Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en Norfolk Man Charged with Price Gouging N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/norfolk-man-charged-price-gouging-n95-masks-early-months-covid-19-pandemic FDA OCI, Jason Colantuoni, Norfolk, MA, plea, guilty, conspiracy, price, gouge, hospitals, scarce, N95, respirators, masks, COVID-19, pandemic, coronavirus, critical, need, Defense Production Act, mark up, Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:20:50 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/norfolk-man-charged-price-gouging-n95-masks-early-months-covid-19-pandemic Glen Carbon Business Owner Admits to Selling Misbranded Male Enhancement Supplements http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/glen-carbon-business-owner-admits-selling-misbranded-male-enhancement-supplements FDA OCI, William Goldsmith, Glen Carbon IL, guilty, plea, misbranding, male, sexual enhancement, drug, online, store, Malosi Herbs, sildenafil citrate, China, India, Ma’Kava, “Ma’Kava Private Stock, Night Cap X, natural, horny goat weed, black maca, kavalactone, tongkat ali, panax ginseng, Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:52:51 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/glen-carbon-business-owner-admits-selling-misbranded-male-enhancement-supplements Imperial Valley Doctor Admits Using Unapproved Cosmetic Drugs for Years http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/imperial-valley-doctor-admits-using-unapproved-cosmetic-drugs-years FDA OCI, Tien Tan Vo, M.D., doctor, Imperial Valley, guilty plea, foreign, unapproved, misbranded, cosmetic, drugs, Rx, smuggle, Mexico, injectable, botulinum, toxin, lip fillers, “Xeomeen”, Probcel, false, statements, Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:25:34 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/imperial-valley-doctor-admits-using-unapproved-cosmetic-drugs-years Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action FDA OCI, enforcement, action, combat, COVID-19, fraud, coronavirus, 371 defendants, $836 million, alleged, $1.4 billion, relief funds, criminals, steal, 3,000 defendants, launch, two, Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces, violent crimes, Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:22:24 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action Former Connecticut Residents Charged with Operating Websites to Illegally Sell Misbranded and Unapproved Drugs http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-connecticut-residents-charged-operating-websites-illegally-sell-misbranded-and-unapproved FDA OCI, RYAN FIELDS, LISA MAHAN, Port Neches, Texas, Glastonbury, Connecticut, illegal, sale, misbranded, unapproved, prescription, Rx drugs, indictment, arrest, pinnedaminos.com, projectaminos.com, Facebook, Pinned Aminos, smuggle, Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:35:54 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-connecticut-residents-charged-operating-websites-illegally-sell-misbranded-and-unapproved Thoroughbred Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Sentenced to Four Years in Prison http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/thoroughbred-racehorse-trainer-jason-servis-sentenced-four-years-prison FDA OCI, Jason Servis, Jupiter, FL, scheme, horse, doping, approved, unapproved, Rx drugs, performance enhancing, PED, thoroughbred, racehorse, trainer, Navarro, obtain, prize money, SGF-1000, Maximum Security, 2019, Kentucky Derby, Clenbuterol, Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:02:50 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/thoroughbred-racehorse-trainer-jason-servis-sentenced-four-years-prison South Florida Resident Sentenced in Elaborate Prescription Medication Diversion Scheme http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/south-florida-resident-sentenced-elaborate-prescription-medication-diversion-scheme FDA OCI, Eladio Vega, sentence, 87 months, fraud, scheme, conspiracy, traffic, adulterated, misbranded, Rx, drugs, prescription, cancer, HIV, psychiatric, medications, unsuspecting, patients, street-level, fraudulent, documentation, theft, burglary, criminal, enterprise, Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:52:17 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/south-florida-resident-sentenced-elaborate-prescription-medication-diversion-scheme Leader of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” Who Sold Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for COVID-19 and Other Serious Diseases, Guilty of Conspiracy to Defraud 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, 65, Jonathan Grenon, 38, Jordan Grenon, 29, Joseph Grenon, Bradenton, Florida, manufactured, promoted, sold Miracle Mineral Solution, MMS, unapproved, misbranded, drug, chlorine dioxide, Covid, cure, Genesis Church, coronavirus, financial, fraud, contempt, court, extradition, Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:21:51 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 Employee of Medical Device Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Forging Two FDA Clearance Letters for Medical Devices http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/employee-medical-device-manufacturer-pleads-guilty-forging-two-fda-clearance-letters-medical-devices FDA OCI, Peter Stoll, Philadelphia, PA, guilty, plea, distribute, medical devices, without, FDA, clearance, misbranded, adulterated, false, letters,ELAN-4 Air Drill, high-speed, surgical drill, bone cutting, sawing, JS Series SterilContainer S2, reusable, sterilization, container, Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:55 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/employee-medical-device-manufacturer-pleads-guilty-forging-two-fda-clearance-letters-medical-devices Three Darknet Fentanyl Vendors Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-darknet-fentanyl-vendors-sentenced-over-20-years-prison FDA OCI, Veronica Dittman, Tempe AZ, sentence, darknet, pages, sell, illicit, drugs, trafficking, darkweb, TrustedTraphouse, GoldenTrails, PopcornPlug, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl-laced, counterfeit, pills, advertised, oxycodone, Rick Schiffner, Devin Langer Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:13:01 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-darknet-fentanyl-vendors-sentenced-over-20-years-prison KC Medical Spa Owner Sentenced for Illegal Treatments http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kc-medical-spa-owner-sentenced-illegal-treatments FDA OCI, Richard Smith, Shawnee, KS, sentence, misbranded, drug, Botox, adulterated, device, Juvederm, Tap and Blade, microblading, brow shading, cool sculpting, patients, injuries, website, China, adverse, reactions, unlicensed, possession, GBL, GHB, Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:08:59 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kc-medical-spa-owner-sentenced-illegal-treatments Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tampering with a Consumer Product http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-tampering-consumer-product FDA OCI, Catherine Dunton, RN, sentence, tampering, steal, fentanyl, vials, patients, replace, saline, solution, outpatient surgical center, Jensen Beach, FL, narcotic, self-administered, injection, opioids, Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:11:42 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-nurse-sentenced-federal-prison-tampering-consumer-product Suburban Chicago Businessman Found Guilty of Price Gouging N-95 Masks During Covid-19 Pandemic http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/suburban-chicago-businessman-found-guilty-price-gouging-n-95-masks-during-covid-19-pandemic FDA OCI, Krikor Topouzian, Winnetka, IL, guilty, price, gouging, N-95, mask, Covid, pandemic, Concord Health Supply, Skokie, respirator mask, excess, prevailing, market prices, markup, scarce, Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:46:26 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/suburban-chicago-businessman-found-guilty-price-gouging-n-95-masks-during-covid-19-pandemic National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/national-enforcement-action-results-78-individuals-charged-25b-health-care-fraud FDA OCI, enforcement, action, federal, state, law enforcement, partners, criminal charge, 78 defendants, health care fraud, opioid, abuse, schemes, $2.5 billion, fraud, alleged, elderly, disabled, exotic automobiles, jewelry, yachts, telemedicine, pharmaceutical, financial fraud, Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:28:12 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/national-enforcement-action-results-78-individuals-charged-25b-health-care-fraud Winchester Man and Former Medical Device Sales Rep Arrested for Defrauding Boston Hospital and Lying to Federal Authorities http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/winchester-man-and-former-medical-device-sales-rep-arrested-defrauding-boston-hospital-and-lying FDA OCI, Matthew Capobianco, Winchester, Mass, indictment, DePuy Synthes, sales representative, fraud, Boston hospital, lie, interference, sterilization, process, spine surgery, operating rooms, false reporting, usage, products, wire fraud, health care fraud, Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:48:09 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/winchester-man-and-former-medical-device-sales-rep-arrested-defrauding-boston-hospital-and-lying Citizen of Croatia and Serbia Charged with Running Monopoly Drug Market on the Darknet http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/citizen-croatia-and-serbia-charged-running-monopoly-drug-market-darknet FDA OCI, Milomir Desnica, Smederevska Palanka, Serbia, extradited, Austria, charges, cybercrime, criminal, darknet, narcotics, marketplace, methamphetamine, conspiracy, launder, Monopoly Market, sell, opioids, stimulants, psychedelics, prescription, Rx, medications, drugs, narcotics, Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:29:21 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/citizen-croatia-and-serbia-charged-running-monopoly-drug-market-darknet Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl and Other Federal Offenses http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cape-coral-man-pleads-guilty-manufacturing-counterfeit-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-other-federal FDA OCI, Brandon Albanito, Cape Coral, FL, guilty plea, possession, fentanyl, distribute, counterfeit, Rx, prescription, drugs, forfeit, pill press, oxycodone, opioids, fentanyl, alprazolam, clonazolam, drug trafficking, Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:31:49 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cape-coral-man-pleads-guilty-manufacturing-counterfeit-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-other-federal Las Vegas Man Sentenced for Illegally Selling Steroids Online http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/las-vegas-man-sentenced-illegally-selling-steroids-online FDA OCI, Michael Breitel, Las Vegas, Nevada, illegal, steroids, online, money laundering, scheme, conspiracy, Mario Arreola-Soria, STACKMEUP, anabolic, unapproved, drug, Wickr, bodybuilding, Rx, prescription, forfeit, $2.7 million, Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:02:34 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/las-vegas-man-sentenced-illegally-selling-steroids-online Raleigh ENT Doctor Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Adulterating Surgical Devices, for Defrauding Medicare, and for Stealing Patient Identities http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/raleigh-ent-doctor-sentenced-25-years-prison-adulterating-surgical-devices-defrauding-medicare-and FDA OCI, Anita Louise Jackson, Raleigh NC, ENT, sentence, devices, nasal, surgery, Medicare, patients, forfeit, $4.7 million, Greater Carolina Ear, Nose, and Throat, GCENT, balloon sinuplasty, Entellus XprESS, single use, re-use, health care fraud, Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:59:57 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/raleigh-ent-doctor-sentenced-25-years-prison-adulterating-surgical-devices-defrauding-medicare-and Veterinary Supply Sentenced for Misbranding Veterinary Drugs http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/veterinary-supply-sentenced-misbranding-veterinary-drugs FDA OCI, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Minnesota, Rx, prescription, animal, drugs, misbranded, shipments, unauthorized, receive, $11 million, fine, forfeiture, distribution, chain, risk, antibiotic, resistance, Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:27:09 EDT DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/veterinary-supply-sentenced-misbranding-veterinary-drugs