Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases RSS Feed http://www.fda.gov/ en 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 Northborough Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patient's Liquid Morphine http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/northborough-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-liquid-morphine FDA OCI, Gwen Rider, Northborough MA, tampering, morphine, nursing home, resident, 52 months, prison, fraud, deception, Worcester County, dementia, Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:57:23 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/northborough-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-liquid-morphine Two Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Stolen Medical Products from The Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-plead-guilty-conspiring-traffic-stolen-medical-products-battle-creek-veterans-affairs-medical FDA OCI, Jennifer Robertson, Battle Creek, MI, Michelle McAllister, Jerome, guilty, plea, conspiracy, transport, traffic, diabetic, test strips, stolen, Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center, sold, Steven Anderson, pharmacy, procurement, order, supplies, Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:40:22 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-plead-guilty-conspiring-traffic-stolen-medical-products-battle-creek-veterans-affairs-medical Berkley Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/berkley-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-fentanyl FDA OCI, Hugo Vieira, Berkley, MA, tampering, fentanyl, patients, post-surgery, recovery, outpatient, vascular surgery, center, replace, saline, Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:17:54 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/berkley-nurse-sentenced-tampering-patients-fentanyl San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Tightening and Fat Burning http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/san-fernando-valley-man-pleads-guilty-selling-used-and-counterfeit-medical-devices-used-skin FDA OCI, Kambiz Youabian, Tarzana, CA, guilty plea, $6 million, scheme, misbranded, counterfeit, device, skin tightening, fat burning, laser, mail fraud, MSY Technologies, Thermagen, Global Electronic Supplies, GES, transducers, dermatology, remanufacture, depleted, PAC keys, Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:06:33 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/san-fernando-valley-man-pleads-guilty-selling-used-and-counterfeit-medical-devices-used-skin Cedar Rapids Nurse Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Narcotics from Three Corridor Hospitals http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cedar-rapids-nurse-sentenced-five-years-federal-prison-stealing-narcotics-three-corridor-hospitals FDA OCI, Sarah Jean Moses, Cedar Rapids, IA, registered nurse, RN, divert, tamper, narcotics, own use, hospitals, sentence, five years, federal prison, opioids, hydromorphone, Dilaudid, morphine, oxycodone, vials, saline, "patient combing", illegal, access, patient, files, Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:16:38 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/cedar-rapids-nurse-sentenced-five-years-federal-prison-stealing-narcotics-three-corridor-hospitals Jet Medical and Related Companies Agree to Pay More Than $700,000 to Resolve Medical Device Allegations http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/jet-medical-and-related-companies-agree-pay-more-700000-resolve-medical-device-allegations FDA OCI, JMedComp, Martech, et Medical, criminal, allegations, resolve, civil settlement, device, misbranded, no approval, no clearance, Allevio, SPG Nerve Block Catheter, migraine, headaches, sphenopalatine ganglion, qui tam, whistleblower, false claims, Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:05:22 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/jet-medical-and-related-companies-agree-pay-more-700000-resolve-medical-device-allegations Collegeville Man Found Guilty for Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Canine Cancer-Curing Drugs to Pet Owners http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/collegeville-man-found-guilty-scheme-sell-fraudulent-canine-cancer-curing-drugs-pet-owners FDA OCI, Jonathan Nyce, Collegeville PA, wire fraud, jury, convict, misbranded, animal drugs, scheme, canine, false, cancer, cure, drugs, Canine Care, ACGT, CAGT, Tumexal, Naturasone, false, $1 million, victims, unapproved, FDA, years long, Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:07:45 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/collegeville-man-found-guilty-scheme-sell-fraudulent-canine-cancer-curing-drugs-pet-owners Two Biotech CEOs Charged in Securities Fraud Schemes http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-biotech-ceos-charged-securities-fraud-schemes FDA OCI, Nader Pourhassan, Lake Oswego OR, Kazem Kazempour, Potomac MD, indictment, conspiracy, fraud, CytoDyn, leronlimab, monoclonal antibody, investigational drug, PRO 140, deception, potential, HIV, treatment, president, CEO, Amarex Clinical Research, Germantown MD, timelines, Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:56:14 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/two-biotech-ceos-charged-securities-fraud-schemes Former Registered Nurse Charged with Tampering with Medical Grade Fentanyl http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-registered-nurse-charged-tampering-medical-grade-fentanyl FDA OCI, Catherine Shannon Dunton, tampering, vials, liquid, fentanyl, surgery center, registered nurse, RN, saline, adulterated, relieve, pain, Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:32:55 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-registered-nurse-charged-tampering-medical-grade-fentanyl Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Medicare, Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/doctor-and-office-manager-indicted-scheme-defraud-medicare-manufacture-and-distribute-fentanyl FDA OCI, Dr. David J. Smith, pain management, physician, Julia Ann Oertle, office manager, indictment, scheme, healthcare fraud, manufacture, distribute, adulterated, fentanyl, intrathecal, pumps, stomach, fentanyl, vials, San Diego, unnecessary, oral, opioids, Nevada, compounding, Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:51:16 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/doctor-and-office-manager-indicted-scheme-defraud-medicare-manufacture-and-distribute-fentanyl Former Director of Operations for New England Compounding Center Sentenced http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-director-operations-new-england-compounding-center-sentenced FDA OCI, Sharon Carter, Hopkinton, MA, New England Compounding Center, NECC, sentence, claim, process, confirm, drug orders, conspiracy, regulatory, oversight, shield, operations, drugs, in bulk, no valid, prescriptions, Rx, Barry Cadden, Glenn Chin, schemes, forfeiture, restitution, Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:30:35 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-director-operations-new-england-compounding-center-sentenced Former Roswell Park Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Medications Intended for Patients http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-roswell-park-nurse-sentenced-tampering-medications-intended-patients FDA OCI, Kelsey Mulvey, Grand Island, NY, tampering, sentence, 37 months, prison, registered nurse, Roswell Park Comprehensive Center, stole, Dilaudid, addiction, Rx drugs, hydromorphone, waterborne, infections, Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:55:26 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-roswell-park-nurse-sentenced-tampering-medications-intended-patients Dunedin Woman Charged with Scheme to Distribute Unapproved New Drugs and Money Laundering http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/dunedin-woman-charged-scheme-distribute-unapproved-new-drugs-and-money-laundering FDA OCI, Marina Sievert, Dunedin, FL, mail fraud, unapproved, drug, criminally, derived, property, Beauty Forever Florida, BFF, unapproved, misbranded, medical devices, Innotox, Medytox, Meditoxin, botulinum toxin type A, Korea, consumer protection, Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:12:17 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/dunedin-woman-charged-scheme-distribute-unapproved-new-drugs-and-money-laundering Thoroughbred Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Pleads Guilty in Federal Doping Case http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/thoroughbred-racehorse-trainer-jason-servis-pleads-guilty-federal-doping-case FDA OCI, Jason Servis, racehorse trainer, guilty plea, doping, racehorse, adulterated, misbranded, veterinary, drugs, Rx, prescription, corruption, fraud, Navarro, widespread, scheme, performing, enhancing, drugs, PEDs, profit, risk, health, stamina, endurance, growth factors, Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:29:55 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/thoroughbred-racehorse-trainer-jason-servis-pleads-guilty-federal-doping-case Theranos President Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Fraud That Jeopardized Patient Health And Bilked Investors of Millions http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/theranos-president-sentenced-more-12-years-fraud-jeopardized-patient-health-and-bilked-investors FDA OCI, Ramesh Balwani, Sunny, sentence, fraud, patient, health, bilk, investors, Theranos, blood, testing, Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos Sample Processing Unit, TSPU, Edison, minilab, fingerstick, vein, false, misleading, descriptions, conspiracy, Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:55:36 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/theranos-president-sentenced-more-12-years-fraud-jeopardized-patient-health-and-bilked-investors Florida Company Sentenced to $2.5 Million Fine for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/florida-company-sentenced-25-million-fine-unlawful-distribution-anabolic-steroids FDA OCI, Modern Therapy, Hallandale Beach, FL, sentence, fine, $2.5 million, anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, internet, sale, Schedule III, controlled substance, illegal distribution, prescription, Rx, unexamined, patients, Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:13:01 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/florida-company-sentenced-25-million-fine-unlawful-distribution-anabolic-steroids Former Malden Firefighter Sentenced for Distributing Controlled Substances http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-malden-firefighter-sentenced-distributing-controlled-substances FDA OCI, Joshua Eisnor, North Reading, MA, sentence, firefighter, distribute, controlled substance, Malden Fire Department, conspiracy, Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:50:50 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-malden-firefighter-sentenced-distributing-controlled-substances Former Vice President and General Manager of New England Compounding Center Sentenced to Prison http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-vice-president-and-general-manager-new-england-compounding-center-sentenced-prison FDA OCI, Gregory Conigliaro, Southborough, Mass, sentence, defraud, FDA, Vice President, General Manager, NECC, New England Compounding Center, shipping, Rx drugs, bulk, decade, evade, regulatory oversight, fraud, health care, prison, patient-specific, cGMP, fungal, infection, Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:00:43 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/former-vice-president-and-general-manager-new-england-compounding-center-sentenced-prison Doctor Pleads Guilty to Using Misbranded and Adulterated Products Sold as Botox and Juvederm http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/doctor-pleads-guilty-using-misbranded-and-adulterated-products-sold-botox-and-juvederm FDA OCI, Dr. Lindsay Clark, of unapproved, Botox, Juvederm, misbranded, drugs, devices, cosmetic, plea, guilty, injectable, botulinum toxin, drugs, hyaluronic acid, filler, San Francisco, Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:41:45 EST DOJ http://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/doctor-pleads-guilty-using-misbranded-and-adulterated-products-sold-botox-and-juvederm