Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en 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 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 FDA OCI, Joel Lerner, Warren, New Jersey, podiatrist, operator, medical supply, purchasing, guilty, plea, buy, sell, oncology, medication, profit, cold-chain, biologic, infusion, medications, cancers, macular degeneration, autoimmune, diseases, false, misleading, statements, Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:09:31 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/new-jersey-doctor-admits-buying-and-selling-oncology-medication-profit Pittsfield Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Fentanyl from Critical Care Patient http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pittsfield-nurse-sentenced-stealing-fentanyl-critical-care-patient FDA OCI, Jessica Lotto, Pittsfield MA, sentence, steal, fentanyl, critical care, patient, Berkshire Medical Center, sedated, consumer, protection, Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:31:32 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/pittsfield-nurse-sentenced-stealing-fentanyl-critical-care-patient Attorney General Raoul Charges Former Lurie Children’s Hospital Employee with Alleged Theft of Nitrous Oxide http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/attorney-general-raoul-charges-former-lurie-childrens-hospital-employee-alleged-theft-nitrous-oxide FDA OCI, Mitchell R. Gunther, Burbank, Illinois, burglary, theft over $500, possession , nitrous oxide, N20, assistant in charge, Lurie Children’s Hospital, medical tank, gas, supply, tanks, missing, increase, deliveries, St. Mary's Hospital, Chicago, delivery, driver, Medox, Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:04:24 EST Illinois http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/attorney-general-raoul-charges-former-lurie-childrens-hospital-employee-alleged-theft-nitrous-oxide Kerry Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $19.228 Million in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kerry-inc-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-19228-million-connection-insanitary-plant-conditions-linked FDA OCI, Kerry Inc., food, ingredient, manufacturing, insanitary, conditions, plant, Gridley IL, salmonella, 2018, outbreak, misdemeanor, adulterated, cereal, Kellogg's, Honey Smacks, criminal fine, forfeiture, $19.228 Million, largest, food safety, recall, diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:14:31 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/kerry-inc-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-19228-million-connection-insanitary-plant-conditions-linked Missouri Doctor Admits Diluting Clinic’s Methadone http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/missouri-doctor-admits-diluting-clinics-methadone FDA OCI, Dr., Sunil G. Chand, guilty, plea, diluted, methadone, adulterate, drug, Best Medical, add, saline, water, clinic, narcotic, use, disorder, Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:56:07 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/missouri-doctor-admits-diluting-clinics-methadone Three Individuals and One Company Indicted for Introducing Adulterated and Misbranded Devices into Interstate Commerce and Mail Fraud Conspiracy http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-individuals-and-one-company-indicted-introducing-adulterated-and-misbranded-devices-interstate FDA OCI, Elberto Berdut-Teruel, Wanda L. Carballo-Cabrera, María Santos-Carballo, Magnetic Healer, conspiracy, adulterated, misbranded, devices, mail fraud, healing, magnets, COVID-19, migraines, depression, insomnia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, cancer, www.elbertoberdut.com, Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:10:43 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/three-individuals-and-one-company-indicted-introducing-adulterated-and-misbranded-devices-interstate Retired New Jersey Doctor Admits to Fabricating Documents and Faking Diagnosis to Avoid Trial http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/retired-new-jersey-doctor-admits-fabricating-documents-and-faking-diagnosis-avoid-trial FDA OCI, William Merlino, Mays Landing, NJ, plea, guilty, obstruction, justice, false, medical records, doctor’s, letters, felony, misbranding, selling, toxic, chemical, weight-loss, drug, online, fake, diagnosis, pancreatic, cancer, DNP, health care fraud, Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:42:52 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/retired-new-jersey-doctor-admits-fabricating-documents-and-faking-diagnosis-avoid-trial Cumberland County Man Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses for Fraudulently Obtaining Prescription Medications http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cumberland-county-man-charged-fraud-and-identity-theft-offenses-fraudulently-obtaining-prescription FDA OCI, Zedan RaShwan, Camp Hill, PA, charge, criminal, information, wire fraud, conspiracy, aggravated, identity theft, stolen identity, DEA registration number, fraudulent, prescriptions, pharmacies, controlled substances, Promethazine, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Clonazepam, Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:31:01 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cumberland-county-man-charged-fraud-and-identity-theft-offenses-fraudulently-obtaining-prescription Raleigh Physician Found Guilty of Using Adulterated and Insanitary Medical Equipment on Patients During Nasal Surgeries http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/raleigh-physician-found-guilty-using-adulterated-and-insanitary-medical-equipment-patients-during FDA OCI, Anita Louise Jackson, adulterating, medical devices, defraud, mislead, fabricating, medical, healthcare, records, paying, illegal, renumerations, mail fraud, conspiracy, Greater Carolina Ear, Nose, and Throat, GCENT, Raleigh, Lumberton, Rockingham, balloon sinuplasty, chronic sinusitis, Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:03:03 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/raleigh-physician-found-guilty-using-adulterated-and-insanitary-medical-equipment-patients-during David J. Miller and Minnesota Independent Cooperative, Inc., Convicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/david-j-miller-and-minnesota-independent-cooperative-inc-convicted-multi-million-dollar-prescription FDA OCI, Devid Jess Miller, Santa Ana, CA, Minnesota Independent Cooperative, MIC, unlicensed, fraudulent, distribution, Rx, prescription, drugs, racketeering, enterprise, diverted, tampered, HIV, hepatitis C, mental disorders, supply chain, Mihran Stepanyan, Artur Stepanyan, laundering, criminal, Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:17:28 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/david-j-miller-and-minnesota-independent-cooperative-inc-convicted-multi-million-dollar-prescription Dental Practice Owners Charged with Fraud and RICO Conspiracy http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/dental-practice-owners-charged-fraud-and-rico-conspiracy FDA OCI, Savani Group, Bhaskar Savani, Niranjan Savani, Maple Glenn PA, dentists, Arun Savani, Blue Bell PA, Sunil Philip, Newton PA, Amen Dhyllon, Wynewood PA, conspiracy, adulterated, misbranded, medical, device, health care fraud, Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:22:29 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/dental-practice-owners-charged-fraud-and-rico-conspiracy Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-certified-nurse-practitioner-sentenced-2-years-prison-drug-diversion-and-health-care-fraud FDA OCI, Larry J. Goisse, Pittsburgh, PA, sentence, drug diversion, health care fraud, indictment, drug diversion, health care fraud, former, certified, nurse practitioner, illegal, Rx, prescription, Adderall, revoked state license, Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:46:55 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-certified-nurse-practitioner-sentenced-2-years-prison-drug-diversion-and-health-care-fraud Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for False Statement to Investigator Related to Pediatric Asthma Drug Study http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/florida-woman-sentenced-prison-false-statement-investigator-related-pediatric-asthma-drug-study FDA OCI, Jessica Palacio, Miami, FL, 36 months, prison, clinical trial, false, statement, government, investigator, asthma, drug, effectiveness, children, pediatric, Unlimited Medical Research, Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:14:20 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/florida-woman-sentenced-prison-false-statement-investigator-related-pediatric-asthma-drug-study