and retained already-dispensed controlled substances directly from patients outside the CSA's closed distribution system, and failed to maintain any inventory or records of the controlled substances he received or the drug samples kept in his office; a separate allegation that he redistributed these drugs to other patients was investigated but found unproven.", "role": "", "status": "DEA registration renewal granted subject to a six-month suspension and restriction to non-narcotic controlled substances only; DATA-Waiver authority to prescribe Suboxone/Subutex revoked.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/html/2013-24695.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/roseville-pharmacy-break-ins-lead-indictment-theft-schedule-ii", "slug": "roseville-pharmacy-break-ins-lead-indictment-theft-schedule-ii", "title": "Roseville Pharmacy break-ins lead to indictment for theft of Schedule II and III controlled substances", "date": "2014-02", "location": "Roseville, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Roseville Pharmacy", "drug": "Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances", "method": "alleged break-ins and theft of 6,140 Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances from a pharmacy", "role": "", "status": "indicted on 69 felony counts: 4 counts of breaking and entering, 35 counts of theft of drugs and 30 counts of possession of dangerous drugs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2014%20(archived)/muskingum,%20county%20(roseville%20resident%20indicted%20for%20pharmacy%20break-ins)%20ohio%20state%20board%20of%20pharmacy.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/emergency-room-nurse-sentenced-stealing-prescription-drugs-patient-accounts", "slug": "emergency-room-nurse-sentenced-stealing-prescription-drugs-patient-accounts", "title": "Emergency room nurse sentenced for stealing prescription drugs from patient accounts via a hospital dispensing system", "date": "2014-03", "location": "York, ME", "state": "ME", "state_name": "Maine", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "York Hospital emergency room", "drug": "prescription drugs", "method": "Used their own name to access a computerized dispensing system at the hospital and withdrew drugs in the names of emergency room patients; also falsified private records.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to 10 counts of stealing drugs and three counts of falsifying private records; sentenced to two years in prison with all but six months suspended, a consecutive two-year term all suspended, four years of probation, $4,000 in fines and $8,318 in restitution, and prohibited from employment giving access to controlled substances; nursing license under suspension.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2014/04/18/nurse-sentenced-for-drug-diversion/37584429007", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/uw-hospital-nurse-charged-morphine-hydromorphone-syringe-diversion", "slug": "uw-hospital-nurse-charged-morphine-hydromorphone-syringe-diversion", "title": "UW Hospital nurse charged in morphine and hydromorphone syringe diversion", "date": "2014-03", "location": "Madison, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "UW Hospital", "drug": "morphine and hydromorphone", "method": "Admitted to hospital staff that she was diverting pain-management drugs and taking them for herself since October 2013; a police investigation found she accessed morphine syringes from a secured machine, replaced them with syringes containing water or an unknown liquid, and took the morphine syringes for herself in at least 42 instances.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested on June 12 and was to be charged with 42 felony counts of diversion of drugs and 42 counts of reckless injury; no longer employed by UW Hospital.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://uwpd.wisc.edu/incident_report/former-uw-nurse-charged-for-diverting-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-indicted-trafficking-controlled-substances-prescribed-friends-co-wor", "slug": "physician-indicted-trafficking-controlled-substances-prescribed-friends-co-wor", "title": "Physician indicted for trafficking controlled substances prescribed to friends and co-workers", "date": "2014-04", "location": "Andover, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "St. Joseph’s Andover Medical Center", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "The physician was alleged to have prescribed controlled substances to friends and co-workers who were not patients and not for a legitimate medical purpose, leading to an indictment on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs.", "role": "", "status": "Indicted on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs; pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2014%20(archived)/andover%20doctor%20indicted%20for%20trafficking%20in%20prescription%20drugs%20-%20april%2011,%202014.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-admitted-taking-xanax-lortab-luminal-without-payment", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-admitted-taking-xanax-lortab-luminal-without-payment", "title": "Pharmacy technician admitted taking Xanax, Lortab and Luminal without payment from a national chain pharmacy", "date": "2014-10", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "a national chain pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland", "drug": "Xanax (alprazolam) 2 mg, Lortab (hydrocodone-APAP) 10/500 mg, Luminal (phenobarbital) 60 mg and 16.2 mg", "method": "admitted orally and in writing to taking the drugs without payment and stated the count was not accurate and that she stole the drugs", "role": "", "status": "registration summarily suspended by the State Board of Pharmacy; terminated from employment; criminally charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with theft less than $1,000 and theft-scheme less than $1,000", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/A/Allen%2c%20T.%2010-29-14.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/search-warrant-norwalk-oh-physician-s-office-over-alleged", "slug": "search-warrant-norwalk-oh-physician-s-office-over-alleged", "title": "Search warrant at Norwalk, OH physician's office over alleged prescriptions issued while physician absent", "date": "2015-02", "location": "Norwalk, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a physician's office in Norwalk, OH", "drug": "controlled and non-controlled substances", "method": "Alleged issuance of prescriptions for controlled and non-controlled substances while the physician was absent from the office due to illness; prescriptions were not dated as of the day issued.", "role": "", "status": "Search warrant served; evidence seized; no arrests; case to be presented to the Huron County Prosecutor's Office for requested charges of Illegal Processing of Drug Documents and Trafficking in Drugs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2015%20(archived)/search%20warrant%20conducted%20at%20norwalk,%20oh%20doctors%20office.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-secure-medication-management-stations", "slug": "hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-secure-medication-management-stations", "title": "Hospital nurse diverted fentanyl from secure medication management stations", "date": "2015-05", "location": "Madison, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "The hospital investigation concluded the nurse diverted 18 vials of fentanyl between May 2 and 3, 2015, by accessing a secure medication management station on a day off, making duplicate withdrawals for the same patient from multiple stations, withdrawing medication while not scheduled to work, and withdrawing from units where not actively providing patient care. The nurse neither admitted nor denied the allegations.", "role": "", "status": "Professional nursing license suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed after three months under conditions, including drug and alcohol treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://static.fox6now.com/www.fox6now.com/content/uploads/2022/05/02-Owens-FDO-2015.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-over-216-000-norco-tablets-a", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-over-216-000-norco-tablets-a", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted over 216,000 Norco tablets from a retail pharmacy while the pharmacist-in-charge failed to detect the theft", "date": "2015-08", "location": "West Hills, CA", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "retail pharmacy (Target)", "drug": "Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)", "method": "A pharmacy technician diverted the drug over a roughly two-year period by repeatedly ordering large quantities to be delivered on days she worked, intercepting and hiding the bottles in the storeroom, destroying the packing invoices, and removing the drugs to her car while the on-duty pharmacist was on break. The pharmacist-in-charge failed to review delivery invoices, restrict access to the phone-ordering passcode, or conduct random audits that could have detected the diversion sooner.", "role": "", "status": "The California State Board of Pharmacy found grounds for discipline after a hearing and revoked the pharmacist-in-charge's license but stayed the revocation, placing the license on three years' probation with conditions; a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the discipline was denied, and the Court of Appeal affirmed.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/fy1516/sternberg_lexis.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/cleveland-area-diet-clinic-pill-mill-indicted-trafficking-phentermine", "slug": "cleveland-area-diet-clinic-pill-mill-indicted-trafficking-phentermine", "title": "Cleveland-area diet clinic pill mill indicted for trafficking phentermine and scheduled stimulants", "date": "2016-08", "location": "Cleveland, OH", "state": "OH", "state_name": "Ohio", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Diet Med Clinics in Mayfield Heights, Fairview Park, and Mentor", "drug": "phentermine and scheduled stimulants", "method": "indicted for running a pill mill that illegally sold more than a million doses of weight loss medication; a physician allegedly used credentials to purchase large quantities of scheduled stimulants while having little or no patient contact as hundreds of thousands of doses were dispensed directly from the clinics", "role": "", "status": "charged in a 227-count indictment with Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, Drug Trafficking, and Money Laundering; arraignment scheduled for September 1", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/newsreleases/2016%20(archived)/indictment%20targets%20diet%20clinic%20pill%20mill.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-accused-embezzling-dilaudid-morphine-diversion", "slug": "hospital-nurse-accused-embezzling-dilaudid-morphine-diversion", "title": "Hospital nurse accused of embezzling Dilaudid and morphine for diversion", "date": "2017-05", "location": "Jackson, MS", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a metro-area hospital", "drug": "Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and morphine", "method": "alleged diversion/embezzlement of Schedule II opioid medications", "role": "", "status": "arrested; surrendered nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wapt.com/article/nurse-accused-of-embezzling-opioids-mbn-says/9924826", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-allegedly-took-back-patients-prescribed-controlled-substances-person", "slug": "physician-allegedly-took-back-patients-prescribed-controlled-substances-person", "title": "Physician allegedly took back patients' prescribed controlled substances for personal use and falsified records to justify prescribing", "date": "2017-07", "location": "Moriarty, NM", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "private medical practice", "drug": "opioid drugs", "method": "State medical board alleged the physician resumed personal unlawful use of opioid drugs, thwarted required drug screenings, diverted controlled substances he had prescribed to patients back from those patients for his own personal use, and falsified medical records to justify the prescribing of controlled substances.", "role": "", "status": "DEA revoked the physician's DEA Certificate of Registration and denied any pending applications after the state medical board summarily suspended his medical license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/04/2017-16446/john-d-bray-morris-md-decision-and-order", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-hydromorphone-danville-hospital", "slug": "nurse-accused-diverting-fentanyl-hydromorphone-danville-hospital", "title": "Nurse accused of diverting fentanyl and hydromorphone at Danville hospital", "date": "2020-05", "location": "Danville, VA", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Sovah Health-Danville", "drug": "fentanyl and injectable hydromorphone", "method": "Was accused of diverting and tampering with vials of fentanyl and injectable hydromorphone intended for patients; hospital discovered that tops of several vials had been removed or tampered with, including 14 of 20 fentanyl vials whose tops popped off and one vial with a dry white film appearing to be superglue.", "role": "", "status": "Was already serving a three-year prison sentence for tampering with consumer products at Sovah Health-Danville.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://journalnow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-opioids-at-winston-salem-hospital-she-took-drugs-replaced/article_99ae63e8-e1f0-11ec-824d-5be9348a1321.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/walgreens-pharmacy-technician-diverted-norco-10-norco-7-5", "slug": "walgreens-pharmacy-technician-diverted-norco-10-norco-7-5", "title": "Walgreens pharmacy technician diverted Norco 10 and Norco 7.5", "date": "2020-07", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Walgreens pharmacy", "drug": "Norco 10 and Norco 7.5", "method": "admitted to taking Norco 10 and Norco 7.5 from the Walgreens pharmacy where she worked", "role": "", "status": "The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacy technician registration, revoked it, and imposed $250 in investigation costs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/MBP_Minutes_07_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/walgreens-pharmacist-diverted-adderall-allegra-d", "slug": "walgreens-pharmacist-diverted-adderall-allegra-d", "title": "Walgreens pharmacist diverted Adderall and Allegra D", "date": "2020-07", "location": "McComb, MS", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Walgreens pharmacy", "drug": "Adderall and Allegra D", "method": "admitted to taking Adderall and Allegra D from the Walgreens pharmacy where she worked", "role": "", "status": "The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacist license, revoked it, and imposed $750 in investigation costs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/MBP_Minutes_07_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-oxycontin-accudose-machines-baptist-medical-cente", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-oxycontin-accudose-machines-baptist-medical-cente", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted OxyContin from AccuDose machines at Baptist Medical Center", "date": "2020-07", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Baptist Medical Center", "drug": "OxyContin", "method": "admitted to taking OxyContin from the AccuDose machines at Baptist Medical Center", "role": "", "status": "The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacy technician registration, revoked it, and imposed $250 in investigation costs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/MBP_Minutes_07_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-diverted-norco-percocet-ms-contin-magee-general", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-diverted-norco-percocet-ms-contin-magee-general", "title": "Pharmacy technician diverted Norco, Percocet, and MS Contin from Magee General Hospital pharmacy", "date": "2020-07", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Magee General Hospital pharmacy", "drug": "Norco, Percocet and MS Contin", "method": "admitted to taking Norco, Percocet and MS Contin from the pharmacy at Magee General Hospital where she worked", "role": "", "status": "The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the pharmacy technician registration, revoked it, and imposed $350 in investigation costs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/MBP_Minutes_07_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-purposes", "slug": "registered-pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-purposes", "title": "Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for purposes of sale", "date": "2021-08", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "took controlled substances from the pharmacy for purposes of sale", "role": "", "status": "30-day suspension and 5 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2021-08-aug-orders.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-use", "slug": "registered-pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy-use", "title": "Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for use by a family member", "date": "2021-08", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "took controlled substances from the pharmacy for use by a family member", "role": "", "status": "revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2021-08-aug-orders.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-surrendered-registration-after-admitted-theft-controlled-s", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-surrendered-registration-after-admitted-theft-controlled-s", "title": "Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitted theft of controlled substances from Walgreens pharmacy", "date": "2021-11", "location": "Gulfport, MS", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Walgreens pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Admitted to theft of controlled substances from the Walgreens pharmacy where the technician worked.", "role": "", "status": "Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; ordered to pay $150.00 in investigation costs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/Minutes%2011-2021_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-surrendered-registration-after-admitting-ingesting-thc-inf", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-surrendered-registration-after-admitting-ingesting-thc-inf", "title": "Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitting to ingesting THC-infused chocolate while working at Kroger pharmacy", "date": "2021-11", "location": "Brandon, MS", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Kroger Pharmacy #493", "drug": "THC-infused chocolate", "method": "Admitted to ingestion of chocolate infused with THC while working at Kroger Pharmacy #493.", "role": "", "status": "Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; may petition for reinstatement after at least one year.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/Minutes%2011-2021_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-took-controlled-substances-a-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy", "date": "2021-11", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Took controlled substances from the pharmacy.", "role": "", "status": "Revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2021-nov-orders.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-reinstated-after-taking-controlled-substance-a-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-reinstated-after-taking-controlled-substance-a-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacy technician reinstated after taking a controlled substance from a pharmacy for personal use", "date": "2022-05", "location": "", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substance", "method": "Took a controlled substance from the pharmacy for personal use (dated 06/06/2019), cited in connection with a prior board order", "role": "", "status": "Granted reinstatement with 3 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/_assets/documents/newsletter/2022-may-orders.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-nurse-anesthetist-accused-diverting-fentanyl-propofol-intended-surgic", "slug": "hospital-nurse-anesthetist-accused-diverting-fentanyl-propofol-intended-surgic", "title": "Hospital nurse anesthetist accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for surgical patients", "date": "2024-01", "location": "Las Vegas, NM", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a regional hospital", "drug": "fentanyl and propofol", "method": "Accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for patients' surgical pain control for his own use, and of going to extreme lengths to avoid drug testing after colleagues raised concerns.", "role": "", "status": "Board of Nursing settlement reported to include two years of probation, quarterly supervisor reports, and random drug testing; an earlier proposed settlement had included 28 days of rehab, five years of probation, and more frequent drug testing.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kob.com/new-mexico/new-mexico-nurse-accused-of-pocketing-drugs-intended-for-patients", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-charged-taking-promethazine-codeine-syrup-pharmacy", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-charged-taking-promethazine-codeine-syrup-pharmacy", "title": "Pharmacy technician charged with taking Promethazine-Codeine syrup from pharmacy", "date": "2024-05", "location": "King County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "Promethazine-Codeine Syrup", "method": "Allegedly seen taking two bottles of Promethazine-Codeine Syrup from the pharmacy in December 2023; approximately 46 bottles of Promethazine-Codeine were unaccounted for during times the technician worked at pharmacies from January to December 2022.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-10", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/clinic-pharmacy-assistant-charged-stealing-oxycontin-oxycodone-prescriptions-t", "slug": "clinic-pharmacy-assistant-charged-stealing-oxycontin-oxycodone-prescriptions-t", "title": "Clinic pharmacy assistant charged with stealing OxyContin and Oxycodone prescriptions from the clinic where she worked", "date": "2024-05", "location": "Whitman County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a clinic", "drug": "OxyContin and Oxycodone", "method": "Charges state that in November 2023 the pharmacy assistant stole prescriptions for OxyContin and Oxycodone from the clinic where she worked.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024; the case is pending.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-12", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/icu-nurse-accused-diverting-patients-liquid-fentanyl-replacing-it", "slug": "icu-nurse-accused-diverting-patients-liquid-fentanyl-replacing-it", "title": "ICU nurse accused of diverting patients' liquid fentanyl and replacing it with tap water at a Medford, Oregon hospital", "date": "2024-06", "location": "Medford, OR", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center", "drug": "liquid fentanyl", "method": "Allegedly diverted patients' liquid fentanyl for personal use and replaced it with nonsterile tap water, which was linked to central line infections; police said the charges reflect the number of patients affected.", "role": "", "status": "Arrested and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault; the nurse had voluntarily agreed in November 2023 to a nursing license suspension pending completion of an investigation and had left the hospital in July 2023. Indicted by a Jackson County grand jury on the 44 second-degree assault counts; trial was set for September 2026. A related civil lawsuit seeking $11 million in damages alleges the tap-water substitution caused at least two patient deaths.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-icu-nurse-arrested-suspicion-replacing-fentanyl-tap-water-rcna157077", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-certified-nursing-assistant-registered-medical-assistant-charged-dive", "slug": "hospital-certified-nursing-assistant-registered-medical-assistant-charged-dive", "title": "Hospital certified nursing assistant and registered medical assistant charged with diverting oxycodone from a patient", "date": "2024-08", "location": "Spokane County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital", "drug": "oxycodone", "method": "Alleged to have falsely identified herself as a patient's sister and diverted oxycodone from that patient; also alleged to have provided the patient Adderall and Remeron without a prescription and tested positive for alprazolam.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct; case pending.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-17", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-assistant-charged-after-allegedly-attempting-deliver-controlled-subst", "slug": "pharmacy-assistant-charged-after-allegedly-attempting-deliver-controlled-subst", "title": "Pharmacy assistant charged after allegedly attempting to deliver a controlled substance against pharmacy policy", "date": "2024-10", "location": "Snohomish County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy", "drug": "a controlled substance (unspecified)", "method": "Allegedly attempted to deliver a controlled substance in violation of pharmacy policy, resulting in termination from employment; has not responded to the state's investigation", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-25", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/certified-nursing-assistant-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substances-a", "slug": "certified-nursing-assistant-alleged-have-diverted-controlled-substances-a", "title": "Certified nursing assistant alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a resident at an assisted living facility", "date": "2025-08", "location": "Whatcom County, WA", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "an assisted living facility", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "allegedly diverted controlled substances from a resident and attempted to conceal the theft", "role": "", "status": "charged with unprofessional conduct", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-09-10-2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/veterinarian-charged-issuing-controlled-substance-prescriptions-without-docume", "slug": "veterinarian-charged-issuing-controlled-substance-prescriptions-without-docume", "title": "Veterinarian charged with issuing controlled substance prescriptions without documentation and providing medications for non-patient use", "date": "2025-10", "location": "Snohomish County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "veterinary practice", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "allegedly prescribed medications for two animals without establishing valid client relationships or conducting physical examinations, altered medical records and invoices, issued multiple controlled substance prescriptions without documentation or payment, provided these medications for non-patient use, and misrepresented the purpose of prescriptions to colleagues", "role": "", "status": "charged with unprofessional conduct by the Veterinary Board of Governors", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-12-10-2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-anesthetist-a-chattanooga-hospital-admitted-diverting-leftover-fentanyl", "slug": "nurse-anesthetist-a-chattanooga-hospital-admitted-diverting-leftover-fentanyl", "title": "Nurse anesthetist at a Chattanooga hospital admitted diverting leftover fentanyl from surgeries, state consent order says", "date": "2025-11", "location": "Chattanooga, TN", "state": "TN", "state_name": "Tennessee", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Erlanger Baroness Hospital (Erlanger Medical Center), surgery center", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "Admitted taking and abusing unused fentanyl that would otherwise have been wasted after surgical procedures, initially once or twice a week beginning in March 2025 and increasing to daily use by June 2025; coworkers reported the nurse appeared impaired while on duty in the surgery center on or around June 30, 2025, with slurred speech, extreme tiredness, swaying with eyes closed and head nodding; the nurse failed a drug test and was fired; a hospital audit found about five instances where the automated monitoring system did not flag missing drugs, plus additional inconsistencies between drug dispensing and waste documentation that should have been flagged.", "role": "", "status": "Settled the Board of Nursing case by signing a consent order in November 2025; license placed on probation while attending drug counseling; not charged with any crime related to the case.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://bop.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/bopnvgov/content/board/ALL/2017_Meetings/Jan112017.Meeting.Minutes.March2017.pdf", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospice-owner-accused-reusing-deceased-patients-narcotics-moving-medications", "slug": "hospice-owner-accused-reusing-deceased-patients-narcotics-moving-medications", "title": "Hospice owner accused of reusing deceased patients' narcotics and moving medications between cities", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Omaha, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE", "drug": "narcotics", "method": "charged with misappropriation of medications, improper handling and dispensing of controlled substances, transporting medications of deceased Lincoln patients to Omaha, allowing unlicensed staff to sign patient records, failing to report misdemeanor convictions and misrepresenting those convictions on license renewal applications. Narcotics belonging to deceased patients were stored in an unlocked cabinet and reused for other patients without proper prescriptions; employees were instructed to document them as \"destroyed.\"", "role": "", "status": "90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ago.nebraska.gov/news/nebraska-nurses-disciplined-violations-omaha-hospice-service", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospice-executive-director-accused-keeping-unlocked-cabinet-deceased-patients", "slug": "hospice-executive-director-accused-keeping-unlocked-cabinet-deceased-patients", "title": "Hospice executive director accused of keeping unlocked cabinet of deceased patients' narcotics", "date": "2026-07", "location": "Omaha, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE", "drug": "narcotics", "method": "accused of keeping an unlocked cabinet of narcotics belonging to deceased patients in her office, directing employees to return unused medications, misappropriation of medications, falsification or inadequate maintenance of patient records, practicing beyond the authorized scope, aiding unlicensed practice, and signing patient records as a physician, social worker and volunteer coordinator. Licensed practical nurse; former executive director of the hospice.", "role": "", "status": "90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ago.nebraska.gov/news/nebraska-nurses-disciplined-violations-omaha-hospice-service", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mooresville-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-unauthorized-consumpti", "slug": "mooresville-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-unauthorized-consumpti", "title": "Mooresville pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for unauthorized consumption of controlled substances", "date": "1995-01", "location": "Mooresville, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Consuming controlled substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "Prior stay terminated; license to practice suspended indefinitely", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/January%201995.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/graham-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-obtaining-consuming-control", "slug": "graham-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-obtaining-consuming-control", "title": "Graham pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization", "date": "1995-01", "location": "Graham, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "License to practice pharmacy suspended indefinitely", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/January%201995.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/family-practice-physician-convicted-illegally-distributing-stimulants-dispensi", "slug": "family-practice-physician-convicted-illegally-distributing-stimulants-dispensi", "title": "Family practice physician convicted of illegally distributing stimulants and dispensing controlled substances", "date": "1997-04", "location": "Potomac, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "stimulants", "method": "Convicted in circuit court of fifteen counts of distribution of stimulants and seven counts of unlawful dispensing of a controlled substance; the conviction was affirmed on appeal.", "role": "", "status": "License revocation, statutorily required following the criminal conviction", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/sept_1997.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-assistant-self-prescribed-narcotic-analgesics-benzodiazepines-while", "slug": "physician-assistant-self-prescribed-narcotic-analgesics-benzodiazepines-while", "title": "Physician assistant self-prescribed narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines while addicted to opiates", "date": "2000-03", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines", "method": "The Board found that the practitioner, who had a problem with opiate dependency, filled prescriptions for himself for narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines, and was found guilty of providing professional services while using a narcotic or controlled dangerous substance and being addicted to narcotics or CDS.", "role": "", "status": "Suspension for three years effective 12/15/1999, with 26 months stayed (10 months active suspension), followed by probation for five years subject to terms and conditions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/june_2000.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/anesthesiologist-placed-probation-after-being-sanctioned-abusing-fentanyl-deme", "slug": "anesthesiologist-placed-probation-after-being-sanctioned-abusing-fentanyl-deme", "title": "Anesthesiologist placed on probation after being sanctioned for abusing fentanyl and Demerol", "date": "2003-07", "location": "Los Angeles, CA", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "fentanyl and Demerol (meperidine)", "method": "Found by a state medical board to have abused fentanyl and Demerol, controlled substances to which the physician had professional access.", "role": "", "status": "5 years probation subject to terms and conditions (reciprocal to an Arizona Medical Board sanction)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/winter04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/family-practice-physician-s-license-revoked-after-ingesting-morphine", "slug": "family-practice-physician-s-license-revoked-after-ingesting-morphine", "title": "Family practice physician's license revoked after ingesting morphine in violation of probation", "date": "2004-01", "location": "Catonsville, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "violated a prior Board consent order and rehabilitation contract by ingesting morphine", "role": "", "status": "Revocation of license; barred from applying for reinstatement for 3 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/summer04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/general-practice-physician-summarily-suspended-over-alleged-conspiracy-distrib", "slug": "general-practice-physician-summarily-suspended-over-alleged-conspiracy-distrib", "title": "General practice physician summarily suspended over alleged conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and Phentermine", "date": "2004-03", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "Ecstasy and Phentermine (controlled dangerous substances)", "method": "alleged conspiracy, possession, and intent to distribute CDS, and illegal manufacture, distribution, storage, and concealment of CDS", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension of medical license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/summer04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/respiratory-care-practitioner-took-controlled-dangerous-substances-her-workpla", "slug": "respiratory-care-practitioner-took-controlled-dangerous-substances-her-workpla", "title": "Respiratory care practitioner took controlled dangerous substances from her workplace", "date": "2011-05", "location": "Frederick, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Workplace", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances", "method": "found to have taken controlled dangerous substances from her workplace", "role": "", "status": "reprimand with terms and conditions, upon applying for reinstatement", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2011.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/internal-medicine-physician-summarily-suspended-over-chronic-cocaine-opiate", "slug": "internal-medicine-physician-summarily-suspended-over-chronic-cocaine-opiate", "title": "Internal medicine physician summarily suspended over chronic cocaine and opiate use", "date": "2011-11", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Facility", "drug": "cocaine and opiates", "method": "The Board determined that the physician's chronic and active personal use of cocaine and opiates constituted a substantial likelihood of risk of serious harm to the public health, safety and welfare.", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension of medical license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring2012.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-advanced-practice-nurse-charged-after-removing-hydromorphone", "slug": "registered-nurse-advanced-practice-nurse-charged-after-removing-hydromorphone", "title": "Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace", "date": "2024-06", "location": "Okanogan County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Workplace", "drug": "hydromorphone", "method": "Charges state that in October 2023 the nurse removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone, and did not document the administration or waste of the medication; the nurse admitted to diverting controlled substances from the workplace for personal use over approximately two years.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Board of Nursing (formerly the Nursing Commission) in June 2024; the provider may respond to the Department of Health in writing, after which the case enters the settlement process.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-12", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacy-technician-charged-diverting-controlled-substances-multiple-occasions", "slug": "pharmacy-technician-charged-diverting-controlled-substances-multiple-occasions", "title": "Pharmacy technician charged with diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions", "date": "2024-09", "location": "Cowlitz County, Washington", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Charges state the technician admitted to diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions while employed as a pharmacy technician in 2023.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-22", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-bentonville-eureka-springs-nurse-demerol-three-year-suspension-1993", "slug": "ar-bentonville-eureka-springs-nurse-demerol-three-year-suspension-1993", "title": "Arkansas hospital nurse's license suspended three years after narcotics cabinet tampering and Demerol concerns", "date": "1993-08-17", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Two hospitals, in Bentonville and Eureka Springs", "drug": "Demerol (meperidine)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "License suspended three years with conditions on reinstatement; affirmed on appeal", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/arkansas/supreme-court/1995/94-1092-0.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-pharmacy-technician-self-refilled-hydrocodone-revoked-2007", "slug": "nevada-pharmacy-technician-self-refilled-hydrocodone-revoked-2007", "title": "Nevada pharmacy technician refilled hydrocodone prescriptions for herself; registration revoked", "date": "2007-02-22", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Pharmacy (employer not named in report)", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmaceutical technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pharmaceutical technician registration revoked by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/OL/Support/BoardSpreadsheet/pharmacy/pharmacy033107.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-hospital-pharmacy-technician-fictitious-nurse-dispensing-cabinet-2007", "slug": "nevada-hospital-pharmacy-technician-fictitious-nurse-dispensing-cabinet-2007", "title": "Nevada hospital pharmacy technician created fictitious nurse account to pull narcotics from dispensing cabinets", "date": "2007-02-22", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy and automated dispensing cabinets", "drug": "Schedule II and III narcotic drugs", "method": "", "role": "Pharmaceutical technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested and convicted of a gross misdemeanor in Justice Court; ordered to pay $7,796.20 restitution and sentenced to two years probation (Board action cut off in available text)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/OL/Support/BoardSpreadsheet/pharmacy/pharmacy033107.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-hospital-lead-pharmacy-tech-diverted-6540-controlled-substance-tablets-2011", "slug": "ca-hospital-lead-pharmacy-tech-diverted-6540-controlled-substance-tablets-2011", "title": "California hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted over 6,000 controlled-substance tablets from dispensing system", "date": "2011-02-07", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "University medical center hospital pharmacy, Loma Linda", "drug": "Several controlled substances; accusation alleged 6,540 tablets, evidence established over 6,000", "method": "", "role": "Lead pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pharmacy technician registration revoked outright; effective March 9, 2011", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/fy0910/ac093418.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-glendale-pharmacy-tech-accused-conspiracy-divert-controlled-substances-2013", "slug": "ca-glendale-pharmacy-tech-accused-conspiracy-divert-controlled-substances-2013", "title": "California retail pharmacy technician accused of conspiring with physician to divert opioids; Board decision issued", "date": "2013-07-17", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy, Glendale", "drug": "Oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco), hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician (accusation also named the pharmacy and its pharmacist-in-charge)", "status": "", "outcome": "Board adopted the ALJ proposed decision, effective August 16, 2013; specific order not shown in the excerpt reviewed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/fy0910/ac093625_tch.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/delaware-nurse-prison-soma-theft-two-year-suspension", "slug": "delaware-nurse-prison-soma-theft-two-year-suspension", "title": "Delaware nurse suspended two years after unrecorded cabinet withdrawals and muscle-relaxant theft at a state prison", "date": "2013-11-07", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Hospital in Lewes, then Sussex Correctional Institute in Georgetown", "drug": "Vicodin (one pill) and Soma, a muscle relaxant", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse (previously licensed practical nurse)", "status": "", "outcome": "Board letter of reprimand (2011), then two-year license suspension affirmed by Superior Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/opinions/download.aspx?ID=197290", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/de-state-hospital-nurse-forged-controlled-substance-sheets-oxycodone-2014", "slug": "de-state-hospital-nurse-forged-controlled-substance-sheets-oxycodone-2014", "title": "Delaware state hospital nurse charged with forging medication records to obtain oxycodone", "date": "2014-03-24", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "State hospital for the chronically ill (Smyrna, Delaware)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Former nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested and charged with three felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud or forgery, seven counts of second-degree forgery and one count of falsifying a business record; released on $51,000 unsecured bond", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://news.delaware.gov/2014/03/24/nurse-arrested-and-charged-with-using-forgery-fraud-to-obtain-prescription-drugs/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/stockton-outpatient-pharmacy-hydrocodone-losses-csa-settlement", "slug": "stockton-outpatient-pharmacy-hydrocodone-losses-csa-settlement", "title": "California hospital system agreed to $1.55 million civil penalty after hydrocodone losses at Stockton outpatient pharmacy", "date": "2015-04", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Outpatient pharmacy at a Stockton medical center and other Sacramento-area facilities", "drug": "Hydrocodone tablets and other controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Hospital system as DEA registrant", "status": "", "outcome": "$1.55 million civil penalty settlement with a two-year compliance action plan", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/dignity-health-agrees-pay-155-million-civil-penalties-resolve-controlled-substances-act", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-respiratory-care-practitioner-fentanyl-syringes-surrender-2017", "slug": "ca-respiratory-care-practitioner-fentanyl-syringes-surrender-2017", "title": "California respiratory care practitioner surrendered license after being found with four fentanyl syringes not needed for work", "date": "2017-03-23", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Respiratory care practitioner", "status": "", "outcome": "License surrendered under a stipulated surrender of license and order", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "regulator: Respiratory Care Board of California", "source_url": "https://rcb.ca.gov/enforcement/discactions/jan17_mar17_discactions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-respiratory-care-practitioner-controlled-substance-false-entries-revocation-2017", "slug": "ca-respiratory-care-practitioner-controlled-substance-false-entries-revocation-2017", "title": "California respiratory care practitioner's license revoked after nursing board discipline for possessing controlled substances and false hospital records", "date": "2017-03-25", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "Controlled substance (not specified in the board summary)", "method": "", "role": "Respiratory care practitioner who also held a registered nursing license", "status": "", "outcome": "Respiratory care license revoked by default decision and order", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "regulator: Respiratory Care Board of California, based on prior Board of Registered Nursing discipline", "source_url": "https://rcb.ca.gov/enforcement/discactions/jan17_mar17_discactions.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-grocery-pharmacy-technician-accusation-tablet-diversion-2017", "slug": "nevada-grocery-pharmacy-technician-accusation-tablet-diversion-2017", "title": "Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles", "date": "2017-08", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail grocery-chain pharmacy", "drug": "Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, amphetamine salts and oxycodone (alleged)", "method": "", "role": "Registered pharmaceutical technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Notice of Intended Action and Accusation filed by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy; employment terminated (Board disposition not in this document)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://bop.nv.gov/uploadedfiles/bopnvgov/content/Board/ALL/2017_Meetings/4.October.2017.Discipline.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-little-rock-va-hospital-technician-opioid-conspiracy-guilty-plea-2017", "slug": "ar-little-rock-va-hospital-technician-opioid-conspiracy-guilty-plea-2017", "title": "Little Rock VA hospital employee pleads guilty in conspiracy to steal and distribute opioids", "date": "2017-09", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock", "drug": "Prescription medication including opioids", "method": "", "role": "Hospital technician (one of three indicted employees)", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea in federal court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/sep/30/ex-va-technician-pleads-guilty-in-opioi/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-perryville-pharmacist-oxycodone-hydrocodone-pill-scheme-sentenced-2017", "slug": "ar-perryville-pharmacist-oxycodone-hydrocodone-pill-scheme-sentenced-2017", "title": "Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions", "date": "2017-09-27", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Independent pharmacy in Perryville", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II, III and IV pills)", "method": "", "role": "Managing pharmacist and co-owner", "status": "", "outcome": "120 months in federal prison and an $850,000 monetary judgment including $54,000 restitution", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2017/09/27/perryville-pharmacist-sent-prison-10-years-pay-850000-role-pill-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-little-rock-va-pharmacy-tech-trainee-opioid-conspiracy-sentenced-2018", "slug": "ar-little-rock-va-pharmacy-tech-trainee-opioid-conspiracy-sentenced-2018", "title": "Former pharmacy-tech trainee at Little Rock VA hospital sentenced to prison for role in opioid theft and sales", "date": "2018-02", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock", "drug": "Opioids stolen from a hospital supplier", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy-technician trainee", "status": "", "outcome": "Sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/feb/15/drug-trainee-at-va-center-prison-bound--1/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/delaware-nurse-xanax-fraud-permanent-revocation-upheld", "slug": "delaware-nurse-xanax-fraud-permanent-revocation-upheld", "title": "Delaware nurse who impersonated a doctor to obtain Xanax lost bid to regain license after permanent revocation", "date": "2018-02-22", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Xanax", "method": "Impersonated a physician to obtain a prescription medication for personal use", "role": "Licensed nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Licenses suspended in 2011, then permanently revoked; later license applications denied and denial affirmed by Delaware Supreme Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/delaware/supreme-court/2018/368-2017.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/meridian-nurse-practitioner-guilty-hydrocodone-substitution-forged-prescriptions-2018", "slug": "meridian-nurse-practitioner-guilty-hydrocodone-substitution-forged-prescriptions-2018", "title": "Meridian nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to swapping hydrocodone in clinic cabinets for muscle relaxants and forging prescriptions", "date": "2018-03-14", "location": "", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Multi-site medical facility in Idaho", "drug": "Hydrocodone/APAP", "method": "", "role": "Nurse practitioner", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to obtaining controlled substances by fraud, identity theft and misbranding; sentencing set for June 2018", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-id/pr/meridian-nurse-practitioner-pleads-guilty-obtaining-controlled-substances-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-uc-san-diego-anesthesiologist-saline-substitution-revocation-2018", "slug": "ca-uc-san-diego-anesthesiologist-saline-substitution-revocation-2018", "title": "UC San Diego anesthesiologist's license revoked after alleged sedative diversion and saline substitution", "date": "2018-04", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "UC San Diego Medical Center", "drug": "Sedatives and opioids including morphine and fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Anesthesiologist", "status": "", "outcome": "Interim license suspension in September 2017, license revoked April 2018", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.lawyersinlafayette.com/blog/2025/may/anesthesiologists-found-using-drugs/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-uams-nurse-voluntary-surrender-two-facilities-2018", "slug": "ar-uams-nurse-voluntary-surrender-two-facilities-2018", "title": "Arkansas nurse surrenders license after record reviews found controlled-substance diversion at two facilities", "date": "2018-09", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Academic medical center hospital in Little Rock and a second facility", "drug": "Controlled substances (not specified)", "method": "", "role": "Nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of nursing license; reported to the licensure board", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/arkansas-nurse-surrenders-license-over-drug-diversion-2/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/las-vegas-nurse-practitioner-surgical-tech-opioid-prescription-distribution-plea-2018", "slug": "las-vegas-nurse-practitioner-surgical-tech-opioid-prescription-distribution-plea-2018", "title": "Las Vegas nurse practitioner and surgical technician pleaded guilty to distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions for cash", "date": "2018-10", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Parking lots in the Las Vegas Valley; prescriptions written on the nurse practitioner's pad with a physician's pre-signed DEA number", "drug": "Hydrocodone and oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Advanced practice registered nurse and a surgical technician without a medical or DEA license", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal guilty pleas: surgical technician to conspiracy and three distribution counts; nurse practitioner to eight distribution counts and eight health care fraud counts; sentencing set for January 10, 2019", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "http://lasvegasnewstrip.com/index.php/vegas-news/las-vegas-news/41-nurse-practitioner-and-technician-plead-guilty-to-unlawful-distribution-of-prescription-opioids.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/az-pharmacist-technician-sentenced-two-phoenix-area-pharmacies-opioid-diversion-2018", "slug": "az-pharmacist-technician-sentenced-two-phoenix-area-pharmacies-opioid-diversion-2018", "title": "Arizona pharmacist and technician sentenced for diverting over 200,000 opioid tablets through two Phoenix-area pharmacies", "date": "2018-11-30", "location": "", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Two pharmacist-owned retail pharmacies in the Phoenix metro area", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist (pharmacy owner) and pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal convictions for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering; prison sentences of 120 months and 48 months", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/pharmacist-and-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-prison-diverting-hundreds-thousands-ff", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lewiston-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-hydrocodone-oxycodone-theft-2019", "slug": "lewiston-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-hydrocodone-oxycodone-theft-2019", "title": "Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer", "date": "2019-04-09", "location": "", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Lewiston", "drug": "Hydrocodone, oxycodone, lorazepam", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "54 months federal prison, three years supervised release, restitution of over $30,000", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/04/09/lewiston-pharmacy-tech-sentenced-conspiracy-distribute-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fontana-pharmacy-technician-tramadol-revocation", "slug": "fontana-pharmacy-technician-tramadol-revocation", "title": "Fontana pharmacy technician's registration revoked over diversion of 117 tramadol tablets", "date": "2021-04-26", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "High-volume outpatient pharmacy of a large health system in Fontana", "drug": "Tramadol 50 mg (Schedule IV)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pharmacy technician registration revoked by the California Board of Pharmacy", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/fy2021/ac207037", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/eastern-idaho-nurse-practitioner-civil-judgment-hydrocodone-prescriptions-2022", "slug": "eastern-idaho-nurse-practitioner-civil-judgment-hydrocodone-prescriptions-2022", "title": "Eastern Idaho nurse practitioner consented to civil judgment over hydrocodone prescriptions written for a third party", "date": "2022-06-14", "location": "", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Eastern Idaho prescribing practice", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Nurse practitioner", "status": "", "outcome": "Consent civil judgment under the Controlled Substances Act; $30,000 fine", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://justice.gov/usao-id/pr/eastern-idaho-nurse-practitioner-pays-price-unlawfully-prescribing-narcotics?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____50MPsjjauNKlVVvou_9pow5bzN577tlfoDN4WaLkaNJgv3-tm74LM0dgTlsNtdtfSUvWnyJsdJPj5YbvAJDX_KPDonWB7oeIIlijYhcj0tCGgojVIvv0JmMscZZi0XjNjbciUCULx2KlegwCr1DGfZUctLZcwcbAE4rgglNxDQkN5Pw9QDsBUCSLaDxOBewsZ4Se9TY9PJ31sDYPyzGuDHMGwyPPCOuuUoNWbkOpE8-Ap3T7F4YTLHabledt1_0sO_PCK00YnEvgbCjTViWrKyI9OaN3i498P4psbKR8xpU-h8ur780tTA9ckuHj8h4oiR14HQGhPsmRfBizmQGdvlNlXfvSg0G_KIp76Zd-LLG41kUOXCBYYVEmI8W4XKoL0SLYSLSl02847Df6gEcBj3r4p4WqmpE7z2V2U78eZNAbLQWS7MsxRVPhrTVpUMZRBefhUI79pcEhjF-LscwlkdWUX_tkV4o7twVcZRf013MYuptZqQ", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-little-rock-traveling-nurse-fentanyl-test-cease-and-desist-2023", "slug": "ar-little-rock-traveling-nurse-fentanyl-test-cease-and-desist-2023", "title": "Traveling nurse fired from Little Rock hospital after positive fentanyl test; Arkansas board ordered cease and desist", "date": "2023-10", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital in Little Rock", "drug": "Fentanyl (positive drug test)", "method": "", "role": "Traveling registered nurse practicing under the Nurse Licensure Compact", "status": "", "outcome": "Terminated by the hospital; Arkansas Board of Nursing cease-and-desist letter barring practice in the state", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://timesrecordnews.com/story/news/2023/10/18/nurse-convicted-in-wichita-falls-has-troubled-history-in-arkansas/71219107007", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/idaho-falls-assisted-living-employee-alford-plea-hydrocodone-swap-allegation-2023", "slug": "idaho-falls-assisted-living-employee-alford-plea-hydrocodone-swap-allegation-2023", "title": "Idaho Falls assisted living employee entered Alford plea to financial card charge after residents' hydrocodone was allegedly swapped for acetaminophen", "date": "2023-10", "location": "", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Assisted living center in Idaho Falls", "drug": "Hydrocodone (allegedly replaced with acetaminophen)", "method": "", "role": "Assisted living center employee", "status": "", "outcome": "Alford plea to amended charge of criminal possession of a financial transaction card; controlled-substance and other charges dismissed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/10/woman-takes-alford-plea-after-reportedly-stealing-money-from-assisted-living-center-and-switching-out-patients-narcotics-for-tylenol/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-scripps-encinitas-anesthesiologist-propofol-probation-2024", "slug": "ca-scripps-encinitas-anesthesiologist-propofol-probation-2024", "title": "Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids", "date": "2024-03", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas", "drug": "Propofol, fentanyl, hydromorphone, midazolam", "method": "", "role": "Anesthesiologist (labor and delivery unit)", "status": "", "outcome": "Medical license revoked, revocation stayed, seven years' probation under a stipulated settlement and disciplinary order", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/scripps-encinitas-doctor-gets-probation-for-stealing-drugs/509-b3c69a74-f31d-4810-ab90-6a1f1631bb65", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/arkansas-cabot-rehab-nurse-self-reported-hydrocodone-diversion", "slug": "arkansas-cabot-rehab-nurse-self-reported-hydrocodone-diversion", "title": "Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone", "date": "2024-04", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Health and rehabilitation facility in Cabot, Arkansas", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Detection: Self-report by the nurse", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/incidents", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ar-texarkana-staff-pharmacist-methadone-record-falsification-guilty-plea", "slug": "ar-texarkana-staff-pharmacist-methadone-record-falsification-guilty-plea", "title": "Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics", "date": "2024-06", "location": "", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Texarkana", "drug": "Methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine (MS Contin), alprazolam and other controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Staff pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal guilty plea; state pharmacy license suspended; awaiting sentencing", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://txktoday.com/crime/texarkana-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-to-falsifying-records-to-conceal-drug-thefts/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/madera-pharmacy-forged-prescription-opioid-plea", "slug": "madera-pharmacy-forged-prescription-opioid-plea", "title": "Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions", "date": "2024-06", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy in Madera", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist and pharmacy owner", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and distribution; sentencing scheduled for September 2024", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/madera-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-trafficking-hundreds-thousands-opiate-pills", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-madera-pharmacist-sentenced-450000-opioid-pills-fraudulent-prescriptions-2024", "slug": "ca-madera-pharmacist-sentenced-450000-opioid-pills-fraudulent-prescriptions-2024", "title": "California pharmacist sentenced to more than seven years for dispensing over 450,000 opioid pills on fraudulent prescriptions", "date": "2024-11-25", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy, Madera", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydrocodone; more than 450,000 pills", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist and pharmacy owner", "status": "", "outcome": "Sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/11/25/madera-pharmacist-sentenced-over-7-years-prison-for-illegally-trafficking", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-regulatory-violation-2025-q1", "slug": "nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-regulatory-violation-2025-q1", "title": "Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and regulatory violations", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Probation", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g)); diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)); violation of state/federal nursing law/regulation (26); customary standards of practice (27)", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-12.05.24-02.03.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-improper-delegation-2025-q1", "slug": "nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-improper-delegation-2025-q1", "title": "Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and improper delegation", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Probation", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g)); delegating functions of licensed or certified persons to unqualified persons (NAC 632.890(6)); diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (18); customary standards of practice (27)", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-12.05.24-02.03.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-rn-reprimand-continuing-education-drug-diversion-2025-q1", "slug": "nevada-rn-reprimand-continuing-education-drug-diversion-2025-q1", "title": "Nevada registered nurse reprimanded and ordered to continuing education for drug diversion", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Reprimand and Continuing Education", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g)); diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)); customary standards of practice (27)", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-12.05.24-02.03.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-falsified-records-2025-q1", "slug": "nevada-aprn-probation-drug-diversion-falsified-records-2025-q1", "title": "Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and falsified records", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Probation", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g)); diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)); inaccurate recording, falsifying or otherwise altering records (20); violation of state/federal nursing law/regulation (26); customary standards of practice (27)", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-12.05.24-02.03.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-ucsf-pediatric-anesthesiologist-propofol-arrest-2025", "slug": "ca-ucsf-pediatric-anesthesiologist-propofol-arrest-2025", "title": "UCSF pediatric anesthesiologist arrested after being found unconscious with a propofol syringe", "date": "2025-03-05", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) medical campus", "drug": "Propofol", "method": "", "role": "Pediatric anesthesiologist", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested; per counsel, on voluntary leave and in residential substance-use treatment", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.lawyersinlafayette.com/blog/2025/april/anesthesiologist-found-with-needle-in-his-her-ar/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-rn-reprimand-drug-diversion-2025-q2", "slug": "nevada-rn-reprimand-drug-diversion-2025-q2", "title": "Nevada registered nurse reprimanded for drug diversion in spring 2025 board actions", "date": "2025-04", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Reprimand and Continuing Education", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g)); diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)); customary standards of practice (27)", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-02.03.25-04.10.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ca-pharmacist-applicant-hydrocodone-prescription-no-prescriber-relationship-2025", "slug": "ca-pharmacist-applicant-hydrocodone-prescription-no-prescriber-relationship-2025", "title": "California pharmacist applicant filled hydrocodone prescription issued without a prescriber-patient relationship", "date": "2025-10-15", "location": "", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacy dispensing, April 2013", "drug": "Hydrocodone (Lortab), Maxzide; marijuana possession also alleged", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist license applicant (Statement of Issues)", "status": "", "outcome": "License issued, immediately revoked, revocation stayed, three years probation", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/fy2425/si247939.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-crna-probation-drug-diversion-2025-q4", "slug": "nevada-crna-probation-drug-diversion-2025-q4", "title": "Nevada nurse anesthetist placed on probation for drug diversion", "date": "2025-12", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreement for Probation", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Diverting supplies, equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)) and unprofessional conduct (NRS 632.347(1)(g))", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-10.16.25-12.08.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nevada-rn-voluntary-surrender-diversion-controlled-substances-2025-q4", "slug": "nevada-rn-voluntary-surrender-diversion-controlled-substances-2025-q4", "title": "Nevada registered nurse surrendered license over controlled-substance use and drug diversion", "date": "2025-12", "location": "", "state": "NV", "state_name": "Nevada", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary Surrender of License in Lieu of Other Disciplinary Action", "board": "Nevada State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "violation: Controlled substances and/or alcohol (NRS 632.347(1)(e)), unprofessional conduct, diverting equipment or drugs for personal or unauthorized use (NAC 632.890(18)), and customary standards of practice", "source_url": "https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NSBN-disciplinary-actions-10.16.25-12.08.25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-nurse-probation-controlled-substance-misuse-misappropriation-2007", "slug": "pa-nurse-probation-controlled-substance-misuse-misappropriation-2007", "title": "Pennsylvania nurse disciplined for misappropriation and non-medical use of a controlled substance", "date": "2007-05-08", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Bucks County, Pennsylvania; practice site not identified in the notice", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Nurse holding both practical and professional nursing licenses", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreed indefinite suspension of no less than one year, immediately stayed in favor of probation, a $1,000 civil penalty, and eight hours of continuing education", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Basis: Unprofessional conduct for failing to conform to a quality standard of the profession, misappropriating property from an employer or patient, and using a controlled substance for other than an acceptable medical purpose", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/alerts-and-notices/bpoa-disciplinary-actions/2007/06-07_nursing_board.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-practical-nurse-license-revoked-drug-misappropriation-2007", "slug": "pa-practical-nurse-license-revoked-drug-misappropriation-2007", "title": "Pennsylvania practical nurse's license revoked for misappropriating drugs", "date": "2007-05-10", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; practice site not identified in the notice", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Practical nursing license revoked and a $2,000 civil penalty assessed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Basis: Unprofessional conduct, misappropriation of drugs, presenting an immediate and clear danger to public health and safety, and criminal convictions", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/alerts-and-notices/bpoa-disciplinary-actions/2007/06-07_nursing_board.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-physician-percocet-prescribing-license-revoked-2010", "slug": "nj-physician-percocet-prescribing-license-revoked-2010", "title": "New Jersey physician's license revoked for prescribing Percocet without medical justification", "date": "2010-10-12", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Private medical office, North Wildwood", "drug": "Percocet (oxycodone/acetaminophen)", "method": "", "role": "Osteopathic physician (pain management)", "status": "", "outcome": "License revoked for a minimum of five years with monetary penalties; affirmed on appeal", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2010/a2348-09-opn.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-exeter-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-theft-registration-surrender-2013", "slug": "nh-exeter-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-theft-registration-surrender-2013", "title": "New Hampshire pharmacy technician surrendered registration after alleged theft of oxycodone tablets", "date": "2013-01", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Retail chain pharmacy in Exeter, New Hampshire", "drug": "Percocet (oxycodone); at least 300 tablets alleged over June to December 2012", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration, recorded as disciplinary action; felony possession and misdemeanor theft charges pending", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/exeter-news-letter/2013/01/22/exeter-pharmacy-tech-charged-with/49146331007/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-londonderry-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-theft-emergency-suspension-2013", "slug": "nh-londonderry-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-theft-emergency-suspension-2013", "title": "New Hampshire pharmacy technician's registration suspended after admitted hydrocodone theft and resale", "date": "2013-06", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Londonderry, New Hampshire", "drug": "Hydrocodone; 100 to 150 tablets on about 10 occasions", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Emergency suspension of pharmacy technician registration pending hearing; fired; arrested on felony possession, possession with intent to distribute and theft charges", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2013/06/25/hudson-pharmacy-tech-arrested-for-theft-sale-of-drugs/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-practical-nurse-nursing-home-diversion-emergency-suspension-2015", "slug": "nh-practical-nurse-nursing-home-diversion-emergency-suspension-2015", "title": "New Hampshire practical nurse's license suspended on emergency basis after nursing home diversion allegations", "date": "2015-03-24", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "County nursing homes in Westmoreland and Sullivan County, New Hampshire", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Emergency license suspension pending board hearing", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Allegation: Drug diversion activity", "source_url": "https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/emergency-suspension-nursing-license-ordered-after-allegations-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-hospital-nurse-hydromorphone-ampule-tampering-2016", "slug": "nj-hospital-nurse-hydromorphone-ampule-tampering-2016", "title": "New Jersey hospital nurse reprimanded after hydromorphone ampules found tampered with", "date": "2016-10", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Hospital (community medical center)", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Board of Nursing reprimand by consent order; enrolled in the state Recovery and Monitoring Program", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://njconsumeraffairs.gov/Actions/20161020_26NO10666100.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-wayne-hospital-pharmacy-tech-fentanyl-theft-2017", "slug": "nj-wayne-hospital-pharmacy-tech-fentanyl-theft-2017", "title": "Wayne hospital pharmacy technician indicted for stealing fentanyl from operating room dispensers", "date": "2017-06", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Hospital operating rooms, Wayne, New Jersey", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Hospital pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Indicted on theft and drug tampering charges; reportedly surrendered pharmacy credential", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.patersoncriminallawblog.com/2017/06/wayne-nj-pharmacy-worker-allegedly-stole-fentanyl/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-springfield-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-duplicate-dispensing-2018", "slug": "il-springfield-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-duplicate-dispensing-2018", "title": "Springfield chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing thousands of hydrocodone tablets over nine months", "date": "2018-04-19", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Chain retail pharmacy, Springfield", "drug": "Hydrocodone tablets", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal plea agreement; state license placed in refuse-to-renew status", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/drugs/opioid-crisis/2018/04/19/former-walgreens-pharmacy-tech-to/12321799007/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-chicago-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-theft-sale-2019", "slug": "il-chicago-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-theft-sale-2019", "title": "Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone", "date": "2019-11-21", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail discount pharmacy, Chicago", "drug": "Hydrocodone (approximately 56,108 pills)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy; five years in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/11/21/chicago-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-five-years-prison-stealing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-hospital-pharmacy-technician-charged-oxycodone-inventory-alteration", "slug": "pa-hospital-pharmacy-technician-charged-oxycodone-inventory-alteration", "title": "Rural Pennsylvania hospital pharmacy technician charged after 2,100 oxycodone tablets went missing", "date": "2021-01", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy, Penn Highlands DuBois", "drug": "Oxycodone; a total of 2,100 tablets reported missing", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged with nine felony counts of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation plus misdemeanor counts; preliminary hearing scheduled", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://gantnews.com/2017/09/27/pharmacy-tech-accused-of-stealing-oxycodone/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-warren-county-pharmacy-oxycodone-diversion-2021", "slug": "nj-warren-county-pharmacy-oxycodone-diversion-2021", "title": "Former pharmacist-in-charge and three others charged in Warren County oxycodone diversion scheme", "date": "2021-02-24", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Allamuchy, Warren County", "drug": "Oxycodone 30 mg tablets and promethazine", "method": "", "role": "Former registered pharmacist-in-charge, a hospital pharmacy technician, and two others", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested and charged with second-degree conspiracy and CDS distribution; pharmacist voluntarily surrendered license in 2020", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/02/24/four-defendants-arrested-charges-they-conspired-illegally-obtain-and", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-hospital-oxycodone-loss-csa-settlement-2021", "slug": "nj-hospital-oxycodone-loss-csa-settlement-2021", "title": "South Jersey hospital system settles DEA allegations after 400 oxycodone tablets reported lost or stolen", "date": "2021-12", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital inpatient pharmacy, Voorhees", "drug": "Oxycodone 30 mg (400 tablets)", "method": "", "role": "Hospital system (institutional registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$150,000 civil settlement; no determination of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://njtoday.news/2021/12/04/virtua-pays-150000-to-settle-drug-enforcement-agency-allegations", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-pharmacy-owner-sentenced-prescription-drug-fraud-scheme-2022", "slug": "pa-pharmacy-owner-sentenced-prescription-drug-fraud-scheme-2022", "title": "Western Pennsylvania pharmacy owner sentenced in prescription drug fraud scheme", "date": "2022-05-05", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Four retail pharmacies in the Pittsburgh region", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist who owned and operated four pharmacies", "status": "", "outcome": "One year in prison, two years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and $649,524 in restitution", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Convictions: Obtaining controlled substances by fraud, misbranding of drugs, and health care fraud conspiracy, entered by guilty plea in September 2021", "source_url": "https://www.oversight.gov/south-hills-pharmacist-sentenced-prison-prescription-drug-fraud-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-hospital-emergency-department-nurse-charged-morphine-diversion-2022", "slug": "pa-hospital-emergency-department-nurse-charged-morphine-diversion-2022", "title": "Central Pennsylvania hospital nurse charged with diverting morphine from an emergency department", "date": "2022-12-13", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Emergency department, Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College", "drug": "Morphine sulfate", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse, since separated from the hospital", "status": "", "outcome": "Criminal complaint filed by the state Attorney General's Office; nursing license indefinitely suspended", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://statecollege.com/articles/local-news/police-crime/former-mount-nittany-medical-center-nurse-accused-of-diverting-using-morphine", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-cheshire-medical-center-2-million-opioid-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "nh-cheshire-medical-center-2-million-opioid-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "New Hampshire hospital agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that poor drug records allowed theft", "date": "2023-06-21", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Cheshire Medical Center, including its intensive care unit", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Hospital (controlled-substance recordkeeping)", "status": "", "outcome": "$2 million settlement announced by the U.S. Attorney's office", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Allegation: Failure to keep accurate records of drugs, which allowed them to be stolen", "source_url": "https://bostonglobe.com/2023/06/21/metro/cheshire-medical-center-pay-2-million-opioid-settlement", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-hospital-2m-dea-settlement-fentanyl-diversion-2023", "slug": "nh-hospital-2m-dea-settlement-fentanyl-diversion-2023", "title": "New Hampshire hospital paid $2 million to settle DEA record-keeping allegations after fentanyl diversion", "date": "2023-06-22", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Regional medical center in Keene, New Hampshire", "drug": "Fentanyl bags; 283 diverted and 163 more unaccounted for", "method": "", "role": "Hospital registrant (employed nurse diverted fentanyl)", "status": "", "outcome": "$2 million civil settlement with DEA; chief nursing officer, pharmacy director and a pharmacist disciplined by state licensing office", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://medicalmutual.com/news/article/record-keeping-violations-lead-to-a-2-million-fine-for-a-new-hampshire-hospital/693", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-le-roy-pharmacy-technician-theft-medical-products-2023", "slug": "il-le-roy-pharmacy-technician-theft-medical-products-2023", "title": "Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances", "date": "2023-09-13", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy, Central District of Illinois", "drug": "Hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea; 30 months in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/09/13/illinois-man-sentenced-30-months-theft-medical-products-and-possession", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-manchester-hospital-nurse-anesthetist-fentanyl-tampering-plea", "slug": "nh-manchester-hospital-nurse-anesthetist-fentanyl-tampering-plea", "title": "New Hampshire hospital nurse anesthetist pleaded guilty after substituting saline for operating-room fentanyl", "date": "2024-06", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital operating room, Catholic Medical Center, Manchester", "drug": "Liquid fentanyl left over from medical procedures", "method": "", "role": "Nurse anesthetist", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to tampering with consumer products; sentencing pending as of July 2024", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/07/08/782741.htm", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-manchester-hospital-300k-controlled-substance-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "nh-manchester-hospital-300k-controlled-substance-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "Manchester hospital agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve controlled-substance recordkeeping allegations after fentanyl diversion", "date": "2024-07-08", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Catholic Medical Center, Manchester", "drug": "Fentanyl and six other controlled substances with inventory discrepancies", "method": "", "role": "Hospital (registrant responsible for controlled-substance records)", "status": "", "outcome": "$300,000 civil settlement with no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/07/08/782741.htm", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-colona-facility-administrator-opioid-diversion-emergency-kits-2025", "slug": "il-colona-facility-administrator-opioid-diversion-emergency-kits-2025", "title": "Illinois nursing-facility administrator sentenced to probation for diverting opioids from emergency kits and medication carts", "date": "2025-05-28", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "At least five healthcare facilities (federal case prosecuted in the Southern District of Iowa)", "drug": "Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Administrator at nursing and senior living facilities", "status": "", "outcome": "Three years' probation, restitution, fine and special assessment", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/illinois-woman-sentenced-for-prescription-drug-diversion/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-hospital-network-civil-settlement-controlled-substances-act-2025", "slug": "pa-hospital-network-civil-settlement-controlled-substances-act-2025", "title": "Eastern Pennsylvania hospital network pays $2.75 million to resolve controlled substances allegations", "date": "2025-07-02", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Multi-hospital health network, Lehigh Valley region", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Hospital network as a registrant; conduct tied to pharmacy technician misconduct", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreed to pay $2,750,000 in a civil settlement; no finding or admission of liability reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Allegation: Failure to comply with Controlled Substances Act provisions designed to prevent diversion, improper transfers and recordkeeping failures", "source_url": "https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county/lvhn-pays-2-million-settlement-for-csa-non-compliance-involving-pharmacy-technician-misconduct/article_c0f0a000-70cb-438a-a274-fddd61a6d36a.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-health-system-pharmacy-technician-diversion-csa-settlement", "slug": "pa-health-system-pharmacy-technician-diversion-csa-settlement", "title": "Pennsylvania health system pays $2.75M to resolve DOJ claims over pharmacy technician diversion", "date": "2025-07-02", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy within a Pennsylvania health system", "drug": "Controlled substances (specific drugs not identified)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician (unnamed)", "status": "", "outcome": "$2.75 million civil settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Controlled Substances Act", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/lehigh-valley-hospital-network-agrees-pay-275-million-resolve-allegations-drug-theft", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/chicago-pharmacy-settles-hydrocodone-diversion-recordkeeping-claims", "slug": "chicago-pharmacy-settles-hydrocodone-diversion-recordkeeping-claims", "title": "Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone", "date": "2025-09-15", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago", "drug": "Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); records also deficient for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam", "method": "", "role": "Two pharmacy technicians", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement with $250,000 penalty; technicians earlier pleaded guilty and were sentenced in 2019 (five years and one year in prison)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/us-attorneys-office-announces-settlement-chicago-pharmacy-alleged-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nh-emergency-department-nurse-partial-dose-opioid-diversion-suspended-sentence-2025", "slug": "nh-emergency-department-nurse-partial-dose-opioid-diversion-suspended-sentence-2025", "title": "New Hampshire emergency department nurse pleaded guilty after keeping partial opioid doses", "date": "2025-12", "location": "", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Regional medical center in Keene, New Hampshire", "drug": "Fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone (Dilaudid)", "method": "", "role": "Emergency department nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to obtaining morphine by fraud; one-to-four-year prison term fully suspended with two years' probation; nursing license surrendered", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mykeenenow.com/news/219912-suspended-prison-sentence-issued-for-ex-cheshire-medical-nurse-in-drug-diversion-case", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pa-mail-order-pharmacy-technician-accused-solriamfetol-diversion-2026", "slug": "pa-mail-order-pharmacy-technician-accused-solriamfetol-diversion-2026", "title": "Pennsylvania mail-order pharmacy technician accused of diverting wakefulness-drug tablets", "date": "2026-04-29", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Health system mail-order pharmacy, Elysburg", "drug": "Solriamfetol tablets, sold under the brand Sunosi; 300 tablets unaccounted for", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Accused of drug diversion in an affidavit by a state Attorney General's Office agent; no disposition reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/kulpmont-man-accused-of-stealing-drug-while-employed-as-geisinger-pharmacy-technician/article_cc6ddec9-67e0-4718-8227-69c28b248abb.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-cape-may-psychiatrist-invalid-controlled-substance-prescriptions-2026", "slug": "nj-cape-may-psychiatrist-invalid-controlled-substance-prescriptions-2026", "title": "New Jersey psychiatrist pleaded guilty to 17 felony counts for invalid stimulant and benzodiazepine prescriptions", "date": "2026-06", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Cape May County psychiatric practice", "drug": "Adderall, Vyvanse, Xanax", "method": "", "role": "Psychiatrist", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty to 17 felony counts; surrendered DEA registration and agreed to relinquish medical and psychiatry licenses; sentencing scheduled October 2026", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://uclahealthmedicareadvantage.org/fwa-front-desk-july-2026", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dc-agency-nurse-demerol-two-year-suspension-affirmed-1983", "slug": "dc-agency-nurse-demerol-two-year-suspension-affirmed-1983", "title": "DC agency nurse's Demerol pull for a patient with an expired order led to two-year suspension, upheld on appeal", "date": "1983-03-29", "location": "", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Capitol Hill Hospital, Washington, DC", "drug": "Demerol (meperidine), 50 mg", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse (temporary staffing agency)", "status": "", "outcome": "Two-year license suspension by the DC Nurses' Examining Board, affirmed by the DC Court of Appeals", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/district-of-columbia/court-of-appeals/1983/82-114-3.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/az-tucson-hospital-missing-controlled-substances-dea-civil-settlement-2009", "slug": "az-tucson-hospital-missing-controlled-substances-dea-civil-settlement-2009", "title": "Tucson hospital reached civil settlement with the United States after DEA investigation of missing controlled substances", "date": "2009-03-27", "location": "", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Hospital in Tucson", "drug": "Controlled substances (several doses reported missing; specific drugs not identified in the source)", "method": "", "role": "Hospital (institutional controlled-substance registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement in which the hospital committed to fund $1,000,000 over five years for a community drug abuse prevention initiative", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://greenandassociates.blogspot.com/2009/05/united-states-reaches-1-million-civil.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dc-hospital-technician-sold-patient-data-prescription-forms-oxycodone-2012", "slug": "dc-hospital-technician-sold-patient-data-prescription-forms-oxycodone-2012", "title": "DC hospital medical technician sold patient data and blank prescription forms used for forged oxycodone scripts", "date": "2012-09-21", "location": "", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "University hospital in Washington, DC", "drug": "Oxycodone (obtained by a third party through forged prescriptions)", "method": "", "role": "Medical technician, hospital general surgery department", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to wrongful disclosure of health information; three years' probation including six months in a halfway house, six months' home confinement, 100 hours community service and a $2,100 fine", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/dc/news/2012/sep/12-330.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nm-carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-theft-federal-complaint-2016", "slug": "nm-carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-theft-federal-complaint-2016", "title": "New Mexico pharmacy technician charged federally after 20,000-plus oxycodone tablets reported stolen", "date": "2016-09-23", "location": "", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Carlsbad, New Mexico", "drug": "Oxycodone tablets of various strengths; pharmacy reported 20,344 tablets stolen", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician (former employee of the pharmacy)", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging theft of medical products; charge carries a statutory maximum of 20 years", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/pharmacy-technician-carlsbad-facing-federal-charge-stealing-prescription-opioid", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dc-hospital-administrative-assistant-forged-prescriptions-oxycodone-indictment-2016", "slug": "dc-hospital-administrative-assistant-forged-prescriptions-oxycodone-indictment-2016", "title": "DC hospital administrative assistant indicted over forged prescriptions for 600 oxycodone pills", "date": "2016-10", "location": "", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "University hospital in Washington, DC", "drug": "Oxycodone (about 600 pills alleged)", "method": "", "role": "Administrative assistant (former hospital employee)", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal indictment on eight counts of distribution and eight counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; presumed innocent", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://grimytimes.com/hospital-worker-forged-scripts-for-600-oxycodone-pills/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nm-peralta-pharmacy-unaccounted-controlled-substances-csa-settlement-2022", "slug": "nm-peralta-pharmacy-unaccounted-controlled-substances-csa-settlement-2022", "title": "New Mexico pharmacy settles federal claims after DEA inspections could not account for over 24,000 controlled-substance doses", "date": "2022-07-12", "location": "", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy, Peralta, New Mexico", "drug": "Controlled substances, majority opioid analgesics; 24,422 doses unaccounted for", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy and its owner (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreed to pay $50,000 in civil penalties under the Controlled Substances Act; owner had surrendered DEA registration in March 2019", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/07/12/new-mexico-pharmacy-agrees-settlement-relating-violations-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/puerto-rico-nurse-anesthetist-indicted-fentanyl-vial-tampering-2026", "slug": "puerto-rico-nurse-anesthetist-indicted-fentanyl-vial-tampering-2026", "title": "Puerto Rico nurse anesthetist indicted on federal charges of tampering with fentanyl vials", "date": "2026-06-02", "location": "", "state": "PR", "state_name": "Puerto Rico", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "Fentanyl citrate vials intended for patient care", "method": "", "role": "Advanced practice nurse with a clinical concentration in anesthesia, licensed by the Puerto Rico Board of Nursing", "status": "", "outcome": "Eight-count federal indictment returned May 28, 2026; initial appearance set for June 2, 2026; defendant presumed innocent", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Charges: Four counts of tampering with consumer products (18 U.S.C. § 1365(a)) and four counts of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation or fraud (21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3))", "source_url": "https://thefederalnewswire.com/puerto-rico-nurse-indicted-on-charges-of-tampering-with-fentanyl-vials", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-southwest-michigan-nurse-summary-suspension-fentanyl-saline-2020", "slug": "mi-southwest-michigan-nurse-summary-suspension-fentanyl-saline-2020", "title": "Southwest Michigan nurse summarily suspended over alleged fentanyl-for-saline substitution", "date": "2020-10-28", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Southwest Michigan healthcare workplace", "drug": "Fentanyl (allegedly replaced with saline)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "License summarily suspended; administrative complaint filed (temporary measure, not a final finding)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/news-releases/2020/10/28/southwest-michigan-nurse-summarily-suspended-for-diverting-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-hospital-network-pharmacies-opioid-diversion-civil-settlement-2021", "slug": "mi-hospital-network-pharmacies-opioid-diversion-civil-settlement-2021", "title": "Michigan hospital network paid $7.75 million to settle allegations its pharmacies enabled opioid diversion", "date": "2021-01-20", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail and subsidiary pharmacies, including a Port Huron pharmacy and a Western Michigan pharmacy", "drug": "Hydrocodone, oxycodone and hydromorphone", "method": "", "role": "Health care corporation operating hospital and retail pharmacies", "status": "", "outcome": "$7.75 million civil Controlled Substances Act settlement with enhanced compliance measures", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/01/20/mclaren-health-pill-settlement/4220814001/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mo-southeast-missouri-medical-center-invalid-opioid-prescriptions-settlement-2021", "slug": "mo-southeast-missouri-medical-center-invalid-opioid-prescriptions-settlement-2021", "title": "Southeast Missouri medical center paid $1.6 million to resolve invalid opioid prescribing claims", "date": "2021-09-01", "location": "", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Medical center in southeast Missouri; physician practiced in Farmington, Missouri", "drug": "Morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone, prescribed alongside muscle relaxers and benzodiazepines", "method": "", "role": "Employed physician (prescriber) at a hospital-affiliated practice", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement of $1,624,957.67 resolving Controlled Substances Act claims; a settlement is not a finding of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/09/01/southeast-missouri-health-organization-pays-16-million-settlement-for", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-dearborn-physician-hydrocodone-distribution-conspiracy-plea-2022", "slug": "mi-dearborn-physician-hydrocodone-distribution-conspiracy-plea-2022", "title": "Dearborn physician pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute hydrocodone without medical necessity", "date": "2022-05-02", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Medical office in Dearborn", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; agreed forfeiture of approximately $37,000", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oversight.gov/dearborn-doctor-pleads-guilty-diverting-prescription-pills", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mo-cape-girardeau-nurse-fentanyl-two-hospitals-guilty-plea-2022", "slug": "mo-cape-girardeau-nurse-fentanyl-two-hospitals-guilty-plea-2022", "title": "Missouri nurse diverted fentanyl at two hospitals after being fired for the first diversion", "date": "2022-10", "location": "", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "A St. Louis-area hospital, then a hospital intensive care unit", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to one federal felony count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced to four years of probation", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/nurse-st-louis-county-hospital-sentenced-four-years-probation-fraudulently-obtaining", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-detroit-area-er-nurse-guilty-plea-fentanyl-vial-tampering-2025", "slug": "mi-detroit-area-er-nurse-guilty-plea-fentanyl-vial-tampering-2025", "title": "Detroit-area emergency room nurse pleads guilty to tampering with fentanyl vials", "date": "2025-05", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital emergency room in the Detroit area", "drug": "Fentanyl (Schedule II)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse (emergency room)", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for September 11, 2025", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/nurse-admits-tampering-vials-fentanyl", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-metro-detroit-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-health-care-fraud-plea-2026", "slug": "mi-metro-detroit-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-health-care-fraud-plea-2026", "title": "Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution", "date": "2026-05", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Three metro-Detroit retail pharmacies", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/05/03/michigan-pharmacy-tech-pleads-guilty-to-56m-medicare-fraud-and-selling-oxycodone-to-drug-traffickers-n2675442", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mi-metro-detroit-pharmacy-technician-guilty-plea-oxycodone-health-care-fraud-2026", "slug": "mi-metro-detroit-pharmacy-technician-guilty-plea-oxycodone-health-care-fraud-2026", "title": "Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleads guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution", "date": "2026-05-01", "location": "", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Three metro-Detroit pharmacies", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone; sentencing set for September 1", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/pharmacy-technician-pleads-guilty-56m-health-care-fraud-scheme-and-illegal?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____80xHdvbtav4pXk_xDk5KiKqWyVJPG-6uYkjBwauDj09ltLZ2RHPpADRtLYehBfKh3AEC9e-UnuEeurgeT9-IQIL2y00_Gv-XoBAU0PWGjas4n-2idUN1Xp20yTYUHYu4IiVJju9IhSZb8weJD59NssWAqF8O0VyWhW6kL2c7pXMsGZ7eFzXTv0xgOwoBmIJmrKAx-G4FGWvmci_chsfZPV66X2GH4hvOf0xXyC-RT7IHVvu2E76xE8E-l92SWhMZP6D1BXd9aEB5NxpvgODx6rMdCZ7nXf-YjsfMEOXzfaX-bBqNf_TP7JDCci7KQ_h_mphFJiGYIg46FIIp0nR--0wlUO2xZGhXp8q5rwNL4g7xldWWT3zPedtOOOjor1Svju6nv75ld8_E_LOLstaRwF_MUPmuKv29aD6XF8FoKNkgOulzo7ZfBvgD77WpeR01bRgzUWO0y5aMuA9yHpOSP-vJoplLlLAOwsPD0JHCNN69LwbHFovLQmLrIkwzM6MsNjUtxGNLUfIrefcQUAWWeMH580rbR-5aI8znj49Y61Q41DqXVd37Adm1Yxpgm4", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missouri-nurse-forged-oxycodone-percocet-prescriptions-coworker-pad", "slug": "missouri-nurse-forged-oxycodone-percocet-prescriptions-coworker-pad", "title": "Missouri nurse forged oxycodone and Percocet prescriptions using a coworker's pad and DEA number", "date": "2026-07-10", "location": "", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; prescriptions filled at pharmacies in Kansas and Missouri", "drug": "Oxycodone and Percocet (13 forged prescriptions; 1,980 tablets total)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea; three years of probation, $5,000 fine, loss of nursing license, lifetime ban from federally funded hospitals", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://dea.gov/es/node/238661", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-practical-nurse-prescription-drug-fraud-conviction-stayed-suspension", "slug": "kansas-practical-nurse-prescription-drug-fraud-conviction-stayed-suspension", "title": "Kansas practical nurse convicted of obtaining prescription drug by fraud; license reinstated under stayed suspension", "date": "2006-01-04", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Kansas nursing employment (employer not identified in excerpt); criminal case in Johnson County District Court", "drug": "Prescription-only drug (not named in the order)", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Misdemeanor conviction with probation and drug treatment; 2007 board consent agreement with stayed suspension and compliance conditions", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-tulsa-hospital-pharmacies-missing-hydrocodone-alprazolam-civil-penalty-2010", "slug": "ok-tulsa-hospital-pharmacies-missing-hydrocodone-alprazolam-civil-penalty-2010", "title": "Tulsa hospital pharmacy operator paid civil penalty after employees stole hundreds of thousands of hydrocodone and alprazolam doses", "date": "2010-02-19", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Two hospital pharmacies in Tulsa run by an outside pharmacy management company", "drug": "Hydrocodone, alprazolam and phentermine", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy employees, including one responsible for invoices and medication purchasing", "status": "", "outcome": "$1 million civil penalty settlement with the United States; one employee pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and distributing hydrocodone", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.newson6.com/story/5e366f122f69d76f6207ea8b/company-pays-penalty-for-thousands-of-pills-missing-from-two-tulsa-pharmacies", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/manhattan-kansas-registered-nurse-oxycodone-conspiracy-guilty-plea", "slug": "manhattan-kansas-registered-nurse-oxycodone-conspiracy-guilty-plea", "title": "Manhattan, Kansas registered nurse pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and obstruction", "date": "2011-06-13", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Manhattan, Kansas (facility not identified in the release)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and one count of obstructing justice", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2011/jun/June13a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/overland-park-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-lorazepam-theft-probation", "slug": "overland-park-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-lorazepam-theft-probation", "title": "Overland Park pharmacy technician stole hydrocodone and lorazepam, falsified inventories; sentenced to federal probation", "date": "2012-04-16", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Retail warehouse-club pharmacy, Overland Park, Kansas", "drug": "Hydrocodone (more than 500 tablets) and lorazepam (approximately 200 tablets)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to obtaining prescription drugs by fraud; two years of federal probation", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ks/PressReleases/2012/April%202012/April16b.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/utah-health-system-ogden-clinic-diversion-settlement-2017", "slug": "utah-health-system-ogden-clinic-diversion-settlement-2017", "title": "Utah health system paid $1 million to resolve clinic drug diversion allegations", "date": "2017-12-08", "location": "", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Ogden-area clinic and pharmacy operated by a Utah health system", "drug": "Oxycodone, diazepam, phentermine and hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Former medical assistant to a clinic physician", "status": "", "outcome": "$1 million civil settlement with the United States; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/settlement-reached-significant-drug-diversion-case", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wy-douglas-hospital-nurse-diluted-hydromorphone-meperidine-2018", "slug": "wy-douglas-hospital-nurse-diluted-hydromorphone-meperidine-2018", "title": "Wyoming hospital nurse sentenced for diluting hydromorphone and meperidine vials", "date": "2018-02-21", "location": "", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital in Douglas, Wyoming (Memorial Hospital of Converse County)", "drug": "Hydromorphone and meperidine", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Eight months federal imprisonment and three years supervised release after guilty plea", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://k2radio.com/former-nurse-at-douglas-hospital-sentenced-for-stealing-narcotics/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/utah-county-evidence-technician-drugs-slated-for-destruction-2019", "slug": "utah-county-evidence-technician-drugs-slated-for-destruction-2019", "title": "Utah County sheriff's evidence technician charged with taking drugs slated for destruction", "date": "2019-05", "location": "", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Utah County Sheriff's Office evidence handling", "drug": "Hydrocodone or OxyContin", "method": "", "role": "Former forensic technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged in 4th District Court with three misdemeanor possession counts and three misdemeanor theft counts", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/46554704/utah-county-evidence-tech-stole-drugs-set-to-be-destroyed-charges-say", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wy-casper-pharmacy-1m-civil-settlement-controlled-substances-2020", "slug": "wy-casper-pharmacy-1m-civil-settlement-controlled-substances-2020", "title": "Casper pharmacy agreed to $1 million civil settlement over controlled substance dispensing allegations", "date": "2020-01", "location": "", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Community pharmacy in Casper, Wyoming", "drug": "Narcotic prescription medications", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy (Osco Pharmacy)", "status": "", "outcome": "$1 million civil settlement with no admission of wrongdoing", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://apnews.com/general-news-b318fd6e7ee6ee69313c8704552c0f8b", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-wellston-clinic-pre-signed-prescription-scheme-sentencing-2021", "slug": "ok-wellston-clinic-pre-signed-prescription-scheme-sentencing-2021", "title": "Oklahoma physician, pharmacist and clinic owner sentenced over pre-signed prescription scheme", "date": "2021-02", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Home-visit physician practice, clinic and co-located retail pharmacy in Wellston, Oklahoma", "drug": "Hydrocodone, morphine and fentanyl (prescription opioids)", "method": "", "role": "Physician, licensed pharmacist and clinic owner", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty pleas; probation sentences of 42, 54 and 24 months; physician and pharmacist agreed to surrender Oklahoma licenses; joint restitution of $53,468.74 to CMS and $20,301.51 to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/oklahoma-medical-professionals-sentenced-unlawful-distribution-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-nursing-home-lpn-schedule-ii-larceny-plea-2022", "slug": "ok-nursing-home-lpn-schedule-ii-larceny-plea-2022", "title": "Oklahoma nursing home LPN pleaded guilty to larceny of a patient's Schedule II medication", "date": "2022-09", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing home", "drug": "Patient's Schedule II controlled dangerous substance (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse (single-state license)", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to felony larceny of CDS; five-year deferred sentence; Board proposed temporary suspension pending hearing", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2023/2023-15a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ky-pikeville-medical-center-recordkeeping-settlement-pharmacy-tech-diversion-2022", "slug": "ky-pikeville-medical-center-recordkeeping-settlement-pharmacy-tech-diversion-2022", "title": "Kentucky hospital agrees to $4.4 million civil penalty over recordkeeping that allowed pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 opioid doses", "date": "2022-12-08", "location": "", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pikeville Medical Center narcotics vault and automated dispensing cabinets", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone (more than 60,000 doses)", "method": "", "role": "Hospital pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Hospital $4.4 million civil settlement with no determination of liability and a three-year DEA memorandum of agreement; technician sentenced to 41 months after a 2020 guilty plea", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/08/kentucky-hospital-to-pay-4m-for-opioid-recordkeeping-claims", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/lenexa-kansas-long-term-care-pharmacy-schedule-ii-emergency-dispensing-settlement", "slug": "lenexa-kansas-long-term-care-pharmacy-schedule-ii-emergency-dispensing-settlement", "title": "Kansas long-term care pharmacy settles allegations of improper Schedule II emergency dispensing", "date": "2022-12-13", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Long-term care pharmacy in Lenexa, Kansas", "drug": "Schedule II controlled substances, including opioid pain medications", "method": "", "role": "Long-term care pharmacy", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement of $3 million; allegations only", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthcarediversion.org/pharmacy-settles-for-3m-to-resolve-dea-allegations/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-overland-park-hospital-nurse-fentanyl-hydromorphone-tampering-sentenced", "slug": "kansas-overland-park-hospital-nurse-fentanyl-hydromorphone-tampering-sentenced", "title": "Kansas hospital nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone vials", "date": "2023-03-13", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas", "drug": "Fentanyl and hydromorphone", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Sentenced to 18 months in prison; nursing license forfeited", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/03/13/former-nurse-sentenced-for-stealing-opioids-kansas-hospital", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-city-kansas-grocery-pharmacy-csa-dispensing-settlement-2023", "slug": "kansas-city-kansas-grocery-pharmacy-csa-dispensing-settlement-2023", "title": "Kansas City, Kansas grocery pharmacy settles allegations of dispensing before receiving prescriptions", "date": "2023-09-14", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy owned by a Kansas City, Kansas company", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement of $250,000; allegations only", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/09/14/pharmacy-agrees-pay-250000-for-improperly-distributing-prescriptions", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ky-pikeville-clinic-physician-nurse-prescription-conspiracy-sentenced-2024", "slug": "ky-pikeville-clinic-physician-nurse-prescription-conspiracy-sentenced-2024", "title": "Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions", "date": "2024-03", "location": "", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Medical clinics in the Pikeville, Kentucky area", "drug": "Oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, clonazepam", "method": "", "role": "Licensed physician (D.O.) and clinic nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Convicted at trial; 100 months (physician) and 60 months (nurse) in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/eastern-kentucky-doctor-and-nurse-sentenced-conspiracy-illicitly-prescribe-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-count-alterations-resale-2025", "slug": "ok-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-count-alterations-resale-2025", "title": "Oklahoma pharmacy technician altered oxycodone counts under coworkers' credentials and sold the pills", "date": "2025-05-07", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacy (employer not named in source)", "drug": "Oxycodone HCl 10 mg and 15 mg (1,171 tablets)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Terminated; permanent revocation of pharmacy technician permit and $2,000 fine proposed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2025/2025-39a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-hospital-night-shift-nurse-morphine-waste-stipulated-order-2025", "slug": "ok-hospital-night-shift-nurse-morphine-waste-stipulated-order-2025", "title": "Oklahoma hospital night-shift nurse disciplined after morphine waste questioned and patient reported no dose", "date": "2025-05-20", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital", "drug": "Morphine (Schedule II controlled dangerous substance)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse working as a staff nurse on the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift", "status": "", "outcome": "Agreed stipulated order with severe reprimand, $500 administrative penalty, education and body fluid testing; Board later proposed referral to its Peer Assistance Program with the RN license temporarily suspended pending entry", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2026/05a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-grocery-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-alprazolam-sales-2025", "slug": "ok-grocery-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-alprazolam-sales-2025", "title": "Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam", "date": "2025-08-13", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Grocery-chain retail pharmacy in Oklahoma", "drug": "Hydrocodone stock bottles, hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg/325mg and alprazolam", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Terminated; permit lapsed; permanent revocation and $2,000 fine proposed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2026/10a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kansas-city-kansas-retail-pharmacy-csa-recordkeeping-settlement-2025", "slug": "kansas-city-kansas-retail-pharmacy-csa-recordkeeping-settlement-2025", "title": "Kansas City, Kansas retail pharmacy settles controlled substance recordkeeping allegations", "date": "2025-09-24", "location": "", "state": "KS", "state_name": "Kansas", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified); pseudoephedrine retail sales records", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy and its owner", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement of $200,000; allegations only, no determination of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2025/09/24/owner-kansas-city-kansas-pharmacy-agrees-pay-200000-resolve-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-pharmacy-technician-permit-revoked-3762-tablet-loss-2025", "slug": "ok-pharmacy-technician-permit-revoked-3762-tablet-loss-2025", "title": "Oklahoma pharmacy technician permit permanently revoked after pharmacy reported 3,762 tablets lost", "date": "2025-11-18", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Pharmacy (details not stated in available excerpt)", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Permanent revocation of pharmacy technician permit and $2,000 fine", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Quantity reported: 3,762 tablets reported lost on DEA-106 form received June 23, 2025", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2026/31a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ok-lawton-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-tablets-clothing-2025", "slug": "ok-lawton-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-tablets-clothing-2025", "title": "Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing", "date": "2025-12-03", "location": "", "state": "OK", "state_name": "Oklahoma", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Lawton, Oklahoma", "drug": "Hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg-325mg; dextroamphetamine-amphetamine 10 mg", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Terminated; felony larceny of CDS charge filed in Comanche County (pending); Board of Pharmacy disciplinary action proposed", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oag/opinions/board-supervisory-letters/2026/30a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/utah-herriman-nurse-prescription-pills-home-safe-2026", "slug": "utah-herriman-nurse-prescription-pills-home-safe-2026", "title": "Utah nurse charged after police found thousands of prescription pills in home safe", "date": "2026-06", "location": "", "state": "UT", "state_name": "Utah", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Private residence in Herriman, Utah", "drug": "Oxycodone and other prescription medications", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse; reportedly employed by a home care and hospice company", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged with possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I or II controlled substance and related counts", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/herriman-nurse-charged-after-police-find-thousands-of-prescription-pills-50k-in-cash", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-hospital-nurse-patient-drug-diversion-board-records-discovery", "slug": "vt-hospital-nurse-patient-drug-diversion-board-records-discovery", "title": "Vermont hospital nurse admitted diverting patient drugs; civil suit tested confidentiality of board investigative files", "date": "1990-01", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Hospital (Windham County civil action)", "drug": "Injectable drugs intended for a patient (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Stipulation of settlement with Board of Nursing including admission of diversion; civil suit discovery order upheld", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/vermont/supreme-court/1990/op89-484.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-nurse-charged-opioid-diversion-nh-nursing-center-resident", "slug": "vt-nurse-charged-opioid-diversion-nh-nursing-center-resident", "title": "Vermont-licensed nurse charged over diversion of opioids prescribed to a New Hampshire nursing home resident", "date": "2008-01-30", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Nursing center, Jaffrey, New Hampshire", "drug": "Opioids prescribed to a resident", "method": "", "role": "Nurse (Vermont licensee)", "status": "", "outcome": "Specification of Charges filed alleging unprofessional conduct; disposition not shown in excerpt", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/nursing/wood_stephanie_docket_nu531107.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/delaware-nurse-physician-dea-number-xanax-license-permanently-revoked", "slug": "delaware-nurse-physician-dea-number-xanax-license-permanently-revoked", "title": "Delaware nurse used a physician's DEA number to obtain Xanax for herself; licenses later permanently revoked", "date": "2009-02-12", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Outside any facility: prescriptions ordered in her own name using a physician's DEA registration", "drug": "Xanax", "method": "", "role": "Licensed nurse holding Delaware nursing licenses", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Deception; nursing licenses suspended in 2011 and permanently revoked in 2013 after she practiced while suspended; a 2015 pardon did not restore eligibility", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://courtlistener.com/opinion/4425235/michael-v-delaware-board-of-nursing", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-rutland-pharmacy-technician-tussionex-registration-revoked", "slug": "vt-rutland-pharmacy-technician-tussionex-registration-revoked", "title": "Rutland pharmacy technician's registration revoked after alleged theft and consumption of a narcotic cough syrup", "date": "2009-10-08", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Pharmacy, Rutland, Vermont", "drug": "Tussionex (schedule III narcotic mixture)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Summary suspension sought; registration revoked effective as of hearing date", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/pharmacy/2009-329-rene-c-myer.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-brattleboro-psychiatric-facility-nurse-narcotics-consent-order-appeal", "slug": "vt-brattleboro-psychiatric-facility-nurse-narcotics-consent-order-appeal", "title": "Vermont psychiatric-facility nurse accused of diverting narcotics; consent order later contested through state supreme court", "date": "2011-04", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "In-patient mental health facility, Brattleboro", "drug": "Narcotic drugs (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Summary suspension; consent order continuing suspension, later vacated by Board and reinstated on appeal", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/vt-supreme-court/1678994.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-south-burlington-physician-fictitious-name-prescription-fraud", "slug": "vt-south-burlington-physician-fictitious-name-prescription-fraud", "title": "South Burlington physician pleaded guilty to prescription fraud after writing prescriptions under fictitious names", "date": "2012-11", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Primary care practice, South Burlington; retail pharmacies in Chittenden and Addison counties", "drug": "Adderall and Vicodin", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to one count of prescription fraud; four-year deferred sentence, no jail time", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://vermontbiz.com/news/2014/march/11/business-300-percent-drug-diversion-unit", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-burlington-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-zolpidem-tablets", "slug": "vt-burlington-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-zolpidem-tablets", "title": "Burlington pharmacy technician accused of taking thousands of hydrocodone, zolpidem and buprenorphine tablets", "date": "2014-03-11", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Burlington", "drug": "Hydrocodone, zolpidem and Suboxone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Investigated by state police Drug Diversion Unit in 2013; disposition not reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://vermontbiz.com/news/2014/march/11/business-300-percent-drug-diversion-unit", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-supermarket-pharmacist-fraudulent-hydrocodone-prescriptions", "slug": "vt-supermarket-pharmacist-fraudulent-hydrocodone-prescriptions", "title": "Vermont supermarket pharmacist wrote and filled fraudulent hydrocodone prescriptions in two states", "date": "2014-03-11", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Supermarket pharmacy; prescriptions filled in Vermont and New York", "drug": "Hydrocodone-acetaminophen (majority of prescriptions)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "Admitted writing fake prescriptions per police report; disposition not reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://vermontbiz.com/news/2014/march/11/business-300-percent-drug-diversion-unit", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nm-carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-misdemeanor-plea-2016", "slug": "nm-carlsbad-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-misdemeanor-plea-2016", "title": "New Mexico pharmacy technician pleaded guilty after oxycodone theft report from Carlsbad pharmacy", "date": "2016-12-20", "location": "", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Carlsbad, Eddy County", "drug": "Oxycodone tablets", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty in federal court to misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://dea.gov/press-releases/2016/12/20/former-pharmacy-technician-carlsbad-pleads-guilty-misdemeanor-crime", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacist-hydrocodone-zolpidem-tramadol-indefinite-suspension-2017", "slug": "mn-pharmacist-hydrocodone-zolpidem-tramadol-indefinite-suspension-2017", "title": "Minnesota pharmacist diverted hydrocodone, zolpidem and tramadol for years and altered records; license suspended indefinitely", "date": "2017-02", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Multiple pharmacies where the licensee practiced", "drug": "Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, zolpidem, tramadol", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "License suspended for an indefinite period", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/boards/assets/Disciplinary%20Actions%20November%202016%20through%20February%202017_tcm21-282856.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/delaware-nurse-xanax-fraud-permanent-revocation-upheld-2018", "slug": "delaware-nurse-xanax-fraud-permanent-revocation-upheld-2018", "title": "Delaware nurse who obtained Xanax by impersonating a doctor loses bid to regain license", "date": "2018-02-22", "location": "", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Xanax, obtained by posing as a physician", "method": "", "role": "Licensed nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Permanent license revocation; reinstatement denied and affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Conduct: Guilty plea to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation or fraud; later practiced eight months while suspended", "source_url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=269310", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wv-morgantown-pharmacist-oxycodone-conspiracy-121-months", "slug": "wv-morgantown-pharmacist-oxycodone-conspiracy-121-months", "title": "Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 121 months for distributing oxycodone outside professional practice", "date": "2019-05", "location": "", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy practice in Morgantown / Monongalia County, WV", "drug": "Oxycodone (more than 7,400 grams)", "method": "", "role": "Licensed pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "121 months federal incarceration; $507,942.42 restitution; $1,845,000 money judgment; agreed to relinquish pharmacy license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/morgantown-pharmacist-sentenced-10-years-drug-charges", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacy-chain-csa-civil-penalty-pharmacist-in-charge-opioid-diversion-2019", "slug": "mn-pharmacy-chain-csa-civil-penalty-pharmacist-in-charge-opioid-diversion-2019", "title": "Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids", "date": "2019-06-11", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy chain in Minnesota", "drug": "Schedule II opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist-in-charge of a retail store (employee); employer pharmacy chain settled civil claims", "status": "", "outcome": "Chain agreed to pay $225,000 in civil penalties; pharmacist-in-charge pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/coborn-s-pharmacy-pay-225000-violations-controlled-substances-act-resulting-theft-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacist-in-charge-supervision-failure-technician-diversion-2020", "slug": "mn-pharmacist-in-charge-supervision-failure-technician-diversion-2020", "title": "Minnesota pharmacist-in-charge reprimanded after technician diverted over 18,000 doses of controlled substances", "date": "2020-09", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "Twenty-five different controlled substances plus gabapentin", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist-in-charge (supervising pharmacist)", "status": "", "outcome": "Reprimand and prohibition on serving as pharmacist-in-charge of any Minnesota pharmacy", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/boards/assets/September-2020-Disciplinary-Orders_tcm21-463448.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-acetaminophen-patient-vials-revoked-2020", "slug": "mn-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-acetaminophen-patient-vials-revoked-2020", "title": "Minnesota pharmacy technician shorted patient prescriptions of oxycodone-acetaminophen; registration revoked", "date": "2020-10", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy", "drug": "Oxycodone-acetaminophen 5/325 mg tablets", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pharmacy technician registration revoked", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/boards/assets/September-2020-Disciplinary-Orders_tcm21-463448.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacist-amphetamine-diversion-video-stayed-suspension-2021", "slug": "mn-pharmacist-amphetamine-diversion-video-stayed-suspension-2021", "title": "Minnesota pharmacist caught on video pocketing amphetamines; suspension stayed with monitoring", "date": "2021-05", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy (employer not named in order)", "drug": "Amphetamines (Schedule II controlled substances)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "License suspension, stayed on condition of Health Professionals Services Program enrollment and monitoring", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/boards/assets/May%202021-Disciplinary-Orders_tcm21-483120.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-patient-vials-surrender-2021", "slug": "mn-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-patient-vials-surrender-2021", "title": "Minnesota pharmacy technician took oxycodone from filled patient prescriptions; registration surrendered", "date": "2021-05", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy will-call area", "drug": "Oxycodone tablets", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/boards/assets/May%202021-Disciplinary-Orders_tcm21-483120.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vermont-dental-practice-employee-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions-2021", "slug": "vermont-dental-practice-employee-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions-2021", "title": "Vermont dental practice employee conspired to forge oxycodone prescriptions", "date": "2021-12-20", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Dental practice in St. Albans, Vermont, and several area retail pharmacies", "drug": "Oxycodone (controlled substances obtained via 46 fake prescriptions)", "method": "", "role": "Dental practice employee", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea; five years of federal probation and $71,942.60 restitution to former employer", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/swanton-woman-sentenced-prescription-fraud-and-embezzlement-scheme-and-ordered-pay", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vermont-pharmacy-manager-diluted-hydromorphone-solution-2022", "slug": "vermont-pharmacy-manager-diluted-hydromorphone-solution-2022", "title": "Vermont chain pharmacy manager diluted hydromorphone oral solution and falsified inventory records", "date": "2022-11", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Chain retail pharmacy in Berlin, Vermont", "drug": "Hydromorphone (oral solution and tablets)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy manager (licensed pharmacist)", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal conviction for obtaining controlled substances by fraud; three years of probation; Vermont pharmacy license suspended September 24, 2021 pending the allegations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/pharmacy-manager-sentenced-probation-obtaining-opiates-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-registered-nurse-attempted-diversion-medication-cart-license-conditioned", "slug": "vt-registered-nurse-attempted-diversion-medication-cart-license-conditioned", "title": "Vermont registered nurse's license conditioned after attempted diversion of medications from a facility medication cart", "date": "2023-02-27", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Health care facility (unnamed in order)", "drug": "Medications (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Employment terminated; license conditioned by Stipulation and Final Order", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/nursing/2022-168-brandy-haymaker-order.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/vt-compact-physician-license-revoked-following-kentucky-action", "slug": "vt-compact-physician-license-revoked-following-kentucky-action", "title": "Vermont revokes compact-licensed physician after Kentucky revocation tied to federal controlled-substance indictment", "date": "2024-11-06", "location": "", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Physician (Interstate Medical Licensure Compact licensee)", "status": "", "outcome": "Vermont license revoked; any reinstatement conditioned on permanent prescribing prohibition", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Basis: Kentucky Board revocation adopted under compact reciprocity; federal indictment", "source_url": "https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/Bentley%20MPN%20131-0423%20Order%20of%20Revocation%20dated%2011.06.2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wv-beckley-travel-nurse-hydromorphone-five-year-sentence", "slug": "wv-beckley-travel-nurse-hydromorphone-five-year-sentence", "title": "Travel nurse at Beckley hospital diverted hydromorphone, sentenced to five years", "date": "2025-07", "location": "", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "", "role": "Travel nurse (Kentucky resident) working in southern West Virginia", "status": "", "outcome": "Five years in federal prison, three years supervised release; state nursing license indefinitely suspended", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://wchstv.com/news/local/travel-nurse-sentenced-to-prison-for-fraudulently-obtaining-opioids-at-wva-hospital", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/indiana-critical-access-hospital-dea-admonition-board-complaint-2025", "slug": "indiana-critical-access-hospital-dea-admonition-board-complaint-2025", "title": "Indiana critical access hospital faces board complaint after DEA admonition over unreported diversion", "date": "2025-07-14", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "25-bed critical access hospital; pharmacy staffed 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "Board set aside the order to show cause and directed administrative complaints be filed against the hospital and its wholesaler", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "detection: DEA letter of admonition; board questioned why the diversion was not immediately reported | wholesaler: Hospital's wholesaler did not flag orders or thresholds; board directed a complaint against the wholesaler as well", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/dA/e2d867d643/07-14-202-Minutes.pdf?language_id=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/indiana-chain-pharmacy-diversion-settlement-denied-2025", "slug": "indiana-chain-pharmacy-diversion-settlement-denied-2025", "title": "Indiana pharmacy board rejects settlement over chain pharmacy diversion tied to employee case", "date": "2025-07-14", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Chain community pharmacy (store #3129), Indiana", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "Board denied the proposed settlement agreement 7-0 and ordered a final hearing no later than September 2025", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "duration: Diversion occurred over a period of 10 days, per the board minutes | evidence: State was able to prove one instance of diversion; drug not identified in the minutes", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/dA/e2d867d643/07-14-202-Minutes.pdf?language_id=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/indiana-carmel-assisted-living-lpn-oxycodone-fraud-charge-2026", "slug": "indiana-carmel-assisted-living-lpn-oxycodone-fraud-charge-2026", "title": "Indiana assisted-living nurse charged over oxycodone cart discrepancies", "date": "2026-06-17", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Assisted living facility, Carmel (Hamilton County)", "drug": "Oxycodone tablets", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged with two felonies (obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; failure to make, keep or furnish a record); trial set for Sept. 24, 2026", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://dailyclinicnews.com/news/eaaa61d4-8799-42c5-9c6b-e9fdfd9ab5d2", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/indiana-muncie-hospital-pharmacy-probation-hydromorphone-methadone-diversion-2026", "slug": "indiana-muncie-hospital-pharmacy-probation-hydromorphone-methadone-diversion-2026", "title": "Indiana hospital pharmacy placed on probation after multi-year opioid diversion by pharmacy manager", "date": "2026-07", "location": "", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital pharmacy, Muncie (Delaware County)", "drug": "Hydromorphone, methadone solution and tablets, morphine", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy manager (pharmacist); hospital pharmacy license disciplined", "status": "", "outcome": "Board of Pharmacy approved settlement 3-2: hospital pharmacy license and controlled substance registration on probation for at least three years, $44,000 civil fine, outside audits and training; pharmacist's criminal case pending", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://thebradentontimes.com/stories/i-dont-know-how-we-approve-this-pharmacy-board-narrowly-accepts-drug-diversion-settlement,205034", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/virginia-pharmacist-phentermine-self-administration-stayed-suspension-2006", "slug": "virginia-pharmacist-phentermine-self-administration-stayed-suspension-2006", "title": "Virginia-licensed pharmacist self-administered diverted phentermine on duty; suspension stayed by consent order", "date": "2006-05", "location": "", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "", "drug": "Phentermine HCl 37.5 mg (Schedule IV)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Licensing outcome: Virginia license indefinitely suspended; suspension stayed under a May 2006 consent order | Criminal outcome: Guilty plea to prescription fraud; one year of supervised probation", "source_url": "https://health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/docs/FormalOrders/M/Morrow,%20J.%202-21-13.PDF", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-sisseton-health-center-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-sentenced-2011", "slug": "sd-sisseton-health-center-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-sentenced-2011", "title": "South Dakota tribal health center pharmacy technician sentenced after hydrocodone theft plea", "date": "2011-05-16", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Indian Health Service health care center, Sisseton, South Dakota", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal guilty plea to health care fraud; sentenced in U.S. District Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/sd/pressreleases/2011/SF-2011-05-16-Adams.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-sisseton-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-health-care-fraud-plea-2011", "slug": "sd-sisseton-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-health-care-fraud-plea-2011", "title": "Sisseton pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud over hydrocodone theft", "date": "2011-11-28", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Tribal health care center, Sisseton, South Dakota", "drug": "Hydrocodone (approximately 10 pills)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty to one federal count of health care fraud; sentencing pending at time of release", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/sd/pressreleases/2011/SF-2011-11-28-Anderson.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fl-lutz-pharmacist-oxycodone-fraudulent-prescriptions-17-year-sentence", "slug": "fl-lutz-pharmacist-oxycodone-fraudulent-prescriptions-17-year-sentence", "title": "Lutz pharmacist sentenced to 17 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent prescriptions and to a DEA confidential source", "date": "2012-08-21", "location": "", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Pharmacy in the Tampa area (Lutz, Florida)", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Licensed pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "Jury conviction on conspiracy and distribution counts; 17 years in federal prison; DEA registration, Florida pharmacy license, cash and vehicles forfeited", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/pharmacist-sentenced-illegally-distributing-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-billings-walgreens-pharmacy-drug-theft-sentence-2015", "slug": "montana-billings-walgreens-pharmacy-drug-theft-sentence-2015", "title": "Billings man sentenced to 48 months in prison for theft of drugs from a Walgreens pharmacy", "date": "2015-01", "location": "", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail pharmacy (Walgreens), Billings", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "Sentenced to 48 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Restitution: $19,997.75 ordered to Walgreens | Investigation: Drug Enforcement Administration and Billings Police Department", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/billings-man-sentenced-walgreens-drug-theft", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-medication-aide-hydrocodone-possession-charge-2017-sweep", "slug": "sd-medication-aide-hydrocodone-possession-charge-2017-sweep", "title": "South Dakota medication aide charged with hydrocodone possession in 2017 health care fraud sweep", "date": "2017-07-13", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "not specified in release; one of two cases in Yankton County and Turner County", "drug": "hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "medication aide", "status": "", "outcome": "charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, a class 5 felony; charge only, no disposition reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=1820", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-medication-aide-ingesting-substance-charge-2017-sweep", "slug": "sd-medication-aide-ingesting-substance-charge-2017-sweep", "title": "South Dakota medication aide charged with ingesting a substance to become intoxicated in 2017 health care fraud sweep", "date": "2017-07-13", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "not specified in release; one of two cases in Yankton County and Turner County", "drug": "not specified (substance other than alcohol)", "method": "", "role": "medication aide", "status": "", "outcome": "charged with one count of ingesting a substance other than alcohol to become intoxicated, a class 1 misdemeanor; charge only, no disposition reported", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=1820", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fl-orlando-pharmacist-oxycodone-conspiracy-24-year-sentence", "slug": "fl-orlando-pharmacist-oxycodone-conspiracy-24-year-sentence", "title": "Orlando pharmacist sentenced to more than 24 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent and pill-mill prescriptions", "date": "2017-12", "location": "", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Community pharmacy in Orlando, Florida", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Licensed pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "Jury conviction in March 2016; sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/orlando-pharmacist-sentenced-more-24-years-illegally-dispensing-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/co-south-denver-pharmacists-guilty-plea-illegal-opioid-distribution-2018", "slug": "co-south-denver-pharmacists-guilty-plea-illegal-opioid-distribution-2018", "title": "Two South Denver pharmacists pleaded guilty to felony opioid distribution charges", "date": "2018-10-17", "location": "", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy practice in south Denver, Colorado", "drug": "Opioids and other controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Two licensed pharmacists", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty pleas to felony charges of illegal dispensing and distribution (federal case 16-cr-00122)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/two-south-denver-pharmacists-plead-guilty-felony-charges-illegally-distributing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-st-ignatius-tribal-pharmacy-missing-oxycodone-civil-settlement-2018", "slug": "montana-st-ignatius-tribal-pharmacy-missing-oxycodone-civil-settlement-2018", "title": "Tribal pharmacy in St. Ignatius paid civil penalty after about 2,500 oxycodone pills went missing", "date": "2018-12", "location": "", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Tribal health department pharmacy, St. Ignatius", "drug": "Oxycodone (approximately 2,500 pills stolen or unaccounted for)", "method": "", "role": "", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office: $95,520 penalty, three years of annual compliance evaluations and certification to the DEA", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Exposure: Full potential penalty of $240,640 for the alleged violations if future violations are found", "source_url": "https://valleyjournal.net/Article/20912/CSKT-Pharmacy-gets-reduced-civil-penalty", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fl-pinellas-park-pharmacist-oxycodone-hydromorphone-unlawful-distribution-2020", "slug": "fl-pinellas-park-pharmacist-oxycodone-hydromorphone-unlawful-distribution-2020", "title": "Pinellas Park pharmacy owner sentenced for filling oxycodone and hydromorphone prescriptions outside professional practice", "date": "2020-04-24", "location": "", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Pinellas Park, Florida", "drug": "Oxycodone 30 mg and hydromorphone 8 mg (Schedule II)", "method": "", "role": "Licensed pharmacist who owned and operated an independent pharmacy", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea; 30 months in federal prison, $500,000 criminal fine and $766,819 forfeiture money judgment", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/local-pharmacist-sentenced-prison-unlawful-distribution-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-icu-nurse-fentanyl-documentation-termination-appeal-2020", "slug": "sd-icu-nurse-fentanyl-documentation-termination-appeal-2020", "title": "South Dakota ICU nurse's lawsuit over termination for fentanyl discrepancies rejected on appeal", "date": "2020-06-17", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital in Minnehaha County, South Dakota", "drug": "Fentanyl; also unaccounted lorazepam and hydromorphone", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse, intensive care unit", "status": "", "outcome": "Employment terminated; summary judgment for hospital on wrongful discharge, breach of contract and defamation claims affirmed by the South Dakota Supreme Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/south-dakota/supreme-court/2020/29081.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-icu-nurse-fentanyl-accountability-review-termination-suit-affirmed-2020", "slug": "sd-icu-nurse-fentanyl-accountability-review-termination-suit-affirmed-2020", "title": "South Dakota ICU nurse fired after fentanyl accountability review; wrongful-discharge suit fails on appeal", "date": "2020-06-17", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota", "drug": "fentanyl, lorazepam (Ativan) and hydromorphone unaccounted for", "method": "", "role": "registered nurse, intensive care unit", "status": "", "outcome": "terminated; reported to Board of Nursing, Department of Health, DEA and Board of Pharmacy; Board of Nursing issued a confidential letter of concern with counseling and remedial education; no agency discipline; hospital won summary judgment on all civil claims, affirmed by the South Dakota Supreme Court", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://courtlistener.com/opinion/9507894/henning-v-avera-mckennan", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-ennis-pharmacist-opioid-distribution-prison-2020", "slug": "montana-ennis-pharmacist-opioid-distribution-prison-2020", "title": "Former Ennis pharmacist pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and was sentenced to prison and fined", "date": "2020-11", "location": "", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy, Ennis", "drug": "Opioids", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist (former)", "status": "", "outcome": "Pleaded guilty to opioid distribution; sentenced to prison and fined (amounts not stated in the excerpt)", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/former-ennis-pharmacist-sentenced-prison-fined-opioid-distribution", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/co-nurses-took-controlled-substances-from-patients-federal-cases-2021", "slug": "co-nurses-took-controlled-substances-from-patients-federal-cases-2021", "title": "Two Colorado nurses held accountable for taking controlled substances from patients", "date": "2021-08-28", "location": "", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Patient care settings in Colorado", "drug": "Controlled substances intended for patients", "method": "", "role": "Nurses (two separate cases)", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal cases resolved by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-nurses-held-accountable-taking-controlled-substances-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fl-er-nurse-hydromorphone-syringes-no-probable-cause-2021", "slug": "fl-er-nurse-hydromorphone-syringes-no-probable-cause-2021", "title": "Florida emergency room nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone after syringes found in work bag; probable cause panel dismissed case", "date": "2021-09", "location": "", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital emergency room in Florida", "drug": "Hydromorphone (two mostly empty pre-drawn 1 mg syringes)", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Florida Department of Health complaint dismissed by probable cause panel without a finding", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://chapmanlawgroup.com/case_results/nurse-drug-diversion-syringes", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/sd-brookings-ambulance-fentanyl-vials-saline-tampering-2022", "slug": "sd-brookings-ambulance-fentanyl-vials-saline-tampering-2022", "title": "South Dakota hospital ambulance fentanyl vials found filled with saline; no suspect identified", "date": "2022-11", "location": "", "state": "SD", "state_name": "South Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "hospital-based ambulance service, Brookings, South Dakota", "drug": "fentanyl (two vials found filled with normal saline)", "method": "", "role": "unidentified; no suspect identified as of the inspection", "status": "", "outcome": "referred to the Division of Criminal Investigation; state inspection cited the hospital for failing to ensure pharmacy oversight of controlled-substance security; master override key secured and daily checks instituted", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.hospitalinspections.org/report-detail/363G11", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-kalispell-assisted-living-employee-pain-medication-diversion-2024", "slug": "montana-kalispell-assisted-living-employee-pain-medication-diversion-2024", "title": "Former Kalispell assisted living employee admitted diverting pain medication", "date": "2024-11", "location": "", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Assisted living facility, Kalispell", "drug": "Pain medication", "method": "", "role": "Assisted living facility employee (former)", "status": "", "outcome": "Admitted diverting pain medication in federal court; prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/former-kalispell-assisted-living-employee-admits-diverting-pain-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/co-trinidad-pharmacy-unlawful-dispensing-civil-settlement-2025", "slug": "co-trinidad-pharmacy-unlawful-dispensing-civil-settlement-2025", "title": "Southern Colorado pharmacy paid $250,000 to resolve allegations of years of unlawful controlled-substance dispensing", "date": "2025-05", "location": "", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy in Trinidad, Colorado", "drug": "Controlled substances (not specified in release)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy operator (corporate entity)", "status": "", "outcome": "$250,000 civil settlement resolving Controlled Substances Act allegations; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://justice.gov/usao-co/pr/southern-colorado-pharmacy-agrees-pay-250000-resolve-allegations-it-unlawfully-dispensed", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/orlando-pharmacy-schedule-v-recordkeeping-csa-settlement", "slug": "orlando-pharmacy-schedule-v-recordkeeping-csa-settlement", "title": "Orlando pharmacy and pharmacist settle Controlled Substances Act allegations over Schedule V distribution and recordkeeping", "date": "2026-07", "location": "", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Orlando", "drug": "Schedule V controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy and its pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "$50,000 civil settlement; DEA registration surrendered for cause", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://criminallawwire.com/florida/orlando-pharmacy-and-pharmacist-agree-to-pay-50000-to-settle-controlled-substances-act-violations", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-crna-demerol-license-revocation-reversed-1984", "slug": "ms-crna-demerol-license-revocation-reversed-1984", "title": "Mississippi nurse anesthetist's license revocation over unaccounted Demerol reversed by state supreme court", "date": "1984-10-03", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "County hospital in Monticello, Mississippi", "drug": "Demerol", "method": "", "role": "Certified registered nurse anesthetist", "status": "", "outcome": "Board revocation reversed on appeal; license ordered restored", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/1984/55069-0.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-rome-lpn-fioricet-diversion-surrender-1999", "slug": "ny-rome-lpn-fioricet-diversion-surrender-1999", "title": "New York practical nurse surrendered license after admitting diversion of Fioricet for personal use", "date": "1999-11-05", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Not specified in board summary (licensee of Rome, NY)", "drug": "Fioricet (controlled substance)", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Application to surrender license granted by Board of Regents", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.op.nysed.gov/enforcement/enforcement-actions?page=787", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-rochester-rn-morphine-dilaudid-dispensing-cabinet-consent-order-2001", "slug": "ny-rochester-rn-morphine-dilaudid-dispensing-cabinet-consent-order-2001", "title": "Rochester nurse admitted diverting morphine and hydromorphone through fraudulent dispensing-cabinet entries", "date": "2001-11-09", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "", "drug": "Morphine and/or Dilaudid (hydromorphone)", "method": "Fraudulent withdrawals from an automated dispensing cabinet using patient identification numbers", "role": "Registered professional nurse (also held LPN license)", "status": "", "outcome": "Consent order: suspension of at least six months, two years probation on return to practice, $500 fine", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.op.nysed.gov/enforcement/enforcement-actions?page=712", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-gaston-county-physician-controlled-substance-prescribing-felony-revocation-2008", "slug": "nc-gaston-county-physician-controlled-substance-prescribing-felony-revocation-2008", "title": "Gaston County general practitioner's license revoked after felony conviction for prescribing controlled substances without a legal medical purpose", "date": "2008-11-20", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases pre-2010", "setting": "Medical practice, Bessemer City, Gaston County", "drug": "Controlled substances (not specified)", "method": "", "role": "Physician (general practice)", "status": "", "outcome": "Felony conviction in state court; North Carolina Medical Board issued notice of revocation", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ncmedboard.org/images/uploads/disciplinary_reports/ba70.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-west-hartford-physician-csa-civil-settlement-2011", "slug": "ct-west-hartford-physician-csa-civil-settlement-2011", "title": "West Hartford physician settled civil claims over prescriptions not dispensed to named patients", "date": "2011-04-20", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Private medical office", "drug": "Vyvanse and Subutex", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "$42,500 civil settlement; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2011/04/20/west-hartford-doctor-pays-42500-settle-allegations-under-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-four-pharmacy-technicians-charged-stealing-selling-prescription-drugs-2011", "slug": "ct-four-pharmacy-technicians-charged-stealing-selling-prescription-drugs-2011", "title": "Four Connecticut pharmacy technicians charged with stealing and selling prescription drugs", "date": "2011-10-04", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Pharmacies in Connecticut", "drug": "Prescription drugs (not specified in extracted text)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technicians (four individuals)", "status": "", "outcome": "Federal charges announced under 'Operation Pharm Team'", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://dea.gov/press-releases/2011/10/04/four-pharmacy-technicians-charged-stealing-and-selling-prescription-drugs", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-cumberland-county-former-state-employee-oxycodone-distribution-sentence-2011", "slug": "nj-cumberland-county-former-state-employee-oxycodone-distribution-sentence-2011", "title": "Former state developmental center employee sentenced to prison for selling oxycodone in Cumberland County", "date": "2011-10-28", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Street-level sales outside a convenience store in Millville; no evidence the drugs came from his workplace", "drug": "Oxycodone (undercover purchases also included hydrocodone and diazepam)", "method": "", "role": "Former training technician at a state developmental center, employed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services until his arrest", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to two counts of second-degree distribution; five-year state prison sentence, permanent bar from public employment, vehicle forfeiture", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://nj.gov/oag/newsreleases11/pr20111028a.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-mohegan-lake-pharmacy-technician-pill-trafficking-complaint-2011", "slug": "ny-mohegan-lake-pharmacy-technician-pill-trafficking-complaint-2011", "title": "Westchester pharmacy technician charged with trafficking oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam after DEA parking-lot arrest", "date": "2011-12-21", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "", "drug": "Over 350 oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam tablets seized", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician at a pharmacy in Mohegan Lake, NY", "status": "", "outcome": "Arrested December 19, 2011 and charged by federal criminal complaint with prescription pill trafficking", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Investigation: Two-month DEA investigation with Amherst Police and Erie County Sheriff", "source_url": "https://justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-wdny/legacy/2013/02/27/OGarro.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-lpn-restricted-license-drug-possession-records-2012-07", "slug": "ms-lpn-restricted-license-drug-possession-records-2012-07", "title": "Mississippi licensed practical nurse given 12-month restricted license over drug possession and record falsification grounds", "date": "2012-07", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Restricted licensure for a minimum of 12 months with modified drug-related stipulations, medication administration and documentation courses, and a fine", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited grounds: Falsified or negligent record entries; possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to any person, including self, except as legally directed", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis0712.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-drug-misappropriation-2012-07", "slug": "ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-drug-misappropriation-2012-07", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid drug misappropriation ground", "date": "2012-07", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited ground: Unprofessional conduct in that the nurse misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis0712.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-rn-voluntary-surrender-controlled-substance-diversion-thc-screen-2015", "slug": "la-rn-voluntary-surrender-controlled-substance-diversion-thc-screen-2015", "title": "Louisiana registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license on charges of controlled-substance diversion and a positive for-cause drug screen", "date": "2015-01-14", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of license for a minimum of two years with stipulations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "charges: Diversion of Controlled Substance; Tested Positive for THC on a For-Cause Drug Screen | forum: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, January 14, 2015 board hearings", "source_url": "https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/wp-content/uploads/disciplinary/1-6.pdf?v=1756577076", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-restricted-license-24-months-misappropriation-2015-10", "slug": "ms-rn-restricted-license-24-months-misappropriation-2015-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse placed on 24-month restricted license over misappropriation ground", "date": "2015-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Restricted licensure for 24 months", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited ground: Unprofessional conduct; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1015_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-lpn-revocation-misappropriation-2015-10", "slug": "ms-lpn-revocation-misappropriation-2015-10", "title": "Mississippi licensed practical nurse's license revoked over misappropriation ground", "date": "2015-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Revocation of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited ground: Unprofessional conduct; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1015_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-records-misappropriation-2015-10", "slug": "ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-records-misappropriation-2015-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid record falsification and misappropriation grounds", "date": "2015-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited grounds: Falsified or incorrect record entries; unprofessional conduct; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1015_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-self-administration-2015-10", "slug": "ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-self-administration-2015-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid self-administration of drugs ground", "date": "2015-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited ground: Possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to herself except as legally directed; record entry deficiencies", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1015_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-misappropriation-2015-10", "slug": "ms-rn-voluntary-surrender-misappropriation-2015-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid misappropriation and record-entry grounds", "date": "2015-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Voluntary surrender of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited ground: Unprofessional conduct; record entry deficiencies; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1015_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-new-haven-fraudulent-oxycodone-prescription-ring-guilty-plea-2016", "slug": "ct-new-haven-fraudulent-oxycodone-prescription-ring-guilty-plea-2016", "title": "New Haven man pleaded guilty in fraudulent oxycodone prescription ring that used runners at Connecticut pharmacies", "date": "2016-06-16", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Pharmacies throughout Connecticut", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Member of a drug trafficking organization (not a licensed provider)", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone; sentencing set for October 11, 2016", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://dea.gov/press-releases/2016/06/16/new-haven-man-pleads-guilty-role-scheme-obtain-oxycodone-through", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-new-haven-fraudulent-oxycodone-prescription-conspiracy-plea", "slug": "ct-new-haven-fraudulent-oxycodone-prescription-conspiracy-plea", "title": "New Haven oxycodone ring used forged prescriptions and stolen prescriber identities", "date": "2016-06-16", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Pharmacies throughout Connecticut", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Member of a drug trafficking organization", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/new-haven-man-pleads-guilty-role-scheme-obtain-oxycodone-through-fraudulent-prescriptions", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-revocation-misappropriation-self-administration-2016-10", "slug": "ms-rn-revocation-misappropriation-self-administration-2016-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over medication misappropriation and unauthorized drug possession grounds", "date": "2016-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Revocation of license", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited grounds: Addicted to or dependent on habit-forming drugs or misappropriated any medication; possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to any person, including self, except as legally directed", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1016_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-revocation-drug-possession-misappropriation-2016-10", "slug": "ms-rn-revocation-drug-possession-misappropriation-2016-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over unauthorized drug possession and misappropriation grounds", "date": "2016-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Revocation with recommendations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited grounds: Possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to any person, including self, except as legally directed; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1016_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-rn-revocation-drugs-falsified-records-2016-10", "slug": "ms-rn-revocation-drugs-falsified-records-2016-10", "title": "Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over unauthorized drug handling and falsified records grounds", "date": "2016-10", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Revocation with recommendations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Agency: Mississippi Board of Nursing | Cited grounds: Possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to any person, including self, except as legally directed; falsified or negligent record entries", "source_url": "https://www.msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis1016_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-distributor-suspicious-orders-150-million-settlement-2017", "slug": "nj-distributor-suspicious-orders-150-million-settlement-2017", "title": "Pharmaceutical distributor pays record $150 million penalty over unreported suspicious controlled-substance orders", "date": "2017-01-17", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Distribution centers serving independent and small chain pharmacies", "drug": "Controlled substances (suspicious orders)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmaceutical distributor (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$150 million civil penalty, staged multi-year suspensions of controlled-substance sales at four distribution centers, five years of enhanced compliance terms and an independent monitor", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/mckesson-agrees-pay-record-150-million-settlement-failure-report-suspicious-orders", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-washingtonville-nurse-unordered-withdrawals-license-surrender-2017", "slug": "ny-washingtonville-nurse-unordered-withdrawals-license-surrender-2017", "title": "Hudson Valley nurse surrendered licenses after admitting unordered medication withdrawals she could not account for", "date": "2017-03", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse and registered professional nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Application to surrender both licenses granted by Board of Regents", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Conduct: Withdrew medications for patient administration without a physician's order on more than one occasion | Accountability gap: Failed to account for disposition by administration, wastage or otherwise", "source_url": "https://www.nysed.gov/news/2017/regents-actions-116-professional-discipline-cases-and-4-restoration-petitions", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-palos-park-physician-controlled-substance-license-temporary-suspension-2017", "slug": "il-palos-park-physician-controlled-substance-license-temporary-suspension-2017", "title": "Palos Park physician's medical and controlled substance licenses temporarily suspended over prescribing", "date": "2017-10", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Private medical practice, Palos Park, Illinois", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Physician and surgeon", "status": "", "outcome": "Temporary suspension of physician and controlled substance licenses", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/forms/discpln/2017-10enf.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-schaumburg-psychiatrist-controlled-substance-license-temporary-suspension-2017", "slug": "il-schaumburg-psychiatrist-controlled-substance-license-temporary-suspension-2017", "title": "Schaumburg psychiatrist temporarily suspended over boundary violations and controlled substance prescribing", "date": "2017-10", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Private psychiatric practice, Schaumburg, Illinois", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Physician and surgeon (psychiatric practice)", "status": "", "outcome": "Temporary suspension of physician and controlled substance licenses", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/forms/discpln/2017-10enf.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-long-island-pharmacy-chain-csa-loss-theft-reporting-settlement-2018", "slug": "ny-long-island-pharmacy-chain-csa-loss-theft-reporting-settlement-2018", "title": "Long Island pharmacy chain settled claims it failed to timely report controlled substance losses and thefts", "date": "2018-06-28", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy stores in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island", "drug": "Hydrocodone and other controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy chain", "status": "", "outcome": "$1.5 million civil settlement resolving Controlled Substances Act reporting claims", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/cvs-pharmacy-inc-pay-15-million-settle-civil-penalty-claims-violations-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-charlotte-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-fraudulent-prescription-conviction", "slug": "nc-charlotte-pharmacy-technician-oxycodone-fraudulent-prescription-conviction", "title": "Charlotte pharmacy technician convicted of embezzling oxycodone via fraudulent prescription", "date": "2019-05-09", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Retail chain pharmacy drive-thru, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County", "drug": "Oxycodone (with a Percocet prescription also presented)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Jury conviction for embezzlement of a controlled substance by an employee of a registrant; affirmed on appeal with one judge dissenting", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://courtlistener.com/opinion/10019096/state-v-woods", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-2019-drug-distributor-civil-penalty-settlement-western-district", "slug": "la-2019-drug-distributor-civil-penalty-settlement-western-district", "title": "Louisiana federal settlement with drug distributor over civil penalty claims", "date": "2019-05-24", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Wholesale drug distribution; matter handled by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana and DEA", "drug": "Oxycodone (release is tagged to oxycodone; excerpt gives no further drug detail)", "method": "", "role": "Pharmaceutical drug distributor (company, not an individual)", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement: company to pay $22 million in civil penalty claims; no finding of liability stated", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/05/24/dea-and-us-attorney-western-district-louisiana-announce-settlement-drug-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-farmville-pharmacy-opioid-dispensing-consent-judgment-2020", "slug": "nc-farmville-pharmacy-opioid-dispensing-consent-judgment-2020", "title": "Farmville pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge ordered to pay $600,000 and permanently barred from dispensing controlled substances", "date": "2020-02-03", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent pharmacy in Farmville", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone and potentiators such as diazepam, alprazolam and zolpidem", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy owner and pharmacist-in-charge", "status": "", "outcome": "$600,000 civil penalties, permanent injunction, surrender of pharmacy license and DEA registration; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/federal-court-orders-north-carolina-pharmacy-and-pharmacist-pay-600000-and-never-again", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-west-hartford-ltc-pharmacy-csa-settlement-2020", "slug": "ct-west-hartford-ltc-pharmacy-csa-settlement-2020", "title": "West Hartford long-term care pharmacy settled after alprazolam loss and 22,000-dose discrepancy", "date": "2020-06", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy serving about 200 care facilities", "drug": "Alprazolam and other controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Long-term care pharmacy (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$150,000 civil penalty settlement", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/west-hartford-pharmacy-pay-150k-settle-controlled-substances-act-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hi-maui-physician-charged-unlawful-hydrocodone-distribution-2020", "slug": "hi-maui-physician-charged-unlawful-hydrocodone-distribution-2020", "title": "Maui physician charged with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone after undercover visits", "date": "2020-10-08", "location": "", "state": "HI", "state_name": "Hawaii", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Private medical practice in Kahului, Maui, with a second office in Hilo", "drug": "Hydrocodone (schedule II opioid)", "method": "", "role": "Physician (medical doctor)", "status": "", "outcome": "Charged by federal criminal complaint with six counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/hawaii-physician-charged-unlawful-distribution-hydrocodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-warren-county-pharmacy-oxycodone-falsified-prescription-scheme-2021", "slug": "nj-warren-county-pharmacy-oxycodone-falsified-prescription-scheme-2021", "title": "Warren County pharmacy: former pharmacist-in-charge and hospital pharmacy technician charged in alleged oxycodone diversion scheme", "date": "2021-02", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Independent retail pharmacy in Allamuchy Township, Warren County; prescription blanks allegedly taken from two hospitals in Paterson and Teaneck", "drug": "Oxycodone 30 mg tablets and promethazine", "method": "", "role": "Former registered pharmacist-in-charge of a retail pharmacy and a hospital pharmacy technician, plus two non-licensed co-defendants", "status": "", "outcome": "Criminal charges including second-degree conspiracy and distribution; pharmacist voluntarily surrendered her license in February 2020 under a consent order deemed a temporary suspension", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210922104917/https://wrnjradio.com/four-arrested-on-charges-they-conspired-to-illegally-obtain-and-distribute-oxycodone-out-of-a-pharmacy-in-warren-county/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-fertility-clinic-nurse-fentanyl-saline-substitution", "slug": "ct-fertility-clinic-nurse-fentanyl-saline-substitution", "title": "Connecticut fertility clinic nurse replaced fentanyl with saline, leaving patients in pain", "date": "2021-03", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Outpatient fertility clinic", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to tampering with a consumer product", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.investigatetv.com/2024/12/09/records-show-drug-diversion-major-contributor-illegal-pill-mills-self-prescribed-narcotics-abuse/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-meriden-pharmacy-csa-settlement-2021", "slug": "ct-meriden-pharmacy-csa-settlement-2021", "title": "Meriden pharmacy settled after DEA audit found 2,000-tablet controlled substance shortage", "date": "2021-03", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Community pharmacy in Meriden", "drug": "Various controlled substances", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy and its owner (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$16,800 penalty plus interest; agreement to hire independent consultant", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/meriden-pharmacy-settles-controlled-substances-act-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-cary-durham-pharmacy-limited-license-prescriptions-settlement-2022", "slug": "nc-cary-durham-pharmacy-limited-license-prescriptions-settlement-2022", "title": "North Carolina pharmacy chain paid $100,000 to resolve claims it filled prescriptions from physician on limited license", "date": "2022-02-03", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Community pharmacies in Cary and Durham", "drug": "Controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy (two locations)", "status": "", "outcome": "$100,000 civil settlement; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/02/03/north-carolina-pharmacy-agrees-pay-100000-fine", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-morris-county-physician-office-alleged-opioid-distribution-network-2022", "slug": "nj-morris-county-physician-office-alleged-opioid-distribution-network-2022", "title": "Charges announced in alleged opioid distribution network run from a Morris County physician's office", "date": "2022-08-05", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Physician's office in Morris County", "drug": "Prescription opioids", "method": "", "role": "Medical office employees, according to the Attorney General's statement; four defendants named in the release", "status": "", "outcome": "Criminal charges announced by the Acting Attorney General; allegations only", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://njoag.gov/acting-ag-platkin-announces-charges-in-alleged-opioid-distribution-network-being-run-from-morris-county-physicians-office", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-le-roy-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-alprazolam-federal-plea", "slug": "il-le-roy-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-alprazolam-federal-plea", "title": "Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances", "date": "2022-11", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy, Le Roy, Illinois", "drug": "Hydrocodone (over 28,000 pills), alprazolam, promethazine with codeine", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea; 30 months in federal prison", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdil/pr/le-roy-illinois-man-sentenced-30-months-theft-medical-products-and-possession", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-wilmington-physician-opioid-prescribing-settlement-2023", "slug": "nc-wilmington-physician-opioid-prescribing-settlement-2023", "title": "Wilmington family-medicine physician paid $170,000 to resolve allegations of unlawful opioid prescribing", "date": "2023-06-23", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Family medicine practice in Wilmington", "drug": "Oxycodone and other Schedule II opioids, benzodiazepines and muscle relaxers", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "$170,000 civil settlement; DEA registration previously surrendered; agreed not to reapply for Schedule II authority until April 30, 2024", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/wilmington-doctor-pay-170000-resolve-allegations-unlawful-prescribing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-rn-stayed-suspension-probation-non-narcotic-diversion-2023", "slug": "la-rn-stayed-suspension-probation-non-narcotic-diversion-2023", "title": "Louisiana registered nurse placed on stayed suspension and probation on a charge of diverting non-narcotic medication", "date": "2023-09-13", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "License suspended with stay and probated for a minimum of one year with stipulations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "charge: Diversion of Non-narcotic Medication | forum: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, September 13, 2023 board hearing", "source_url": "https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/wp-content/uploads/disciplinary/dactions09132023.pdf?v=1757419942", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-compact-privilege-cease-desist-diversion-drug-screen-2023", "slug": "la-compact-privilege-cease-desist-diversion-drug-screen-2023", "title": "Out-of-state compact nurse ordered to stop practicing in Louisiana on charges including diversion of a controlled substance and a drug screening violation", "date": "2023-09-13", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Nurse practicing in Louisiana on a multistate compact privilege", "status": "", "outcome": "Ordered to cease and desist from the practice of registered nursing in Louisiana based on compact privileges", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "charges: Drug Screening Violation; Inappropriate Acquisition or Diversion of Controlled Substance; Failure to Cooperate with Board Investigation | forum: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, September 13, 2023 board hearing", "source_url": "https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/wp-content/uploads/disciplinary/dactions09132023.pdf?v=1757419942", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-rn-diversion-falsified-records-criminal-conviction-probation-on-reinstatement-2023", "slug": "la-rn-diversion-falsified-records-criminal-conviction-probation-on-reinstatement-2023", "title": "Louisiana nurse ordered probated on any reinstatement after charges of controlled-substance diversion, falsified records and a criminal conviction", "date": "2023-09-13", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Upon reinstatement, license to be probated to run concurrently with a monitoring agreement", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "charges: Inappropriate Acquisition or Diversion of Controlled Substance; Misappropriation of Patient Property or Other Property; Filing False Reports or Falsifying Records; Conduct Evidencing Ethical or Moral Unfitness; Criminal Conviction | forum: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, September 13, 2023 board hearing", "source_url": "https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/wp-content/uploads/disciplinary/dactions09132023.pdf?v=1757419942", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/la-compact-privilege-cease-desist-diversion-noncooperation-2023", "slug": "la-compact-privilege-cease-desist-diversion-noncooperation-2023", "title": "Out-of-state compact nurse ordered to stop practicing in Louisiana on charges of controlled-substance diversion and failure to cooperate", "date": "2023-09-13", "location": "", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Nurse practicing in Louisiana on a multistate compact privilege", "status": "", "outcome": "Ordered to cease and desist from the practice of registered nursing in Louisiana based on compact privileges", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "charges: Failure to Cooperate with Board Investigation; Inappropriate Acquisition or Diversion of Controlled Substance | forum: Louisiana State Board of Nursing, September 13, 2023 board hearing", "source_url": "https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/wp-content/uploads/disciplinary/dactions09132023.pdf?v=1757419942", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ms-jefferson-county-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-plea-2024", "slug": "ms-jefferson-county-pharmacy-technician-hydrocodone-plea-2024", "title": "Mississippi pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone from pharmacy inventory", "date": "2024-01-30", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy in Jefferson County, Mississippi", "drug": "Hydrocodone", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Guilty plea to fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance; sentencing set for April 30, 2024", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/fayette-woman-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-hydrocodone-pills", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nj-manufacturer-unaccounted-oxycodone-hydrocodone-temazepam-settlement-2024", "slug": "nj-manufacturer-unaccounted-oxycodone-hydrocodone-temazepam-settlement-2024", "title": "New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam", "date": "2024-04-10", "location": "", "state": "NJ", "state_name": "New Jersey", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Drug manufacturing operations", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam", "method": "", "role": "Pharmaceutical manufacturer (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$2.25 million civil settlement plus three-year DEA memorandum of agreement; allegations only, no determination of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/drug-manufacturer-pay-225-million-settle-controlled-substances-act-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ny-suffolk-county-pharmaceutical-employee-oxycodone-theft-sentenced-2024", "slug": "ny-suffolk-county-pharmaceutical-employee-oxycodone-theft-sentenced-2024", "title": "Long Island pharmaceutical employee sentenced to six years for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills from employer", "date": "2024-05-31", "location": "", "state": "NY", "state_name": "New York", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Oxycodone, described as thousands of pills", "method": "", "role": "Former employee of a Suffolk County-based pharmaceutical employer", "status": "", "outcome": "Six years in prison plus two years of post-release supervision", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Prosecutor: Suffolk County District Attorney's Office", "source_url": "https://shorenewsnetwork.com/former-new-york-pharmaceutical-employee-sentenced-for-oxycodone-theft", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
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  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-berlin-pain-practice-inconsistent-uds-prescribing-settlement", "slug": "ct-berlin-pain-practice-inconsistent-uds-prescribing-settlement", "title": "Berlin pain practice, physician and physician assistant settled claims over prescribing after inconsistent drug tests", "date": "2024-10-23", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pain management practice in Berlin", "drug": "Oxycodone and fentanyl", "method": "", "role": "Physician, physician assistant and their practice", "status": "", "outcome": "$300,000 civil settlement; DEA registrations surrendered, five-year bar on reapplying", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/10/23/physician-physician-assistant-and-practice-pay-300k-resolve-controlled", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nc-elkin-pharmacy-red-flag-opioid-consent-decree", "slug": "nc-elkin-pharmacy-red-flag-opioid-consent-decree", "title": "Elkin pharmacy ordered to pay $500,000 penalty and enjoined from filling red-flag opioid prescriptions", "date": "2025-02", "location": "", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Independent pharmacy in Elkin", "drug": "Prescription opioids and combination prescriptions", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy owner and four pharmacists", "status": "", "outcome": "$500,000 civil penalty and permanent injunction by consent decree; no determination of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/court-orders-north-carolina-pharmacy-pay-500000-penalty-and-enters-injunction-prevent", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-new-haven-retail-pharmacy-csa-recordkeeping-settlement-2025", "slug": "ct-new-haven-retail-pharmacy-csa-recordkeeping-settlement-2025", "title": "New Haven retail pharmacy paid $192K over controlled substance recordkeeping failures", "date": "2025-04-24", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Community pharmacy on Dixwell Avenue, New Haven", "drug": "Controlled substances generally", "method": "", "role": "Retail pharmacy (DEA registrant)", "status": "", "outcome": "$192,000 civil settlement; three-year memorandum of agreement with DEA", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/new-haven-pharmacy-pays-192k-resolve-controlled-substances-act-allegations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-hospital-nurse-termination-suspected-diversion-seventh-circuit-2025", "slug": "il-hospital-nurse-termination-suspected-diversion-seventh-circuit-2025", "title": "Illinois hospital nurse fired over suspected opioid diversion loses federal discrimination appeal", "date": "2025-08-14", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Acute care hospital", "drug": "Two controlled opioids, including morphine, removed from a secure dispensing system", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Employment terminated; Seventh Circuit affirmed judgment for the hospital", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/24-1470/24-1470-2025-08-14.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-chicago-pharmacy-civil-settlement-hydrocodone-recordkeeping-2025", "slug": "il-chicago-pharmacy-civil-settlement-hydrocodone-recordkeeping-2025", "title": "Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts", "date": "2025-09-15", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Chicago", "drug": "Hydrocodone; recordkeeping gaps also involving hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy (registrant); two pharmacy technicians", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement with $250,000 penalty; no admission of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://deaecom.gov/pubs/pressreleases/Diversion-News-October-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-new-haven-hospital-nurse-lorazepam-tampering-sentence", "slug": "ct-new-haven-hospital-nurse-lorazepam-tampering-sentence", "title": "Yale New Haven Hospital nurse sentenced to federal prison for lorazepam tampering", "date": "2025-10", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital, secure medication storage", "drug": "Lorazepam", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "16 months in federal prison; nursing license suspended", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://professionallicensedefensellc.com/connecticut-nurse-sentenced-for-drug-diversion", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/charlotte-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-altering-prescriptions-u", "slug": "charlotte-pharmacist-s-license-suspended-indefinitely-altering-prescriptions-u", "title": "Charlotte pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for altering prescriptions and unauthorized controlled substance use", "date": "1995-01", "location": "Charlotte, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Charlotte, NC", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Altering prescriptions for controlled substances; obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "License suspended indefinitely", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/January%201995.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/durham-pharmacist-admitted-unauthorized-sufentanil-use-license-suspended-30", "slug": "durham-pharmacist-admitted-unauthorized-sufentanil-use-license-suspended-30", "title": "Durham pharmacist admitted unauthorized Sufentanil use; license suspended 30 days, stayed five years", "date": "1995-01", "location": "Durham, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Durham, NC", "drug": "Sufentanil", "method": "Admitted use of Sufentanil without authorization", "role": "", "status": "License suspended 30 days, stayed five years with conditions; accepted by the pharmacist and the Board", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/January%201995.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mullins-pharmacist-s-license-revoked-consuming-controlled-substances-without", "slug": "mullins-pharmacist-s-license-revoked-consuming-controlled-substances-without", "title": "Mullins pharmacist's license revoked for consuming controlled substances without authorization", "date": "1995-01", "location": "Mullins, SC", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Mullins, SC", "drug": "controlled substances", "method": "Consuming controlled substances without authorization", "role": "", "status": "License revoked", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://ncbop.org/downloads/January%201995.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-pleaded-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-diazepam", "slug": "physician-pleaded-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-diazepam", "title": "Physician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining diazepam", "date": "1997-05", "location": "Brownsville, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Brownsville, TX", "drug": "diazepam", "method": "Pleaded guilty to possession of the controlled dangerous substance diazepam obtained by fraud.", "role": "", "status": "License revocation, statutorily required following the guilty plea", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/sept_1997.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-wrote-prescriptions-patients-names-diverted-controlled-substance-per", "slug": "physician-wrote-prescriptions-patients-names-diverted-controlled-substance-per", "title": "Physician wrote prescriptions in patients' names and diverted the controlled substance for personal use", "date": "1999-04", "location": "Kensington, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Kensington, MD", "drug": "Stadol (a controlled dangerous substance)", "method": "Alleged to have written prescriptions for patients for a controlled dangerous substance and then used part or all of the medication himself, and to have asked other physicians to write him personal prescriptions for the same drug", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension based on investigatory findings of imperative health, safety, and welfare concerns", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/sept_1999.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/children-s-wisconsin-nurse-diverted-morphine-fentanyl-self-administration", "slug": "children-s-wisconsin-nurse-diverted-morphine-fentanyl-self-administration", "title": "Children's Wisconsin nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl for self-administration", "date": "2000", "location": "", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Children's Wisconsin", "drug": "morphine and fentanyl", "method": "stole morphine and fentanyl intended for pediatric patients and self-administered the drugs; convicted of stealing drugs on the job", "role": "", "status": "charged with multiple felonies; convicted; spent four months in jail; nursing license suspended indefinitely, later fully reinstated; pardoned", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.fox6now.com/news/drug-addicted-nurse-pardoned-support-network", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/radiation-therapy-technologist-s-certification-revoked-after-positive-drug", "slug": "radiation-therapy-technologist-s-certification-revoked-after-positive-drug", "title": "Radiation therapy technologist's certification revoked after positive drug test for morphine", "date": "2003-01", "location": "Bel Air, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Bel Air, MD", "drug": "morphine", "method": "Tested positive for morphine on a urine screen, in violation of a disposition agreement with the licensing board that required abstinence from controlled substances.", "role": "", "status": "Certification revoked", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/winter04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-assistant-s-certification-revoked-after-guilty-plea-illegally", "slug": "physician-assistant-s-certification-revoked-after-guilty-plea-illegally", "title": "Physician assistant's certification revoked after guilty plea to illegally distributing oxycodone", "date": "2004-01", "location": "Montgomery, PA", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Montgomery, PA", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "pled guilty to distributing Oxycodone not for legitimate medical purposes, and to falsely altering a certificate of discharge from the Army", "role": "", "status": "Revocation of certification", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/summer04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-hospital-nurse-achromobacter-bacteremia-outbreak-2006", "slug": "il-hospital-nurse-achromobacter-bacteremia-outbreak-2006", "title": "Illinois hospital bacteremia outbreak linked to nurse drug diversion", "date": "2006", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Hospital in Illinois", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Nine patient infections identified in a 2006 outbreak investigation", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia", "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/injection-safety/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/internist-fraudulently-wrote-prescriptions-controlled-substances-misrepresente", "slug": "internist-fraudulently-wrote-prescriptions-controlled-substances-misrepresente", "title": "Internist fraudulently wrote prescriptions for controlled substances and misrepresented having them filled", "date": "2006-09", "location": "Clinton, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Clinton, MD", "drug": "controlled substances (unspecified)", "method": "fraudulently wrote prescriptions for controlled substances and made misrepresentations in having prescriptions filled", "role": "", "status": "Suspension immediately stayed; probation for a minimum of 3 years; $10,000 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall06.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/radiation-therapy-technologist-forged-prescriptions-obtain-pain-medication", "slug": "radiation-therapy-technologist-forged-prescriptions-obtain-pain-medication", "title": "Radiation therapy technologist forged prescriptions to obtain pain medication", "date": "2006-10", "location": "Eldersburg, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Eldersburg, MD", "drug": "prescription pain medicine", "method": "forged prescriptions in her own name and in other names to obtain prescription pain medicine", "role": "", "status": "Summary Suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall06.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/a-physician-assistant-was-accused-unauthorized-prescribing-schedule-ii", "slug": "a-physician-assistant-was-accused-unauthorized-prescribing-schedule-ii", "title": "A physician assistant was accused of unauthorized prescribing of Schedule II narcotics to family members", "date": "2008-02", "location": "Annapolis, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Annapolis, MD", "drug": "Schedule II narcotics", "method": "alleged unauthorized prescribing of Schedule II narcotics to family members, cited as part of the basis for an emergency public health and safety action", "role": "", "status": "Summary suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring2008.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/respiratory-care-practitioner-took-controlled-substances-a-hospital-s", "slug": "respiratory-care-practitioner-took-controlled-substances-a-hospital-s", "title": "Respiratory care practitioner took controlled substances from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet dispensing system without authorization", "date": "2009-10", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "hospital", "drug": "controlled dangerous substances (CDS)", "method": "Took CDS from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet system without authorization amid impairment issues", "role": "", "status": "Reprimand; probation for a minimum of 1 year subject to terms and conditions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2009.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-had-schedule-ii-drugs-removed-an-automated-dispensing-cabinet", "slug": "registered-nurse-had-schedule-ii-drugs-removed-an-automated-dispensing-cabinet", "title": "Registered nurse had Schedule II drugs removed from an automated dispensing cabinet and unaccounted for", "date": "2010-01", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Practice", "drug": "Schedule II drugs", "method": "removed Schedule II drugs from an automated dispensing cabinet; 184 incidents were unaccounted for", "role": "", "status": "consent agreement with three years probation, public reprimand, chemical/alcohol assessment, counseling, supervision, and limits on controlled-drug access", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Unprofessional_Conduct.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-signed-out-extra-oxycontin-percocet-oxycodone-not", "slug": "registered-nurse-signed-out-extra-oxycontin-percocet-oxycodone-not", "title": "Registered nurse signed out extra OxyContin, Percocet, and oxycodone not given to residents and forged a narcotic sheet", "date": "2011-01", "location": "", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Long-term care facility for residents (not named in the Alaska board summary)", "drug": "OxyContin, Percocet, oxycodone", "method": "signed out extra doses not given to residents and forged another registered nurse's initials on a narcotic sheet", "role": "", "status": "consent agreement with five years probation, chemical dependency treatment, random drug screening, and employment restrictions", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/Unprofessional_Conduct.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/anesthesiologist-admitted-repeatedly-ingesting-illicit-substances-evading-toxi", "slug": "anesthesiologist-admitted-repeatedly-ingesting-illicit-substances-evading-toxi", "title": "Anesthesiologist admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and evading toxicology screens", "date": "2011-07", "location": "Baltimore, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Baltimore, MD", "drug": "illicit substances", "method": "admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and deliberately evading detection on toxicology screens, in violation of a prior consent order", "role": "", "status": "suspension", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2011.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-assistant-wrote-unauthorized-prescriptions-controlled-dangerous-subs", "slug": "physician-assistant-wrote-unauthorized-prescriptions-controlled-dangerous-subs", "title": "Physician assistant wrote unauthorized prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances for her own personal use", "date": "2011-07", "location": "Hagerstown, MD", "state": "MD", "state_name": "Maryland", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Hagerstown, MD", "drug": "Controlled Dangerous Substances", "method": "found to have written unauthorized prescriptions for Controlled Dangerous Substances for her own personal use, amid substance abuse issues", "role": "", "status": "revocation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2011.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/psychiatrist-reprimanded-prescribing-ritalin-her-spouse-without-medical-justif", "slug": "psychiatrist-reprimanded-prescribing-ritalin-her-spouse-without-medical-justif", "title": "Psychiatrist reprimanded for prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without medical justification", "date": "2011-12", "location": "Ridgecrest, CA", "state": "CA", "state_name": "California", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "Ridgecrest, CA", "drug": "Ritalin", "method": "Admitted to prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without adequate documentation of medical necessity.", "role": "", "status": "Reprimand by the Maryland Board of Physicians, taken reciprocally after the Illinois Board of Medicine fined her for the same conduct", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/spring2012.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/dentist-had-patients-staff-fill-painkiller-prescriptions-his-own", "slug": "dentist-had-patients-staff-fill-painkiller-prescriptions-his-own", "title": "Dentist had patients and staff fill painkiller prescriptions for his own use", "date": "2013", "location": "", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Earlier Cases 1995-2014", "setting": "dental practice", "drug": "painkillers", "method": "Had patients and staff fill prescriptions for painkillers intended for his own use to feed a drug addiction", "role": "", "status": "Pled guilty to 86 counts; Pennsylvania's dental board suspended his license for 10 years", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/07/06/arizona-dental-board-fails-to-hold-dentists-accountable", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/madison-hospital-nurse-stole-fentanyl-vials", "slug": "madison-hospital-nurse-stole-fentanyl-vials", "title": "Madison hospital nurse stole fentanyl vials", "date": "2015-08-19", "location": "Madison, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "a Madison hospital", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "stole vials of fentanyl from a hospital; said she had wanted help before being caught diverting", "role": "", "status": "nursing license fully reinstated", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2015/ORDER0004283-00011864.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/university-hospital-employees-fired-diverting-controlled-substances-including", "slug": "university-hospital-employees-fired-diverting-controlled-substances-including", "title": "University hospital employees fired for diverting controlled substances including alprazolam and hydrocodone", "date": "2016-02", "location": "", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Emory University hospital", "drug": "alprazolam (Xanax), codeine, hydrocodone", "method": "Two hospital employees illegally diverted more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years.", "role": "", "status": "The employees were fired; a consent order fined the hospital $200,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation for three years; the matter was reported to the DEA.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/georgia-health-system-paying-41m-to-settle-opioid-diversion-claims/523816", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-an-automated-dispensing-cabinet-place-employment", "slug": "nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-an-automated-dispensing-cabinet-place-employment", "title": "Nurse diverted hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet system at place of employment", "date": "2016-04", "location": "", "state": "MS", "state_name": "Mississippi", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "The nurse's place of employment in Mississippi (specific facility not named in the board summary)", "drug": "hydromorphone", "method": "diverted hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet system at the nurse's place of employment; misappropriated drugs, supplies or equipment", "role": "", "status": "Revocation of nursing license", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://msbn.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Disciplinary%20Actions/dis0416.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-pekin-hospital-er-nurse-hydromorphone-diversion", "slug": "il-pekin-hospital-er-nurse-hydromorphone-diversion", "title": "Illinois emergency room nurse diverted hydromorphone from Pekin hospital", "date": "2016-10-06", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Hospital in Pekin, Illinois", "drug": "Hydromorphone (Schedule II opioid)", "method": "", "role": "Emergency room nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance; two years felony probation and 30 hours community service", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/isp-medicaid-fraud-control-bureau-nets-two-more-convictions-16121.cfm", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-belleville-long-term-care-nurse-hydrocodone-false-prn-requests", "slug": "il-belleville-long-term-care-nurse-hydrocodone-false-prn-requests", "title": "Illinois nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone by falsely recording resident requests", "date": "2016-10-17", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Long-term care facility in Belleville, Illinois", "drug": "Hydrocodone (Schedule II opioid)", "method": "", "role": "Nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance; two years felony probation and 30 hours community service", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/isp-medicaid-fraud-control-bureau-nets-two-more-convictions-16121.cfm", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/casper-physician-suspended-over-alleged-excessive-painkiller-prescriptions-oxy", "slug": "casper-physician-suspended-over-alleged-excessive-painkiller-prescriptions-oxy", "title": "Casper physician suspended over alleged excessive painkiller prescriptions and oxycodone conspiracy", "date": "2016-12", "location": "Casper, WY", "state": "WY", "state_name": "Wyoming", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Casper, WY", "drug": "oxycodone, methadone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, phentermine, hydromorphone, tramadol, testosterone cypionate", "method": "The board found the physician prescribed high amounts of oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl to one patient and may have conspired to acquire a scheduled drug by deception for use by someone other than that patient; prescribed controlled substances to a patient with whom he was in a relationship and may have obtained them by fraud; and increased and decreased oxycodone doses for another patient, which the board said could be careless disregard or conspiracy to acquire a narcotic by fraud.", "role": "", "status": "Wyoming Board of Medicine summarily suspended the physician's license until a formal complaint and hearing; the physician was arrested and charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://kingfm.com/wyoming-board-of-medicine-suspends-casper-doctors-license-for-excessive-painkiller-prescriptions/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/traveling-nurse-surrendered-license-after-admitting-stealing-fentanyl-massachu", "slug": "traveling-nurse-surrendered-license-after-admitting-stealing-fentanyl-massachu", "title": "Traveling nurse surrendered license after admitting to stealing fentanyl from Massachusetts hospital", "date": "2017", "location": "Newburyport, MA", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Anna Jaques Hospital", "drug": "fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone", "method": "Stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone from the hospital; admitted to stealing 27 doses of fentanyl for patients already discharged.", "role": "", "status": "Surrendered license as a traveling nurse in 2017.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wowt.com/2026/08/13/former-nebraska-nurse-accused-stealing-20-50-vials-morphine-work/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-accused-taking-back-prescribed-opioids-patients-personal-use", "slug": "physician-accused-taking-back-prescribed-opioids-patients-personal-use", "title": "Physician accused of taking back prescribed opioids from patients for personal use and falsifying records", "date": "2017-07", "location": "Moriarty, NM", "state": "NM", "state_name": "New Mexico", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Moriarty, NM", "drug": "opioid drugs / controlled substances", "method": "Alleged to have resumed personal use of opioid drugs, prescribed large and varied amounts of controlled substances to patients without adequate medical justification, taken back controlled substances he had prescribed to patients for his own personal use, and falsified medical records to justify the prescribing", "role": "", "status": "DEA revoked his Certificate of Registration; revocation was based on the resulting suspension of his state medical license, not on an adjudication of the diversion allegations, which remained contested and pending before the state medical board", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-04/pdf/2017-16446.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/montana-flathead-reservation-pharmacy-oxycodone-recordkeeping-settlement", "slug": "montana-flathead-reservation-pharmacy-oxycodone-recordkeeping-settlement", "title": "Montana reservation pharmacy settled over 2,500 unaccounted-for oxycodone tablets", "date": "2018-11-19", "location": "", "state": "MT", "state_name": "Montana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacy on the Flathead Indian Reservation in St. Ignatius, Montana", "drug": "Oxycodone (approximately 2,500 tablets unaccounted for, March 2017 to March 2018)", "method": "", "role": "Tribal pharmacy (organizational respondent, no individual charged)", "status": "", "outcome": "$95,000 civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, plus compliance obligations and a $240,000 penalty exposure for future violations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://apnews.com/general-news-a972deaf64c14ea7a58974be2d25068a", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-hartford-hospital-rn-opiate-diversion-four-year-probation", "slug": "ct-hartford-hospital-rn-opiate-diversion-four-year-probation", "title": "Hartford hospital nurse placed on four-year probation for diverting opiates", "date": "2019-07", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hartford Hospital", "drug": "Opiates (unspecified), plus alcohol misuse", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Four-year license probation by consent order; no controlled-substance access for one year", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ctinsider.com/middletown/article/Connecticut-nursing-licenses-revoked-for-alcohol-14105988.php", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ct-lpn-probation-after-massachusetts-opioid-diversion-suspension", "slug": "ct-lpn-probation-after-massachusetts-opioid-diversion-suspension", "title": "Connecticut LPN placed on probation after Massachusetts license suspension for diverting opioids", "date": "2019-07", "location": "", "state": "CT", "state_name": "Connecticut", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Nursing employment in Massachusetts, September 2016 to January 2018", "drug": "Roxanol (morphine), Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and/or oxycodone", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Four-year probation of Connecticut LPN license; no controlled-substance access for one year", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ctinsider.com/middletown/article/Connecticut-nursing-licenses-revoked-for-alcohol-14105988.php", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/contract-nurse-winston-salem-hospital-diverted-hydromorphone-replaced-it", "slug": "contract-nurse-winston-salem-hospital-diverted-hydromorphone-replaced-it", "title": "Contract nurse at Winston-Salem hospital diverted hydromorphone and replaced it with saline", "date": "2021-12", "location": "Winston-Salem, NC", "state": "NC", "state_name": "North Carolina", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center", "drug": "injectable hydromorphone", "method": "Removed vials of injectable hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet machine, injected the drug into herself, replaced the drug with saline solution, used glue to replace the lids, and returned the contaminated vials to locked drawers.", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product; sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison, a $3,000 fine, and three years of supervised release; nursing license suspended.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://journalnow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-nurse-sentenced-for-tampering-with-opioids-at-winston-salem-hospital-she-took-drugs-replaced/article_99ae63e8-e1f0-11ec-824d-5be9348a1321.html", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-hydrocodone-acetaminophen-hydromorphone-pa", "slug": "registered-nurse-diverted-oxycodone-hydrocodone-acetaminophen-hydromorphone-pa", "title": "Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center", "date": "2022-10", "location": "Madison, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a medical center in Madison, Wisconsin", "drug": "oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, morphine, hydromorphone, and tramadol", "method": "Admitted diverting pain medications from patients for personal use over about 1.5 years, totaling approximately 100 patients and 200 dosages; admitted diverting specific doses of oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and liquid hydromorphone on June 12 and 13, 2021; charted that a patient had already received pain medication when the patient asked for it; and pled guilty to acquiring hydrocodone/acetaminophen, oxycodone, and hydromorphone by misrepresentation/fraud/deception by entering patient information into the automated dispensing cabinet and removing controlled substances for personal use.", "role": "", "status": "Voluntary surrender of nursing license accepted; ordered to pay $904 in costs; cannot petition for reinstatement for at least one year; federal sentence of three years probation and a $3,500 fine.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2022/ORDER0007591-00019461.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ky-pikeville-hospital-pharmacy-technician-opioid-diversion-civil-penalty", "slug": "ky-pikeville-hospital-pharmacy-technician-opioid-diversion-civil-penalty", "title": "Kentucky hospital pharmacy technician diverted over 60,000 opioid doses; hospital paid civil penalty", "date": "2022-12", "location": "", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Hospital system narcotics vault and automated dispensing cabinets, Pikeville, Kentucky", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone (more than 60,000 doses)", "method": "", "role": "Hospital pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "Technician and spouse pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute; hospital agreed to a $4.4 million civil penalty and a three-year DEA memorandum of agreement, with no determination of liability", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://apnews.com/article/health-kentucky-opioids-9d663e2bf5172294f06f876a561b2685", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/licensed-practical-nurse-removed-controlled-substances-workplace-while-also", "slug": "licensed-practical-nurse-removed-controlled-substances-workplace-while-also", "title": "Licensed practical nurse removed controlled substances from workplace while also working under a suspended license and submitting a fraudulent Board letter", "date": "2023-03", "location": "", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "her workplace", "drug": "Controlled substances (specific drug not stated in the source)", "method": "Removed controlled substances from her workplace, in addition to working as an LPN while her license was suspended and drafting a fraudulent letter purportedly from the Nursing Board", "role": "", "status": "License revoked by the Georgia Board of Nursing; revocation upheld by the Court", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://administrativelawreport.com/court-revokes-nursing-license-due-to-fraudulent-letter-other-instances-of-dishonesty/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/mn-home-hospice-nurse-diverted-controlled-substances-24-patients", "slug": "mn-home-hospice-nurse-diverted-controlled-substances-24-patients", "title": "Minnesota home hospice nurse diverted controlled substances from 24 patients", "date": "2023-06-29", "location": "", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Home hospice agency (patients receiving hospice care in their own homes)", "drug": "Controlled substance medications (specific drugs not identified in the available excerpt)", "method": "", "role": "Hospice registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "Financial exploitation substantiated by the Minnesota Department of Health; nurse no longer employed by the agency; facility issued a correction order", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/regulation/directory/ohfcfindings/h16064283m.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pharmacist-charged-diverting-hydrocodone-apap-tablets-stonewood-wv", "slug": "pharmacist-charged-diverting-hydrocodone-apap-tablets-stonewood-wv", "title": "Pharmacist charged with diverting hydrocodone/APAP tablets from a West Virginia pharmacy", "date": "2023-09", "location": "Stonewood, WV", "state": "VT", "state_name": "Vermont", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a pharmacy in Stonewood, West Virginia", "drug": "hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets", "method": "Charged with taking between 25 and 50 hydrocodone/APAP tablets per day from the pharmacy for 3 to 5 years without a prescription; allegedly diverted tablets while at the pharmacy filling legitimate prescriptions for himself and/or family by accessing non-public areas and removing bottles; the pharmacy reported losses of 7,000 hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the losses were attributed to the pharmacist.", "role": "", "status": "Specification of Charges filed; requested relief includes revocation, suspension, reprimand, conditioning, or other discipline.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/office_professional_regulation/conduct_decisions/pharmacy/2023-126-glen-palmer-signed-order.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-registered-nurse-s-license-revoked-after-fentanyl-tampering", "slug": "hospital-registered-nurse-s-license-revoked-after-fentanyl-tampering", "title": "Hospital registered nurse's license revoked after fentanyl tampering and diversion", "date": "2023-12", "location": "Janesville, WI", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "a hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin", "drug": "fentanyl", "method": "tampered with fentanyl vials in hospital automated dispensing cabinets, had excessive fentanyl overrides, unaccounted fentanyl, and recorded wasting large amounts of fentanyl; refused a reasonable suspicion drug screen and resigned", "role": "", "status": "nursing license revoked; pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product involving injectable fentanyl; may not petition for reinstatement earlier than one year; ordered to pay costs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://online.drl.wi.gov/decisions/2023/ORDER0008205-00020895.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/oregon-registered-nurse-accused-pulling-narcotics-failing-document-administrat", "slug": "oregon-registered-nurse-accused-pulling-narcotics-failing-document-administrat", "title": "Oregon registered nurse accused of pulling narcotics and failing to document administration or wastage", "date": "2024-03", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Oregon licensee (reciprocal action reported by the Washington State Department of Health)", "drug": "narcotics", "method": "allegedly pulled narcotics and failed to document their administration or wastage", "role": "", "status": "charged with unprofessional conduct", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-2", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nurse-texas-health-hurst-euless-bedford-diverted-fentanyl-morphine", "slug": "nurse-texas-health-hurst-euless-bedford-diverted-fentanyl-morphine", "title": "Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet", "date": "2024-05", "location": "Bedford, TX", "state": "AR", "state_name": "Arkansas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford", "drug": "Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen), morphine, fentanyl, diazepam, and temazepam", "method": "Withdrew two Norco 5 mg tablets from an automated dispensing cabinet when the order was for one, documented only one, then documented administration of the second after the patient was discharged; a facility audit found 10 mg morphine, 100 mcg fentanyl, 2.5 mg diazepam, and 15 mg temazepam unaccounted for; removed morphine without an order; failed to document wastage or return of unused diazepam, temazepam, and fentanyl; documented morphine administration before removal and administered an additional morphine dose without an order.", "role": "", "status": "License placed on probation for two years; $1,500 civil penalty; required remedial courses and monitoring.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/ASBNMinutes.May15.2024.Approved.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-terminated-by-employer-diverting-fentanyl-versed-dilaudid-patients", "slug": "physician-terminated-by-employer-diverting-fentanyl-versed-dilaudid-patients", "title": "Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients", "date": "2024-06", "location": "Tampa, FL", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Tampa, FL", "drug": "fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid", "method": "Diverting fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid from patients; impairment; unprofessional conduct", "role": "", "status": "Agreed order publicly referring the physician to the Texas Physician Health Program (TXPHP)", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.tmb.texas.gov/about-us/newsroom/tmb-disciplines-27-physicians-at-june-meeting-adopts-rule-changes", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/hospital-pharmacy-manager-diverted-hydromorphone-methadone-morphine-a-cii", "slug": "hospital-pharmacy-manager-diverted-hydromorphone-methadone-morphine-a-cii", "title": "Hospital pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone, methadone and morphine from a CII safe using unused transaction types", "date": "2024-07", "location": "Muncie, IN", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc.", "drug": "hydromorphone, methadone, morphine sulfate", "method": "Between approximately November 2020 and July 2024, a pharmacist serving as the hospital's pharmacy manager used normally-unused transaction types in the automated inventory management system to remove controlled substances from the CII safe and take personal possession of them, using his duty of stocking controlled substances at affiliated outpatient pain and orthopedic centers as cover. The hospital's controlled-substance tracking policies did not include regular auditing or comparison of patient utilization at those centers, CII Safe Review Sale reports, or All CII Safe Events reports, which allowed the discrepancies to go undetected.", "role": "", "status": "The hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substances registration were placed on indefinite probation for not less than three years, with quarterly outside audits for the first two years, two unannounced compliance inspections, required diversion-prevention training for pharmacy leadership, and a $44,000 fine; the hospital reported the loss to the DEA and Board in July 2024 and filed an amended DEA Form 106 in November 2024, and in August 2025 the county prosecutor's office filed charges against the pharmacist.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/01-Proposed-Settlement-Agreement.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/okanogan-county-nurse-admitted-diverting-controlled-substances-hydromorphone-r", "slug": "okanogan-county-nurse-admitted-diverting-controlled-substances-hydromorphone-r", "title": "Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited", "date": "2024-07", "location": "Okanogan County, WA", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Okanogan County, WA", "drug": "hydromorphone", "method": "Removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone and did not document the administration or waste; admitted to diverting controlled substances for approximately two years.", "role": "", "status": "Entered an agreed order with conditions on registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses; must continue to comply with a monitoring program.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-16", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/home-care-aide-accused-failing-administer-account-residents-narcotic", "slug": "home-care-aide-accused-failing-administer-account-residents-narcotic", "title": "Home care aide accused of failing to administer and account for residents' narcotic medications", "date": "2024-09", "location": "", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Washington state (residential care setting; employer not named in the release)", "drug": "narcotic medications", "method": "Allegedly failed to document and potentially failed to administer required narcotic medications to multiple residents in her care, and failed to complete required narcotic counts", "role": "", "status": "Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Home Care Aide Program", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-24", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/physician-diverted-demerol-patients-personal-use", "slug": "physician-diverted-demerol-patients-personal-use", "title": "Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use", "date": "2024-12", "location": "Dallas, TX", "state": "TX", "state_name": "Texas", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Dallas, TX", "drug": "Demerol", "method": "diverted Demerol from patients for himself; tested positive for Demerol", "role": "", "status": "voluntary surrender of Texas medical license in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.tmb.texas.gov/about-us/newsroom/tmb-disciplines-18-physicians-at-december-meeting", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-iv-dilaudid-a-worksite", "slug": "registered-nurse-alleged-have-diverted-iv-dilaudid-a-worksite", "title": "Registered nurse alleged to have diverted IV Dilaudid from a worksite an automated dispensing cabinet by logging it out and pocketing it", "date": "2025-01", "location": "", "state": "OR", "state_name": "Oregon", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "worksite with an automated dispensing cabinet system", "drug": "IV Dilaudid", "method": "Alleged diversion of IV Dilaudid: logged out IV Dilaudid but did not administer it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid but did not waste it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid and put it in a pocket; documented administering IV Dilaudid when it was not administered; administered IV Dilaudid but did not document it for approximately two days; failed to document a pain assessment; carried medications in pockets and failed to waste controlled substances at the time of removal from an automated dispensing cabinet.", "role": "", "status": "RN license placed on probation for 24 months within 36 months, with monitored practice and education conditions.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Documents/OSBN_discipline1-15-25.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/il-chicago-logan-square-pharmacy-csa-settlement-hydrocodone-theft", "slug": "il-chicago-logan-square-pharmacy-csa-settlement-hydrocodone-theft", "title": "Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone", "date": "2025-09-15", "location": "", "state": "IL", "state_name": "Illinois", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Retail pharmacy in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood", "drug": "Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); recordkeeping gaps also cited for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam", "method": "", "role": "Two pharmacy technicians", "status": "", "outcome": "Civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office over alleged Controlled Substances Act violations", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/us-attorneys-office-announces-settlement-chicago-pharmacy-alleged-violations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/agency-affiliated-counselor-alleged-have-ingested-unprescribed-methadone-while", "slug": "agency-affiliated-counselor-alleged-have-ingested-unprescribed-methadone-while", "title": "Agency affiliated counselor alleged to have ingested unprescribed methadone while transporting clients", "date": "2025-11", "location": "", "state": "WA", "state_name": "Washington", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Washington state (employer not named in the release)", "drug": "methadone", "method": "allegedly ingested unprescribed methadone while transporting clients; later admitted taking the methadone", "role": "", "status": "charged with unprofessional conduct; terminated by employer", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/state-disciplines-health-care-providers-12-15-2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/licensed-pharmacist-charged-diverting-oxycodone-via-fraudulent-prescriptions-p", "slug": "licensed-pharmacist-charged-diverting-oxycodone-via-fraudulent-prescriptions-p", "title": "Licensed pharmacist charged with diverting oxycodone via fraudulent prescriptions for personal use and sale", "date": "2026-06", "location": "Peoria, AZ", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Peoria, AZ", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly abused their position to generate fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone, diverting the controlled substances for personal use and sale.", "role": "", "status": "Charged with Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Forgery, and four counts of Sale or Transportation of Narcotic Drugs.", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-42-indictments-part-national-healthcare-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nd-surgery-center-nurse-suspected-diversion-grand-forks", "slug": "nd-surgery-center-nurse-suspected-diversion-grand-forks", "title": "Grand Forks Surgery Center Nurse Suspended Over Suspected Medication Diversion", "date": "2024-07-25", "location": "Grand Forks, North Dakota", "state": "ND", "state_name": "North Dakota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Controlled medications (specific drug not identified in the board record)", "method": "Terminated from employment in May 2024 following allegations of suspected diversion of controlled medications from the surgery center", "role": "RN/LPN (license lapsed), North Dakota Surgery Center, Grand Forks, ND", "status": "Stipulation for Settlement accepted Jul 25, 2024 — license suspended indefinitely, $2,000 penalty plus costs and disbursements", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.ndbon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Board-Minutes-July-2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pr-pharmacy-network-diverted-misbranded-prescription-drugs", "slug": "pr-pharmacy-network-diverted-misbranded-prescription-drugs", "title": "25 Charged in Puerto Rico Retail Pharmacy Prescription Drug Diversion Ring", "date": "2024-09-19", "location": "Bayamón, Aibonito, and Canóvanas, Puerto Rico", "state": "PR", "state_name": "Puerto Rico", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Misbranded and diverted prescription drugs sold in unlabeled resealable bags", "method": "Bought diverted prescription drugs from unlicensed wholesale distributors and resold them to unsuspecting retail customers, billing health plans as though the product were authentic", "role": "Pharmacy owners, a pharmacist, and a pharmacy technician across five Puerto Rico retail pharmacies", "status": "25 defendants indicted Sep 19, 2024 in the District of Puerto Rico; scheme generated more than $13 million since 2018", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/27-individuals-indicted-buying-and-selling-wholesale-quantities-misbranded-and-diverted", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/louisiana-pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substances-5000-fine", "slug": "louisiana-pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substances-5000-fine", "title": "Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Diverting Controlled Substances", "date": "2024-11", "location": "Louisiana", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Controlled substances (not specified in the board record)", "method": "Diverted controlled substances from her employer pharmacy", "role": "Pharmacy technician (license PTC.032818)", "status": "Louisiana Board of Pharmacy suspended her credential indefinitely, Nov 2024 — $5,000 fine plus hearing, administrative, and investigative costs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/NewsLetters/NABP-LaNewsltr2025-01.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/louisiana-pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substances-1000-fine", "slug": "louisiana-pharmacy-technician-diverted-controlled-substances-1000-fine", "title": "Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended in Second Diversion Case Same Term", "date": "2024-11", "location": "Louisiana", "state": "LA", "state_name": "Louisiana", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Controlled substances (not specified in the board record)", "method": "Diverted controlled substances from her employer pharmacy", "role": "Pharmacy technician (license PTC.032513)", "status": "Louisiana Board of Pharmacy suspended her credential indefinitely, Nov 2024 — $1,000 fine plus hearing, administrative, and investigative costs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/NewsLetters/NABP-LaNewsltr2025-01.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/ak-nurse-practitioner-prescribed-opioids-without-medical-purpose", "slug": "ak-nurse-practitioner-prescribed-opioids-without-medical-purpose", "title": "Anchorage Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Prescribing Opioids Without Medical Purpose", "date": "2025-11-14", "location": "Anchorage, Alaska", "state": "AK", "state_name": "Alaska", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "Fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and diazepam", "method": "Prescribed the controlled substances to six patients between June 2016 and November 2018 without any legitimate medical purpose", "role": "Advanced Nurse Practitioner licensed to prescribe in Alaska", "status": "Convicted May 2025 — 10 felony second-degree and 2 felony third-degree counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance; sentenced Nov 14, 2025 to 3 years to serve plus 4 years probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2025/111425-Kile.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/de-medical-biller-diverted-opioids-stolen-identities", "slug": "de-medical-biller-diverted-opioids-stolen-identities", "title": "Delaware Medical Biller Indicted for Diverting Opioids Using Stolen Provider Identities", "date": "2025-12-15", "location": "Delaware", "state": "DE", "state_name": "Delaware", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "Thousands of opioid pills", "method": "Stole the professional licensure identities of medical providers he worked with to order and prescribe himself opioids through wholesale pharmaceutical suppliers, without their knowledge", "role": "Medical biller and credentialer who falsely represented himself as a licensed nurse", "status": "Indicted Dec 15, 2025 — 13 counts aggravated identity theft, 2 counts health care fraud, 7 counts obtaining drugs by fraud", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/medical-biller-charged-diverting-opioids-and-federal-health-care-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/wi-nurse-practitioner-appleton-diverted-oxycodone-prescriptions", "slug": "wi-nurse-practitioner-appleton-diverted-oxycodone-prescriptions", "title": "Appleton Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing Scheme", "date": "2025-12-18", "location": "Appleton, Wisconsin", "state": "WI", "state_name": "Wisconsin", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "Oxycodone and other opioids", "method": "Prescribed opioids to patients with no medical need in exchange for the patients filling the prescriptions and returning half or more of the pills to her for personal use", "role": "Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, Appleton, WI", "status": "Pleaded guilty Aug 13, 2025; sentenced Dec 18, 2025 to 16 months in federal prison plus 3 years supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwi/pr/fox-valley-nurse-practitioner-sentenced-federal-prison-unlawful-prescribing", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/az-pharmacist-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions-peoria", "slug": "az-pharmacist-forged-oxycodone-prescriptions-peoria", "title": "Peoria Pharmacist Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions for Personal Use and Sale", "date": "2026-06-24", "location": "Peoria, Arizona", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Forged prescriptions using his own pharmacist credentials, diverting the pills for personal use and street sale", "role": "Licensed pharmacist, Peoria, AZ", "status": "Charged Jun 24, 2026 — fraud, aggravated identity theft, forgery, and four counts of sale/transportation of narcotic drugs", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-42-indictments-part-national-healthcare-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/new-hampshire-practical-nurse-emergency-suspension-over-nursing-home-drug-diversion-allegations", "slug": "new-hampshire-practical-nurse-emergency-suspension-over-nursing-home-drug-diversion-allegations", "title": "New Hampshire Practical Nurse Given Emergency Suspension Over Nursing Home Drug Diversion Allegations", "date": "2015-03-20", "location": "Westmoreland, New Hampshire", "state": "NH", "state_name": "New Hampshire", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Cheshire County Nursing Home, Westmoreland, NH (prior employer: Sullivan County Nursing Home)", "drug": "Not specified in the order; described as drug diversion activity", "method": "Complaint from the facility's Director of Nursing plus information from a prior employer raised allegations of drug diversion activity", "role": "", "status": "Board issued an Order of Emergency License Suspension and Notice of Hearing on March 20, 2015", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/emergency-suspension-nursing-license-ordered-after-allegations-drug-diversion", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rhode-island-va-nurse-sentenced-over-liquid-opioid-tampering", "slug": "rhode-island-va-nurse-sentenced-over-liquid-opioid-tampering", "title": "Rhode Island VA Nurse Sentenced Over Liquid Opioid Tampering", "date": "2019-04-05", "location": "Providence, Rhode Island", "state": "RI", "state_name": "Rhode Island", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI", "drug": "Morphine and other liquid opioids", "method": "On several occasions in October and November 2017, accessed vials of liquid opioids designated for patient use, removed them from a locked storage cart, and stole the prescriptions for personal use, leaving behind vials filled with saline", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty December 7, 2018, to tampering with a consumer product and acquiring a controlled substance by deception; sentenced April 5, 2019, to 24 months in federal prison plus 2 years of supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/va-medical-center-nurse-sentenced-tampering-hospital-prescriptions", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/georgia-pharmacy-owner-charged-over-fake-prescriptions-and-unauthorized-controlled-substance-distribution", "slug": "georgia-pharmacy-owner-charged-over-fake-prescriptions-and-unauthorized-controlled-substance-distribution", "title": "Georgia Pharmacy Owner Charged Over Fake Prescriptions and Unauthorized Controlled Substance Distribution", "date": "2019-07-15", "location": "Baxley, Georgia", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Fulghum Discount Drugs, Baxley, GA", "drug": "Controlled substances distributed without a valid prescription", "method": "Beginning as early as January 2015 and continuing until at least October 2018, created fake prescriptions purportedly for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and billed those programs, and separately distributed controlled substances to individuals without a physician's prescription", "role": "", "status": "Charged via criminal information July 15, 2019, with Conspiracy with Objects of Healthcare Fraud and Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances; up to 5 years in federal prison if convicted", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/pharmacists-charged-fraud-diversion-investigations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/georgia-pharmacist-in-charge-charged-over-false-statements-in-controlled-substance-dispensing-audit", "slug": "georgia-pharmacist-in-charge-charged-over-false-statements-in-controlled-substance-dispensing-audit", "title": "Georgia Pharmacist-in-Charge Charged Over False Statements in Controlled-Substance Dispensing Audit", "date": "2019-07-15", "location": "Darien, Georgia", "state": "GA", "state_name": "Georgia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "A pharmacy in Darien, GA", "drug": "Controlled substances dispensed from prescriptions written by high-volume prescribers", "method": "From 2015 through 2017, filled a large number of controlled-substance prescriptions from high-volume prescribers, then drafted false and fraudulent statements in documents that the DEA would review as part of a regulatory compliance audit of her dispensing history", "role": "", "status": "Charged via criminal information July 15, 2019, with False Statements Related to Healthcare; up to 5 years in federal prison if convicted", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/pharmacists-charged-fraud-diversion-investigations", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/virginia-nurse-license-suspended-over-roanoke-nursing-home-opioid-diversion", "slug": "virginia-nurse-license-suspended-over-roanoke-nursing-home-opioid-diversion", "title": "Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Nursing Home Opioid Diversion", "date": "2020", "location": "Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Roanoke, VA; Central Healthcare, Lynchburg, VA", "drug": "Opioids", "method": "Diverted opioids for personal and unauthorized consumption across multiple healthcare employers, including LewisGale, Carilion, and a home-health agency", "role": "", "status": "Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported as 2020; source states only the year", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/19/target-7-nurses-caught-diverting-drugs-southwest-virginia-healthcare-facilities/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missouri-nurse-probation-extended-over-employer-medication-diversion", "slug": "missouri-nurse-probation-extended-over-employer-medication-diversion", "title": "Missouri Nurse's Probation Extended Over Employer Medication Diversion", "date": "2020-04", "location": "Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Prescription medications and syringes; facility and specific drug not named in the court opinion", "method": "Unlawfully took and consumed medications requiring a prescription from her employer over several months in 2019", "role": "", "status": "Board imposed 3 years' probation with random screening in April 2020; extended the probation by 4 years in November 2022 after a positive alcohol metabolite test; Court of Appeals affirmed the board's action May 28, 2024", "outcome": "", "board": "Missouri State Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-court-of-appeals/116205282.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/colorado-nurse-sentenced-over-fake-research-study-hydromorphone-diversion", "slug": "colorado-nurse-sentenced-over-fake-research-study-hydromorphone-diversion", "title": "Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over Fake Research-Study Hydromorphone Diversion", "date": "2021-12", "location": "Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "A Colorado hospital", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Falsely told patients not assigned to her care that she was conducting a PCA-pump study, used a key to open the secured syringe, removed a portion of hydromorphone from it, and returned the syringe to the patient's PCA; obtained the drug from three patients on four occasions and fabricated a false email to law enforcement to support her cover story", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 12 months in federal prison plus one year of supervised release for obtaining controlled substances by fraud and deception", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-taking-controlled-substances-patients", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/missouri-nurse-license-revoked-over-hospital-opioid-diversion-and-badge-access", "slug": "missouri-nurse-license-revoked-over-hospital-opioid-diversion-and-badge-access", "title": "Missouri Nurse License Revoked Over Hospital Opioid Diversion and Unauthorized Badge Access", "date": "2022-07-05", "location": "St. Louis, Missouri", "state": "MO", "state_name": "Missouri", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Mercy Hospital East, St. Louis, Missouri", "drug": "Morphine and hydromorphone", "method": "Extracted drug residue from vials after administering patient doses and refilled the vials with an identical amount of saline solution to conceal the theft; also retrieved used vials from medical waste containers; after suspension, accessed the hospital 127 times over 18 days using her employee badge, and a drug test returned positive for morphine", "role": "", "status": "Missouri Board of Nursing revoked the license on July 5, 2022; a circuit court reversed the board's order on January 29, 2023, and the board issued a probated license per the court's order on April 3, 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-court-of-appeals/115928059.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/colorado-nurse-sentenced-over-icu-fentanyl-drip-diversion", "slug": "colorado-nurse-sentenced-over-icu-fentanyl-drip-diversion", "title": "Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over ICU Fentanyl Drip Diversion", "date": "2022-11", "location": "Denver, Colorado", "state": "CO", "state_name": "Colorado", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Sick and Intensive Care Unit, a Denver hospital", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "On March 3, 2021, stole most of an IV fentanyl bag from a comatose, intubated patient by lowering the pump's drip rate and failing to accurately document the flow rate, then drained a second fentanyl bag into a cup and refilled the bag with saline before hospital staff interrupted him; admitted diverting fentanyl by labeling it 'waste' since late 2020", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to five years of probation for obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/denver-nurse-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-stealing-fentanyl-hospital-patients-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/virginia-nurse-license-suspended-over-roanoke-hospital-opioid-diversion", "slug": "virginia-nurse-license-suspended-over-roanoke-hospital-opioid-diversion", "title": "Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion", "date": "2023-03", "location": "Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia", "state": "VA", "state_name": "Virginia", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA; LewisGale Hospital, Blacksburg, VA", "drug": "Opioids", "method": "Took pain medication from patients reporting severe pain, falsely documented it had been administered, and used the diverted opioids herself while on duty; did not disclose a prior termination from a senior living facility to either hospital", "role": "", "status": "Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported March 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/19/target-7-nurses-caught-diverting-drugs-southwest-virginia-healthcare-facilities/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nebraska-practical-nurse-license-revoked-over-narcotic-count-discrepancies", "slug": "nebraska-practical-nurse-license-revoked-over-narcotic-count-discrepancies", "title": "Nebraska Practical Nurse License Revoked Over Narcotic Count Discrepancies", "date": "2023-08-30", "location": "Nebraska", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "Narcotic pain medications; facility not named in the board record", "method": "At one care facility in May 2023, failed to complete required medication counts and narcotic medications were later found missing, and failed to account for a controlled substance that was signed out but refused by the patient; at a second facility in June 2023, documented administering narcotic pain medications to patients who later denied receiving them and signed out narcotics at a greater frequency than ordered", "role": "", "status": "Nebraska Board of Nursing revoked her ability to practice in the state on August 30, 2023", "outcome": "", "board": "Nebraska Board of Nursing", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/accused-of-drug-theft-nurse-loses-nebraska-license-and-keeps-iowa-license/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-physician-surrenders-license-over-big-rapids-drug-diversion-and-fraud-conviction", "slug": "michigan-physician-surrenders-license-over-big-rapids-drug-diversion-and-fraud-conviction", "title": "Michigan Physician Surrenders License Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction", "date": "2023-11-15", "location": "Big Rapids, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Voluntarily surrendered", "other_facts": "Location: Big Rapids, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-23-24/BPL-DAR-11-17-23-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-physician-suspended-over-bloomfield-township-drug-diversion-and-fraud-conviction", "slug": "michigan-physician-suspended-over-bloomfield-township-drug-diversion-and-fraud-conviction", "title": "Michigan Physician Suspended Over Bloomfield Township Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction", "date": "2023-12-15", "location": "Bloomfield Township, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Physician", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Suspended", "other_facts": "Location: Bloomfield Township, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-23-24/BPL-DAR-11-17-23-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-alpena-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-alpena-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Alpena Drug Diversion", "date": "2024-12-07", "location": "Alpena, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Alpena, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-11-15-24-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-allendale-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-allendale-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Allendale Drug Diversion", "date": "2024-12-07", "location": "Allendale, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Allendale, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-11-15-24-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacist-surrenders-license-over-grand-blanc-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-pharmacist-surrenders-license-over-grand-blanc-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Pharmacist Surrenders License Over Grand Blanc Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-01-18", "location": "Grand Blanc, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Voluntarily surrendered", "other_facts": "Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-12-27-24-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacy-technician-probated-over-wayne-county-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-pharmacy-technician-probated-over-wayne-county-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Pharmacy Technician Fined and Probated Over Taylor Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-01-18", "location": "Taylor, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation upon reinstatement; suspended", "other_facts": "Location: Taylor, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-12-27-24-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/south-carolina-practical-nurse-charged-over-nursing-home-tramadol-theft", "slug": "south-carolina-practical-nurse-charged-over-nursing-home-tramadol-theft", "title": "South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Nursing Home Tramadol Theft", "date": "2025-03-18", "location": "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Myrtle Beach, SC", "drug": "Tramadol (Schedule IV)", "method": "Stole a quantity of Tramadol from two residents on October 23, 2024, and unlawfully obtained it for personal use while depriving the patients of their prescribed medication", "role": "", "status": "Booked March 18, 2025, on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/attorney-general-alan-wilson-announces-murrells-inlet-nurse-charged-with-stealing-drugs-from-patients/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/kentucky-nurse-sentenced-over-elder-care-morphine-substitution", "slug": "kentucky-nurse-sentenced-over-elder-care-morphine-substitution", "title": "Kentucky Nurse Sentenced Over Elder-Care Morphine Substitution", "date": "2025-03-24", "location": "Lawrenceburg, Kentucky", "state": "KY", "state_name": "Kentucky", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Heritage Hall Rehab & Wellness Center, Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), KY", "drug": "Morphine", "method": "On August 27, 2023, took morphine prescribed for three patients with significant disease and pain concerns and replaced it with water and blue food coloring made to resemble the real medication; took at least seven syringes of stolen morphine and administered the tampered substitute to at least one patient", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced March 24, 2025, to 60 months in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product, plus three years of supervised release", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/former-nurse-sentenced-tampering-medication", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-nurse-practitioner-summarily-suspended-over-bay-city-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-nurse-practitioner-summarily-suspended-over-bay-city-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Nurse Practitioner Summarily Suspended Over Bay City Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-03-28", "location": "Bay City, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse / nurse practitioner", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Summary suspension", "other_facts": "Location: Bay City, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-03-28-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nebraska-nurse-charged-over-surgery-center-propofol-and-fentanyl-theft", "slug": "nebraska-nurse-charged-over-surgery-center-propofol-and-fentanyl-theft", "title": "Nebraska Nurse Charged Over Surgery Center Propofol and Fentanyl Theft", "date": "2025-04", "location": "North Platte, Nebraska", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "North Platte Surgery Center, North Platte, NE", "drug": "Propofol and fentanyl", "method": "Between March and April 2023, took propofol and fentanyl from the surgery center's stock for personal use; admitted the theft to his employer in April 2023 and was fired after an investigation found vials missing from inventory", "role": "", "status": "Charged in U.S. District Court with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, reported April 2025; faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.knopnews2.com/2025/04/30/former-north-platte-nurse-faces-drug-charges/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-chesaning-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-chesaning-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Chesaning Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-04-15", "location": "Chesaning, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Summary suspension", "other_facts": "Location: Chesaning, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-04-18-25-AMENDED-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-canton-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-canton-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Canton Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-04-16", "location": "Canton, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Summary suspension", "other_facts": "Location: Canton, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-04-18-25-AMENDED-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacy-technician-surrenders-license-over-westland-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-pharmacy-technician-surrenders-license-over-westland-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Pharmacy Technician Surrenders License Over Westland Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-04-16", "location": "Westland, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacy technician", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Voluntarily surrendered", "other_facts": "Location: Westland, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-04-18-25-AMENDED-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-practical-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-gladstone-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-practical-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-gladstone-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Practical Nurse Fined and Probated Over Gladstone Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-08-20", "location": "Gladstone, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed practical nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Gladstone, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-24-25/HEALTH-08-22-25-AMENDED-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacist-fined-over-west-bloomfield-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-pharmacist-fined-over-west-bloomfield-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over West Bloomfield Drug Diversion", "date": "2025-11-19", "location": "West Bloomfield, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed", "other_facts": "Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-10-24-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/south-carolina-unlicensed-caregiver-charged-over-care-facility-oxycodone-theft", "slug": "south-carolina-unlicensed-caregiver-charged-over-care-facility-oxycodone-theft", "title": "South Carolina Unlicensed Caregiver Charged Over Care Facility Oxycodone Theft", "date": "2025-12-23", "location": "Piedmont, South Carolina", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Cherrydale Post Acute, Greenville, SC", "drug": "Oxycodone (Schedule II)", "method": "Practiced nursing and used the title Director of Nursing despite a suspended license on June 20 and June 23, 2025, and knowingly and intentionally stole a quantity of Oxycodone from another person with intent to permanently deprive them of it", "role": "", "status": "Arrested December 23, 2025, on two counts of Unlicensed Practice as a Registered or Practical Nurse and one count of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/attorney-general-alan-wilson-announces-upstate-woman-charged-with-unlicensed-nursing-and-stealing-patient-s-medication/", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-social-worker-probated-over-hamtramck-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-social-worker-probated-over-hamtramck-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Social Worker Probated Over Hamtramck Drug Diversion", "date": "2026-01-14", "location": "Hamtramck, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Licensed master's social worker", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Probation upon reinstatement", "other_facts": "Location: Hamtramck, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-12-19-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-southgate-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-fined-and-probated-over-southgate-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Southgate Drug Diversion", "date": "2026-01-15", "location": "Southgate, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Southgate, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-12-19-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacist-fined-and-probated-over-big-rapids-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-pharmacist-fined-and-probated-over-big-rapids-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Pharmacist Fined and Probated Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion", "date": "2026-01-16", "location": "Big Rapids, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Big Rapids, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-12-19-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-pharmacist-fined-over-utica-drug-diversion-and-alcohol-conviction", "slug": "michigan-pharmacist-fined-over-utica-drug-diversion-and-alcohol-conviction", "title": "Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over Utica Drug Diversion and Alcohol Conviction", "date": "2026-01-16", "location": "Utica, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Pharmacist", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Fine imposed; probation", "other_facts": "Location: Utica, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-12-19-25-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-grass-lake-drug-diversion", "slug": "michigan-registered-nurse-summarily-suspended-over-grass-lake-drug-diversion", "title": "Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Grass Lake Drug Diversion", "date": "2026-02-27", "location": "Grass Lake, Michigan", "state": "MI", "state_name": "Michigan", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "", "drug": "", "method": "", "role": "Registered nurse", "status": "", "outcome": "", "board": "Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing", "board_action": "Summary suspension", "other_facts": "Location: Grass Lake, Michigan", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/DARs-Health/FY-25-26/HEALTH-02-27-26-DAR-FINAL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/indiana-emergency-nurse-sentenced-over-icu-fentanyl-falsification", "slug": "indiana-emergency-nurse-sentenced-over-icu-fentanyl-falsification", "title": "Indiana Emergency Nurse Sentenced Over Fentanyl Documentation Falsification", "date": "2026-05", "location": "Fort Wayne, Indiana", "state": "IN", "state_name": "Indiana", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, IN", "drug": "Fentanyl", "method": "In April 2024, while assigned to a patient in extreme pain, recorded in the dispensing system and a nursing app that fentanyl doses were given while her badge activity and other records showed she was not in the patient's room and the patient never received the medication; when confronted, denied taking the drug herself", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to three of five charges; sentenced to two years in prison with two years suspended to probation, reported May 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.wane.com/top-stories/former-parkview-nurse-handed-2-year-sentence-for-stealing-fentanyl/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/south-carolina-practical-nurse-charged-over-care-facility-oxycodone-theft", "slug": "south-carolina-practical-nurse-charged-over-care-facility-oxycodone-theft", "title": "South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Care Facility Oxycodone Theft", "date": "2026-05", "location": "Simpsonville, South Carolina", "state": "SC", "state_name": "South Carolina", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Simpsonville Post Acute, Simpsonville, SC (Greenville County)", "drug": "Oxycodone (Schedule II)", "method": "Took a quantity of Oxycodone belonging to a resident on October 8, 2025, and diverted the medication for personal use", "role": "", "status": "Charged with theft of a controlled substance and booked at the Greenville County Detention Center, reported May 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://florencenewsjournal.com/south-carolina-nurse-accused-of-diverting-oxycodone-from-greenville-county-care-facility/", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/west-virginia-hospital-system-settles-federal-controlled-substance-recordkeeping-case", "slug": "west-virginia-hospital-system-settles-federal-controlled-substance-recordkeeping-case", "title": "West Virginia Hospital System Settles Federal Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Case", "date": "2026-07-13", "location": "Morgantown, West Virginia", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "West Virginia University Health System facilities, including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV", "drug": "Controlled substances broadly; DEA said most diverted drugs were abused by the medical providers who took them", "method": "Between 2017 and 2024, WVUHS facilities systemwide failed to notify the DEA of thefts or significant losses of controlled substances, made errors in controlled-substance orders, failed to maintain accurate and current inventory records, and failed to ensure proper authority for DEA order forms, despite internal reports as early as 2017-2022 of suspected employee diversion", "role": "", "status": "Agreed to pay $4,177,139 and sign a three-year Memorandum of Agreement with the DEA, announced July 13, 2026", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/united-states-reaches-417-million-civil-settlement-and-three-year-compliance-agreement", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/twin-falls-pharmacy-technician-sold-stolen-oxycodone-hydromorphone-pills", "slug": "twin-falls-pharmacy-technician-sold-stolen-oxycodone-hydromorphone-pills", "title": "Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sold Stolen Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets from Pharmacy Stock", "date": "2015-05", "location": "Twin Falls, ID", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "Retail pharmacy, Twin Falls, ID", "drug": "Oxycodone and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) tablets", "method": "Stole bottles of controlled-substance prescriptions from pharmacy stock, arranged sales by text message, and left the bottles in a car glove box in the pharmacy parking lot in exchange for cash", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, three years supervised release, and a $1,000 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-id/pr/twin-falls-former-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-diverting-controlled-substances", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/medstar-georgetown-university-hospital-employee-charged-forging-oxycodone", "slug": "medstar-georgetown-university-hospital-employee-charged-forging-oxycodone", "title": "MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Employee Charged with Forging Oxycodone Prescriptions", "date": "2016-10-12", "location": "Washington, DC", "state": "DC", "state_name": "District of Columbia", "era": "Earlier Cases 2015-2017", "setting": "MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.", "drug": "Oxycodone", "method": "Allegedly used a nurse practitioner's blank prescription pad to forge and fill oxycodone prescriptions in eight instances, obtaining about 600 pills", "role": "", "status": "Indicted on eight counts of distribution and eight counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-hospital-employee-indicted-federal-charges-involving-forged-prescriptions", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/birmingham-pharmacy-technician-tampered-with-opioid-ivs-for-palliative-care-patients", "slug": "birmingham-pharmacy-technician-tampered-with-opioid-ivs-for-palliative-care-patients", "title": "Birmingham Pharmacy Technician Tampered with Opioid IV Bags Prepared for Palliative Care Patients", "date": "2018-02", "location": "Birmingham, AL", "state": "AL", "state_name": "Alabama", "era": "Major Cases 2016-2025", "setting": "Home-infusion pharmacy, Birmingham, AL", "drug": "Morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride", "method": "Removed drugs from vials used to mix palliative-care IV bags and replaced them with another liquid, knowing diluted bags would reach patients", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced to five years in prison for tampering with opioids intended for IV fluid", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/pharmacy-tech-sentenced-five-years-prison-tampering-opioids-iv-fluid", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/phoenix-area-pharmacist-and-technician-diverted-200000-opioid-tablets-from-pharmacies", "slug": "phoenix-area-pharmacist-and-technician-diverted-200000-opioid-tablets-from-pharmacies", "title": "Phoenix-Area Pharmacist and Technician Diverted More Than 200,000 Opioid Tablets from Two Pharmacies", "date": "2018-11-28", "location": "Peoria / Phoenix, AZ", "state": "AZ", "state_name": "Arizona", "era": "Major Cases 2016-2025", "setting": "Two retail pharmacies, Phoenix metro area, AZ", "drug": "Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine", "method": "Processed fraudulent prescriptions through two pharmacies to distribute over 200,000 opioid tablets and thousands of alprazolam tablets into the community", "role": "", "status": "Convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and launder proceeds; sentenced Nov 28, 2018, to 120 months (pharmacist) and 48 months (technician) in prison", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/pharmacist-and-pharmacy-technician-sentenced-prison-diverting-hundreds-thousands-ff", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/boise-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-vials-automated-dispensing-cabinet", "slug": "boise-hospital-nurse-diverted-fentanyl-vials-automated-dispensing-cabinet", "title": "Boise Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl Vials from an Automated Dispensing Cabinet", "date": "2019-04-16", "location": "Boise, ID", "state": "ID", "state_name": "Idaho", "era": "Major Cases 2016-2025", "setting": "Hospital, Boise, ID", "drug": "Fentanyl (100 mcg/2 mL vials)", "method": "Accessed an automated dispensing cabinet on at least 28 occasions between Sept. 29 and Nov. 14, 2017, falsifying and manipulating system records to conceal the withdrawals", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced Apr 16, 2019, to three years of probation", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-id/pr/boise-nurse-sentenced-obtaining-controlled-substances-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/nebraska-city-nurse-diverted-thousands-of-opioid-tablets-from-assisted-living-facility", "slug": "nebraska-city-nurse-diverted-thousands-of-opioid-tablets-from-assisted-living-facility", "title": "Nebraska City Nurse Diverted Thousands of Opioid Tablets from an Assisted-Living Facility", "date": "2021-10-20", "location": "Nebraska City, NE", "state": "NE", "state_name": "Nebraska", "era": "Major Cases 2016-2025", "setting": "Assisted-living facility, Nebraska City, NE", "drug": "Hydrocodone, tramadol, and oxycodone", "method": "Repeatedly ordered opioid refills for residents that were never logged as administered; audit found over 6,000 tablets missing across 23 residents", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Oct 20, 2021, to three years of probation and a $5,000 fine", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/nebraska-city-nurse-sentenced-acquiring-controlled-substance-fraud", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/rhode-island-school-nurse-took-discontinued-student-controlled-substance-medication", "slug": "rhode-island-school-nurse-took-discontinued-student-controlled-substance-medication", "title": "Rhode Island School Nurse Took Possession of a Discontinued Controlled-Substance Medication Prescribed to a Student", "date": "2024-03-18", "location": "Rhode Island", "state": "RI", "state_name": "Rhode Island", "era": "Major Cases 2016-2025", "setting": "School, Rhode Island", "drug": "A controlled-substance medication (discontinued student prescription)", "method": "Took possession of a student's discontinued controlled-substance medication for personal use after the prescription was discontinued", "role": "", "status": "Admitted conduct to Investigative Committee Mar 18, 2024; reprimanded under a Board of Nursing consent decree", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.golocalprov.com/news/six-nurses-disciplined-by-the-ridoh-3-surrender-their-license", "source_type": "news", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/traveling-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-from-beckley-hospital-using-patient-data", "slug": "traveling-nurse-diverted-hydromorphone-from-beckley-hospital-using-patient-data", "title": "Traveling Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone from Beckley Hospital Using Patients' Health Information", "date": "2025-07-03", "location": "Beckley, WV", "state": "WV", "state_name": "West Virginia", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV", "drug": "Hydromorphone", "method": "Used biometrics and patients' health information to check out hydromorphone, siphoned off part of each vial, diluted the remainder, and canceled the transactions to conceal the removals", "role": "", "status": "Sentenced Jul 3, 2025, to five years in prison; nursing privilege in WV indefinitely suspended", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/kentucky-nurse-sentenced-prison-opioid-diversion-scheme", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/fitchburg-nursing-facility-lpn-replaced-patients-oxycodone-with-lookalikes", "slug": "fitchburg-nursing-facility-lpn-replaced-patients-oxycodone-with-lookalikes", "title": "Fitchburg Nursing Facility LPN Replaced Hospice Patients' Oxycodone with Lookalike Pills", "date": "2026-09-23", "location": "Fitchburg, MA", "state": "MA", "state_name": "Massachusetts", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "A healthcare facility in Fitchburg, MA (skilled nursing and dementia care units; Sept. 2024 – Feb. 2025)", "drug": "Oxycodone (5 mg and 10 mg tablets)", "method": "Took patients' \"as needed\" oxycodone doses for personal use, then replaced 5 mg pills with lookalike loratadine (an allergy medication) and a memory care patient's 10 mg pills with levothyroxine (a thyroid medication)", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Sept. 23, 2026, in federal court in Worcester to one count of tampering with a consumer product (up to 10 years); sentencing set for Jan. 7, 2027", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/gardner-man-pleads-guilty-tampering-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/minnesota-pharmacist-stole-oxycodone-bottles-from-pharmacy-inventory", "slug": "minnesota-pharmacist-stole-oxycodone-bottles-from-pharmacy-inventory", "title": "Minnesota Pharmacist in Charge Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone Bottles From Inventory", "date": "2024-04-25", "location": "Maplewood, Minnesota", "state": "MN", "state_name": "Minnesota", "era": "Major Cases 2018-2025", "setting": "Pharmacist in charge, retail pharmacy (Maplewood, MN); conduct Mar 2020 – Jun 2023", "drug": "Oxycodone (bottles taken from pharmacy inventory)", "method": "Removed oxycodone bottles from the pharmacy's own stock for personal use and falsified the pharmacy's records to conceal the missing inventory", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Apr 25, 2024, to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; sentencing to be scheduled", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/scandia-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-stealing-bottles-oxycodone", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pennsylvania-psychiatrist-dea-registration-revoked-falsified-records-amphetamine-prescriptions", "slug": "pennsylvania-psychiatrist-dea-registration-revoked-falsified-records-amphetamine-prescriptions", "title": "Pennsylvania Psychiatrist's DEA Registration Revoked After Falsified Records and Prescriptions to an Undercover Patient", "date": "2026-10-19", "location": "Easton, Pennsylvania", "state": "PA", "state_name": "Pennsylvania", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Psychiatrist's office in Easton, Pennsylvania; three prescriptions issued May 17, June 11 and Aug. 9, 2021", "drug": "Dextroamphetamine-amphetamine, a Schedule II stimulant (5 mg, then 10 mg, then 15 mg, two times daily)", "method": "Prescribed without diagnosing the patient or re-evaluating her on two renewals, then falsified the medical record with a copied signature, fabricated intake forms, and documented examinations, tests and visits that never occurred", "role": "", "status": "DEA registration revoked by final Decision and Order published Oct. 19, 2026 (signed Oct. 5, 2026; effective Nov. 18, 2026); pending renewal and additional registrations denied", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-19/pdf/2026-21258.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/pensacola-emergency-department-physician-pleads-guilty-illegal-opioid-stimulant-prescribing", "slug": "pensacola-emergency-department-physician-pleads-guilty-illegal-opioid-stimulant-prescribing", "title": "Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants", "date": "2026-10-21", "location": "Pensacola, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Hospital emergency departments and other medical offices in and around Escambia County, Florida; prescriptions written 2020-2025 and filled at pharmacies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties", "drug": "Over 22,000 opioid pills (primarily oxycodone and hydrocodone) and over 3,000 stimulant pills (primarily Adderall or generic equivalents), at least 25,500 controlled-substance pills in total", "method": "Wrote, signed and distributed prescriptions with no determination of a legitimate medical purpose, no physical examination, no review of prior medical and prescribing records and no record of the encounter, in whatever drug, strength and quantity the requester asked for", "role": "", "status": "Pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2026 to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances; sentencing set for Jan. 14, 2027, up to 20 years' imprisonment per count", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "", "source_url": "https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/10/21/pensacola-area-doctor-pleads-guilty-illegally-prescribing-opioids", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""},
  {"url": "https://drugdiversionprevention.com/diversion-cases/florida-pharmacist-sentenced-over-7-years-illegal-oxycodone-distribution-conspiracy", "slug": "florida-pharmacist-sentenced-over-7-years-illegal-oxycodone-distribution-conspiracy", "title": "Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Massive Illegal Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy", "date": "2026-10-30", "location": "Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida", "state": "FL", "state_name": "Florida", "era": "Recent Cases 2025-2026", "setting": "Two pharmacies she owned and operated, in Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida", "drug": "Oxycodone 30mg, the maximum available strength; at least 335,351 pills dispensed during the conspiracy", "method": "Dispensed oxycodone to nearly all customers with no medical need, charged about 10 times the typical cost in cash only, released pills to dealers picking up for dozens of absent patients, and kept the doors locked during business hours, admitting only identified customers", "role": "", "status": "Convicted by a jury after a two-week trial in July 2026 of conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and five counts of illegal drug distribution; sentenced to 90 months in prison; co-defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy and awaits sentencing", "outcome": "", "board": "", "board_action": "", "other_facts": "Warnings ignored: Continued after repeated warnings from her own employees and from DEA", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-pharmacist-sentenced-over-7-years-prison-massive-illegal-oxycodone-distribution", "source_type": "primary", "source_archive_url": ""}
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