Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Rhode Island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 5, 2023 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising and executing fraudulent billing schemes in three states seeking payment for patient services that were never performed, has been…
New Braunfels Men Plead Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 5, 2023 SAN ANTONIO – Two New Braunfels men pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to selling non-controlled but dangerous substances through the mail. According to court documents, Evan Asher Field, 42, and Michael Dominic Diaz, 30, purchased bulk quantities…
Three Former Executives for Magellan Diagnostics Charged with Conspiracy, Wire Fraud and FDA Violations
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 5, 2023 CEO, COO, and Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Charged BOSTON – The former CEO, COO, and Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Magellan Diagnostics, Inc. (Magellan), a medical device company headquartered in Billerica, Mass., have been charged in…
Judgment Entered Against Fourteen Defendants In Case Dismantling Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 30, 2023 Latest Tranche of Sentencings Includes Lead Defendants in Drug Diversion Conspiracy SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, March 23, 2023, and Friday, March 24, 2023, the federal court entered judgment against fourteen defendants, including cousins and ringleaders Mihran Stepanyan and Artur Stepanyan,…
Oral Surgeon Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fentanyl Tampering
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 30, 2023 Des Moines, IA – An Iowa City man was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for tampering with his dental practice’s fentanyl supply by removing the medication from vials for his own personal use. Dr. Andrew Charles Hartwig, 55, previously…
Midwest Veterinary Supply Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Veterinary Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 28, 2023 Midwest Veterinary Supply Will Forfeit More Than $10 Million ABINGDON, Va. – Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), a Minnesota-based company that supplies prescription drugs for animals to veterinarians, farms, feedlots, and other businesses, pled guilty today to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate…
Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $2 Million in Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 28, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Otilio Rodriguez Toledo and Alicia Aispuro Hernandez, husband and wife from Thermal, California, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to smuggle and distribute $2 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved…
Former Baptist Paramedic Sentenced for Tampering with Opioids
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Mississipi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, March 24, 2023 OXFORD, MS – An Oxford man was sentenced on Thursday, March 23, 2023, to three years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,405 in restitution for tampering with opioids while working as a paramedic with Baptist Ambulance. According to court documents,…
Three Individuals Sentenced in Darknet Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Distribution of Pills Pressed with Fentanyl
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Columbia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 22, 2023 The Conspiracy Involved Multiple Kilograms of Pills Purchased with Bitcoin WASHINGTON – The last of three defendants was sentenced Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for illegal sales of opioids on various Darknet markets. The Honorable John…
Former CEO Of Medical Device Company Indicted For Creating And Selling A Fake Medical Component That Was Implanted Into Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 9, 2023 Medical Device Company Admitted Wrongdoing and Entered into Non-Prosecution Agreement Requiring $10 Million Monetary Penalty and Ongoing Compliance Measures Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge…