Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 24, 2021 NEWARK, N.J. – A French national will make his initial appearance today for his role in an attempt to fraudulently gain control of the rights to sell a weight-loss drug in the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced….

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 12, 2021 BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging nine individuals in drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. The indictment was returned on Nov….

U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 19, 2021 Blackstone Labs LLC (“Blackstone”) and two of its executives pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell illegal anabolic steroids and other unlawful products marketed as dietary supplements, the Justice Department announced.   According to court documents, Phillip “PJ” Braun, 40, of Boca Raton, Florida, and Aaron Singerman,…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 3, 2021 PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ramzi Al Najar, 43, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $7.8 million…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 3, 2021 SANTA ANA, California – A physician has been found guilty of 26 felony charges for fraudulently distributing an unapproved cancer treatment over a six-year period, charging up to $2,000 per bottle, the Justice Department announced today. Benedict Liao, 81, a.k.a. “Wada…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 3, 2021 PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiring to defraud the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Thomas Mouton, age 34, and Sara Mouton, age 36,…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Kansas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 1, 2021 KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas returned an indictment charging an Overland Park man on two counts of tampering with a consumer product, one count of possession of fentanyl by deception and subterfuge, and one count of possession…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 1, 2021 Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Gage Predojev, 23, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge James S. Gwin to 50 months imprisonment after Predojev pleaded guilty in June of 2021 to possession with the intent to distribute…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 2, 2021 A Grand Blanc, Michigan man was sentenced to 48 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to supervising a complex fraud and kickback scheme involving UAW members and medically unnecessary compounded pain creams, scar creams, pain patches and/or vitamins, announced Acting…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 2, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Michelle Andujar-González, the president of BAJA PESO YA INC., Sahen L. Maldonado-López, the secretary, and María de Lourdes Irizarry-Rodríguez, an associate of the company, were charged and pled guilty on November 2, 2021, to participating in…