Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs Wednesday, November 20, 2024 A Dallas anesthesiologist who injected dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, was sentenced today to 190 years in prison. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, was charged by criminal complaint in September 2022 and indicted the following month…
Dublin Man Pleads Guilty to Prescribing Pain Medication Without a License
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 13, 2024 Ehikioya Osemobor Prescribed Schedule II Drugs After Surrendering Medical License ROANOKE, Va. – A Dublin, Virginia man, who continued to prescribe pain medication even after he was informed he lacked the necessary license to do so, pled guilty recently to federal…
Mid-Valley Hospital Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Theft of Controlled Substances
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 15, 2024 Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic in Omak, Washington, agreed to pay a $15,000 Controlled Substances Act penalty and to institute corrective actions in regard to…
Former Traveling Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Morphine
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 7, 2024 BOSTON – A former traveling nurse pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to tampering with morphine at a local rehabilitation facility. Loralie LaBroad, 54, of Hampton, N.H., pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. U.S. District…
China-Based Chemical Company, Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 7, 2024 Law Enforcement in People’s Republic of China indicated that defendants were arrested LOS ANGELES – A chemical company, its director and three senior employees have been charged in a 13-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they sold deadly fentanyl precursor chemicals and…
Spa Owner Arrested for Allegedly Performing Thousands of Illegal Counterfeit Injections on Clients for Over Three Years
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 1, 2024 Defendant owns Skin Beaute Med Spa in Randolph and South Easton BOSTON – A Stoughton woman has been arrested and charged in connection with smuggling goods into the United States and selling/dispensing counterfeit drugs and devices. Rebecca Fadanelli, 38, was charged by…
Florida Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Sell Misbranded N95 Masks to Hospital in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 30, 2024 Two individuals also pleaded guilty to misbranding N95 masks and conspiracy to commit price gouging BOSTON – A Florida company, and two individuals associated with the company, have pleaded guilty to charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded as N95 respirators,…
California Company Charged with Conspiring to Sell Misbranded N95 Masks to Hospital in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 29, 2024 This is the second company charged in connection with the scheme; three individuals also charged with misbranding N95 masks BOSTON – A California company, and three individuals who owned and managed the company, have been charged and have agreed to plead guilty to…
Physician Charged in Scheme to Illegally Sell Cancer Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 25, 2024 Detroit – A Royal Oak physician was charged in an Indictment for his role in a multi-million-dollar scheme to illegally sell and divert expensive prescription cancer drugs, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Joining Ison in the announcement were Special Agent…
Empire of pain: City of London Police foil £1m illegal pharma drug gang with two people jailed and over 1,000,000 pills seized
City of London Police FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 25, 2024 Three people have been sentenced today for their role in the large scale importation and distribution of unregulated pharmaceutical drugs into the UK from India where they were then repackaged and distributed internationally. The three defendants were found guilty during a 6 week trial and…