2017 Press Releases

2017 Releases

• December 20, 2017: Fitchburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy
• December 19, 2017: Senior Executives of Medical Drug Repackager Sentenced for Defrauding Healthcare Providers
• December 18, 2017: Cherry Hill Doctor and Son Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicare
• December 12, 2017: Iserve Technologies, Inc. Pled Guilty in Connection with Guilty Pleas of Former Exec and Manager of Med-Fast Pharmacy Inc.
• November 30, 2017: Paramedic Sentenced for Stealing Fentanyl from Ambulance Company
• November 30, 2017: Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeit Steroid Conspiracy
• November 29, 2017: Knoxville Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA
• November 28, 2017: Champaign, Illinois, Resident Guilty of Producing and Selling Over 80,000 Homemade Tramadol Capsules to Customers without Verifying Prescriptions 
• November 22, 2017: Former Pharmacy Compliance Director Pleads Guilty to Introducing Adulterated Drugs into Interstate Commerce and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
• November 21, 2017: Williamsville Couple Pleads Guilty
• November 20, 2017: Vitamin Shop Owner Sentenced for Misbranded Drugs and Controlled Substance Conviction
• November 20, 2017: Queensbury Oncologist and Office Manager Plead Guilty in Connection with Administering Unapproved Drugs
• November 16, 2017: Palmer Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Import Prescription Drugs from Pakistan
• November 7, 2017: Federal Jury Convicts Lake Charles Veterinarian, Pharmacy in Race Horse Doping Conspiracy
• November 3, 2017: Vero Beach Orthopedic Surgeon Charged in Drug Conspiracy Resulting in Death
• November 3, 2017: Five Charged in Alleged Opioid Prescription, Healthcare Fraud Scheme
• November 1, 2017: New York Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Misbranded Animal Drugs Containing Steroids
• November 1, 2017: [OCI-OIA] FDA Supervisor and Local Businessman Charged in Bribery Scheme
• November 1, 2017: Pair Sentenced on Federal Conspiracy Charges
• October 31, 2017: South Korean Maker of Contact Lenses, Company CEO Charged with Smuggling Products into U.S. by Failing to Declare Full Value
• October 27, 2017: Central Kentucky Pharmacist Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone and Money Laundering
• October 26, 2017: Founder and Owner of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested and Charged with Racketeering
• October 25, 2017: Supervisory Pharmacist of New England Compounding Center Convicted of Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
• October 25, 2017: Five Chinese Citizens and Four Chinese Companies Indicted in Scheme to Sell Mislabeled Dietary Supplements
• October 16, 2017: Omak, Washington Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Adulterating and Misbranding Pain Medications
• October 4, 2017: Med-Fast Pharmacy Inc. and Former Exec Agree to Resolve Criminal and Civil Charges
• October 3, 2017: [OCI-OIA] Abe Mallik Placed on Five Years Specialized Sex Offender Supervision
• October 2, 2017: Compounding Pharmacy Owner Charged with $10 Million Health Care Fraud
• September 29, 2017: Randallstown Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Injecting Non-Medical Grade Silicone into the Bodies of Victim Customers
• September 27, 2017: Amerisourcebergen Specialty Group Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded Drugs and Is Sentenced to Pay $260 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability
• September 26, 2017: Houston, Texas Man Sentenced to 40 Months and a $95,000 Fine for Smuggling Korean Human Growth Hormone Drugs to Local Patients and Professional Wrestlers
• September 25, 2017: U.S. Attorney Charges Pharmacy Tech for Tampering with Opioids
• September 25, 2017: Millions of Medicines Seized in Largest INTERPOL Operation Against Illicit Online Pharmacies
• September 25, 2017: Pharmacy Manager Pleads Guilty to Illegal Prescription Drug Diversion and Money Laundering
• September 22, 2017: Drug Maker Aegerion Agrees to Plead Guilty; Will Pay More Than $35 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and Civil False Claims Allegations
• September 22, 2017: Woman Admits to Illegally Selling Prescription Drugs Not Approved for Use in the U.S.
• September 20, 2017: Pair Plead Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge
• September 20, 2017: Registered Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl
• September 20, 2017: Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Managing a Miami Spa Performing Illicit Silicone Injections
• September 12, 2017: Former Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain-killing Drugs, Replacing Vials with Water
• September 11, 2017: Owner of O.C. Pet Products Company Pleads Guilty to Selling Pet Meds without Prescriptions, Some of Which Were Not Approved for U.S. Sale
• September 11, 2017: Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the FDA
• September 11, 2017: Three Florida Residents Arrested After Law Enforcement Discover Steroid and Fake Prescription Drug Lab
• September 8, 2017: Galena Biopharma Inc. to Pay More Than $7.55 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Related to Opioid Drug
• September 6, 2017: Bronx Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling Millions of Prescription Pills on the Internet and Agrees to Forfeit $9 Million
• September 5, 2017: New Hampshire Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Misbranded Drugs
• August 30, 2017: Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Operating a Miami Spa Performing Illicit Silicone Injections
• August 30, 2017: Two Charged in Federal Court with Smuggling Counterfeit Cigarettes
• August 28, 2017: Shrewsbury Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Counterfeit Steroid Scheme 
• August 25, 2017: Costa Rican Defendant Appears in Federal Court to Face Fraud Charges
• August 18, 2017: Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Steroids, Money Laundering
• August 1, 2017: Radford Nurse Who Tampered with Liquid Morphine Intended for Nursing Home Patients Sentenced in Federal Court
• August 1, 2017: Two Kansans Sentenced for Operating Multimillion-Dollar Designer Drug Business
• July 28, 2017: Tampa Woman Sentenced to Prison for Misbranded Drugs Used in Connection with Buttocks Injection
• July 28, 2017: Westerly Resident to Plead Guilty to Trafficking Steroids, Money Laundering Charges
• July 19, 2017: Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Import Prescription Drugs
• July 17, 2017: Leader of $17 Million Health Insurance Fraud Scheme Ordered to Prison
• July 17, 2017: Gloucester Woman Pleads Guilty to Her Role in Counterfeit Steroid Trafficking Scheme
• July 14, 2017: Senior Executives of Medical Drug Re-Packager Plead Guilty to Defrauding Healthcare Providers 
• July 13, 2017: Four Charged in Counterfeit Body Building Steroid Conspiracy
• July 6, 2017: North Olmstead Man Charged with Selling Misbranded Drugs
• June 30, 2017: Bath County Man Sentenced for Misbranding Drugs and Obstructing Justice
• June 28, 2017: Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Fentanyl
• June 28, 2017: Former VA Nurse Re-Sentenced for Stealing and Tampering with Patient Medications
• June 28, 2017: Distributor of Counterfeit Medications Arrested
• June 27, 2017: Physician and Wife to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That They Billed Medicare and Medicaid for Unapproved Drugs
• June 26, 2017: Owner of New England Compounding Center Sentenced for Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
• June 23, 2017: Monterey Park Woman Arrested on Federal Charges after Allegedly Injecting Foreign Substance into Woman for Buttocks Enhancement
• June 22, 2017: Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Removing Liquid Fentanyl from Ambulance
• June 22, 2017: Pharmacy Owner and Director of Compliance Charged with Defrauding United States and Distributing Adulterated Drugs
• June 21, 2017: Gardner Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Traffic Counterfeit Steroids
• June 21, 2017: Counterfeiters Sentenced for Convictions in Nationwide Conspiracy to Distribute Fake 5-Hour Energy Drink
• June 16, 2017: Leawood Woman Charged with Importing Misbranded Drugs
• June 15, 2017: Gloucester Woman Charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Steroids and Launder Money
• June 15, 2017: Two Kansans Sentenced for Operating Multimillion-Dollar Designer Drug Business
• June 13, 2017: Cherry Hill Doctor and Son Admit Defrauding Medicare, Agree to $1.78 Million Settlement
• June 9, 2017: Providence Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Oxycodone
• June 8, 2017: Houston, Texas Man Convicted of Smuggling Korean Human Growth Hormone Drugs to Local Patients and Professional Wrestlers
• May 31, 2017: Drug Trafficking Organization Faces Indictment for Involvement in Manufacturing Fake Prescription Drugs with Fentanyl 
• May 31, 2017: Men Sentenced to Combined 60 Years for Selling Spice in Hampton Roads
• May 26, 2017: Florida Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Causing the Death of One Victim and Hospitalization of Others by Injecting Them with Liquid Silicone
• May 23, 2017: Citizen of Pakistan and United Kingdom Sentenced For International Wire Fraud Scheme That Sold False Cures For Multiple Illnesses
• May 17, 2017: Gardner Man Charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Counterfeit Steroids
• May 15, 2017: Printing and Packaging Business Owner Convicted of Trafficking in Counterfeit Veterinary Labels
• May 15, 2017: Vitamin Shop Owner Guilty of Selling Misbranded Drugs and Controlled Substance
• April 19, 2017: Radford Nurse, Who Tampered with Liquid Morphine Intended for Nursing Home Patients, Pleads Guilty
• April 18, 2017: SCM True Air Technologies, of Ohio and Kentucky, and Its Former Company President - Guilty of Delivering Misbranded Medical Devices from Unregistered Facilities to a Georgia V.A. Medical Center and Obstructing an FDA Investigation into Their Conduct 
• April 12, 2017: Former Medical Product Distributor Charged with False Statements about Hormone Shipments
• April 12, 2017: Owners of Two Los Angeles-Area Drug Wholesale Companies Arrested in $20 Million Federal "Structuring" Conspiracy
• April 12, 2017: Six Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Steroids
• April 5, 2017: Worcester Nurse Sentenced for Drug Tampering
• April 3, 2017: Printing and Packaging CEO Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels and Packaging
• March 30, 2017: Lincoln Mother and Son Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Misbranded Substances, Drug Paraphernalia, and Related Financial Crimes
• March 28, 2017: Oakland Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Conspiracy to Manufacture Counterfeit Drugs
• March 28, 2017: Former Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Charged with Smuggling and Dispensing Misbranded Drugs
• March 28, 2017: 3 Canadians and their Vancouver Company Charged with Conspiring to Sell Foreign-Made Drugs to Western Pennsylvania Pharmacists
• March 22, 2017: Owner of New England Compounding Center Convicted of Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
• March 22, 2017: Diamond Bar Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling ED Drugs that Were Sold as "Herbal Enhancement" Products without Prescriptions 
• March 14, 2017: Woman Admits to Causing the Death of Another Person by Injecting Her with Liquid Silicone
• March 13, 2017: Vice-President of SK Labs Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Mail Fraud Charges
• March 9, 2017: Internet Business Owner Indicted for Selling Non-FDA Approved and Misbranded Versions of Botox and Juvederm Related Products
• March 2, 2017: Bath County Man Convicted of Obstructing Justice and Selling Misbranded Products
• February 16, 2017: Oncology Practice, Doctor and Practice Manager Pay $1.7 Million to Resolve Allegations They Billed Medicare for Illegally Imported Drugs
• February 16, 2017: Atlanta Man Convicted of Illegally Importing and Distributing Male Enhancement Products from China
• February 15, 2017: Hampton-Based Spice Dealer Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
• February 14, 2017: Two Miami-Dade Women Charged in Connection with Their Operation of a Spa Performing Illicit Silicone Injections
• February 7, 2017: Randallstown Woman Pleads Guilty to Injecting Non-Medical Grade Silicone into the Bodies of Victim Customers
• February 6, 2017: Arizona Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Pet Products with Counterfeit Labels
• January 18, 2017: Owner of Major Online Colored Contact Lens Business Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison in Largest-Ever Scheme to Import and Sell Counterfeit and Misbranded Contact Lenses Prosecuted in the United States
• January 17, 2017: Tampa-Area Medical Device Salesman Guilty of Selling Expired Lap-Band Devices
• January 13, 2017: Two Louisiana Men Sentenced for Roles in On-line Pharmacy Scheme
• January 13, 2017: Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Drugs
• January 12, 2017: Baxter Healthcare Corporation to Pay More than $18 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability Relating to Sterile Products 
• January 11, 2017: Worcester Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Tampering