Israeli National Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bail Jumping and Participating in Conspiracy to Distribute Unlicensed Prescription Drugs

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Hampshire FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 1, 2021 CONCORD – Boaz BenMoshe, 58, of Israel, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for bail jumping and participating in a conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. According…

Thai National Charged with Fraudulently Selling Unapproved Chloroquine Phosphate as A Treatment for Covid-19

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 31, 2021 SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Chinnapatr Chunhasomboon, age 41, of Bangkok, Thailand, was indicted on March 30, 2021, by a federal grand jury for fraudulently selling chloroquine phosphate to United States citizens as…

Connecticut Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 30, 2021 BOSTON – A Connecticut nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to tampering with liquid morphine prescribed to a patient.  Danielle Works, 42, of Stafford Springs, Conn., pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product before U.S. District…

Former Roanoke-Area EMS Worker Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 24, 2021 ROANOKE, Va. – Jeffery Leedy, a former emergency medical services worker for Roanoke County Emergency Medical Services, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to tampering with vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced….

Ukrainian Traffickers Sentenced for Counterfeit Cancer and Hepatitis Drugs

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 25, 2021 HOUSTON – Two citizens of Ukraine have been sentenced after admitting they conspired to smuggle and distribute counterfeit cancer and hepatitis drugs into the United States. Maksym Nienadov, 36, is the owner of the Ukrainian-based company Healthy Nation. He and his co-conspirator and…

14 Defendants Sentenced to 74+ Years in Forest Park Healthcare Fraud

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, March 19, 2021 Fourteen defendants convicted in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery scam have been sentenced to a combined 74+ years in federal prison and ordered to pay a total of $82.9 million in restitution, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…

Indian Cancer Drug Manufacturer to Pay $50 Million for Concealing and Destroying Records in Advance of FDA Inspection

U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 23, 2021 Indian drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) was sentenced to pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture after pleading guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plant inspection. In a criminal information previously filed in federal court…

Operators of Dietary Supplement Company Plead Guilty to Failure to Register a Food Manufacturing Facility and Refusal of an FDA Inspection

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 15, 2021 The operators of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Monroeville and Canton, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a bill of information charging them with failure to register a food manufacturing facility and refusal of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

Former Roswell Park Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medications Intended for Patients

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 10, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 28, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to tampering with a consumer product. The charge carries a maximum penalty…