Department of JusticeNorthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 31, 2022 A Dubuque pharmacist who stole hundreds of doses of controlled substances from pharmacies where he worked from 2017 through 2020 and tampered with medication dispensed to patients from a pharmacy where he worked in 2020 was sentenced today to 2 years in federal prison….
Denver Nurse Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients
Department of JusticeDistrict of Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 31, 2022 DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he earlier pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception. According to the plea agreement, the…
Former Kerry Inc. Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 21, 2022 A former quality assurance director for food manufacturer Kerry Inc. pleaded guilty today to charges related to the manufacture of a breakfast cereal linked to a 2018 outbreak of salmonellosis, or Salmonella poisoning. Ravi Kumar Chermala, 47, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of causing…
Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud
Department of JusticeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 4, 2022 PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of drug diversion and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Larry J. Goisse, Jr., 38, of the City’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, pleaded guilty to six…
Florida Medical Clinic Owners and Staff Charged with Falsifying Clinical Trial Data
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 13, 2022 In an indictment unsealed yesterday, a Miami grand jury charged three defendants for their roles in an alleged scheme to fabricate and falsify clinical drug trial data, the Department of Justice announced. Miguel Montalvo, 52, Bernardo Garmendia, 58, and Ivette Portela, 52, all of Miami,…
Two Florida Medical Study Coordinators Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Falsify Clinical Trial Data
Department of JusticeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 19, 2022 MIAMI – A federal judge sentenced two Florida women to prison in connection with their participation in a conspiracy to falsify clinical trial data. Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham of the Southern District of Florida sentenced Analay Rico, 37, of Fort Lauderdale,…
Yankton Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud
Department of JusticeDistrict of South Dakota FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 11, 2022 SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Tampering with Consumer Products and two counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery,…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals
Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 4, 2022 BOSTON – A former nurse pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to diverting opioids from two Boston-area hospitals. Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge. U.S. Senior District…
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Fraud Scheme involving Prescription Medications
Department of JusticeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 5, 2022 PITTSBURGH – A resident of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Wire Fraud Conspiracy, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Tamara Feldman, also known as Tamara Petrova, age 34, pleaded guilty to one count before United…
Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials
Department of JusticeDistrict of Connecticut FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 22, 2022 Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYAN WILSON, 40, of Madison, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tampering with…