Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of North Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 8, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Winston-Salem woman pleaded guilty today to attempting to tamper with consumer products, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle District of North Carolina. According to court filed documents, Emilee Kathryn Poteat, 32, removed and…
Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 8, 2021 The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2021, James Bannister, 57, of Bethel, Vermont pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including the opioids Tapentadol…
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Misbranded Vitamin B12 Injectables
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 8, 2021 An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the sale of misbranded vitamin B12 injectable drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Brady Tomlinson, 46, of Des Moines, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to one…
Chicago-Area Physician Charged with Unlawfully Using Veterinary Catheters During Intrauterine Inseminations on Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 8, 2021 CHICAGO — A Chicago-area physician unlawfully used veterinary catheters to perform intrauterine inseminations on his patients, according to a federal criminal charge filed today. A criminal information filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago accuses JOEL G. BRASCH of unlawfully using…
South Florida Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison Term for Illegal Importation of Prescription Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 9, 2021 Miami, Florida – A Boynton Beach, Florida woman who illegally imported unapproved prescription drugs was sentenced today in federal district court in Ft. Pierce to six months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In August…
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Morphine at Moses Lake Clinic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 7, 2021 Spokane, Washington – Esther Rae Tuller, age 40, of Moses Lake, Washington, has pleaded guilty to tampering with morphine medication while working as a registered nurse. Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian accepted Tuller’s guilty plea and scheduled a…
Federal Jury Convicts Pharmacy Owner for Role in $174 Million Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 3, 2021 On Dec. 2, a federal jury in Greeneville, Tennessee, convicted Peter Bolos, 44, of Tampa, Florida, of 22 counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and introduction of a misbranded drug into interstate commerce, following a month-long trial. According to court documents…
Colorado Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Taking Controlled Substances from Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 1, 2021 DENVER – Alicia Nickel-Tangeman, age 44, formerly of Woodland Park, Colorado, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for obtaining controlled substances using fraud and deception while she was on the job as a Registered Nurse at a hospital in Colorado….
Sanford Man Sentenced for Tampering with Pizza Dough
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Maine FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 2, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine: A Sanford man was sentenced today in federal court for tampering with a consumer product, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Nicholas Mitchell, 39, to four years and nine months in prison…
Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Selling Weight-Loss Product Containing Unapproved Additive
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 22, 2021 CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a man to a year in prison for manufacturing and selling a purported weight-loss product containing the unapproved additive 2,4-Dinitrophenol, known as DNP. JONATHAN E. MCGRAW, 33, of Newberg, Oregon, obtained DNP…