Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en 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, Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:17:31 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 Nurse 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme New 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-braunfels-men-plead-guilty-selling-misbranded-drugs Oral 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/oral-surgeon-sentenced-two-years-prison-fentanyl-tampering Judgment 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/judgment-entered-against-fourteen-defendants-case-dismantling-nationwide-racketeering-conspiracy Midwest 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/midwest-veterinary-supply-pleads-guilty-misbranding-veterinary-drugs Couple 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/couple-pleads-guilty-smuggling-2-million-pesticides-and-veterinary-drugs Former 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-baptist-paramedic-sentenced-tampering-opioids Three 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 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-individuals-sentenced-darknet-narcotics-trafficking-conspiracy-involving-distribution-pills Former 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 EDT DOJ 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