Looking for one source on Drug Diversion in the News? Look no further. HelioMetrics has pulled together this page as a resource for you to see those Drug Diversion stories that made headlines. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of every Drug Diversion, it is only a list of them that actually made the press, which is a fraction of the total Drug Diversions that happen daily around the United States. You can also check out our Prescription Fraud in the News for more stories related to Drug Diversion.
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Integris Health settles for allegedly not reporting drug thefts fast enough
Oklahoma City hospital, INTEGRIS, agreed to a $120,000 settlement in a civil suit accusing the Integris Baptist Medical Center Pharmacy of not reporting fentanyl and hydromorphone thefts in a timely manner. The United States alleges [...]
Former OH nurse accused of stealing drugs from local hospital indicted on charges
A former registered nurse is facing charges after being accused of stealing drugs from a Dayton hospital. J. Archibald, 43, of Dayton, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury Monday on seven counts of [...]
PA Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Drugs at Substance Abuse Treatment Center
Molly Munro, age 45, of Horsham, Montgomery County was sentenced Friday in court to 6-12 months in Chester County Prison, plus two years of reporting probation, for stealing Subutex in early 2020 from Recovery Centers of [...]
VA Veterinarian Headed to Prison for Opioid Theft
A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison. Patrick Gries, 54, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of adulteration of [...]
Florida Man Arrested for Distributing $230 Million Worth of Adulterated HIV Medication
Lazaro Hernandez, 51, of Miami, was arrested on June 17 for allegedly distributing millions of dollars worth of adulterated drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that were eventually distributed to patients throughout the United States. Hernandez [...]
Port Charlotte, Florida nurse arrested for stealing drugs from hospital
A Port Charlotte nurse is now facing criminal charges after taking several vials of a pain killer from the hospital she worked for. W. Alley was an emergency room nurse at Shorepoint Port Charlotte when [...]
Montana nurse charged with stealing pain medications takes plea deal
A Butte nurse accused of stealing prescription pain medication from a hospital and nursing homes has pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances. Shantyl Giacoletto, 30, had previously pleaded not guilty to [...]
Fairfax, VA School Nurse Stole Students’ Pills, Gave Them Allergy Meds Instead
Parents at a Fairfax County elementary school learned recently that a school nurse had stolen their children's medication, a newspaper found. The Fairfax Times reported that the Greenbriar East Elementary School health worker was swapping [...]
$4.36 million: Sovah Health (VA) enters 3rd largest hospital settlement for claims of federal controlled substance violations
Danville Regional Medical Center, known as Sovah Health—Danville, agreed to the third-largest civil penalty ever obtained from a hospital system for claims of Controlled Substances Act violations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District [...]
New Hampshire Hospital Lost Nearly 8 Gallons of Fentanyl
Leaders at a Keene, New Hampshire hospital have been sanctioned after nearly 8 gallons of fentanyl went missing over a 5-month period. Cheshire Medical Center's chief nursing officer Amy Matthews, DNP, RN, had her nursing [...]