Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 28, 2022 Third federal conviction for introducing misbranded drugs into commerce; repeatedly ignored state licensing rules Tacoma – A former Port Angeles, Washington, naturopathic physician was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 8 months in prison and one year of…
Operator of Portland Animal Rescue Business Charged for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Oregon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 28, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore.—The operator of a Portland area animal rescue, rehabilitation, boarding, and adoption company is facing federal charges for her role in a conspiracy to defraud customers and for illegally dispensing animal drugs. Tori Lynn Head, 26, has been charged by criminal…
New Jersey Husband and Wife Admit Selling Misbranded and Unapproved New Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 23, 2022 NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County husband and wife pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to market and distribute over $3 million worth of misbranded drugs and unapproved new drugs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Sylvia Kovaleski, 43,…
Sioux City Man Sentenced for Selling Misbranded Erectile Dysfunction Drugs as Dietary Supplements “All-Natural Male” and “Supermale”
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 16, 2022 Has Previous Conviction Based on Similar Conduct A man who unlawfully sold unapproved versions of drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction for the second time was sentenced on March 15, 2022, to more than one year in federal prison. David Kempema,…
Florida Dietary Supplement Salesman Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Conspiring to Distribute Anabolic Steroids
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, March 11, 2022 A Florida man who led sales for a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids. According to court documents and evidence presented at…
Five Defendants Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, March 11, 2022 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that five defendants have been charged with conspiring to smuggle prescription drugs into the United States illegally. Brendon Gagne of Fountain, Colorado; James Funaro of Atlanta, Georgia; Jeremy Walenty of Tampa, Florida;…
Purveyor of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Sentenced
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 8, 2022 Promoted Untested and Unproven Vaccines in Midst of Pandemic Seattle – A Redmond, Washington, man who held himself out as a biotech expert was sentenced today in federal court for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown,…
Northborough Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 8, 2022 BOSTON – A registered nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester in connection with tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care. Gwen Rider, 42, of Northborough, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a…
Injections of Unapproved Botox Lead to Woman’s Arrest for Practicing Medicine Without a License
BIRMINGHAM – A Russian woman living in Irondale has been charged with the felony offense of practicing medicine without a license as the result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Secret Service Birmingham Cyber Fraud Task Force, the Homewood Police Department, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners….
Harness Trainer Christopher Oakes Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Doping Case
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 3, 2022 Oakes’s Sentence Caps a Month of Convictions and Sentences in Ongoing Doping Investigations Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant CHRISTOPHER OAKES received a sentence of thirty-six months in prison today…