U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 24, 2023 A Georgia physician pleaded guilty today to charges related to the sale of a purported weight loss drug product that contained human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG. Dr. Audrey Arona, 64, of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to causing the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded…
NYC Mother and Son Charged with Interstate Shipment of Misbranded Animal Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 26, 2023 PHILADELPHIA – United States Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bien King, 70, of Congers, NY and Khalil King, 36, of New York, NY were charged by indictment with conspiracy, distribution of unregistered and misbranded pesticides, and interstate shipment of misbranded animal…
Massachusetts Health Care Company Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay More Than $2.5 Million for Purchasing Botox That was Packaged and Labeled for Use Only in Foreign Countries
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 20, 2023 BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Massachusetts-based medical corporation, Greater Boston Behavioral Health LLC, has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to the receipt of misbranded drugs and to pay in excess of $2.5 million in fines…
Supervisory Paramedic Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Fentanyl and Tampering with Drugs Intended for Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 20, 2023 DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Christopher Robert Pattinson, age 41, of Commerce City, was sentenced to three years in prison for tampering with fentanyl intended for patient use. According to the plea agreement, Pattinson…
Former Physician Associated with 1-800-GET-THIN Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 18, 2023 LOS ANGELES – A former doctor has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud private insurance companies and the Tricare health care program for U.S. military service members by fraudulently submitting nearly $120 million in claims…
USAO Hosts Training at Texas Medical Center on Cyberintrusion Safety Measures
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 14, 2023 HOUSTON – Executives and leaders of the Texas Medical Center (TMC) have learned about the dangers of cyberattacks by malicious actors like China, Russia and transnational criminals and how to tackle those attacks, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The U.S….
Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony for Selling Over $4.4 Million in Unapproved Steroid-Like Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Idaho FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 14, 2023 BOISE – Michael Terry Little, 51, of Nampa, pleaded guilty to introduction of unapproved new drugs in interstate commerce, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Little ran a business selling Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs). Little primarily sold…
Former Emergency Department Nurse Sentenced to 3 Years After Stealing Pain Medication and Injecting Patients with Saline
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Indiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 12, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS- Jennifer L. Adams, 38, of Whitestown, has been sentenced to 3 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to tampering with consumer products. According to court documents, from October 1, 2018, to February 18, 2020, Jennifer Adams repeatedly tampered with…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with a Consumer Product
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 13, 2023 MIAMI – Catherine Shannon Dunton, 54, has pled guilty in federal district court in Fort Pierce to tampering with a consumer product. From approximately February 28 to April 18, 2022, Dunton, a Florida licensed Registered Nurse (RN), worked at an outpatient…
Suburban Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Patient Medications
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 11, 2023 CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago nurse has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of tampering with a consumer product. SARAH DIAMOND, 30, of Woodstock was employed as the Assistant Director of Nursing at a Chicago-area medical rehabilitation center…