Tigard Woman Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Distributor of Foreign-Sourced Medical Devices
FDA OCI, Yasemin Zafar, Tigard, Oregon, sentence, guilty plea, failure, register, HHS, distributor, Hyaluronic acid, injectables, Korea, online, purchase, filler, cheek, augmentation, FDA, regulatory authority, consumer protection, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 28, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Woman Sentenced to Probation for Offering Illegal Silicone Augmentation Injections
FDA OCI, Debra Esteves-Mel éndez, sentence, probation, fine, illegal, buttock, injections, Belleza Vital Spa, Belleza Vital Estetic, BVE, Caguas, Puerto Rico, Colombia, polydimethylsiloxane, silicone oil, FDA, medical device, health care fraud, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 27, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Kerry Inc. Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak
FDA OCI, Ravi Kumar Chermala, guilty plea, insanitary, plant conditions, salmonella, poisoning, outbreak, Kerry Inc., manufacturing, Kellogg, Honey Smacks, Gridley IL, alter, program, monitor, pathogens, diarrhea, fever, abdominal, cramps, dehydration, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 24, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud
FDA OCI, Larry J. Goisse, Pittsburgh, PA, guilty, plea, drug diversion, health care fraud, nurse practitioner, prescribe, Adderall, Medicare, claims, suspended, license, Rx, prescription, drugs, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 20, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Florida Medical Clinic Owners and Staff Charged with Falsifying Clinical Trial Data
FDA OCI, Miguel Montalvo, Bernardo Garmendia, Ivette Portella, Miami, FL, indictment, wire fraud, false statement, fabricated, clinical trial, data, profit, AMB Research Center, not eligible, false lab results, false medical records, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 20, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Two Florida Medical Study Coordinators Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Falsify Clinical Trial Data
FDA OCI, Analay Rico, Daylen Diaz, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, FL, sentence, prison, falsify, clinical trial, data, Tellus Clinical Research, evaluate, treatments, medical conditions, co-conspirators, Eduardo Navarro, Duniel Tejeda, Nayade Varona, Dr. Martin Valdes, Julio Lopez, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 20, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Yankton Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud
FDA OCI, Lisa Merrigan, Yankton, SD, tampering, fentanyl, RN, nurse, hospital, Omnicell, vials, injection, replace, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 12, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Fraud Scheme involving Prescription Medications
FDA OCI, Tamara Feldman, Petrova, Brooklyn NY, wire fraud, conspiracy, Devan Abrams, Azad Khizgilov, Roman Shaulov, others, large-scale, sophisticated, black-market, importation, sale, dangerous, addictive prescription medications, Rx drugs, credit card, transactions, Russia, China, India, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 5, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals
FDA OCI, Lisa Tarr, St. Petersburg, FL, guilty plea, former, nurse, divert, opioids, Boston, hospitals, stole, self-injected, fentanyl, infusion, bag, hydromorphone, locked, drug cabinet, Rx drug, prescription, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 5, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials
FDA OCI, Bryan Wilson, Madison CT, sentence, prison, tampering, fentanyl, nurse, Vascular Experts, outpatient, medical procedures, sedation, patients, anesthetics, infusion, syringe, opioids, prescription, Rx, drugs, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 29, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Florida Jury Convicts Miami Woman of Making False Statement in Connection with Pediatric Asthma Drug Study
FDA OCI, , Jessica Palacio, Miami, FL, jury, convict, false, statements, clinical trial, asthma drug, children, Unlimited Medical Research, data, review, affidavit, Rx medicine, prescription, safety, accuracy, integrity, process, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 20, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former President of Washington State Manufacturer Charged with Selling Tainted Fruit Juice
FDA OCI, Mary Ann Bliesner, Sunnyside, WA, Valley Processing, VPI, conspire, tainted, apple, grape juice, concentrate, insanitary, conditions, contaminants, arsenic, former president, supplier, National School Lunch Program, lie to, inspectors, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 16, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested on Charges Related to Alleged Tampering with IV Bags Implicated in Death, Surgical Emergencies
FDA OCI, Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Plano TX, anesthesiologist, inject, nerve blocking, agents, drugs, patient, IV bags, surgery center, death, multiple, cardiac, emergency, tampering, intentional, adulteration, bupivacaine, sinus surgery, epinephrine, lidocaine, deviate, standard of care, inquiry, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Nurse Agrees to Plead Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals
FDA OCI, Lisa Tarr, St. Petersburg FL, guilty, student nurse, hospital, stolen, self-injected, fentanyl, Schedule II, controlled substance, hydromorphone, infusion bag, syringes, locked, drug cabinet, consumer protection, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Five Physicians Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes in Connection with HOPE Clinic
FDA OCI, William Earley, North Myrtle Beach SC, Brian Gullett, Clarksville PA, Roswell Tempest Lowry, Efland NC, Vernon Stanley, Fayetteville WV, Mark Clarkson, Princeton WV, misbranded, drug, opioid, HOPE Clinic, oxycodone, morphine, Adkins Pharmacy, drug trafficking, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 13, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news