Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketing Products as Effective in Treating Medical Conditions Including COVID-19
According to court documents, beginning on March 30, 2020, Tieu began selling a set of herbal mixtures he called the “Emergency D-Virus Plan of Care” as a COVID-19 treatment. The treatment consisted of a box containing various vials of Golden Sunrise drug products, including one called “Imunstem.” (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 15, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Generic Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer Pleads Guilty, Agrees to $1.5 Million Criminal Penalty for Distributing Adulterated Drugs and $2 Million to Resolve Civil Liability under the False Claims Act
. KVK Research Inc., a generic drug manufacturer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 6, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Houma Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded Versions of Injectable Contraceptives to Patients
April 2018 through March 2023, ANDRE introduced misbranded drugs, including Depo-Provera, into interstate commerce. The Depo-Provera lacked adequate directions for use in its labeling. ANDRE faces a maximum term of up to one year imprisonment and one year of supervised release. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 6, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Pennsylvania Family Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
According to court documents, Hadja Franklin, 55, Nabyunissa Bangoura ( “Nayunissa”), 34, Tanziludin Bangurah (“Tanziludin”), 52, manufactured counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax in a laboratory in their residence in rural Pennsylvania, which they sold on the darkweb under the moniker “MonPham.” (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 5, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former New York Cheese Producer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Raw Milk Products Linked to Listeria Outbreak
Johannes Vulto and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce. Charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 5, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Opioid Manufacturer Endo Health Solutions Inc. Agrees to Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations into Sales and Marketing of Branded Opioid Drug
. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 4, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Maine Man Indicted for Lacing Ice Cream with THC at Newmarket Caf é
. Marc Flore, 43, was indicted on one count of tampering with consumer products. Flore will appear in federal court in Concord at a later date. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 4, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former South Florida Pharmacy CEO Sentenced to Prison for Lying to Federal Investigators
Feb. 23, Patrick Smith, 71, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the former CEO and President of Patient Care America (PCA), a compounding pharmacy located in Broward County, was sentenced to 6 months in prison for lying to federal agents who were investigating PCA for various health care fraud offenses. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 28, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Family Dollar Stores LLC Pleads Guilty to Holding Consumer Products Under Insanitary Conditions, Agrees to Pay $41.675 Million in Connection with Rodent-Infested Warehouse
- Largest Ever Monetary Criminal Penalty in Food Safety Matter. 400 Family Dollar stores in AL, MO, MS, LA, AR, TN (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 27, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Adulteration of Fentanyl
A former nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to adulteration of fentanyl at a local hospital. Caroline Sheehan, 39, of Lowell, Mass. pleaded guilty to one count of adulteration of a prescription drug with intent to defraud and mislead. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 21, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Collegeville Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Canine Cancer Drugs to Pet Owners
Dr. Jonathan Nyce, 73, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $500 special assessment for carrying out a years-long scheme to defraud pet owners of money by falsely claiming to sell drugs that could cure canine cancer. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 20, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Covetrus Pleads Guilty to Criminal Misbranding of Veterinary Prescription Drugs
Covetrus North America LLC, a company based in Dublin, OH, which sells veterinary products to customers across the US, pled guilty today to causing the introduction and delivery of misbranded veterinary Rx drugs into interstate commerce. Covetrus will pay over $23 million in fines& forfeitures (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 16, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

California Man Sentenced for Smuggling Fraudulent Cognitive Enhancement Drug Into the United States from China
A California man was sentenced in federal court in Spring field, Mass. for smuggling tianeptine, a highly-addictive drug that claims to enhance mood and cognitive functioning, into the United States from China. Ryan Stabile, 37, will serve 2 years in prison, 3 years probation, fined $1,833,922 (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 15, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Lexington Doctor Found Guilty of Engaging in International Money Laundering Scheme, Importing Illegal Merchandise and Receipt and Delivery of a Misbranded Drug
A Lexington, Mass. doctor was convicted today following a 14-day jury trial in connection with an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal, misbranded drugs. Rahim Shafa, 66, was convicted of international money laundering, and delivering misbranded drugs (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 12, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Trafficking Stolen Medical Products From Battle Creek VA Medical Center
Steven William Anderson, Jr., 45, of Selinsgrove, PA, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to traf fic stolen diabetic test strips from the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, harming the VA, veterans who rely on VA services, and the taxpayers. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 9, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news