Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 23, 2021 The defendant promised to restore the health of terminally ill dogs and defrauded 900 pet owners of nearly one million dollars altogether PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jonathan Nyce, 73, of Collegeville, PA, was convicted by…
Former Registered Nurse Charged with Tampering with Medical Grade Fentanyl
Department of JusticeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 16, 2022 MIAMI – A South Florida federal grand jury has charged Martin County resident Catherine Shannon Dunton, 54, with tampering with vials of liquid fentanyl at an outpatient surgery center where she worked as a licensed registered nurse. Medical providers use a liquid form of…
Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Medicare, Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl
Department of JusticeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 15, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Dr. David J. Smith, a pain management physician, and his office manager, Julia Ann Oertle, are charged in a federal grand-jury indictment with perpetuating a long-running scheme to commit healthcare fraud and to manufacture and distribute adulterated fentanyl. Smith made his…
Former Director of Operations for New England Compounding Center Sentenced
Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 14, 2022 Final defendant sentenced in NECC case BOSTON – The former Director of Operations of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2012, 753 patients in 20…
Dunedin Woman Charged with Scheme to Distribute Unapproved New Drugs and Money Laundering
Department of JusticeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, December 12, 2022 Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Marina Sievert (57, Dunedin) with mail fraud, introduction into interstate commerce of an unapproved new drug, and monetary transactions in criminally derived property. If convicted, Sievert faces a…
Former Roswell Park Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Medications Intended for Patients
Department of JusticeWestern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 13, 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 30, of Grand Island, NY, who was convicted of tampering with a consumer product, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A….
Thoroughbred Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Pleads Guilty in Federal Doping Case
Department of JusticeSouthern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 9, 2022 Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Acquired, Distributed, and Directed Others to Administer Prohibited Performance Enhancing Drugs to Racehorses Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant JASON SERVIS pled guilty today for his role in the…
Theranos President Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Fraud That Jeopardized Patient Health And Bilked Investors of Millions
Department of JusticeNorthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 7, 2022 SAN JOSE – Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced today to 155 months (12 years, 11 months) in federal prison for fraud that risked patient health by misrepresenting the accuracy of Theranos blood analysis technology and that defrauded Theranos investors of millions of dollars, announced…
Florida Company Sentenced to $2.5 Million Fine for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids
Department of JusticeEastern District of Kentucky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 7, 2022 FRANFORT, Ky. — A Florida company, Modern Therapy, LLC, was sentenced on Friday to pay a $2.5 million fine by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove for the unlawful distribution of anabolic steroids. Modern Therapy operated out of Hallandale Beach, Florida. According to its plea…
Former Malden Firefighter Sentenced for Distributing Controlled Substances
Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 6, 2022 BOSTON – A former Malden firefighter was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute controlled substances including oxycodone, suboxone, Klonopin and Adderall. Joshua Eisnor, 43, of North Reading, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to five years…