Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 26, 2021 Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a four-count indictment charging Gage Predojev, age 22, and Justin Duma, age 22, both of Akron, Ohio, with drug trafficking and firearm offenses was unsealed following the arrest of the defendants. Gage Predojev…
Hospital Pharmacist to Plead Guilty to Attempting to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccine Doses
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Wisconsin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 26, 2021 United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on January 26, 2021, Steven R. Brandenburg (age: 46) of Grafton, Wisconsin, signed a plea agreement acknowledging that he was guilty of attempting to render hundreds of doses of…
Five New Guilty Pleas in Nationwide Telemedicine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Tennessee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, January 25, 2021 GREENEVILLE, Tenn.– Today, Larry Everett Smith, 50, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty before Senior District Judge Ronnie Greer to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Sentencing has been set for October 25, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., in United States District…
Purported Biotech Executive Charged with Introducing Misbranded Drug into Interstate Commerce for Distribution of “COVID-19 Vaccine”
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 21, 2021 Defendant Persisted Despite Cease and Desist Letter and Consent Decree from Washington State Attorney General Seattle – A Redmond, Washington, man who held himself out as a biotech expert was arrested today on a federal warrant charging him with introducing misbranded drugs into…
Michigan Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute More Than 1,000 THC Vape Cartridges
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 21, 2021 Cleveland, Ohio – Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a federal indictment charging Adrian Joseph-Todd, age 25, of Okemos, Michigan, with one count of possession with intent to distribute tetrahydrocannabinols was unsealed this week following the arrest of the defendant….
Richards Pleads Guilty to Charge of Receipt of Misbranded Drugs Imported from China
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 22, 2021 Richards Imported 50 kilograms of Mislabeled Chloroquine from China with the Intent to Sell the Drug in the United States SALT LAKE CITY – Daniel Kevin Richards, 37, of Sandy, Utah, pleaded guilty to receiving misbranded chloroquine from China with the intent to sell…
Former Beaumont Employees and Medical Device Distributor Charged with Wire Fraud for a Scheme to Steal Medical Devices
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 14, 2021 An indictment was unsealed charging two former Beaumont employees and a medical supply distributor with wire fraud based upon a scheme to steal medical devices and/or medical supplies from Beaumont Hospital and then sell them on the internet, announced United States Attorney Matthew…
Lawrenceville, Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Unapproved Drugs and Smuggling of Goods
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Hampshire FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 15, 2021 CONCORD – George Kuiper, 73, of Lawrenceville, Georgia pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to conspiracy to distribute unapproved drugs, distribution of unapproved drugs, and unlawful smuggling of goods into the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According…
Florida Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Falsify Clinical Trial Data
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 8, 2021 A Florida medical doctor pleaded guilty to conspiring to falsify clinical trial data regarding an asthma medication, the Department of Justice announced today. Dr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme, 64, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida today to one count…
Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy for Making Unapproved Drug Products in His Kitchen and Warehouse
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Alabama FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 7, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man today pleaded guilty to making unapproved drug products in his kitchen and warehouse, and marketing and selling them as a cancer treatment, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of…