Drug Diversion Statistics: What 716 Federal Cases Reveal
Drugs, settings, outcomes, and year-over-year counts from the DivertGuard public case registry.
This page summarizes the 716 documented federal and state drug diversion cases in the DivertGuard case registry — what was diverted, where it happened, and how each case progressed — for compliance officers, pharmacy directors and diversion program managers who need defensible reference numbers.
Snapshot, not a statistical sample: counts change as cases are added. Open See the numbers under any chart to read, copy or cite the underlying figures directly.
The registry at a glance
Drug Diversion Cases by State
Every catalogued case in this registry, placed where it occurred. Darker states have more documented cases — click one to jump to its cases below.
Diversion happens everywhere. Unshaded states have no case catalogued here yet — that is a gap in this collection, not evidence that nothing occurred. We are actively filling them.
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716cases mapped
52states represented
43most in one state
Every state, ranked by case count
The map above shows abbreviations at a glance and the exact count once you zoom in on a state; this table has the precise number for all 52 states and territories the registry tracks, including the ones with no catalogued case yet.
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| Maryland MD | 43 |
| Michigan MI | 30 |
| Texas TX | 25 |
| Massachusetts MA | 24 |
| Connecticut CT | 23 |
| Mississippi MS | 22 |
| Tennessee TN | 22 |
| Illinois IL | 20 |
| California CA | 18 |
| Vermont VT | 18 |
| Wisconsin WI | 18 |
| New York NY | 17 |
| North Carolina NC | 17 |
| Iowa IA | 16 |
| New Jersey NJ | 16 |
| Washington WA | 16 |
| Florida FL | 15 |
| Colorado CO | 14 |
| Louisiana LA | 14 |
| Minnesota MN | 14 |
| Montana MT | 14 |
| Nevada NV | 14 |
| New Hampshire NH | 14 |
| Oklahoma OK | 14 |
| Oregon OR | 14 |
| Pennsylvania PA | 14 |
| South Dakota SD | 14 |
| Kansas KS | 13 |
| Ohio OH | 13 |
| South Carolina SC | 13 |
| Arkansas AR | 12 |
| Virginia VA | 12 |
| Georgia GA | 11 |
| Indiana IN | 11 |
| Missouri MO | 11 |
| Alaska AK | 10 |
| Kentucky KY | 10 |
| New Mexico NM | 9 |
| Utah UT | 9 |
| Wyoming WY | 9 |
| Alabama AL | 8 |
| Delaware DE | 8 |
| District of Columbia DC | 8 |
| Hawaii HI | 8 |
| West Virginia WV | 8 |
| Nebraska NE | 7 |
| Idaho ID | 6 |
| Maine ME | 6 |
| Arizona AZ | 5 |
| North Dakota ND | 4 |
| Puerto Rico PR | 4 |
| Rhode Island RI | 1 |
Which states the documented cases come from
Documented Diversion Cases Over Time (2010–2026)
Case volume rises from 7 in 2010 to 66 in 2026 (2026 is a partial year, through September). This window covers 661 of the 716 registry cases; the rest are dated before 2010 and are shown in the case list and map but are too thin to chart on this scale.
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| Year | Documented cases |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 58 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 75 |
| 2025 | 94 |
| 2026 | 66 |
Which Drugs Trend Over Time?
Counts reflect what is documented and published, not prevalence. Propofol appears twice in this window and is under-documented in public board records relative to how often it is actually used at the bedside; midazolam is similarly thin. Both are charted on the same scale as fentanyl, oxycodone and hydromorphone rather than a rescaled axis, so the comparison is honest even though the lines sit low.
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| Year | Oxycodone | Fentanyl | Hydromorphone | Midazolam | Propofol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Facility Settlements & Fines
Healthcare organizations — hospitals, health systems and pharmacies — paid a documented $27,092,098 across 35 matters in this registry, ranging from $15,000 to $4,500,000.
These are civil settlements, assessed civil penalties and criminal fines — money the organisation itself was ordered or agreed to pay. Amounts paid by individuals (fines and restitution in a practitioner's sentence) are counted separately and are not included in the total above, which additionally documents $10,689,912 owed by individuals.
See all 35 settlements and fines, each linked to its primary source
GMAJOS, LLC, Dr. Stephen Swetech, and Yasser Maisari
$700,948
civil settlement · 2024 · MI
Trivial rounding discrepancy only ($0.42). Checked for double-counting given the three-party payer name: this is one joint total, not three separate $700,948 payments, so no duplication risk. payer_kind='facility' is a simplification (GMAJOS LLC is the landlord entity; Swetech and Maisari are individuals) but doesn't misstate who owes the money.
Oakley Pharmacy, Inc. (dba Dale Hollow Pharmacy) and Xpress Pharmacy of Clay County LLC
$450,000
civil settlement · 2026 · TN
Joint and several with the individual owner — reported as a facility payment.
Beckman's Greene Street Pharmacy, Inc.
$120,000
civil settlement · 2023 · MD
Consent decree names both the pharmacy and pharmacist John A. Beckman as jointly agreeing to pay.
Upton Care Pharmacy, Inc.
$100,000
civil penalty · 2023 · MD
Consent decree names both the pharmacy and pharmacist Abtin Youssefi-Rashti as jointly agreeing to pay.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
$44,000
civil penalty · 2024 · IN
State board penalty: Indiana Board of Pharmacy, ,000 per violation x 44 violations. News source only.
Riverbird, LLC (with two individual physicians, jointly)
$20,000
civil settlement · 2026 · ME
Joint settlement: paid by the clinic LLC together with two individual physicians, one of whom personally diverted; counted once as a facility payment.
Ketan K. Dankhara and Falls RX, LLC d/b/a Ultra Care Pharmacy Baltimore
$15,000
civil penalty · 2022 · MD
Settlement amounts reflect what a facility agreed to pay to resolve allegations; they are not a finding of liability, and several were structured to be credited against related restitution. See every settlement and fine with its primary source →
Which Drugs Are Diverted?
Injectable opioids dominate the registry. Oxycodone appears in 162 case records and fentanyl in 143, while oral controlled substances such as oxycodone and hydrocodone appear in a small number of cases that are concentrated in pharmacy dispensing settings rather than at the bedside.
Counts sum higher than the 463 cases that name a drug because several cases involve more than one substance. Percentages below are shares of all 716 registry cases.
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| Drug | Cases | Share of 716 cases |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone | 162 | 23% |
| Fentanyl | 143 | 20% |
| Hydrocodone | 113 | 16% |
| Hydromorphone | 105 | 15% |
| Morphine | 74 | 10% |
| Alprazolam | 27 | 4% |
| Amphetamine | 22 | 3% |
| Tramadol | 20 | 3% |
| Methadone | 17 | 2% |
| Meperidine | 13 | 2% |
| Codeine | 13 | 2% |
| Lorazepam | 13 | 2% |
| Midazolam | 8 | 1% |
| Methylphenidate | 6 | 1% |
| Propofol | 6 | 1% |
| Ketamine | 4 | 1% |
| Cocaine | 4 | 1% |
| Buprenorphine | 3 | 0% |
| Sufentanil | 2 | 0% |
| Testosterone | 2 | 0% |
| Phenobarbital | 1 | 0% |
Who Was Diverting?
Registered nurse (RN) is the most common role by a wide margin — 155 of the 637 cases that name a role (24%), ahead of pharmacy technician at 108. Roles are read from each case record; the 79 cases that name no role are excluded rather than guessed.
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| Role | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse (RN) | 155 | 24% |
| Pharmacy technician | 108 | 17% |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 97 | 15% |
| Physician / surgeon | 95 | 15% |
| Pharmacist | 91 | 14% |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 30 | 5% |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 18 | 3% |
| Nurse anesthetist (CRNA) | 15 | 2% |
| Paramedic / EMT | 9 | 1% |
| Dentist / oral surgery | 6 | 1% |
| Nurse aide / assistant | 5 | 1% |
| Veterinarian | 4 | 1% |
| Surgical / OR technician | 4 | 1% |
Which role diverts which drug?
Roles and substances are not evenly paired. Reading across a row shows which substances that role's cases actually name, which is more specific than either chart alone — the role table says who diverts, the drug table says what is diverted, and this says which pairing. A case is counted in every cell its record supports, so the cells are not meant to sum to the registry total.
Where Does Diversion Happen?
Retail pharmacy settings appear in 250 of 716 cases (35%) — the settings with the largest controlled substance footprint and the most handoffs between dispensing, administration, and waste. Hospital / health system follows at 240 of 716 (34%).
Lower-volume settings still appear too: long-term care (37), ambulatory surgery / or (26), home health / hospice (21), emergency services / ems (16), va / federal facility (15), dental / oral surgery (7), fertility / reproductive (2). These are environments where a single practitioner often controls the entire medication chain with limited independent witnessing.
Setting counts sum higher than the 490 cases with an identifiable setting because several cases span more than one environment — for example a health system that also operated dispensing pharmacies. Percentages below are shares of all 716 registry cases, so they describe how often a setting appears, not a mutually exclusive split.
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| Practice setting | Cases | Share of 716 cases |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacy | 250 | 35% |
| Hospital / health system | 240 | 34% |
| Long-term care | 37 | 5% |
| Ambulatory surgery / OR | 26 | 4% |
| Home health / hospice | 21 | 3% |
| Emergency services / EMS | 16 | 2% |
| VA / federal facility | 15 | 2% |
| Dental / oral surgery | 7 | 1% |
| Fertility / reproductive | 2 | 0% |
How Much Drug Was Taken?
What this measures: the largest quantity named in a single case record — not a total across cases, and nothing is estimated where the record is silent. Each dot is one case, placed by its own figure on a logarithmic scale, so the shape shows how far apart these numbers really are.
The largest figure anywhere in the registry is 800,000 pills (oxycodone, New Jersey, 2025); the smallest is 3 blisters. Only 72 of 716 records state any countable quantity at all — 644 give no total, so this is what records documented, not what was typical. 45 cases state a weight instead, kept out rather than added to a count of vials.
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| Quantity | Unit | Drug | Where | Year | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800,000 | pills | oxycodone | New Jersey | 2025 | Read case |
| 450,000 | pills | hydrocodone | California | 2024 | Read case |
| 216,630 | tablets | hydrocodone | California | 2015 | Read case |
| 200,000 | pills | hydrocodone | California | 2024 | Read case |
| 158,000 | pills | oxycodone | New York | 2019 | Read case |
| 80,000 | units | oxycodone | Connecticut | 2016 | Read case |
| 67,000 | doses | hydrocodone | Minnesota | 2014 | Read case |
| 60,000 | pills | hydrocodone | Idaho | 2019 | Read case |
| 60,000 | doses | hydrocodone | Kentucky | 2022 | Read case |
| 60,000 | doses | hydrocodone | Kentucky | 2022 | Read case |
| 56,108 | pills | hydrocodone | Illinois | 2019 | Read case |
| 56,108 | pills | hydrocodone | Illinois | 2019 | Read case |
| 56,108 | pills | hydrocodone | Illinois | 2019 | Read case |
| 56,000 | pills | alprazolam | Illinois | 2025 | Read case |
| 56,000 | pills | alprazolam | Illinois | 2025 | Read case |
| 35,000 | vials | hydromorphone | Indiana | 2024 | Read case |
| 28,000 | pills | alprazolam | Illinois | 2022 | Read case |
| 24,422 | doses | not named | New Mexico | 2022 | Read case |
| 22,000 | doses | alprazolam | Connecticut | 2020 | Read case |
| 20,344 | tablets | oxycodone | New Mexico | 2016 | Read case |
| 20,344 | tablets | oxycodone | New Mexico | 2016 | Read case |
| 18,269 | tablets | not named | Minnesota | 2020 | Read case |
| 16,000 | pills | oxycodone | Massachusetts | 2015 | Read case |
| 8,505 | pills | hydrocodone | Hawaii | 2018 | Read case |
| 8,505 | pills | hydrocodone | Hawaii | 2019 | Read case |
| 6,540 | tablets | not named | California | 2011 | Read case |
| 6,000 | pills | oxycodone | Oregon | 2013 | Read case |
| 5,000 | pills | not named | Alaska | 2022 | Read case |
| 4,184 | tablets | buprenorphine | Vermont | 2014 | Read case |
| 3,762 | tablets | not named | Oklahoma | 2025 | Read case |
| 3,500 | pills | hydrocodone | Iowa | 2025 | Read case |
| 2,500 | pills | oxycodone | Montana | 2018 | Read case |
| 2,500 | doses | not named | Iowa | 2022 | Read case |
| 2,500 | pills | oxycodone | Montana | 2018 | Read case |
| 2,500 | tablets | oxycodone | Montana | 2018 | Read case |
| 2,100 | tablets | oxycodone | Pennsylvania | 2021 | Read case |
| 2,000 | vials | fentanyl | Michigan | 2021 | Read case |
| 2,000 | tablets | not named | Connecticut | 2021 | Read case |
| 1,980 | tablets | oxycodone | Missouri | 2026 | Read case |
| 1,900 | vials | fentanyl | Colorado | 2023 | Read case |
| 1,467 | vials | fentanyl | New York | 2021 | Read case |
| 1,171 | tablets | oxycodone | Oklahoma | 2025 | Read case |
| 650 | vials | fentanyl | Massachusetts | 2017 | Read case |
| 600 | vials | morphine | Nebraska | 2026 | Read case |
| 600 | pills | oxycodone | District of Columbia | 2016 | Read case |
| 500 | tablets | hydrocodone | Kansas | 2012 | Read case |
| 483 | bags | fentanyl | Kansas | 2018 | Read case |
| 450 | vials | fentanyl | Florida | 2023 | Read case |
| 400 | tablets | oxycodone | New Jersey | 2021 | Read case |
| 300 | tablets | oxycodone | New Hampshire | 2013 | Read case |
| 300 | tablets | not named | Pennsylvania | 2026 | Read case |
| 270 | pills | oxycodone | Maryland | 2012 | Read case |
| 255 | vials | fentanyl | Oregon | 2025 | Read case |
| 252 | vials | fentanyl | Iowa | 2018 | Read case |
| 200 | tablets | oxycodone | Ohio | 2026 | Read case |
| 167 | tablets | oxycodone | Minnesota | 2020 | Read case |
| 150 | tablets | hydrocodone | New Hampshire | 2013 | Read case |
| 80 | tablets | amphetamine | Minnesota | 2021 | Read case |
| 78 | vials | fentanyl | North Carolina | 2023 | Read case |
| 78 | vials | fentanyl | North Carolina | 2023 | Read case |
| 58 | vials | hydromorphone | Wyoming | 2017 | Read case |
| 58 | vials | hydromorphone | Wyoming | 2018 | Read case |
| 58 | vials | hydromorphone | Wyoming | 2018 | Read case |
| 46 | bottles | codeine | Washington | 2024 | Read case |
| 45 | pills | oxycodone | Maryland | 2023 | Read case |
| 40 | vials | fentanyl | Massachusetts | 2017 | Read case |
| 25 | vials | testosterone | Utah | 2023 | Read case |
| 18 | vials | fentanyl | Wisconsin | 2015 | Read case |
| 17 | vials | morphine | Washington | 2021 | Read case |
| 10 | pills | hydrocodone | South Dakota | 2011 | Read case |
| 3 | bags | hydromorphone | Connecticut | 2024 | Read case |
| 3 | blisters | oxycodone | Massachusetts | 2020 | Read case |
How Did the Cases Resolve?
213 of 716 cases have reached sentencing — the furthest stage most records document — and 89 are still only charged or indicted. A case can pass through several stages, so raw mentions overlap (229 records mention a sentence, 241 a guilty plea); the chart counts each case once, in its furthest stage, which is why the bars add up to 716.
The practical takeaway for compliance teams: a large share of these matters are still in progress at the time of documentation. Charges are allegations until a conviction is recorded.
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| Documented stage | Cases | Share of 716 cases |
|---|---|---|
| No stage stated in the record | 213 | 30% |
| Sentenced | 201 | 28% |
| Charged or indicted, pending | 89 | 12% |
| Settled (civil) | 80 | 11% |
| Convicted at trial | 79 | 11% |
| Pleaded guilty, awaiting sentence | 54 | 8% |
Cases Documented by Year (2018–2026)
Case volume in the registry is concentrated in the most recent years: 94 cases in 2025, against 30 in 2018 (2026 is a partial year, through September). The registry also catalogues cases from 1983-2026, which are shown in the case list and map but are too thin to chart on this scale.
Read this as documentation activity rather than incidence. Recent enforcement actions are easier to find and are added to the registry sooner, so the curve reflects both prosecutions and the pace of collection.
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| Year | Documented cases |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 58 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 75 |
| 2025 | 94 |
| 2026 | 66 |
Every Case, by State
The map above plots these same cases. Open a state to read the headline and a short summary of each case — the summaries are written without naming the people involved.
Alabama 8 cases
- Birmingham-area nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone tablets; pleaded guilty to theft A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a long-term care facility in Alabama in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Alabama in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing home director of nursing used pre-signed prescription pads to divert hydrocodone A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a long-term care facility in Alabama in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Pain clinic nurse practitioner conspired to dispense fentanyl by forging a physician's signature on prescriptions A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Alabama in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Nursing home licensed practical nurse convicted of diverting 638 narcotics pills from residents A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted hydrocodone at a long-term care facility in Alabama in 2022; convicted at trial.
- Dothan Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Selling Opioids Without Prescriptions A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Alabama in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices A physician diverted alprazolam at a healthcare facility in Alabama in 2019; convicted at trial.
- Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a home health or hospice provider in Alabama in 2018; pleaded guilty.
Alaska 10 cases
- Anchorage Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Prescribing Opioids Without Medical Purpose A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Alaska registered nurse surrendered license over diversion and substance-abuse allegations A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2022.
- Pain clinic nurse practitioner convicted of diverting opioids to a family member using other patients' names A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility (roughly 5,000 pills) in Alaska in 2022; convicted at trial.
- Anchorage nurse practitioner charged with manslaughter and drug distribution for opioid prescriptions without office visits A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Alaska registered nurse reprimanded for diverting narcotics from employer for personal use A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2017.
- Registered nurse reprimanded for misappropriating narcotics from employer for personal use A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2017.
- Registered nurse signed out extra OxyContin, Percocet, and oxycodone not given to residents and forged a narcotic sheet A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in Alaska in 2011.
- Nurse practitioner self-administered controlled substances taken from office stock A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2010.
- Registered nurse had Schedule II drugs removed from an automated dispensing cabinet and unaccounted for A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2010.
- Registered nurse diverted a Schedule II controlled substance from the workplace A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Alaska in 2007.
Arizona 5 cases
- Peoria Pharmacist Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions for Personal Use and Sale A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Arizona in 2026; charged.
- Licensed pharmacist charged with diverting oxycodone via fraudulent prescriptions for personal use and sale A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Arizona in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Arizona pharmacist and technician sentenced for diverting over 200,000 opioid tablets through two Phoenix-area pharmacies A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Arizona in 2018; convicted at trial.
- Scottsdale Surgery Center Nurse Surrenders License After Diverting Fentanyl and Dilaudid A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Arizona in 2017; charged.
- Tucson hospital reached civil settlement with the United States after DEA investigation of missing controlled substances A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Arizona in 2009; resolved by civil settlement.
Arkansas 12 cases
- Registered nurse accused of obtaining controlled substance by fraud from resident's supply at North Hills Lifecare and Rehab A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Arkansas in 2025; charged.
- Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics A pharmacist diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Arkansas in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Arkansas in 2024; charged.
- Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Arkansas in 2024.
- Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Arkansas in 2024.
- Traveling nurse fired from Little Rock hospital after positive fentanyl test; Arkansas board ordered cease and desist A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Arkansas in 2023.
- Arkansas nurse surrenders license after record reviews found controlled-substance diversion at two facilities A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Arkansas in 2018.
- Former pharmacy-tech trainee at Little Rock VA hospital sentenced to prison for role in opioid theft and sales A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Arkansas in 2018; sentenced.
- Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Arkansas in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- Little Rock VA hospital employee pleads guilty in conspiracy to steal and distribute opioids A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Arkansas in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- VA Hospital Pharmacy Employees Charged with Stealing and Selling Opioids A pharmacy technician diverted codeine at a hospital in Arkansas in 2017; charged.
- Arkansas hospital nurse's license suspended three years after narcotics cabinet tampering and Demerol concerns A registered nurse (rn) diverted meperidine at a hospital in Arkansas in 1993; charged.
California 18 cases
- California pharmacist applicant filled hydrocodone prescription issued without a prescriber-patient relationship A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in California in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- UCSF pediatric anesthesiologist arrested after being found unconscious with a propofol syringe A physician diverted propofol at a healthcare facility in California in 2025; charged.
- California pharmacist sentenced to more than seven years for dispensing over 450,000 opioid pills on fraudulent prescriptions A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 450,000 pills) in California in 2024; sentenced.
- Telehealth Firm Done Global Indicted in $100M Adderall Distribution Scheme A healthcare worker diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in California in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Palomar Health Pays $250,000 Over Fentanyl Diversion in Cath Lab A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in California in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 200,000 pills) in California in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in California in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling A veterinarian diverted alprazolam at a healthcare facility in California in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105K for Ignoring Opioid Prescription Red Flags A healthcare worker diverted morphine at a retail pharmacy in California in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Fontana pharmacy technician's registration revoked over diversion of 117 tramadol tablets A pharmacy technician diverted tramadol at a hospital in California in 2021.
- UC San Diego anesthesiologist's license revoked after alleged sedative diversion and saline substitution A physician diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in California in 2018.
- California respiratory care practitioner's license revoked after nursing board discipline for possessing controlled substances and false hospital records A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in California in 2017.
- California respiratory care practitioner surrendered license after being found with four fentanyl syringes not needed for work A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in California in 2017.
- Pharmacy technician diverted over 216,000 Norco tablets from a retail pharmacy while the pharmacist-in-charge failed to detect the theft A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 216,630 tablets) in California in 2015.
- California hospital system agreed to $1.55 million civil penalty after hydrocodone losses at Stockton outpatient pharmacy A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in California in 2015; resolved by civil settlement.
- California retail pharmacy technician accused of conspiring with physician to divert opioids; Board decision issued A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in California in 2013.
- Psychiatrist reprimanded for prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without medical justification A healthcare worker diverted methylphenidate at a healthcare facility in California in 2011.
- California hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted over 6,000 controlled-substance tablets from dispensing system A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a hospital (roughly 6,540 tablets) in California in 2011.
Colorado 14 cases
- Denver Hospital Case Coordinator Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Oxycodone Prescriptions A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Colorado in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Littleton Oral Surgery Assistant Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A surgical technician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Colorado in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Southern Colorado pharmacy paid $250,000 to resolve allegations of years of unlawful controlled-substance dispensing A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Colorado in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- VA nurse pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Denver Paramedic Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing 1,900 Vials of Fentanyl A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service (roughly 1,900 vials) in Colorado in 2023; sentenced.
- Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over ICU Fentanyl Drip Diversion A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over Fake Research-Study Hydromorphone Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Colorado in 2021; sentenced.
- Colorado Nurse Stole Fentanyl in Hospital Catheterization Lab A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2021; sentenced.
- Two Colorado nurses held accountable for taking controlled substances from patients A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Colorado in 2021; sentenced.
- ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Fentanyl at Parker Adventist Hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Two South Denver pharmacists pleaded guilty to felony opioid distribution charges A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Colorado in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- North Colorado Medical Center Nurse Stole Opioids from Locked Dispensing System A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Denver VA and ER Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials, Resealed with Skin Glue A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Colorado in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Surgical Technician Diverts Fentanyl, Triggers Multistate Hepatitis C Outbreak — Colorado, 2010 A surgical technician diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Colorado in 2010; pleaded guilty.
Connecticut 23 cases
- Cheshire APRN Illegally Distributed Amphetamines and Benzodiazepines A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Yale New Haven Hospital nurse sentenced to federal prison for lorazepam tampering A registered nurse (rn) diverted lorazepam at an EMS service in Connecticut in 2025; sentenced.
- Stamford Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- New Haven retail pharmacy paid $192K over controlled substance recordkeeping failures A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Connecticut in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Yale New Haven Hospital Nurse Tampered with Lorazepam Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted lorazepam at a hospital in Connecticut in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Berlin pain practice, physician and physician assistant settled claims over prescribing after inconsistent drug tests A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Connecticut in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a hospital (roughly 3 bags) in Connecticut in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Connecticut Outpatient Clinic Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Connecticut in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Yale Fertility Clinic A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a fertility clinic in Connecticut in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Connecticut fertility clinic nurse replaced fentanyl with saline, leaving patients in pain A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a fertility clinic in Connecticut in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Meriden pharmacy settled after DEA audit found 2,000-tablet controlled substance shortage A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy (roughly 2,000 tablets) in Connecticut in 2021; resolved by civil settlement.
- West Hartford long-term care pharmacy settled after alprazolam loss and 22,000-dose discrepancy A healthcare worker diverted alprazolam at a long-term care facility (roughly 22,000 doses) in Connecticut in 2020; resolved by civil settlement.
- Connecticut Pharmacist Admits Tampering with Home-Infusion Narcotics A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a home health or hospice provider in Connecticut in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- St. Francis Hospital Nurse Turned Off Infusion Pumps to Divert Narcotics A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Connecticut in 2019; resolved by civil settlement.
- Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in Connecticut in 2019.
- Hartford Hospital Nurse Disciplined for Diverting Opiates A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Connecticut in 2019.
- Hartford hospital nurse placed on four-year probation for diverting opiates A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Connecticut in 2019.
- Connecticut LPN placed on probation after Massachusetts license suspension for diverting opioids A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2019.
- New Haven man pleaded guilty in fraudulent oxycodone prescription ring that used runners at Connecticut pharmacies A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility (roughly 80,000 units) in Connecticut in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- New Haven oxycodone ring used forged prescriptions and stolen prescriber identities A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- Four Connecticut pharmacy technicians charged with stealing and selling prescription drugs A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Connecticut in 2011; charged.
- West Hartford physician settled civil claims over prescriptions not dispensed to named patients A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Connecticut in 2011; resolved by civil settlement.
Delaware 8 cases
- Delaware Medical Biller Indicted for Diverting Opioids Using Stolen Provider Identities A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Delaware in 2025; charged.
- Delaware nurse who impersonated a doctor to obtain Xanax lost bid to regain license after permanent revocation A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Delaware in 2018; convicted at trial.
- Delaware nurse who obtained Xanax by impersonating a doctor loses bid to regain license A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Delaware in 2018; convicted at trial.
- Delaware state hospital nurse charged with forging medication records to obtain oxycodone A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Delaware in 2014; charged.
- Former nurse at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill charged with forging controlled-substance records to divert oxycodone A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Delaware in 2014; charged.
- Delaware nurse suspended two years after unrecorded cabinet withdrawals and muscle-relaxant theft at a state prison A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Delaware in 2013.
- Licensed practical nurse found to have ingested prescription medications and possessed Adavan at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Delaware in 2013.
- Delaware nurse used a physician's DEA number to obtain Xanax for herself; licenses later permanently revoked A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Delaware in 2009; convicted at trial.
District of Columbia 8 cases
- DC nurse diverted fentanyl from two Washington hospitals A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in District of Columbia in 2022.
- DC nurse and nurse practitioner licenses revoked after oxycodone distribution conviction A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in District of Columbia in 2022; convicted at trial.
- DC emergency nurse's diversion surfaced by automated dispensing cabinet audit A physician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in District of Columbia in 2022; charged.
- DC nurse diverted oxycodone from a rehabilitation hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in District of Columbia in 2021; charged.
- DC nurse license stays suspended after fentanyl and oxycodone relapse A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in District of Columbia in 2021.
- DC hospital administrative assistant indicted over forged prescriptions for 600 oxycodone pills A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 600 pills) in District of Columbia in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- DC hospital medical technician sold patient data and blank prescription forms used for forged oxycodone scripts A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in District of Columbia in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- DC agency nurse's Demerol pull for a patient with an expired order led to two-year suspension, upheld on appeal A registered nurse (rn) diverted meperidine at a hospital in District of Columbia in 1983.
Florida 15 cases
- Orlando pharmacy and pharmacist settle Controlled Substances Act allegations over Schedule V distribution and recordkeeping A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Florida in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Tampa Bay Nurse Sentenced to Two Years for Tampering with and Stealing Injectable Opioids A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Florida in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Pensacola Pharmacist and Conspirator Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion Conspiracy A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Florida in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Lakeland Nurse Sentenced to 5+ Years for Stealing Fentanyl at Five Tampa Bay Hospitals A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Florida in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl at Miami Hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Florida in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- ICU Nurse Arrested for Stealing 17 Fentanyl IV Bags at Brandon Hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Florida in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Florida in 2024.
- Jacksonville Surgical Center Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Hydromorphone A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a surgery center in Florida in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Surgery Center RN Sentenced for Swapping Fentanyl for Saline in ~450 Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center (roughly 450 vials) in Florida in 2023; sentenced.
- Jacksonville Hospital ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Fentanyl A pharmacist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Florida in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Florida emergency room nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone after syringes found in work bag; probable cause panel dismissed case A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Florida in 2021.
- Pinellas Park pharmacy owner sentenced for filling oxycodone and hydromorphone prescriptions outside professional practice A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a retail pharmacy in Florida in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Jacksonville Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Injectable Painkillers A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Florida in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Orlando pharmacist sentenced to more than 24 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent and pill-mill prescriptions A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Florida in 2017; convicted at trial.
- Lutz pharmacist sentenced to 17 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent prescriptions and to a DEA confidential source A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Florida in 2012; convicted at trial.
Georgia 11 cases
- Savannah-Area Weight-Loss Clinic Physician Pays $100,000 Over Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Failures A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Georgia in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Licensed practical nurse removed controlled substances from workplace while also working under a suspended license and submitting a fraudulent Board letter A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Georgia in 2023.
- Nursing Home Employees Sentenced for Stealing and Reselling Patients' Alprazolam A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted alprazolam at a long-term care facility in Georgia in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Georgia Pharmacy Owner Charged Over Fake Prescriptions and Unauthorized Controlled Substance Distribution A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Georgia in 2019; convicted at trial.
- Georgia Pharmacist-in-Charge Charged Over False Statements in Controlled-Substance Dispensing Audit A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Georgia in 2019; convicted at trial.
- Health system settles alleged opioid diversion case over tens of thousands of missing oxycodone 30 mg tablets A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at an EMS service in Georgia in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Georgia hospital settles allegations over unaccounted 30 mg oxycodone tablets believed diverted A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Georgia in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Emergency room nurse suspended indefinitely for diverting controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Georgia in 2016.
- Hospital emergency room nurse diverted controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Georgia in 2016.
- Emory Hospital Pharmacy Technicians Diverted More Than 1 Million Doses of Controlled Substances A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a hospital in Georgia in 2016.
- University hospital employees fired for diverting controlled substances including alprazolam and hydrocodone A healthcare worker diverted alprazolam at a hospital in Georgia in 2016.
Hawaii 8 cases
- Hawaii nurse alleged to have swapped a patient's Adderall tablets for Seroquel A nurse (role unspecified) diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in Hawaii in 2024; charged.
- Maui nurse sanctioned after alleged diversion of Adderall from patient medication packet A nurse (role unspecified) diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in Hawaii in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Hilo Hospital Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Hawaii in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Hilo Medical Center nurse charged with fentanyl theft and drug possession A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Hawaii in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Maui physician charged with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone after undercover visits A physician diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Hawaii in 2020; charged.
- Hilo clinic physician and employees accused of unlawfully distributing opioids A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Hawaii in 2019; charged.
- Army hospital pharmacy technician admitted stealing and distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital (roughly 8,505 pills) in Hawaii in 2019; charged.
- Hospital pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone and oxycodone from a pharmacy vault through fraudulent automated dispensing transactions A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital (roughly 8,505 pills) in Hawaii in 2018; pleaded guilty.
Idaho 6 cases
- Idaho Falls assisted living employee entered Alford plea to financial card charge after residents' hydrocodone was allegedly swapped for acetaminophen A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Idaho in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Eastern Idaho nurse practitioner consented to civil judgment over hydrocodone prescriptions written for a third party A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Idaho in 2022.
- Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 60,000 pills) in Idaho in 2019; charged.
- Boise hospital nurse diverted fentanyl vials by falsifying dispensing-system records A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Idaho in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Meridian nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to swapping hydrocodone in clinic cabinets for muscle relaxants and forging prescriptions A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Idaho in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a retail pharmacy in Idaho in 2015; sentenced.
Illinois 20 cases
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy (roughly 56,000 pills) in Illinois in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Illinois in 2025; sentenced.
- Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy (roughly 56,000 pills) in Illinois in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Illinois hospital nurse fired over suspected opioid diversion loses federal discrimination appeal A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a hospital in Illinois in 2025.
- Illinois nursing-facility administrator sentenced to probation for diverting opioids from emergency kits and medication carts A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Illinois in 2025; sentenced.
- Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Illinois in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Chicago-Area Rehab Center Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Diluting Patients' Morphine A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Illinois in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy (roughly 28,000 pills) in Illinois in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl A dentist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Illinois in 2022; charged.
- Carterville Nurse Diverted Hydrocodone at Disability Care Center A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Illinois in 2021; sentenced.
- Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 56,108 pills) in Illinois in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 56,108 pills) in Illinois in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Chicago Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing 56,000 Hydrocodone Pills A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 56,108 pills) in Illinois in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Springfield chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing thousands of hydrocodone tablets over nine months A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Illinois in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Palos Park physician's medical and controlled substance licenses temporarily suspended over prescribing A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Illinois in 2017.
- Schaumburg psychiatrist temporarily suspended over boundary violations and controlled substance prescribing A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Illinois in 2017.
- MedStar Ambulance Paramedic Supervisor Charged with Tampering with Fentanyl and Morphine A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service in Illinois in 2017; convicted at trial.
- Illinois nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone by falsely recording resident requests A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a long-term care facility in Illinois in 2016; convicted at trial.
- Illinois emergency room nurse diverted hydromorphone from Pekin hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Illinois in 2016; convicted at trial.
- Illinois hospital bacteremia outbreak linked to nurse drug diversion A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Illinois in 2006.
Indiana 11 cases
- Muncie hospital pharmacy license put on probation after pharmacy manager diverted opioids using unused transaction types A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Indiana in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Indiana hospital pharmacy placed on probation after multi-year opioid diversion by pharmacy manager A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Indiana in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Indiana assisted-living nurse charged over oxycodone cart discrepancies A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Indiana in 2026; charged.
- Indiana Emergency Nurse Sentenced Over Fentanyl Documentation Falsification A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Indiana in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- ER charge nurse self-reported diverting medication wastes for personal use at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a surgery center in Indiana in 2026.
- Nurse charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit and wasting narcotics at Community North A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Indiana in 2026; charged.
- Hospital nurse found with Dilaudid and Hydrocodone waste in pocket from work A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Indiana in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Indiana critical access hospital faces board complaint after DEA admonition over unreported diversion A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Indiana in 2025.
- Indiana pharmacy board rejects settlement over chain pharmacy diversion tied to employee case A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Indiana in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Hospital Pharmacy Manager Stole 35,000+ Opioid Vials from Secure Vault A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a hospital (roughly 35,000 vials) in Indiana in 2024; charged.
- Hospital pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone, methadone and morphine from a CII safe using unused transaction types A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Indiana in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
Iowa 16 cases
- LeMars Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone, Falsifying Patient Records A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Iowa in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From His Own Iowa Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 3,500 pills) in Iowa in 2025; sentenced.
- Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances From Mason City Pharmacies A pharmacist diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Iowa in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Facility Administrator Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Five Senior-Care Facilities A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Iowa in 2025; sentenced.
- Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl from ~50 Patients A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Labor & Delivery Nurse Stole Pain Meds from 50+ New Mothers A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from Life Care Center A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Iowa in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl from Waterloo Hospital via False Wasting A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Sioux City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opioids from Hospital Employer A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From Elderly Patients' IV Pumps A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Iowa in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Dubuque Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing and Tampering With Patients' Medications A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy (roughly 2,500 doses) in Iowa in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Cedar Rapids Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Iowa in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Eastern Iowa ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patient's Fentanyl and Morphine A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- CRNA Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Charles City Hospital A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Iowa in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Iowa Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patients' Pain Medication A nurse (role unspecified) diverted codeine at a long-term care facility in Iowa in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacy Technician Diverts Fentanyl at Iowa Methodist Medical Center A pharmacy technician diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 252 vials) in Iowa in 2018; sentenced.
Kansas 13 cases
- Kansas Pharmacist Indicted for Stealing Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Oxycodone from Employer A pharmacist diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in Kansas in 2026; charged.
- Kansas Pharmacy Technician Indicted for Stealing Adderall and Ritalin A pharmacy technician diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Kansas in 2026; charged.
- Kansas City, Kansas retail pharmacy settles controlled substance recordkeeping allegations A healthcare worker diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Kansas in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Kansas City, Kansas grocery pharmacy settles allegations of dispensing before receiving prescriptions A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Kansas in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- Kansas Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone Vials A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Kansas in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Kansas hospital nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Kansas in 2023; charged.
- Kansas long-term care pharmacy settles allegations of improper Schedule II emergency dispensing A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Kansas in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- KU Hospital Pharmacy Tech Stole 483 Bags of Fentanyl A pharmacy technician diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 483 bags) in Kansas in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Overland Park pharmacy technician stole hydrocodone and lorazepam, falsified inventories; sentenced to federal probation A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 500 tablets) in Kansas in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with a Dementia Patient's Morphine — Kansas, 2012 A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted hydrocodone at a long-term care facility in Kansas in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing Facility Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patients' Morphine — Kansas, 2012 A physician diverted morphine at a hospital in Kansas in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- Manhattan, Kansas registered nurse pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and obstruction A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Kansas in 2011; pleaded guilty.
- Kansas practical nurse convicted of obtaining prescription drug by fraud; license reinstated under stayed suspension A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Kansas in 2006; convicted at trial.
Kentucky 10 cases
- Contract Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced for Burglarizing Pain Clinic's Controlled Substances A nurse anesthetist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Kentucky in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Kentucky Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Kentucky in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Contract Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Kentucky Elder-Care Facility A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Kentucky in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Kentucky Nurse Sentenced Over Elder-Care Morphine Substitution A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Kentucky in 2025; sentenced.
- Jackson, Kentucky Clinic Physician Pays $450,000 Over Invalid Prescriptions and Lab Kickbacks A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Kentucky in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Kentucky in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions A physician diverted alprazolam at a healthcare facility in Kentucky in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Kentucky hospital agrees to $4.4 million civil penalty over recordkeeping that allowed pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 opioid doses A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital (roughly 60,000 doses) in Kentucky in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Kentucky hospital pharmacy technician diverted over 60,000 opioid doses; hospital paid civil penalty A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital (roughly 60,000 doses) in Kentucky in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Magoffin County Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospital Medication A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Kentucky in 2019; pleaded guilty.
Louisiana 14 cases
- Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended for Diverting Controlled Substances A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2024.
- Louisiana Pharmacy Technician Suspended in Second Diversion Case Same Term A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2024.
- Louisiana registered nurse placed on stayed suspension and probation on a charge of diverting non-narcotic medication A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2023.
- Out-of-state compact nurse ordered to stop practicing in Louisiana on charges including diversion of a controlled substance and a drug screening violation A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2023; charged.
- Louisiana nurse ordered probated on any reinstatement after charges of controlled-substance diversion, falsified records and a criminal conviction A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Out-of-state compact nurse ordered to stop practicing in Louisiana on charges of controlled-substance diversion and failure to cooperate A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2023; charged.
- Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of controlled substances from employer pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2023.
- Pharmacy technician's credential revoked for theft of oxycodone tablets from a patient's prescription A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2023.
- Pharmacy technician admitted to stealing controlled substances from employer pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2023.
- Pharmacy technician accused of forging controlled substance prescriptions from employer pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2023.
- Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Louisiana in 2022.
- VA Urgent Care Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hydromorphone A physician diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Louisiana in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Louisiana federal settlement with drug distributor over civil penalty claims A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2019; resolved by civil settlement.
- Louisiana registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license on charges of controlled-substance diversion and a positive for-cause drug screen A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Louisiana in 2015.
Maine 6 cases
- Portland Mental Health Clinic Pays $20,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations A physician diverted lorazepam at a healthcare facility in Maine in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Northern Maine Medical Center Pays $125,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maine in 2016; resolved by civil settlement.
- Emergency room nurse sentenced for stealing prescription drugs from patient accounts via a hospital dispensing system A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maine in 2014; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital pharmacist convicted of stealing oxycodone and Ambien from Mid Coast Hospital for personal use A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Maine in 2013; convicted at trial.
- Former nurse pleads guilty to stealing hydromorphone from Mayo Regional Hospital A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Maine in 2010; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing home nurse took Percocet from a resident's medication supply for personal use A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in Maine in 2005; pleaded guilty.
Maryland 43 cases
- Pediatric intensive care nurse sentenced after guilty plea to obtaining morphine by fraud A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a hospital in Maryland in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs using fictitious patient profiles at a Wicomico County pharmacy A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2025.
- Hospital lead pharmacy technician diverted Oxycodone by substituting Fludrocortisone during prepackaging for automated dispensing system A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Maryland in 2025.
- Pharmacist diverted phentermine and other prescription drugs from a pharmacy using fictitious patient profiles A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2025; charged.
- Pharmacist-in-charge convicted of conspiring to dispense oxycodone through a co-owned pharmacy to individuals with illegitimate prescriptions A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Cumberland, Maryland Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions A pharmacist diverted buprenorphine at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pharmacist-in-charge diverted hydrocodone and tramadol powder from a pharmacy controlled-substance safe; Maryland license revoked A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2023.
- National chain pharmacy manager disciplined after oxycodone reported lost/stolen as employee pilferage A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2023.
- Montgomery County Pharmacy Reaches Consent Decree Over Fraudulent Opioid Dispensing A pharmacist diverted morphine at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pharmacy technician diverted a customer's oxycodone prescription at a Hagerstown pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 45 pills) in Maryland in 2023.
- Baltimore Pharmacy and Pharmacist Settle Red-Flag Dispensing Allegations A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pharmacy technician admitted taking Xanax, Lortab and Luminal without payment from a national chain pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2014; charged.
- Pharmacy technician accused of removing pills from a filled Oxycontin prescription and returning it to conceal the theft A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 270 pills) in Maryland in 2012.
- Pharmacy technician admitted diverting Valium, Promethazine/Codeine Syrup, Vicodin, Loratadine, and Soma from Pharmacy A A pharmacy technician diverted codeine at a retail pharmacy in Maryland in 2012.
- Internal medicine physician summarily suspended over chronic cocaine and opiate use A physician diverted cocaine at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2011.
- Anesthesiologist admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and evading toxicology screens A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2011.
- Physician assistant wrote unauthorized prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances for her own personal use A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2011.
- Respiratory care practitioner took controlled dangerous substances from her workplace A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2011.
- Diagnostic radiologist prescribed controlled substances in the names of others for his own use A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2010.
- Respiratory care practitioner took controlled substances from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet dispensing system without authorization A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maryland in 2009.
- Anesthesiologist diverted controlled substances from his workplace for personal use A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2009.
- General practice physician accused of self-administering narcotics and writing prescriptions to family and staff without medical records A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2009.
- A physician assistant was accused of unauthorized prescribing of Schedule II narcotics to family members A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2008.
- Unlicensed resident removed narcotic patches from nursing home patient A physician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maryland in 2007.
- Hospital anesthesiologist diverted controlled dangerous substances from medication management system and falsified patient records A physician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maryland in 2006.
- Radiation therapy technologist forged prescriptions to obtain pain medication A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2006.
- Internist fraudulently wrote prescriptions for controlled substances and misrepresented having them filled A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2006.
- General practice physician summarily suspended after admitting cocaine use in violation of probation A physician diverted cocaine at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2006.
- Internist's reinstatement denied over past substance abuse and fraud in obtaining controlled dangerous substances A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2005.
- Pathologist suspended for narcotic/CDS abuse and illegal prescribing A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2005; pleaded guilty.
- Psychiatrist summarily suspended for prescribing controlled substances in others' names and picking up prescriptions A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2005.
- Physician removed hospital supplies to administer a controlled substance to a friend and falsified test records to conceal it A physician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Maryland in 2005; pleaded guilty.
- General practice physician summarily suspended over alleged conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and Phentermine A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2004.
- Family practice physician's license revoked after ingesting morphine in violation of probation A physician diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2004.
- Physician assistant's certification revoked after guilty plea to illegally distributing oxycodone A physician diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2004; pleaded guilty.
- Anesthesiologist placed on probation after being sanctioned for abusing fentanyl and Demerol A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2003.
- Radiation therapy technologist's certification revoked after positive drug test for morphine A physician diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2003.
- Physician assistant self-prescribed narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines while addicted to opiates A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 2000; pleaded guilty.
- Physician assistant applicant found guilty by court-martial of self-prescribing controlled substances and prescribing them for his spouse without authorization A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 1999; pleaded guilty.
- Psychiatrist in Salisbury, MD, reprimanded for writing controlled dangerous substance prescriptions for himself under others' names A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 1999.
- Physician wrote prescriptions in patients' names and diverted the controlled substance for personal use A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 1999.
- Family practice physician convicted of illegally distributing stimulants and dispensing controlled substances A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Maryland in 1997; convicted at trial.
Massachusetts 24 cases
- Pittsfield Pharmacist Charged with Diverting Adderall from Pharmacy Chain A pharmacist diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Massachusetts in 2026; charged.
- Former Boston-Area ICU Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Versed from Intubated Patient A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts Hospice Nurse Indicted for Swapping Dementia Patient's Oxycodone with Household Cleaner A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Massachusetts Rehabilitation Facility A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility in Massachusetts in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Dedham Rehabilitation Center Nurse Tampered with Oxycodone Syringes A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Massachusetts in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting a Dementia Patient's Morphine A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a long-term care facility in Massachusetts in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl at Hospital and Surgery Center A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Massachusetts in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Opioids From Two Boston-Area Hospitals A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Ambulance Fentanyl Vials A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service in Massachusetts in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Worcester County Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With a Dementia Patient's Morphine A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a long-term care facility in Massachusetts in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts ER Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Meperidine A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Lowell Nursing Home Nurse Diverted Hospice Patients' Liquid Morphine A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Westfield Nursing Facility Nurse Diluted Hospice Patient's Morphine A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- VA Hospice Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Dying Veterans' Morphine A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Hospice Patient's Oxycodone A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a home health or hospice provider (roughly 3 blisters) in Massachusetts in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse Sentenced to 5 Years for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Haverhill Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Massachusetts in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Ambulance Fentanyl A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service (roughly 650 vials) in Massachusetts in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- Traveling nurse surrendered license after admitting to stealing fentanyl from Massachusetts hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 40 vials) in Massachusetts in 2017; charged.
- Tufts Medical Center Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Recordkeeping Violations A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2016; resolved by civil settlement.
- Worcester Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in Massachusetts in 2015; pleaded guilty.
- Massachusetts General Hospital Pays $2.3M in Drug Diversion Settlement A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 16,000 pills) in Massachusetts in 2015; resolved by civil settlement.
- Psychiatric Hospital Settles Unregistered Methadone Clinic Allegations — Massachusetts, 2011 A healthcare worker diverted methadone at a hospital in Massachusetts in 2011; resolved by civil settlement.
Michigan 30 cases
- Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleads guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Grass Lake Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined and Probated Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2026.
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over Utica Drug Diversion and Alcohol Conviction A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Southgate Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2026.
- Michigan Social Worker Probated Over Hamtramck Drug Diversion A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2026.
- Emergency Room Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials at Michigan Hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Michigan in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Michigan Pharmacist Fined Over West Bloomfield Drug Diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Practical Nurse Fined and Probated Over Gladstone Drug Diversion A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Detroit-area emergency room nurse pleads guilty to tampering with fentanyl vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Michigan in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Canton Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Surrenders License Over Westland Drug Diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Chesaning Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Nurse Practitioner Summarily Suspended Over Bay City Drug Diversion A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Pharmacist Surrenders License Over Grand Blanc Drug Diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician Fined and Probated Over Taylor Drug Diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2025.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Alpena Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2024.
- Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Allendale Drug Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2024.
- Macomb County Physician and Pharmacy Owner Pay $700,948 Over Opioid Prescribing and Filling Scheme A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Michigan Physician Suspended Over Bloomfield Township Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Michigan Physician Surrenders License Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted codeine at a retail pharmacy in Michigan in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Detroit Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Critical Care Patients' Hydromorphone A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Michigan in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Dearborn physician pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute hydrocodone without medical necessity A physician diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Ann Arbor VA Nurse Anesthetist Stole 2,000+ Vials of Opioids A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 2,000 vials) in Michigan in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Michigan hospital network paid $7.75 million to settle allegations its pharmacies enabled opioid diversion A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Michigan in 2021; resolved by civil settlement.
- Southwest Michigan nurse summarily suspended over alleged fentanyl-for-saline substitution A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2020.
- Pain Clinic Nurse Accused of Replacing Stolen Fentanyl Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Michigan in 2019.
- University of Michigan Health System Pays $4.3M in Record Drug Diversion Settlement A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Michigan in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
Minnesota 14 cases
- Former VA Medical Center Nurse Indicted for Stealing Hydromorphone A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Minnesota in 2026; charged.
- Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a surgery center in Minnesota in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Minnesota home hospice nurse diverted controlled substances from 24 patients A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a home health or hospice provider in Minnesota in 2023.
- Minnesota pharmacist caught on video pocketing amphetamines; suspension stayed with monitoring A pharmacist diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy (roughly 80 tablets) in Minnesota in 2021.
- Minnesota pharmacy technician took oxycodone from filled patient prescriptions; registration surrendered A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Minnesota in 2021.
- Minnesota pharmacy technician shorted patient prescriptions of oxycodone-acetaminophen; registration revoked A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 167 tablets) in Minnesota in 2020.
- Minnesota pharmacist-in-charge reprimanded after technician diverted over 18,000 doses of controlled substances A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy (roughly 18,269 tablets) in Minnesota in 2020.
- Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Minnesota in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Minnesota pharmacist diverted hydrocodone, zolpidem and tramadol for years and altered records; license suspended indefinitely A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Minnesota in 2017.
- Minnesota Paramedic Stole Ambulance Morphine, Replaced It with Saline A paramedic diverted hydromorphone at an EMS service in Minnesota in 2015; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing 67,000 Doses of Prescription Narcotics — Minnesota, 2014 A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 67,000 doses) in Minnesota in 2014; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Dilaudid, Causing Patient Infections — Minnesota, 2013 A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Minnesota in 2013; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone via Drug Cabinet Login Credentials — Minnesota, 2012 A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Minnesota in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Siphoning Dilaudid from Patients' IV Bags — Minnesota, 2011 A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Minnesota in 2011; pleaded guilty.
Mississippi 22 cases
- Mississippi pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone from pharmacy inventory A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitted theft of controlled substances from Walgreens pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2021; charged.
- Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitting to ingesting THC-infused chocolate while working at Kroger pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2021; charged.
- Walgreens pharmacy technician diverted Norco 10 and Norco 7.5 A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2020; charged.
- Walgreens pharmacist diverted Adderall and Allegra D A pharmacist diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2020; charged.
- Pharmacy technician diverted OxyContin from AccuDose machines at Baptist Medical Center A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Mississippi in 2020; charged.
- Pharmacy technician diverted Norco, Percocet, and MS Contin from Magee General Hospital pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Mississippi in 2020; charged.
- Metro Jackson Hospital Nurse Charged With Embezzling Opioids A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Mississippi in 2017; charged.
- Hospital nurse accused of embezzling Dilaudid and morphine for diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Mississippi in 2017; charged.
- Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over medication misappropriation and unauthorized drug possession grounds A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2016.
- Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over unauthorized drug possession and misappropriation grounds A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2016.
- Mississippi registered nurse's license revoked over unauthorized drug handling and falsified records grounds A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2016.
- Nurse diverted hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet system at place of employment A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2016.
- Mississippi registered nurse placed on 24-month restricted license over misappropriation ground A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2015.
- Mississippi licensed practical nurse's license revoked over misappropriation ground A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2015.
- Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid record falsification and misappropriation grounds A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2015.
- Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid self-administration of drugs ground A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2015.
- Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid misappropriation and record-entry grounds A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2015.
- Mississippi licensed practical nurse given 12-month restricted license over drug possession and record falsification grounds A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2012.
- Mississippi registered nurse voluntarily surrendered license amid drug misappropriation ground A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Mississippi in 2012.
- A pharmacy technician diverted narcotics by taking and selling them, and the pharmacy's controlled-substance records were found inaccurate as a result A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Mississippi in 2012.
- Mississippi nurse anesthetist's license revocation over unaccounted Demerol reversed by state supreme court A nurse anesthetist diverted meperidine at a hospital in Mississippi in 1984; charged.
Missouri 11 cases
- Missouri nurse forged oxycodone and Percocet prescriptions using a coworker's pad and DEA number A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 1,980 tablets) in Missouri in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Missouri in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Cape Girardeau Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Missouri in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Missouri Methadone Clinic Owner Admits Diluting Methadone to Conceal a Shortage from the DEA A physician diverted methadone at a healthcare facility in Missouri in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- St. Louis County Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Missouri in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Missouri nurse diverted fentanyl at two hospitals after being fired for the first diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Missouri in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Missouri Nurse License Revoked Over Hospital Opioid Diversion and Unauthorized Badge Access A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Missouri in 2022.
- Southeast Missouri medical center paid $1.6 million to resolve invalid opioid prescribing claims A physician diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Missouri in 2021; resolved by civil settlement.
- Paramedic Stole and Diluted Ambulance Fentanyl and Hydromorphone A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service in Missouri in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- ICU Nurse Steals Fentanyl IV Bags at Research Medical Center A pharmacist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Missouri in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Missouri Nurse's Probation Extended Over Employer Medication Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Missouri in 2020.
Montana 14 cases
- Montana Health Center Nursing Director Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Montana in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl at Montana Health Center A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Montana in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Former Kalispell assisted living employee admitted diverting pain medication A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Montana in 2024; sentenced.
- Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a home health or hospice provider in Montana in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids at Four Montana Facilities A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Montana in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Butte Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone Cartridges A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Montana in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Montana in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Former Ennis pharmacist pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and was sentenced to prison and fined A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Montana in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Montana Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions for Himself A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Montana in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Swapped Patient's Pain Pills for Acetaminophen A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Montana in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Tribal pharmacy in St. Ignatius paid civil penalty after about 2,500 oxycodone pills went missing A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 2,500 pills) in Montana in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy Settles Over Missing Oxycodone A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 2,500 pills) in Montana in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Montana reservation pharmacy settled over 2,500 unaccounted-for oxycodone tablets A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 2,500 tablets) in Montana in 2018; charged.
- Billings man sentenced to 48 months in prison for theft of drugs from a Walgreens pharmacy A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Montana in 2015; sentenced.
Nebraska 7 cases
- Registered nurse accused of diverting morphine from OrthoNebraska surgical unit A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility (roughly 600 vials) in Nebraska in 2026.
- Hospice owner accused of reusing deceased patients' narcotics and moving medications between cities A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a home health or hospice provider in Nebraska in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Hospice executive director accused of keeping unlocked cabinet of deceased patients' narcotics A physician diverted controlled substances at a home health or hospice provider in Nebraska in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Nebraska Nurse Charged Over Surgery Center Propofol and Fentanyl Theft A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Nebraska in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Nebraska Practical Nurse License Revoked Over Narcotic Count Discrepancies A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nebraska in 2023.
- Hospital nurse accused of diverting fentanyl from CHI Health St. Elizabeth A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Nebraska in 2023; charged.
- Emergency room nurse sentenced to probation for diverting fentanyl from a Lincoln hospital pharmacy A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Nebraska in 2022; pleaded guilty.
Nevada 14 cases
- Nevada nurse anesthetist placed on probation for drug diversion A nurse anesthetist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada registered nurse surrendered license over controlled-substance use and drug diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada registered nurse reprimanded for drug diversion in spring 2025 board actions A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and regulatory violations A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and improper delegation A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada registered nurse reprimanded and ordered to continuing education for drug diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Nevada advanced practice nurse placed on probation for drug diversion and falsified records A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2025.
- Las Vegas nurse sentenced for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and oxycodone in a cash-for-prescriptions scheme A surgical technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Nevada in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Las Vegas nurse practitioner and surgical technician pleaded guilty to distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions for cash A surgical technician diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Nevada in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles A pharmacy technician diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Nevada in 2017.
- Nevada nursing board found a licensed practical nurse withdrew morphine from patient dispensers at a rural hospital without documenting it A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted morphine at a hospital in Nevada in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse at a medical center in Caliente investigated for unaccounted morphine; license revoked A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a hospital in Nevada in 2015.
- Nevada pharmacy technician refilled hydrocodone prescriptions for herself; registration revoked A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Nevada in 2007.
- Nevada hospital pharmacy technician created fictitious nurse account to pull narcotics from dispensing cabinets A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Nevada in 2007; convicted at trial.
New Hampshire 14 cases
- Massachusetts Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from New Hampshire Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in New Hampshire in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- New Hampshire emergency department nurse pleaded guilty after keeping partial opioid doses A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Concord Hospital Nurse Diverted Fentanyl from ICU Patient's IV Line A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Manchester hospital agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve controlled-substance recordkeeping allegations after fentanyl diversion A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Catholic Medical Center Pays $300,000 Over CRNA's Fentanyl Diversion A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in New Hampshire in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- New Hampshire hospital nurse anesthetist pleaded guilty after substituting saline for operating-room fentanyl A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in New Hampshire in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Cheshire Medical Center Pays $2 Million After Nurse Stole Fentanyl IV Bags A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- New Hampshire hospital paid $2 million to settle DEA record-keeping allegations after fentanyl diversion A pharmacist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- New Hampshire hospital agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that poor drug records allowed theft A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- New Hampshire practical nurse's license suspended on emergency basis after nursing home diversion allegations A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in New Hampshire in 2015.
- New Hampshire Practical Nurse Given Emergency Suspension Over Nursing Home Drug Diversion Allegations A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in New Hampshire in 2015.
- Traveling Radiologic Technologist Sentenced for Fentanyl Diversion and Multistate Hepatitis C Outbreak — New Hampshire, 2013 A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Hampshire in 2013; pleaded guilty.
- New Hampshire pharmacy technician's registration suspended after admitted hydrocodone theft and resale A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 150 tablets) in New Hampshire in 2013; charged.
- New Hampshire pharmacy technician surrendered registration after alleged theft of oxycodone tablets A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 300 tablets) in New Hampshire in 2013; charged.
New Jersey 16 cases
- New Jersey psychiatrist pleaded guilty to 17 felony counts for invalid stimulant and benzodiazepine prescriptions A physician diverted amphetamine at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Trenton Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Diverting Millions of Oxycodone Pills A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 800,000 pills) in New Jersey in 2025; convicted at trial.
- New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Charges announced in alleged opioid distribution network run from a Morris County physician's office A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2022.
- South Jersey hospital system settles DEA allegations after 400 oxycodone tablets reported lost or stolen A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 400 tablets) in New Jersey in 2021; resolved by civil settlement.
- Former pharmacist-in-charge and three others charged in Warren County oxycodone diversion scheme A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in New Jersey in 2021; charged.
- Warren County pharmacy: former pharmacist-in-charge and hospital pharmacy technician charged in alleged oxycodone diversion scheme A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital in New Jersey in 2021; charged.
- Wayne hospital pharmacy technician indicted for stealing fentanyl from operating room dispensers A pharmacy technician diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in New Jersey in 2017; charged.
- Pharmaceutical distributor pays record $150 million penalty over unreported suspicious controlled-substance orders A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2017; resolved by civil settlement.
- New Jersey hospital nurse reprimanded after hydromorphone ampules found tampered with A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a dental practice in New Jersey in 2016.
- Registered nurse admitted diverting controlled dangerous substances while working in an Oregon regional corrections system A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2016; convicted at trial.
- Advanced practice nurse diverted phentermine through unauthorized prescriptions at Seacrest Village A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2016; resolved by civil settlement.
- Former state developmental center employee sentenced to prison for selling oxycodone in Cumberland County A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2011; pleaded guilty.
- New Jersey physician's license revoked for prescribing Percocet without medical justification A physician diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in New Jersey in 2010.
- Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Mountainside Hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in New Jersey in 1995.
- Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Montclair Community Hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in New Jersey in 1991.
New Mexico 9 cases
- Hospital nurse anesthetist accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for surgical patients A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a hospital in New Mexico in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- New Mexico pharmacy settles federal claims after DEA inspections could not account for over 24,000 controlled-substance doses A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy (roughly 24,422 doses) in New Mexico in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Ready Pharmacy Pays $400K Over 26,000 Missing Controlled Substance Units A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in New Mexico in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Physician allegedly took back patients' prescribed controlled substances for personal use and falsified records to justify prescribing A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Mexico in 2017.
- Physician accused of taking back prescribed opioids from patients for personal use and falsifying records A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New Mexico in 2017.
- Carlsbad Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 20,344 tablets) in New Mexico in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- New Mexico pharmacy technician pleaded guilty after oxycodone theft report from Carlsbad pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in New Mexico in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- New Mexico pharmacy technician charged federally after 20,000-plus oxycodone tablets reported stolen A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 20,344 tablets) in New Mexico in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in New Mexico in 2013.
New York 17 cases
- Former Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Redistributing Patients' Unused Opioid Pills A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in New York in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Long Island pharmaceutical employee sentenced to six years for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills from employer A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in New York in 2024; sentenced.
- Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone in a Patient's Name A dentist diverted oxycodone at a dental practice in New York in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse Arrested for Stealing 1,400+ Vials of Fentanyl from Long Island Hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 1,467 vials) in New York in 2021; charged.
- Roswell Park Cancer Center Nurse Tampered with Patients' Hydromorphone A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in New York in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Medication Using Patient's Children's Identities A physician diverted ketamine at a healthcare facility in New York in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in New York in 2020; convicted at trial.
- Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates A physician diverted amphetamine at a hospital in New York in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Queens Supervising Pharmacist Sentenced for Filling Forged Oxycodone Prescriptions A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 158,000 pills) in New York in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Long Island pharmacy chain settled claims it failed to timely report controlled substance losses and thefts A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in New York in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Hudson Valley nurse surrendered licenses after admitting unordered medication withdrawals she could not account for A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New York in 2017.
- Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in New York in 2016; pleaded guilty.
- Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in New York in 2015; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital Settles Adderall Diversion Allegations Involving Medical Residents — New York, 2013 A healthcare worker diverted amphetamine at a hospital in New York in 2013; convicted at trial.
- Westchester pharmacy technician charged with trafficking oxycodone, hydrocodone and alprazolam after DEA parking-lot arrest A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in New York in 2011; pleaded guilty.
- Rochester nurse admitted diverting morphine and hydromorphone through fraudulent dispensing-cabinet entries A physician diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in New York in 2001.
- New York practical nurse surrendered license after admitting diversion of Fioricet for personal use A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in New York in 1999.
North Carolina 17 cases
- Elkin pharmacy ordered to pay $500,000 penalty and enjoined from filling red-flag opioid prescriptions A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- WakeMed nurse charged with stealing fentanyl from IV bag A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in North Carolina in 2024; charged.
- Wilmington family-medicine physician paid $170,000 to resolve allegations of unlawful opioid prescribing A physician diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in North Carolina in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- Raleigh-Area Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Surgical Patients' Painkillers A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility (roughly 78 vials) in North Carolina in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Surgical practice nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine and replacing them with saline A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility (roughly 78 vials) in North Carolina in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- North Carolina Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Hydromorphone Vials A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in North Carolina in 2022; convicted at trial.
- Aspirar Pharmacy Pays $100K for Filling Invalid Opioid Prescriptions A physician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- North Carolina pharmacy chain paid $100,000 to resolve claims it filled prescriptions from physician on limited license A physician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Contract nurse at Winston-Salem hospital diverted hydromorphone and replaced it with saline A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in North Carolina in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Farmville pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge ordered to pay $600,000 and permanently barred from dispensing controlled substances A pharmacist diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 2020.
- Charlotte pharmacy technician convicted of embezzling oxycodone via fraudulent prescription A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 2019; convicted at trial.
- Gaston County general practitioner's license revoked after felony conviction for prescribing controlled substances without a legal medical purpose A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in North Carolina in 2008; convicted at trial.
- Mooresville pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for unauthorized consumption of controlled substances A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in North Carolina in 1995.
- Graham pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for obtaining and consuming controlled substances without authorization A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 1995.
- Charlotte pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for altering prescriptions and unauthorized controlled substance use A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in North Carolina in 1995.
- Durham pharmacist admitted unauthorized Sufentanil use; license suspended 30 days, stayed five years A pharmacist diverted sufentanil at a healthcare facility in North Carolina in 1995.
- Pharmacist at Fairview Pharmacy Consultants obtained and consumed controlled substances without authorization A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in North Carolina in 1994.
North Dakota 4 cases
- Grand Forks Surgery Center Nurse Suspended Over Suspected Medication Diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a surgery center in North Dakota in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pembina County Long-Term Care Nurse Charged With Stealing Resident Narcotics A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted fentanyl at a long-term care facility in North Dakota in 2020; charged.
- Three former Trinity Hospital hospice nurses accused of stealing drugs and endangering patients A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in North Dakota in 2017; charged.
- Former Trinity Home Health/Hospice nurses accused of diluting and diverting patients' morphine and hydromorphone A healthcare worker diverted hydromorphone at a home health or hospice provider in North Dakota in 2014; charged.
Ohio 13 cases
- Pharmacy intern stole phentermine from Sam's Club Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Ohio in 2026.
- Yellow Springs pharmacy oxycodone/acetaminophen substitution found during inventory A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 200 tablets) in Ohio in 2026.
- Hospital pharmacist diverted ketamine and falsified destruction records at Mercy Hospital Anderson Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted ketamine at a hospital in Ohio in 2025.
- Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office A physician diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Ohio in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Pain clinic physician pleaded guilty to operating a pill mill and selling oxycodone for kickbacks A physician diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Ohio in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy A pharmacist diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Ohio in 2019.
- Physician found guilty of operating a pill mill and prescribing opioids without legitimate medical purpose A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Ohio in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Physician charged with health care fraud and distributing Suboxone without medical necessity through a clinic A physician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Ohio in 2018; charged.
- Pain clinic physician indicted for prescribing fentanyl, oxycodone and other controlled substances without patient examinations A physician diverted fentanyl at a retail pharmacy in Ohio in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Cleveland-area diet clinic pill mill indicted for trafficking phentermine and scheduled stimulants A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Ohio in 2016; charged.
- Search warrant at Norwalk, OH physician's office over alleged prescriptions issued while physician absent A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Ohio in 2015; charged.
- Physician indicted for trafficking controlled substances prescribed to friends and co-workers A physician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Ohio in 2014; pleaded guilty.
- Roseville Pharmacy break-ins lead to indictment for theft of Schedule II and III controlled substances A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Ohio in 2014; charged.
Oklahoma 14 cases
- Edmond hospital employee charged with stealing fentanyl waste from OU Health A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2026; charged.
- Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing A pharmacy technician diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Oklahoma in 2025; charged.
- Oklahoma pharmacy technician permit permanently revoked after pharmacy reported 3,762 tablets lost A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy (roughly 3,762 tablets) in Oklahoma in 2025.
- Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam A pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam at a retail pharmacy in Oklahoma in 2025.
- Oklahoma hospital night-shift nurse disciplined after morphine waste questioned and patient reported no dose A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2025.
- Oklahoma pharmacy technician altered oxycodone counts under coworkers' credentials and sold the pills A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 1,171 tablets) in Oklahoma in 2025.
- Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids A physician diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Oklahoma in 2024; convicted at trial.
- ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- ICU nurse at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and hydromorphone and swapping pain medication with tap water A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Ardmore ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Patients' Pain Medication With Tap Water A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Oklahoma nursing home LPN pleaded guilty to larceny of a patient's Schedule II medication A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Oklahoma in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Oklahoma physician, pharmacist and clinic owner sentenced over pre-signed prescription scheme A pharmacist diverted fentanyl at a retail pharmacy in Oklahoma in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Air-Evacuation Paramedic Tampered with Fentanyl and Ketamine Vials A paramedic diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Oklahoma in 2019; sentenced.
- Tulsa hospital pharmacy operator paid civil penalty after employees stole hundreds of thousands of hydrocodone and alprazolam doses A healthcare worker diverted alprazolam at a hospital in Oklahoma in 2010; pleaded guilty.
Oregon 14 cases
- Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked A registered nurse (rn) diverted alprazolam at a surgery center in Oregon in 2026.
- Registered nurse alleged to have obtained controlled substances from a Texas pharmacy using unauthorized prescriptions and co-worker prescriber numbers A registered nurse (rn) diverted codeine at an EMS service in Oregon in 2026.
- Portland Veterinarian Diverted Controlled Substances, Replaced with Saline A veterinarian diverted buprenorphine at a healthcare facility in Oregon in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse stole fentanyl vials at work and altered medication logs to conceal theft A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility (roughly 255 vials) in Oregon in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Registered nurse diverted and abused controlled substances from places of employment A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Oregon in 2025.
- Registered nurse obtained Vyvanse from workplace without authorization and self-administered A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at an EMS service in Oregon in 2025.
- Registered nurse admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription and had controlled-substance administration and documentation errors involving two patients; voluntarily surrendered license A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Oregon in 2025.
- Registered nurse removed propofol from workplace for personal use A registered nurse (rn) diverted propofol at a retail pharmacy in Oregon in 2025.
- Registered nurse alleged to have diverted IV Dilaudid from a worksite an automated dispensing cabinet by logging it out and pocketing it A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in Oregon in 2025.
- Former nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water in IV drips at Oregon hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oregon in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- ICU nurse accused of diverting patients' liquid fentanyl and replacing it with tap water at a Medford, Oregon hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Oregon in 2024; charged.
- Oregon registered nurse accused of pulling narcotics and failing to document administration or wastage A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Oregon in 2024; charged.
- Registered nurse diverted and consumed Oxycodone on-shift in cardiac surgery unit A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Oregon in 2023.
- VA Hospital Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing Oxycodone and Other Narcotics — Oregon, 2013 A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 6,000 pills) in Oregon in 2013; sentenced.
Pennsylvania 14 cases
- Pottstown Physician Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Pennsylvania in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pennsylvania mail-order pharmacy technician accused of diverting wakefulness-drug tablets A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a hospital (roughly 300 tablets) in Pennsylvania in 2026.
- Eastern Pennsylvania hospital network pays $2.75 million to resolve controlled substances allegations A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Pennsylvania in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pennsylvania health system pays $2.75M to resolve DOJ claims over pharmacy technician diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Pennsylvania in 2025; resolved by civil settlement.
- Central Pennsylvania hospital nurse charged with diverting morphine from an emergency department A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a hospital in Pennsylvania in 2022; charged.
- York, Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing a Hospice Patient's Oxycodone A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a home health or hospice provider in Pennsylvania in 2022; sentenced.
- Western Pennsylvania pharmacy owner sentenced in prescription drug fraud scheme A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Pennsylvania in 2022; convicted at trial.
- VA Medical Center Pharmacy Chief Diverted Painkillers from Veterans' Prescriptions A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Pennsylvania in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Rural Pennsylvania hospital pharmacy technician charged after 2,100 oxycodone tablets went missing A pharmacy technician diverted oxycodone at a hospital (roughly 2,100 tablets) in Pennsylvania in 2021; charged.
- Savage Family Pharmacy Pays $180,480 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Recordkeeping Violations A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Pennsylvania in 2020; resolved by civil settlement.
- Bucks County Dentist Pays $150,000 for Opioid Diversion and Recordkeeping Violations A dentist diverted controlled substances at a dental practice in Pennsylvania in 2019; resolved by civil settlement.
- Dentist had patients and staff fill painkiller prescriptions for his own use A dentist diverted controlled substances at a dental practice in Pennsylvania in 2013; convicted at trial.
- Pennsylvania practical nurse's license revoked for misappropriating drugs A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Pennsylvania in 2007; convicted at trial.
- Pennsylvania nurse disciplined for misappropriation and non-medical use of a controlled substance A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Pennsylvania in 2007; resolved by civil settlement.
Puerto Rico 4 cases
- Puerto Rico Anesthesia Nurse Indicted for Replacing Fentanyl with Clear Liquid A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Puerto Rico in 2026; charged.
- Puerto Rico nurse anesthetist indicted on federal charges of tampering with fentanyl vials A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Puerto Rico in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Puerto Rico Anesthesia Nurse Indicted for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Puerto Rico in 2026; charged.
- 25 Charged in Puerto Rico Retail Pharmacy Prescription Drug Diversion Ring A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Puerto Rico in 2024; charged.
Rhode Island 1 case
- Rhode Island VA Nurse Sentenced Over Liquid Opioid Tampering A nurse (role unspecified) diverted morphine at a hospital in Rhode Island in 2019; pleaded guilty.
South Carolina 13 cases
- Registered nurse charged with unlawfully obtaining oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl at a Horry County hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Carolina in 2026; charged.
- Licensed practical nurse charged with stealing oxycodone from resident at Simpsonville Post Acute A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Care Facility Oxycodone Theft A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2026; charged.
- Hospital nurse accused of stealing opioids from patients at Grand Strand Medical Center A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Carolina in 2026; charged.
- South Carolina Unlicensed Caregiver Charged Over Care Facility Oxycodone Theft A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2025; charged.
- Unlicensed Director of Nursing at Cherrydale Post Acute charged with stealing oxycodone from a person A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Licensed practical nurse accused of stealing oxycodone from a resident at Simpsonville Post Acute A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2025; charged.
- South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Nursing Home Tramadol Theft A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted tramadol at a long-term care facility in South Carolina in 2025; charged.
- Nursing home nurse accused of stealing Tramadol and oxycodone/acetaminophen from residents A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a long-term care facility in South Carolina in 2025; charged.
- Registered nurse charged with stealing oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen from residents at Prince George Healthcare Center A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 2024; charged.
- Prisma Health Midlands Pays $1 Million in Record South Carolina CSA Settlement A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in South Carolina in 2022; convicted at trial.
- Mount Pleasant pharmacy technician charged with stealing OxyContin and Adderall from CVS pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in South Carolina in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Mullins pharmacist's license revoked for consuming controlled substances without authorization A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in South Carolina in 1995.
South Dakota 14 cases
- Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in South Dakota in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl citrate vials and obtaining controlled substance by fraud at Chamberlain hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Hospital nurse tampered with fentanyl vial, replacing drug with saline A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2023; sentenced.
- South Dakota hospital ambulance fentanyl vials found filled with saline; no suspect identified A paramedic diverted fentanyl at an EMS service in South Dakota in 2022.
- South Dakota pharmacy technician diverted medications from employer pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in South Dakota in 2021; convicted at trial.
- South Dakota hospital nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl vials and replacing contents with saline A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2021; convicted at trial.
- South Dakota ICU nurse's lawsuit over termination for fentanyl discrepancies rejected on appeal A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2020.
- South Dakota ICU nurse fired after fentanyl accountability review; wrongful-discharge suit fails on appeal A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2020.
- ICU nurse at a Sioux Falls hospital accused of diverting fentanyl, lorazepam and hydromorphone after medication records review A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in South Dakota in 2020.
- South Dakota medication aide charged with hydrocodone possession in 2017 health care fraud sweep A nursing assistant diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in South Dakota in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- South Dakota medication aide charged with ingesting a substance to become intoxicated in 2017 health care fraud sweep A nursing assistant diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in South Dakota in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- Pharmacy licensee in Mitchell, SD diverted prescription drugs for personal use and received three-year probation A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in South Dakota in 2014.
- Sisseton pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud over hydrocodone theft A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy (roughly 10 pills) in South Dakota in 2011; pleaded guilty.
- South Dakota tribal health center pharmacy technician sentenced after hydrocodone theft plea A pharmacy technician diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in South Dakota in 2011; pleaded guilty.
Tennessee 22 cases
- Celina Pharmacy Owner and Two Pharmacies Banned from Handling Controlled Substances A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2026; sentenced.
- Tennessee EMS board accepts surrender of emergency medical technician over Hornbeak diversion A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at an EMS service in Tennessee in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee EMS board revokes paramedic over Hendersonville diversion A paramedic diverted controlled substances at an EMS service in Tennessee in 2026; convicted at trial.
- Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl Waste for Months While AI Surveillance Missed It (Erlanger Baroness) A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Tennessee in 2025.
- Nurse anesthetist at a Chattanooga hospital admitted diverting leftover fentanyl from surgeries, state consent order says A nurse anesthetist diverted fentanyl at a surgery center in Tennessee in 2025; charged.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy fines pharmacist over Dayton diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy suspends pharmacist over Nashville diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Goodlettsville diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy suspends pharmacist over Knoxville diversion A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Lafayette diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Memphis diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2025; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing accepts surrender of practical nurse over Gallatin diversion A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing suspends registered nurse over Riceville diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing accepts surrender of advanced practice nurse over Hendersonville diversion A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing suspends registered nurse over Memphis diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy accepts surrender of pharmacy technician over Knoxville diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Dayton diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing disciplines registered nurse over Soddy Daisy diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing accepts surrender of registered nurse over Pulaski diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing suspends registered nurse over Crossville diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Nursing suspends registered nurse over Dyersburg diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Tennessee in 2023; convicted at trial.
- Tennessee Board of Pharmacy places on probation pharmacy technician over Covington diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Tennessee in 2023; convicted at trial.
Texas 25 cases
- Houston Cash-Only Pharmacy Owner and Three Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill Scheme A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2025; sentenced.
- Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (agreed board order) A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2025.
- Pharmacy technician diverted controlled substance from pharmacy (default board order) A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2025.
- Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from pharmacy (default board order) A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2025.
- Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use A physician diverted meperidine at a healthcare facility in Texas in 2024.
- Pharmacist admitted to taking controlled substances without authorization from the pharmacy for personal use A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2024; charged.
- Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Texas in 2024; convicted at trial.
- Default order for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2024.
- Admission of taking controlled substances from a pharmacy for personal use A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2023.
- Registrant's registration revoked for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2023.
- Pharmacy technician took controlled substance from pharmacy for personal use A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2022.
- Pharmacy technician reinstated after taking a controlled substance from a pharmacy for personal use A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2022.
- Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2021.
- Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for purposes of sale A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2021.
- Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for use by a family member A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2021.
- UT Southwestern Pays $4.5M Over Staff Fentanyl Diversion and Two Nurse Overdose Deaths A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Texas in 2018; resolved by civil settlement.
- Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Pharmacist-in-charge at a Dallas pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances and dangerous drugs pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president at a Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Houston pharmacy pharmacist-in-charge dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Pharmacist-in-charge at a Houston pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; temporary suspension A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Applicant for reinstatement granted probation after prior controlled substance diversion from pharmacy A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Texas in 2015.
- Physician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining diazepam A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Texas in 1997; convicted at trial.
Utah 9 cases
- Utah nurse charged after police found thousands of prescription pills in home safe A registered nurse (rn) diverted oxycodone at a home health or hospice provider in Utah in 2026; charged.
- Rehabilitation center nurse accused of stealing patients' painkillers and drug logs A registered nurse (rn) diverted methadone at a healthcare facility in Utah in 2026; charged.
- VA pharmacy supervisor suspected of stealing painkillers and testosterone over five years A pharmacist diverted testosterone at a hospital (roughly 25 vials) in Utah in 2023.
- Intermountain Healthcare Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone Syringes A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Utah in 2021; convicted at trial.
- Hospital nurse convicted of diverting hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes and replacing it with saline A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Utah in 2021; convicted at trial.
- Utah County sheriff's evidence technician charged with taking drugs slated for destruction A healthcare worker diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Utah in 2019; charged.
- Utah health system paid $1 million to resolve clinic drug diversion allegations A physician diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Utah in 2017; resolved by civil settlement.
- Ogden hospital emergency room nurse charged with diverting morphine and dilaudid and tampering with vials, exposing patients to hepatitis C A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Utah in 2017; charged.
- University of Utah Medical Center nurse accused of diverting Percocet by substituting Tylenol A nurse (role unspecified) diverted oxycodone at a hospital in Utah in 1990; charged.
Vermont 18 cases
- VA medical center nurse pleads guilty to diverting and tampering with psychiatric patients' stimulant medications A nurse (role unspecified) diverted amphetamine at a hospital in Vermont in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- VA hospital psychiatric nurse diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate and tampered with patient medications A registered nurse (rn) diverted amphetamine at a hospital in Vermont in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Vermont hospital endoscopy unit nurse diverted fentanyl and sedatives intended for patients A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Vermont in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Vermont revokes compact-licensed physician after Kentucky revocation tied to federal controlled-substance indictment A physician diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Vermont in 2024; charged.
- Pharmacist charged with diverting hydrocodone/APAP tablets from a West Virginia pharmacy A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Vermont in 2023; charged.
- CVS pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone tablets and liquid solution for personal use; license revoked A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a retail pharmacy in Vermont in 2023.
- Vermont registered nurse's license conditioned after attempted diversion of medications from a facility medication cart A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Vermont in 2023; charged.
- Vermont chain pharmacy manager diluted hydromorphone oral solution and falsified inventory records A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at an EMS service in Vermont in 2022; convicted at trial.
- Skilled nursing facility registered nurse diverted Ativan tablets from PRN supply for personal use; Vermont license warned A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Vermont in 2022.
- Vermont dental practice employee conspired to forge oxycodone prescriptions A dentist diverted oxycodone at a dental practice in Vermont in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Physician at Green Mountain Family Medicine diverted controlled substances by writing staff members' prescriptions for personal and family use A physician diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Vermont in 2019.
- Burlington pharmacy technician accused of taking thousands of hydrocodone, zolpidem and buprenorphine tablets A pharmacy technician diverted buprenorphine at a retail pharmacy (roughly 4,184 tablets) in Vermont in 2014.
- Vermont supermarket pharmacist wrote and filled fraudulent hydrocodone prescriptions in two states A pharmacist diverted hydrocodone at a retail pharmacy in Vermont in 2014.
- South Burlington physician pleaded guilty to prescription fraud after writing prescriptions under fictitious names A physician diverted amphetamine at a retail pharmacy in Vermont in 2012; pleaded guilty.
- Vermont psychiatric-facility nurse accused of diverting narcotics; consent order later contested through state supreme court A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Vermont in 2011.
- Rutland pharmacy technician's registration revoked after alleged theft and consumption of a narcotic cough syrup A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Vermont in 2009.
- Vermont-licensed nurse charged over diversion of opioids prescribed to a New Hampshire nursing home resident A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Vermont in 2008; charged.
- Vermont hospital nurse admitted diverting patient drugs; civil suit tested confidentiality of board investigative files A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Vermont in 1990; resolved by civil settlement.
Virginia 12 cases
- Virginia Physician's DEA Registration Revoked After Concurrent Opioid-Benzodiazepine Prescribing Killed Two Patients A physician diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Virginia in 2026.
- Chesapeake Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Hydromorphone From Cancer and Sickle-Cell Patients A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Virginia in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a retail pharmacy in Virginia in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Norfolk Children's Hospital Pays Civil Penalty for Unregistered Warehouse Fentanyl Gap A healthcare worker diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Virginia in 2023; resolved by civil settlement.
- Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a hospital in Virginia in 2023.
- Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Virginia in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at an EMS service in Virginia in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Roanoke Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone Vials A pharmacist diverted hydromorphone at a home health or hospice provider in Virginia in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- Virginia Rite Aid Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Prescriptions in Pets' Names A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Virginia in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Nurse accused of diverting fentanyl and hydromorphone at Danville hospital A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Virginia in 2020; sentenced.
- Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Nursing Home Opioid Diversion A nurse (role unspecified) diverted controlled substances at a long-term care facility in Virginia in 2020.
- Virginia-licensed pharmacist self-administered diverted phentermine on duty; suspension stayed by consent order A pharmacist diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Virginia in 2006; pleaded guilty.
Washington 16 cases
- Seattle Anesthesiology Resident Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone While Treating Children A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Washington in 2026; pleaded guilty.
- Agency affiliated counselor alleged to have ingested unprescribed methadone while transporting clients A healthcare worker diverted methadone at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2025; charged.
- Veterinarian charged with issuing controlled substance prescriptions without documentation and providing medications for non-patient use A veterinarian diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2025; charged.
- Certified nursing assistant alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a resident at an assisted living facility A nursing assistant diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2025; charged.
- Mid-Valley Hospital Pays $15,000 Penalty Over Nurse's Hydromorphone Theft A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Washington in 2024; resolved by civil settlement.
- Pharmacy assistant charged after allegedly attempting to deliver a controlled substance against pharmacy policy A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Pharmacy technician charged with diverting controlled substances on multiple occasions A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Home care aide accused of failing to administer and account for residents' narcotic medications A nursing assistant diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Hospital certified nursing assistant and registered medical assistant charged with diverting oxycodone from a patient A nursing assistant diverted alprazolam at a hospital in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2024.
- Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted hydromorphone at a healthcare facility in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Pharmacy technician charged with taking Promethazine-Codeine syrup from pharmacy A pharmacy technician diverted codeine at a retail pharmacy (roughly 46 bottles) in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Clinic pharmacy assistant charged with stealing OxyContin and Oxycodone prescriptions from the clinic where she worked A healthcare worker diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in Washington in 2024; charged.
- Confluence Health Clinic Nurse Tampered with Morphine Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted morphine at a healthcare facility (roughly 17 vials) in Washington in 2021; pleaded guilty.
- ED Nurse Transmits Hepatitis C to Patients at Good Samaritan Hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Washington in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Hospice Patients' Morphine with Tap Water — Washington, 2011 A licensed practical / vocational nurse diverted morphine at a home health or hospice provider in Washington in 2011; pleaded guilty.
West Virginia 8 cases
- West Virginia Hospital System Settles Federal Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Case A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a hospital in West Virginia in 2026; resolved by civil settlement.
- West Virginia Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 Over Unaccounted-For Opioids A veterinarian diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in West Virginia in 2025.
- Travel Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone at West Virginia Hospital A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in West Virginia in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Travel nurse at Beckley hospital diverted hydromorphone, sentenced to five years A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in West Virginia in 2025; sentenced.
- Travel Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone Using Patients' Health Information A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in West Virginia in 2024; pleaded guilty.
- Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 121 months for distributing oxycodone outside professional practice A pharmacist diverted oxycodone at a retail pharmacy in West Virginia in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital nurse diverted hydrocodone intended for a patient and falsified records A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in West Virginia in 2015; pleaded guilty.
- Sweetbriar Assisted Living nurse sentenced for hydrocodone theft and falsifying records A nurse (role unspecified) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in West Virginia in 2013; pleaded guilty.
Wisconsin 18 cases
- Appleton Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing Scheme A nurse practitioner / aprn diverted oxycodone at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2025; pleaded guilty.
- Hospital registered nurse's license revoked after fentanyl tampering and diversion A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Agency nurse accused of diverting fentanyl at Watertown hospital; interim suspension A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2023.
- Janesville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2023; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydrocodone at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Hospice nurse admitted diverting oxycodone and Oxycontin from two patients A physician diverted oxycodone at a home health or hospice provider in Wisconsin in 2022.
- Wisconsin Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations A healthcare worker diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Wisconsin in 2022; resolved by civil settlement.
- Registered nurse accused of diverting controlled substances from Wisconsin health care facilities A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2021.
- Assisted living facility nurse diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydrocodone at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2021.
- Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Oxycodone Through Employee's Prescription A dentist diverted oxycodone at a dental practice in Wisconsin in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a rehabilitation facility in Burlington A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2019.
- Wausau Physician Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl Patches from Patients A physician diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2019; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse alleged to have diverted a controlled substance from a nursing facility in Mukwonago A registered nurse (rn) diverted controlled substances at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2018.
- Madison hospital nurse stole fentanyl vials A nurse (role unspecified) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2015.
- Hospital nurse diverted fentanyl from secure medication management stations A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital (roughly 18 vials) in Wisconsin in 2015.
- UW Hospital nurse charged in morphine and hydromorphone syringe diversion A pharmacy technician diverted hydromorphone at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2014; charged.
- Registered nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin stock or waste A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wisconsin in 2004; charged.
- Children's Wisconsin nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl for self-administration A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Wisconsin in 2000; convicted at trial.
Wyoming 9 cases
- Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances A physician diverted alprazolam at a healthcare facility in Wyoming in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Rawlins physician charged with prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances outside legitimate medical practice A physician diverted alprazolam at a healthcare facility in Wyoming in 2020; pleaded guilty.
- Casper pharmacy agreed to $1 million civil settlement over controlled substance dispensing allegations A physician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Wyoming in 2020; convicted at trial.
- Wyoming hospital nurse sentenced for diluting hydromorphone and meperidine vials A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital (roughly 58 vials) in Wyoming in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Former registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County sentenced for stealing hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing them with saline A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital (roughly 58 vials) in Wyoming in 2018; pleaded guilty.
- Former hospital nurse in Douglas charged with stealing and diluting hydromorphone and meperidine A registered nurse (rn) diverted hydromorphone at a hospital (roughly 58 vials) in Wyoming in 2017; pleaded guilty.
- Registered nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone at Memorial Hospital of Converse County by replacing it with saline A registered nurse (rn) diverted fentanyl at a hospital in Wyoming in 2017.
- Wyoming pharmacy technician-in-training surrendered permit over controlled-substance diversion A pharmacy technician diverted controlled substances at a retail pharmacy in Wyoming in 2017.
- Casper physician suspended over alleged excessive painkiller prescriptions and oxycodone conspiracy A physician diverted fentanyl at a healthcare facility in Wyoming in 2016; charged.
Key Findings
- Oxycodone is named in 162 of 716 cases (23%) — ahead of fentanyl (143) and hydrocodone (113).
- Retail pharmacy settings appear in 250 of 716 cases (35%), with hospital / health system second at 240 of 716 (34%).
- 94 cases are dated 2025 — the largest single year in the registry, and 9 years in the 1983-2026 range (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002) carry no catalogued case.
- 229 cases have reached sentencing, 161 are at the indicted or charged stage, and 241 records document a guilty plea.
- Catalogued cases span 52 states (716 of 716 mapped) — Maryland has the most with 43.
- Registered nurse (RN) is the most common role, in 155 of the 637 cases that name a clinician (24%) — ahead of pharmacy technician at 108. 79 cases name no role at all.
- Only 72 of 716 records state a countable quantity taken — 644 give no total, which is itself a finding about how records are written.
- A specific drug is named in 463 of 716 case records and a practice setting is identifiable in 490 of 716 — public case documents do not always specify either.
Methodology
The registry is compiled from public federal and state court records and news reporting. Drugs and practice settings are classified from each individual case record: not every case names a drug, and not every case identifies a setting, so the denominators differ (a drug is named in 463 of 716 cases, a setting is identifiable in 490 of 716). A single case may involve more than one substance, which is why drug counts sum higher than 463. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
This is a documentation snapshot, not a statistical sample. It should not be used to estimate the prevalence of diversion nationally. Use it to understand what documented cases look like — which substances and settings recur, and how those matters proceed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most commonly diverted drug in federal cases?
In this registry, oxycodone. It is named in 162 of 716 documented cases (23%), followed by fentanyl in 143 cases and hydrocodone in 113. Injectable opioids account for the large majority of drug mentions.
Which healthcare setting sees the most diversion cases?
Retail pharmacy, with 250 of 716 cases (35%). Hospital / health system is second at 240 of 716 (34%). The remaining settings together account for 124 cases.
Are drug diversion cases increasing?
Documented cases per year are concentrated in recent years: 94 in 2025 — the largest year recorded. That trend describes documentation and enforcement activity captured in public records, not a measured change in how often diversion occurs.
How do drug diversion cases usually end?
Of the 716 cases, 229 have reached sentencing, 161 are documented at the indicted or charged stage, and 241 records note a guilty plea. These stages overlap, since a case can be charged, plead out, and be sentenced over time.
How often do public case records name a specific drug or setting?
A specific drug is named in 463 of the 716 cases, and a practice setting is identifiable in 490 of 716. The remainder describe controlled substances or employers only in general terms, which is why the percentages on this page use 716 cases as the denominator.
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.