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enNYC Mother and Son Charged with Interstate Shipment of Misbranded Animal Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nyc-mother-and-son-charged-interstate-shipment-misbranded-animal-drugs
FDA OCI, Bien King, Congers, NY, Khalil King, New York, NY, indictment, conspiracy, distribution, of, misbranded, animal drugs. unregistered, misbranded pesticides, Little City Dogs, NYC, ivermectin, nitenpyram, praziquantel, fipronil, Chinese suppliers,Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:49:05 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nyc-mother-and-son-charged-interstate-shipment-misbranded-animal-drugsGeorgia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded Weight Loss Drug Product
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/georgia-doctor-pleads-guilty-distributing-misbranded-weight-loss-drug-product
FDA OCI, Audrey Arona, M.D, Gainesville, GA, guilty, plea, misbranded, HCG, drug, Releana, treatment, female, infertility, male, hormone, not FDA-approved, sublingual, Maurice Bailey, Hoschton, GA, Sarah Alberg, Colorado, smuggle, India, rodent, droppings, bottles, supplies, Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:07:16 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/georgia-doctor-pleads-guilty-distributing-misbranded-weight-loss-drug-productSupervisory Paramedic Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Fentanyl and Tampering with Drugs Intended for Patients
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/supervisory-paramedic-sentenced-three-years-federal-prison-stealing-fentanyl-and-tampering-drugs
FDA OCI, Christopher Robert Pattinson, Commerce City, CO, supervisory, paramedic, sentence, fentanyl, steal, tampering, drugs, patients, saline, vials, Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:17:31 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/supervisory-paramedic-sentenced-three-years-federal-prison-stealing-fentanyl-and-tampering-drugsMassachusetts 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
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/massachusetts-health-care-company-agrees-plead-guilty-and-pay-more-25-million-purchasing-botox-was
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, Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:07:40 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/massachusetts-health-care-company-agrees-plead-guilty-and-pay-more-25-million-purchasing-botox-wasFormer Physician Associated with 1-800-GET-THIN Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-physician-associated-1-800-get-thin-sentenced-7-years-federal-prison-massive-fraud-against
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, Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:57:41 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-physician-associated-1-800-get-thin-sentenced-7-years-federal-prison-massive-fraud-againstUSAO Hosts Training at Texas Medical Center on Cyberintrusion Safety Measures
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/usao-hosts-training-texas-medical-center-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, Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:01:00 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/usao-hosts-training-texas-medical-center-cyberintrusion-safety-measuresNampa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony for Selling Over $4.4 Million in Unapproved Steroid-Like Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nampa-man-pleads-guilty-federal-felony-selling-over-44-million-unapproved-steroid-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, Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:27:54 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nampa-man-pleads-guilty-federal-felony-selling-over-44-million-unapproved-steroid-drugsFormer Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with a Consumer Product
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-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, Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:53:44 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-consumer-productFormer Emergency Department Nurse Sentenced to 3 Years After Stealing Pain Medication and Injecting Patients with Saline
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-emergency-department-nurse-sentenced-3-years-after-stealing-pain-medication-and-injecting
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, Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:50:55 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-emergency-department-nurse-sentenced-3-years-after-stealing-pain-medication-and-injectingSuburban Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Patient Medications
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/suburban-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-patient-medications
FDA OCI, Sarah Diamond, Woodstock, IL, Chicago-area, medical rehabilitation, removed, morphine, bottles, replaced, another liquid, diluted, administered, patients, health care fraud, Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:25:10 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/suburban-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-patient-medicationsThree Former Executives for Magellan Diagnostics Charged with Conspiracy, Wire Fraud and FDA Violations
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-former-executives-magellan-diagnostics-charged-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,Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:09:15 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-former-executives-magellan-diagnostics-charged-conspiracy-wire-fraud-and-fda-violationsNurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-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, Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:48:36 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-schemeNew Braunfels Men Plead Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-braunfels-men-plead-guilty-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., Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:36:00 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-braunfels-men-plead-guilty-selling-misbranded-drugsOral Surgeon Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fentanyl Tampering
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/oral-surgeon-sentenced-two-years-prison-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, Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:59:19 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/oral-surgeon-sentenced-two-years-prison-fentanyl-tamperingJudgment Entered Against Fourteen Defendants In Case Dismantling Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/judgment-entered-against-fourteen-defendants-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, Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:49:57 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/judgment-entered-against-fourteen-defendants-case-dismantling-nationwide-racketeering-conspiracyMidwest Veterinary Supply Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Veterinary Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/midwest-veterinary-supply-pleads-guilty-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, Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:26:44 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/midwest-veterinary-supply-pleads-guilty-misbranding-veterinary-drugsCouple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $2 Million in Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/couple-pleads-guilty-smuggling-2-million-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 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:43:58 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/couple-pleads-guilty-smuggling-2-million-pesticides-and-veterinary-drugsFormer Baptist Paramedic Sentenced for Tampering with Opioids
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-baptist-paramedic-sentenced-tampering-opioids
FDA OCI, Richard Fox Bowen, 35, Oxford, Mississippi, sentence, tampering, opioids, paramedic, Baptist Ambulance, morphine, fentanyl, vials, saline, prescription, drugs, Rx, Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:02:55 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-baptist-paramedic-sentenced-tampering-opioidsThree Individuals Sentenced in Darknet Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Distribution of Pills Pressed with Fentanyl
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-individuals-sentenced-darknet-narcotics-trafficking-conspiracy-involving-distribution-pills
FDA OCI, Alex Ogando, illegal sale, opioids, darknet, market, Olatunji Dawodu, Luis Spencer, AlphaBay, Dream, Wall Street, Empire, cryptocurrency, opioids, fentanyl, drug trafficking, Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:09:37 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-individuals-sentenced-darknet-narcotics-trafficking-conspiracy-involving-distribution-pillsFormer CEO Of Medical Device Company Indicted For Creating And Selling A Fake Medical Component That Was Implanted Into Patients
http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-ceo-medical-device-company-indicted-creating-and-selling-fake-medical-component-was-implanted
FDA OCI, Laura Perryman, former, CEO, Stimwave, Florida, medical device, scheme, non-functioning, dummy, medical device, implant, patients, chronic pain, Pink Stylet, White Stylet, dummy component, misrepresentations, Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:29:14 EDTDOJhttp://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-ceo-medical-device-company-indicted-creating-and-selling-fake-medical-component-was-implanted