Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, July 13, 2023 At Least 10 Patients Suffered Injury from Treatment with Chinese Products KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The former owner of a Kansas City, Mo., medical spa was sentenced in federal court today for providing illegal treatments to his patients, several of whom…
Suburban Chicago Businessman Found Guilty of Price Gouging N-95 Masks During Covid-19 Pandemic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 30, 2023 CHICAGO — The owner of a suburban Chicago medical supply company has been convicted of price gouging customers who sought to purchase scarce N-95 masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. KRIKOR TOPOUZIAN, 62, of Winnetka, Ill., was convicted Thursday after…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced for Illegally Selling Steroids Online
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, June 22, 2023 Forfeits $2.7 Million in Money-Laundering Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Las Vegas, Nevada, man who made millions of dollars by selling illegal steroids online was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a money-laundering conspiracy. Michael R. Breitel,…
Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tampering with a Consumer Product
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, July 6, 2023 MIAMI – Catherine Shannon Dunton, 55, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing fentanyl from sterile vials intended for patients for personal use and then replacing the fentanyl with saline solution…
Raleigh ENT Doctor Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Adulterating Surgical Devices, for Defrauding Medicare, and for Stealing Patient Identities
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of North Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 16, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. – Anita Louise Jackson, 62, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for adulterating surgical devices used in more than 1400 nasal surgeries performed on Medicare patients between 2011 and 2018. Jackson was also ordered to serve 3…
Veterinary Supply Sentenced for Misbranding Veterinary Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 12, 2023 Company Will Pay More Than $11 Million in Fines and Forfeiture ABINGDON, Va. – Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), a Minnesota-based company that supplies prescription drugs for animals to veterinarians, farms, feedlots, and other businesses, was sentenced today to one year of…
Tea Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of South Dakota FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 9, 2023 SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Tea, South Dakota, woman for Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge. Brittany Enstad, age…
Former Owner of Watauga Recovery Clinics Sentenced to Prison
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 7, 2023 Dr. Ralph Reach to Serve Six Months in Federal Prison to be Followed by 18 Months of Home Detention ABINGDON, Va. – The former owner of a chain of buprenorphine clinics, with locations in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, was sentenced…
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Introducing Misbranded Drugs into Interstate Commerce
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 5, 2023 Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jonathan Corbett Cosie (54, Chesterfield, VA) has pleaded guilty to two counts of introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead. Cosie faces a maximum…
Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 5, 2023 Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that John Gentile, 59, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge William K. Sessions III to two years of probation for conspiring to distribute Tramadol. Tramadol is an opioid…