Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Painkillers at Hospital http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/registered-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-painkillers-hospital FDA OCI, Mary Cheatham, Ypsilanti, Michigan, registered nurse, pea, guilty, tampering, painkiller, vials, syringes, hydromorphone, injectable, pain relief, critical care unit, hospital, Rx drugs, prescription, Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:55:58 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/registered-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-painkillers-hospital South Carolina Man Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids and Unapproved Steroid-like Drugs http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/south-carolina-man-sentenced-unlawful-distribution-anabolic-steroids-and-unapproved-steroid-drugs FDA OCI, John Cochcroft, Lexington SC, sentence, manufacture, ship, unapproved drugs, anabolic steroids, defraud, mislead, forfeiture, dietary supplements, body-building, fitness, muscle mass, increase, osterine, SARM, liver toxicity, heart attack, stroke, workout, Chinese, suppliers, Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:49:04 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/south-carolina-man-sentenced-unlawful-distribution-anabolic-steroids-and-unapproved-steroid-drugs Missouri Doctor Sentenced to Year in Prison for Healthcare Fraud, He and Wife Ordered to Repay $235,000 http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/missouri-doctor-sentenced-year-prison-healthcare-fraud-he-and-wife-ordered-repay-235000 FDA OCI, Abdul Naushad, Wajiha Naushad, Town and Country MO, health care, fraud, scheme, elderly, impoverished, patients, lavish, lifestyle, Orthovisc, syringe, knee, osteoarthritis, Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:37:17 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/missouri-doctor-sentenced-year-prison-healthcare-fraud-he-and-wife-ordered-repay-235000 Commerce City Man Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/commerce-city-man-indicted-tampering-consumer-product FDA OCI, announces Christopher Robert Pattinson, Commerce City, Colorado, indict, tampering, fentanyl, vials, reckless disregard, risk, danger, bodily injury, prescription, drug, Rx, Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:38:58 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/commerce-city-man-indicted-tampering-consumer-product Pharmaceutical President and Company Guilty in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmaceutical-president-and-company-guilty-counterfeit-drug-trafficking-conspiracy FDA OCI, Adam P. Runsdorf, Boca Raton, Florida, plea, guilty, conspiracy, traffficking, counterfeit, drug, money laundering, owner, president, Woodfield Pharmaceutical, misbranded, cough syrup, Byron Marshall, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, OCDETF, prescription, Rx, Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:27:21 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmaceutical-president-and-company-guilty-counterfeit-drug-trafficking-conspiracy Former South Florida Pharmacy VP and Executive Assistant Sentenced for Their Roles in Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Military http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-south-florida-pharmacy-vp-and-executive-assistant-sentenced-their-roles-health-care-fraud FDA OCI, Matthew Smith, Boca Raton, Florida, sentence, conspiracy, health care fraud, executive assistant, Alisa Catoggio, fraudulent claim, kickback, Tricare, CHAMPVA, medical, unnecessary, prescription, drug, Rx, sham, co-pay, Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:59 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-south-florida-pharmacy-vp-and-executive-assistant-sentenced-their-roles-health-care-fraud U.S. Government Seeks Information from Victims of Theranos Frauds http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/us-government-seeks-information-victims-theranos-frauds FDA OCI, Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani, victims, fraud, sentencing, crimes, statement, questionnaire, FBI, USPIS, Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:00:49 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/us-government-seeks-information-victims-theranos-frauds Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Hydroxychloroquine and Other Prescription Drugs http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/delaware-man-pleads-guilty-unlawfully-distributing-hydroxychloroquine-and-other-prescription-drugs FDA OCI, Jose Torres, Shelbyville, Delaware, guilty plea, conspiracy, unlicensed, wholesale, distribution, prescription, drugs, Rx, hydroxychloroquine, Covid-19, pandemic, markup, significant, fear, Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:51:04 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/delaware-man-pleads-guilty-unlawfully-distributing-hydroxychloroquine-and-other-prescription-drugs French Executive Admits Making False Statements to FDA to Fraudulently Obtain Control of Pharmaceutical Product http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/french-executive-admits-making-false-statements-fda-fraudulently-obtain-control-pharmaceutical FDA OCI, Alain Bouaziz, French, citizen, United Arab Emirates, UAE, plea, guilty, false, statements, FDA, Sanorex, Hexim, Pharmaceuticals, Secaucus, NJ, Alkopharma, forge, documents, false, statements, weight-loss, Rx, drug, distribute, fraud, Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:09:37 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/french-executive-admits-making-false-statements-fda-fraudulently-obtain-control-pharmaceutical Retired New Jersey Doctor Convicted at Trial of Selling Toxic Chemical as Weight-loss Drug http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/retired-new-jersey-doctor-convicted-trial-selling-toxic-chemical-weight-loss-drug FDA OCI, William Merlino, M.D., Mays Landing, NJ, convicted, trial, sale, misbranded, prescription, drugs, online, scheme, sell, toxic, industrial, chemical, weight-loss, manufactured, lab, home, Dinitriophenol, DNP, dehydration, cataracts, liver damage, death, Twitter, eBay, mail, Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:23:21 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/retired-new-jersey-doctor-convicted-trial-selling-toxic-chemical-weight-loss-drug Pharmacy Owner and Accountant Indicted Again in $150M Scam http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmacy-owner-and-accountant-indicted-again-150m-scam FDA OCI, Mohamed Mokbel, Fathy Elsafty, Houston, Texas, pharmacy, scam, elderly, mail fraud, health care fraud, scheme, money laundering, mass marketing, 4M Pharmaceuticals, telemarketing, mail, fax requests, false proof, copay, Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:00:26 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmacy-owner-and-accountant-indicted-again-150m-scam Former Nurse Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with Morphine Medications at Moses Lake Clinic http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-tampering-morphine-medications-moses-lake-clinic FDA OCI, Esther Rae Tuller, Moses Lake, Washington, sentence, tampering, morphine, Rx, drug, registered, nurse, Confluence Health Clinic, opioid, narcotic, relieve, pain, saline, integrity, health system, Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:09:33 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-tampering-morphine-medications-moses-lake-clinic Illegal Pharmacy Operator Sentenced to Federal Prison http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/illegal-pharmacy-operator-sentenced-federal-prison FDA OCI, Jon Stidham, McClelland, Iowa, Kennel Supply, methyltestosterone, controlled substances, sentence, online, local, misbranded, Rx, prescription, drugs, federal, Iowa, license, requirements, conspiracy, Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:42:20 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/illegal-pharmacy-operator-sentenced-federal-prison Leader of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” Who Sold Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for Covid-19 and Other Serious Diseases, Extradited from Colombia to the United States http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/leader-genesis-ii-church-health-and-healing-who-sold-toxic-bleach-fake-miracle-cure-covid-19-and FDA OCI, Mark Grenon, Bradenton FL, extradited, Colombia, Jonathan Grenon, Jordan Grenon, Joseph Grenon, fraudulent, marketing, selling, Miracle Mineral Solution, MMS, toxic, industrial, bleach, cure, COVID-19, coronavirus, AIDS, herpes, Parkinson's, autism, Genesis II, Church, Health, Healing, Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:25:01 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/leader-genesis-ii-church-health-and-healing-who-sold-toxic-bleach-fake-miracle-cure-covid-19-and North Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Unapproved Covid-19 Remedies http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/north-carolina-woman-pleads-guilty-selling-unapproved-covid-19-remedies FDA OCI, Diana Daffin, Charlotte NC, sell, unapproved, drugs, defraud, mislead, medicine, Savvy Holistic Health, Holistic Healthy Pet, unapproved, drugs, website, HAMPL, claim, COVID-19, remedy, treatments, coronavirus, adulterated, unapproved, misbranded, warning letters, password, portected Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:02:45 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/north-carolina-woman-pleads-guilty-selling-unapproved-covid-19-remedies KC Medical Spa Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Treatments http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kc-medical-spa-owner-pleads-guilty-illegal-treatments FDA OCI, Richard B. Smith III, Shawnee, Kansas, former owner, medical spa, illegal, treatments, patients, severe, side effects, misbranded, drugs, foreign, unapproved, Botox, adulterated, devices, Juvederm, Ultra 3, Tap & Blade, Kansas City MO, medical services, injuries, internet, Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:15:47 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kc-medical-spa-owner-pleads-guilty-illegal-treatments Former Law Enforcement Officer Heads to Prison for Allowing Contraband into Country http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-law-enforcement-officer-heads-prison-allowing-contraband-country FDA OCI, Simon Medina III, Laredo TX, conspiracy, smuggle, goods, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, officer, allowed, entry, vehicles, contraband, Port of Entry, gratuities, partners, public, corruption, Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:05:06 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-law-enforcement-officer-heads-prison-allowing-contraband-country Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-fentanyl FDA OCI, Angelica Franklin, Chesterfield, VA, guilty, plea, former registered nurse, fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone, alprazolam, fraud, Emergency Department, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, SMJH, : Stony Point Surgery Center, Vibra Hospital Charlottesville, Richmond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:47:25 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-fentanyl Two Florida Medical Study Coordinators Plead Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Falsify Clinical Trial Data http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-florida-medical-study-coordinators-plead-guilty-connection-scheme-falsify-clinical-trial-data FDA OCI, Analay Rico, Fort Lauderdale FL, Daylen Diaz, Miami FL, guilty, plea, study coordinator, Tellus Clinical Research, opioid, dependency, IBS, diabetic, nephropathy, falsify, data, no participation, Duniel Tejeda, Clewiston FL, Eduardo Navarro Miami FL, Nayade Varona, Port St. Lucie FL, Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:28:39 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-florida-medical-study-coordinators-plead-guilty-connection-scheme-falsify-clinical-trial-data Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating and Adulterating Prescription Pain Medication http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmacist-pleads-guilty-misappropriating-and-adulterating-prescription-pain-medication FDA OCI, Jennifer Lee Draheim, pharmacist, Coburn's Pharmacy, Ramsey MN, guilty, plea, morphine, diluted, water, replace, Scheduled Drug Cabinet, opioids, prescription drugs, Rx, Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:43:36 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pharmacist-pleads-guilty-misappropriating-and-adulterating-prescription-pain-medication