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Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Tampering with IV Bags Linked to Cardiac Emergencies During Routine Surgeries
A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted today for injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, the Justice Department announced. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, was charged by criminal complaint in 9/2023, faces up to 190 years in prison. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 23, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation
Paul Bateman, 47, a citizen of the United Kingdom who previously resided in Laos, was sentenced in the United States District Court following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including the opiates Tapentadol and Tramadol, as well as other drugs that required a Rx. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 22, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Ardmore Nurse Sentenced For Tampering With Pain Medication
The United States Attorney ’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rebecca Elaine Holloway, age 33, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products, a violation of Title 18, United Sates Code, Section 1365. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 12, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Suburban Chicago Nurse Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Tampering With Patient Medications
A suburban Chicago nurse has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for removing morphine prescribed to patients and replacing it with another liquid. SARAH DIAMOND was employed as the Assistant Director of Nursing at a Chicago-area medical rehabilitation center. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 4, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Iowa Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison after Stealing Pain Medication from At Least 50 New Mothers at Waterloo Hospital
One New Mother Suffered “Horrible and Excruciating Pain” as Her Newborn Went Unfed. An Iowa nurse who stole pain medication from at least 50 new mothers at a Waterloo hospital was sentenced on March 27, 2024, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Christina Eileen Olson 43 gets one year& one day (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

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