Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en New Jersey Doctor Admits Buying and Selling Oncology Medication for Profit http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-jersey-doctor-admits-buying-and-selling-oncology-medication-profit-0 FDA OCI, Anise Kachadourian, M.D., Towaco, New Jersey, guilty plea, board-certified, oncologist, unlawful, sale, prescription, Rx, cancer, medication, oncology, cold-chain, biologic, infusion, medications, treat, cancers, macular degeneration, autoimmune disease, sell, profit, Wed, 31 May 2023 16:24:22 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-jersey-doctor-admits-buying-and-selling-oncology-medication-profit-0 Pennsylvania Physician Sentenced to Prison for HOPE Clinic Prescription Practices http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pennsylvania-physician-sentenced-prison-hope-clinic-prescription-practices FDA OCI, Brian Gullett, D.O., Clarksville, Pennsylvania, oxycodone, morphine, sentence, prison, aiding, abetting obtain, controlled substance, fraud, HOPE Clinic, Hitech Opioid Pharmachovigilance Expertise, purported, pain management, Beckley, Beaver, Charleston, West Virginia, multiple Rx, Fri, 26 May 2023 13:11:54 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pennsylvania-physician-sentenced-prison-hope-clinic-prescription-practices Grand Rapids Physician Pays Over $135,000 For Allegedly Using Foreign, Unapproved Botox to Treat Medicare Beneficiaries http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/grand-rapids-physician-pays-over-135000-allegedly-using-foreign-unapproved-botox-treat-medicare FDA OCI, Derek Lado, D.O., Grand Rapids, MI, Elite Medical Spine & Musculoskeletal Center, Elite, pay, resolve, allegations, violate, False Claims Act, foreign, unapproved, Botox, treat, Medicare, beneficiaries, bill, Medicare, health care fraud, Tue, 23 May 2023 16:22:06 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/grand-rapids-physician-pays-over-135000-allegedly-using-foreign-unapproved-botox-treat-medicare Nurse Who Stole Painkillers, Replacing Them with Saline and Putting Surgical Patients at Risk, Sentenced to Four Years http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-who-stole-painkillers-replacing-them-saline-and-putting-surgical-patients-risk-sentenced-four FDA OCI, Melissa Elizabeth Chacona, Fuquay-Varina, NC, nurse, surgical, practice, extract, medication, vials, fentanyl, morphine, meperidine, replace, saline, surgical, patients, Rx, prescription, drugs, Mon, 22 May 2023 15:02:51 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-who-stole-painkillers-replacing-them-saline-and-putting-surgical-patients-risk-sentenced-four U.S. Resolves Civil Claims Against Medical Device Manufacturer for Falsely Claiming that Chinese Components Sold to the Federal Government Were American Made http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/us-resolves-civil-claims-against-medical-device-manufacturer-falsely-claiming-chinese-components FDA OCI, Zoll Medical Corporation, supplier , medical devices, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, electrocardiogram, cables, ECG, China, manufacture, Trade Agreements Act, replacement, former employee, qui tam, whistleblower, Thu, 18 May 2023 11:54:05 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/us-resolves-civil-claims-against-medical-device-manufacturer-falsely-claiming-chinese-components Former Licensed Registered Nurse Agrees to Plead Guilty to Product Tampering Charge http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-licensed-registered-nurse-agrees-plead-guilty-product-tampering-charge FDA OCI, Dawn Drum, Janesville, Wisconsin, tampering, fentanyl, Registered Nurse, RN, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, fentanyl, replace, saline, Pyxis, override, waste, Rx, prescription, drugs, Tue, 09 May 2023 12:32:35 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-licensed-registered-nurse-agrees-plead-guilty-product-tampering-charge Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Drugs from Two Boston-Area Hospitals http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-stealing-drugs-two-boston-area-hospitals FDA OCI, Lisa Tarr, 33, St. Petersburg, Fla., sentence, Rx, drug, steal, hospital, divert, opioids, fentanyl, former, nurse, unlawful, controlled substance, fraud, deception, subterfuge, Mon, 08 May 2023 14:18:50 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-stealing-drugs-two-boston-area-hospitals Registered Nurse Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Tampering with and Stealing Painkillers from Detroit Hospital http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/registered-nurse-sentenced-4-years-prison-tampering-and-stealing-painkillers-detroit-hospital FDA OCI, Mary Cheatham, Ypsilanti, Michigan, sentence, tampering, vials, syringes, hydromorphone, RN, registered, nurse, replace, saline, solution, hospital, Detroit, Thu, 04 May 2023 10:39:53 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/registered-nurse-sentenced-4-years-prison-tampering-and-stealing-painkillers-detroit-hospital Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/largest-international-operation-against-darknet-trafficking-fentanyl-and-opioids-results-record FDA OCI, Operation SpecTor, 288 arrests, JCODE, disrupt, fentanyl, opioid, trafficking, darknet, dark web, U.S., Europe, South America, fentanyl, opioids, cybercrime, trafficking, seizures, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, EC3, ProtecTor, public, awareness, addiction, narcotics, Thu, 04 May 2023 10:30:48 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/largest-international-operation-against-darknet-trafficking-fentanyl-and-opioids-results-record NYC 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nyc-mother-and-son-charged-interstate-shipment-misbranded-animal-drugs Georgia 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/georgia-doctor-pleads-guilty-distributing-misbranded-weight-loss-drug-product Supervisory 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, Wed, 03 May 2023 15:33:54 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/supervisory-paramedic-sentenced-three-years-federal-prison-stealing-fentanyl-and-tampering-drugs 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 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 EDT DOJ 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 Former 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 EDT DOJ 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 USAO 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/usao-hosts-training-texas-medical-center-cyberintrusion-safety-measures Nampa 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 EDT DOJ 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 Former 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-consumer-product Former 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 EDT DOJ 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 Suburban 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/suburban-nurse-pleads-guilty-tampering-patient-medications Three 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-former-executives-magellan-diagnostics-charged-conspiracy-wire-fraud-and-fda-violations