Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 29, 2022 The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Ariel Quiros, 65, of Puerto Rico, and formerly of Key Biscayne, Florida, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in United States District Court in connection with his…
Doctor Sentenced in $12 Million Medicare Fraud and Device Adulteration Scheme
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 28, 2022 A California doctor was sentenced today to 93 months in prison for defrauding Medicare, re-packaging single-use catheters for re-use on patients, and submitting false declarations in a bankruptcy proceeding. According to court documents, Donald Woo Lee, 55, of Temecula, recruited Medicare beneficiaries to his clinics, falsely…
Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 20, 2022 Criminal Charges Brought Against Owners and Executives of Medical Businesses, Physicians, Marketers, and Manufacturers of Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards with Losses Exceeding $149 Million The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their…
Lyndonville Woman Sentenced for Selling Misbranded Pet Medications
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 21, 2022 The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Lisa Wheeler, 56, of Lyndonville, Vermont was sentenced by United States Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford on April 19, 2022 to time served for selling misbranded pet medications…
Supervisor at Long Island Drug Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Medical Products
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 20, 2022 Drugs for Equine Illness Sold to Trainers and Veterinarians at New York Racetracks Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Gregory Settino, a resident of Bethpage, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to a…
Prolific Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 20, 2022 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 19, 2022, defendant Ramón Julbe-Rosa was sentenced to 18 months in prison and was ordered to pay $270,941.98 in restitution, by United States District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United…
William Stenger Sentenced to 18 months in Prison in Connection with the AnC Vermont EB-5 Project in the Northeast Kingdom
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 14, 2022 The United States Attorney’s Office announced that William Stenger, 73, of Newport, Vermont, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in United States District Court. Chief Judge Crawford also ordered a 3-year term of supervised…
Middleburg Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Intensive Care Patients’ Medication
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 13, 2022 Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Monique Elizabeth Carter (35, Middleburg) today pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. Carter faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date…
Naturopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fake COVID-19 Immunization and Vaccination Card Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 6, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – A California-licensed naturopathic doctor pleaded guilty today for scheming to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized Moderna vaccine. The…
Former CEO of Drug Manufacturing Company Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Distributing Adulterated Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 4, 2022 Miami, Florida – Raidel Figueroa, the former CEO and co-owner of Pharmatech, LLC, a drug and dietary supplement manufacturer that operated in Broward County, Florida, has made his initial appearance in Fort Lauderdale federal magistrate court to face charges that he…