Supervisory Paramedic Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Fentanyl and Tampering with Drugs Intended for Patients
FDA OCI, Christopher Robert Pattinson, Commerce City, CO, supervisory, paramedic, sentence, fentanyl, steal, tampering, drugs, patients, saline, vials, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 21, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Massachusetts Health Care Company Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay More Than $2.5 Million for Purchasing Botox That was Packaged and Labeled for Use Only in Foreign Countries
FDA OCI, Greater Boston Behavioral Health, guilty, plea, misbranded, drugs, prescription, Rx, $2.5 million, fines, forfeiture, Botox, foreign, black box, warning, side effects, migraine, treatment, consumer protection, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 21, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Physician Associated with 1-800-GET-THIN Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers
FDA OCI, Julian Omidi, West Hollywood, CA, 1-800-Get-Thin, sentence, scheme, conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, false statements, identity theft, money laundering, health, insurance, Lap-Band, weight-loss, surgery, false, sleep study, Surgery Center Management, SCM, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 19, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

USAO Hosts Training at Texas Medical Center on Cyberintrusion Safety Measures
FDA OCI, cyberintrusion, safety, measures, danger, cyberattack, malicious, China, Russia, transnational criminals, how to, tackle, attacks, cyber intrusions, essential, tools, protocols, cybercrime, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 18, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony for Selling Over $4.4 Million in Unapproved Steroid-Like Drugs
FDA OCI, Michael Terry Little, Nampa, Idaho, plea, guilty, unapproved, new drugs, sale, Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, SARMs, website, SARMTECH, testosterone, anabolic steroids, bulk, ingredients, imported, China, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 14, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with a Consumer Product
FDA OCI, Catherine Shannon Dunton, pled, guilty, tampering, R.N., outpatient, surgical, procedures, Jensen Beach, FL, fentanyl, liquid, saline, solution, 450 vials, patients, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 13, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Former Emergency Department Nurse Sentenced to 3 Years After Stealing Pain Medication and Injecting Patients with Saline
FDA OCI, Jennifer Adams, R.N., nurse, Whitestown, IN, sentence, tampering, steal, pain medication, inject, patients, saline, fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, ketamine, super-glue, lids, conceal, scheme, health care fraud, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 13, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Suburban Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Patient Medications
FDA OCI, Sarah Diamond, Woodstock, IL, Chicago-area, medical rehabilitation, removed, morphine, bottles, replaced, another liquid, diluted, administered, patients, health care fraud, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 12, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Three Former Executives for Magellan Diagnostics Charged with Conspiracy, Wire Fraud and FDA Violations
FDA OCI, Amy Winslow, Needham Heights, Mass, Hossein Maleknia, Bonita Springs, Fla, Reba Daoust, Amesbury, Mass, conspiracy, wire fraud, defraud, FDA, misbranded, medical, devices, LeadCare Ultra, LeadCare II, LeadCare Plus, detect, lead, levels, poisoning, blood, children, half, all, blood, tests, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
FDA OCI, Alexander A. Istomin, RN, nurse practitioner, sentence, fraud, billing schemes, Medicare, insurance, payment, patient services, not performed, misbranded drugs, mail fraud, health care fraud, ghost office, $11.9 million, Russia, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

New Braunfels Men Plead Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs
FDA OCI, Evan Asher Field, Michael Dominic, New Braunfels, TX, plea, guilty, , purchase, bulk, drugs, Rx, prescription, synthetic, opioids, benzodiazepines, re-sold, website, origin, China, not regulated, not approved, FDA, potential, toxic, fatal, overdoses, drug trafficking., (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Oral Surgeon Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fentanyl Tampering
FDA OCI, Andrew Charles Hartwig, oral surgeon, Iowa City, Mt. Pleasant, IA, sentence, prison, tampering, fentanyl, remove, vials, personal use, Oral Surgery Associates of Iowa City, Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Center of Iowa City, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 31, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Judgment Entered Against Fourteen Defendants In Case Dismantling Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy
FDA OCI, Mihran Stepanyan, Artur Stepanyan, Glendale, CA, sentence, racketeering, conspiracy, Rx, illicit, prescription, drugs, diverted, network, unlicensed, suppliers, co-conspirators, deep, discounts, $200 million, sales, co-defendants, Karapedyan-Stepanyan Enterprise, money laundering, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 31, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Midwest Veterinary Supply Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Veterinary Drugs
FDA OCI, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Minnesota, misbranded, drugs, Rx, end-users, not authorized, receive, shipments, non-pharmacy, locations, controlled, chain, distribution, prevent, diversion, inappropriate, use, forfeit, fine, probation, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 29, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $2 Million in Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs
FDA OCI, SAN DIEGO – Otilio Rodriguez Toledo, Alicia Aispuro Hernandez, Thermal, CA, , plead guilty, conspire, smuggle, distribute, $2 million, Mexican, pesticides, veterinary, drugs, unapproved, Tetragent Aves, Metabolase, Terramicina, Cipio Vet, Baytril Max, Tylovet, Caterrol, Penicilina, Tylsoma (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 29, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news