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Denver Nurse Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients

DOJ — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:58:40 EDT

FDA, OCI, Alejandro Gort, Denver, CO, sentence, nurse, hospital, Denver, opioids, night shift, fentanyl, drip, IV, steal, bag, conceal, lower, drip rate, affect, clinical, judgement, behavior,

Pharmacist Sentenced for Prescription Drug Tampering

DOJ — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:50:10 EDT

FDA, OCI, Anthony Pape, Dubuque, Iowa, pharmacist, sentence, Rx, opioids, prescription, drug, tampering, prison, 2,500 doses, stolen, pharmacy, controlled, substances, deception, consumer products, danger, bodily harm,

Tigard Woman Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Distributor of Foreign-Sourced Medical Devices

DOJ — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:13:59 EDT

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,

Woman Sentenced to Probation for Offering Illegal Silicone Augmentation Injections

DOJ — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:09:15 EDT

FDA OCI, Debra Esteves-Meléndez, 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,

Former Kerry Inc. Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak

DOJ — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:28:36 EDT

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,

Nurse Practitioner Admits to Perpetrating $4.37 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme; Will Forfeit the Profits of His Fraud

DOJ — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:56:40 EDT

FDA, OCI, Alexander A. Istomin, nurse practitioner, health care fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, misbranded drugs, Rhode Island, New York, Florida, guilty, plea, insurance, claims, non-existent, medical, practice, no medical services,

Two Florida Medical Study Coordinators Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Falsify Clinical Trial Data

DOJ — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:59:54 EDT

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,

Justice Department Announces New Charges, Convictions, and Sentencings in Ongoing Initiative Targeting Pandemic Relief Fraud

DOJ — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:40:59 EDT

FDA OCI, , Ranna Shamiya, Ukiah, CA, Jaimi Jansen, Santa Cruz, sentence, probation, homeoprophylaxis, immunization, pellets, falsify, COVID-19, vaccination, cards, crimes, COVID-19, pandemic, health care fraud, scheme, coronavirus,

Florida Medical Clinic Owners and Staff Charged with Falsifying Clinical Trial Data

DOJ — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:27:17 EDT

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,

Yankton Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud

DOJ — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:44:49 EDT

FDA OCI, Lisa Merrigan, Yankton, SD, tampering, fentanyl, RN, nurse, hospital, Omnicell, vials, injection, replace,

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Fraud Scheme involving Prescription Medications

DOJ — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:22:08 EDT

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,

Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud

DOJ — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:39:34 EDT

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,

Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals

DOJ — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:31:49 EDT

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,

Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials

DOJ — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:19:03 EDT

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,

Florida Jury Convicts Miami Woman of Making False Statement in Connection with Pediatric Asthma Drug Study

DOJ — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:43:48 EDT

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,

Former President of Washington State Manufacturer Charged with Selling Tainted Fruit Juice

DOJ — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:00:04 EDT

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,

Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested on Charges Related to Alleged Tampering with IV Bags Implicated in Death, Surgical Emergencies

DOJ — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:57:18 EDT

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,

Former Nurse Agrees to Plead Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals

DOJ — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:32:11 EDT

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,

Five Physicians Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes in Connection with HOPE Clinic

DOJ — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:15:59 EDT

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,

Horse Doping Seller Sentenced to 42 Months in Manhattan Federal Court

DOJ — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:09:33 EDT

FDA OCI, Lisa Giannelli, Felton, Delaware, sentence, prison, scheme, sell, distribute, PEDs, racehorse, trainers, industry, untestable, performance enhancing drugs, professional, horseracing, trainers, veterinarians, adulterated,
misbranded, anti-doping, intravenous, intramuscular, injectables,