Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Wisconsin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 14, 2023 MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dawn Drum, 54, Janesville, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 15 months in prison, 1 year of supervised…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Alleged Cognitive Enhancement Drug into the United States from China
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 7, 2023 Defendant sold drug as supplement to online customers in Massachusetts BOSTON – A California man pleaded guilty today in connection with a conspiracy to smuggle tianeptine, a drug that claims to enhance mood and cognitive functioning, into the United States from China….
Miami Medical Clinic Owner and Pharmacist Convicted for Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 7, 2023 A jury in Miami convicted two defendants on Sept. 5 in a scheme involving the falsification and fabrication of clinical trial data. On Sept. 5, Miguel Angel Montalvo Villa, 53, and Ivette Maria Portela Martinez, 53, both of Miami, were each…
Defendant Who Stole and Sold $100,000+ in Medical Supplies Sentenced to Probationary Sentence
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 7, 2023 Was Dismissed from Providence Hospital in Olympia When Thefts Discovered Seattle – A Matthews, North Carolina, man who previously worked at hospitals in Washington State, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years of probation for Wire…
Colorado Man Sentenced To 24 Months for Drug Smuggling and Money Laundering Offenses
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, September 1, 2023 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN —U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Colorado resident Brendon Gagne, 27, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle unapproved, misbranded prescription drugs into the United States and…
Ardmore Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Pain Medication
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s Officeeastern District of Oklahoma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 5, 2023 MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rebecca Elaine Holloway, age 32, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information charging her with one count of Tampering with Consumer…
Norfolk Man Charged with Price Gouging N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 31, 2023 Defendant allegedly conspired to sell tens of thousands of masks at excessive markups BOSTON – A Norfolk, Mass. man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to price gouge hospitals for scarce N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 masks)…
Glen Carbon Business Owner Admits to Selling Misbranded Male Enhancement Supplements
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, August 25, 2023 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Glen Carbon man who operated an online business admitted guilt in federal court of misbranding the ingredient list on a male sexual enhancement supplement product, thus deceiving his customers. William Goldsmith, 48, pleaded guilty to…
Imperial Valley Doctor Admits Using Unapproved Cosmetic Drugs for Years
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 24, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Tien Tan Vo, a doctor practicing in Imperial Valley, has pleaded guilty to crimes related to his years-long use of foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs. Vo pleaded guilty to receipt of misbranded drugs in interstate commerce and…
Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 23, 2023 Department Also Announces the Launch of Two New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Forces The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions – including federal criminal charges against 371 defendants – for offenses…