Archive for category: Drug Diversion

PA: Attorney General – 4 charged after pill mill scheme worth $2M busted in Philadelphia

Lisa McElhaney / / March 12, 2020 / Drug Diversion

WJAC 6 News – PHILADELPHIA (WJAC) — Two suburban Philadelphia doctors and two others accused of generating thousands of...

L.A. City Attorney: Four Fake Pharmacies Closed

Lisa McElhaney / / February 11, 2020 / Drug Diversion, Healthcare, Law Enforcement

MyNewsLA – Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Tuesday that a judge ruled in favor of the city...

Former EMS director arrested over missing narcotics

Lisa McElhaney / / January 29, 2020 / Drug Diversion, Healthcare, Press Releases

EMS1.com – Authorities say the narcotics were ordered and paid for through the agency by the ex-director but never...

‘I’m a horrible person’ – Church visitor accused of stealing elderly woman’s Oxycodone

Lisa McElhaney / / January 8, 2020 / Drug Diversion

Fox 13 – LAVERKIN, Utah — LaVerkin Police arrested a woman Tuesday after she was accused of swapping a...

Alum Creek pharmacy pleads guilty to money laundering

Lisa McElhaney / / January 1, 2020 / Drug Diversion

Coal Valley News – ALUM CREEK — A pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County pleaded guilty to...

NY town paramedic pleads guilty to stealing drugs from drop-off box

Lisa McElhaney / / December 20, 2019 / Drug Diversion, Healthcare, Press Releases

EMS1.com – Jon Cinelli, 52, admitted to stealing the drugs from a police department box while working as a...

State reveals its opioid strategy

Greg Stevens / / November 29, 2019 / Drug Diversion, Healthcare, Industry, Law Enforcement, Member Contributions, Opioids, Prevention, Regulatory

Three-prong approach includes media campaign, increase access to medication and harm reduction. November 29, 2019 | by Danielle Nelson...

AG Brnovich Urges SCOTUS To Accept Jurisdiction and Rule in Arizona’s Fraudulent Transfer Action Involving Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family

Anne Louise Smith / / November 25, 2019 / Drug Diversion, Regulatory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a reply brief today urging the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”)...

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to take place in SE Michigan

Greg Stevens / / October 24, 2019 / Drug Diversion, Healthcare, Industry, Law Enforcement, Member Contributions, Prevention

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to take place in SE Michigan Posted By Sonia Khaleel on Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 2:52 pm National Prescription Drug...

New MSP task force to investigate medical professionals distributing drugs

Greg Stevens / / October 24, 2019 / Drug Diversion, Law Enforcement, Member Contributions

The Michigan State Police announced a new task force that will investigate medical professionals suspected of illegally distributing controlled substances.