Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Kentucky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 2, 2021 LEXINGTON, Ky. – A former Kentucky state employee, Howard Stanley Head, Jr., 59, was sentenced in federal court on Monday, to 12 months and 1 day in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, for conspiracy to import misbranded…
Former Nurse Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining and Tampering with Opioid Pain Killer Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 1, 2021 SALT LAKE CITY- Nathan Pehrson, 41, of Sandy, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison in a United States District Court yesterday after being convicted at trial by a federal jury in the District of Utah of three counts related to…
Windsor Mill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Fraud Scheme Purporting to Sell COVID-19 Vaccines
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Maryland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 29, 2021 Fraudulently Replicated the Website of a Biotech Company That Has an Authorized COVID-19 Vaccine to Perpetrate the Scheme Baltimore, Maryland – Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade, age 25, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with…
Former Naturopath Convicted of Trafficking in Misbranded Drugs He Claimed Could Treat and Prevent COVID
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 25, 2021 Third federal conviction for Port Angeles Naturopath who lost his license in 2018 Tacoma – A former Port Angeles, Washington, naturopathic physician was convicted late last week of a federal felony related to his misbranding of products he claimed could prevent…
Florida Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Intensive Care Unit Patient’s Medication
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 28, 2021 Jacksonville, Florida – Jerome W. Clampitt II (42, Saint Johns) has pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set….
International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the Darknet Results in 150 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 26, 2021 Darknet Narcotics Vendors Selling to Tens of Thousands of U.S. Residents Charged Today, the Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team joined Europol to announce the results of Operation Dark HunTor, a coordinated international effort on three continents to disrupt…
Study Coordinator Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Falsify Clinical Drug Trial Data
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 26, 2021 WASHINGTON – A Colorado man pleaded guilty today in connection with his participation in a scheme to falsify clinical drug trial data. Duniel Tejeda, 35, of Canon City, Colorado and formerly of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. of…
Former Spa Owner Sentenced for Using Cosmetic Fillers Not Approved for Distribution in the United States
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Oklahoma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 22, 2021 A woman who operated a Tulsa spa was sentenced today in federal court for using medical devices on her patients that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The devices are also…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Controlled Substances from China and Fraudulently Selling them as “Dietary Supplements”
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 19, 2021 PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Leandro Rodriguez, 45, of Allentown, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith to a charge of conspiracy in connection with a fraud…
Texas Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Adulterating Drug Used in Cataract Surgeries
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 13, 2021 A Texas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of adulterating a drug that was used in cataract surgeries. According to court documents, Jack Randall Munn, 71, of Dallas, a licensed pharmacist and former owner of Guardian Pharmacy Services (Guardian), a Dallas pharmacy, oversaw the…