Department of JusticeWestern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 26, 2022 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Alison Renee Marshall, 45, of Sturgis, Michigan, pled guilty in the United States District Court in Lansing, Michigan, to a charge of tampering with a consumer product, specifically vials of liquid fentanyl at…
Fort Collins Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Unapproved Drugs
Department of JusticeDistrict of Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 10, 2022 Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Mark Godding and Linda Godding have each been sentenced to six months in federal prison for selling unapproved new and misbranded drugs to treat serious medical conditions through their online business. According…
Nurse Sentenced to 54 Months for Drug Tampering
Department of JusticeMiddle District of North Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 1, 2022 GREENSBORO – Emilee Kathryn Poteat, 32, of Danville, Virginia, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston. The Poteat indictment, filed in June 2021, charges that from on or about…
Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations
Department of JusticeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 8, 2022 Settlement is the Third-Largest in History Under the Controlled Substances Act ABINGDON, Va. – Sovah Health has agreed to pay the United States $4.36 million to settle claims that the hospital system violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017 and…
Former Malden Firefighter Charged with Possession and Distribution of Controlled Substances
Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 1, 2022 BOSTON – A former Malden firefighter has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with conspiring to distribute controlled substances including oxycodone, suboxone, Klonopin and Adderall. Joshua Eisnor, 43, of North Reading, was charged by an Information with conspiracy to distribute and…
Pittsfield Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Critical Care Patient
Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, May 31, 2022 BOSTON – A Pittsfield woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to stealing fentanyl being administered to a patient in the critical care unit. Jessica Lotto, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deceit or subterfuge. U.S….
Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Sentenced to Prison
Department of JusticeSouthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 27, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit from the pandemic by marketing what he described as a “miracle cure” for COVID-19, was sentenced today to 30 days of custody and one year of home confinement for trying to smuggle…
Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections
Department of JusticeSouthern District of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 1, 2022 Drugs Linked to Death of U.S. Navy Service Members BRUNSWICK, GA: Two men from Canada and the United Kingdom have been indicted in the Southern District of Georgia on federal charges alleging an international operation used the Dark Web to distribute illegal drugs in…
San Francisco Physician to Pay More Than $1,000,000 to Settle Allegations of False Medicare Charges
Department of JusticeNorthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, May 24, 2022 SAN JOSE – Bay Area physician Dr. Roger Wang has agreed to pay $1,033,666.42 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by charging Medicare for non-FDA-approved drugs and associated services, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds; Special Agent in Charge,…
Florida Pharmacy Owners Sentenced in Tennessee for Multimillion-Dollar Nationwide Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
Department of JusticeEastern District of Tennessee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 18, 2022 GREENEVILLE, Tenn. A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced two Florida men for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme. Peter Bolos, 44, of Tampa, was convicted by a federal jury in December 2021 of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 22…