Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 22, 2020 ABINGDON, Virginia – Brett Becker, and the sport supplement company he owns, Accelerated Genetix, LLC, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, to a felony charge relating to the introduction of unapproved new drugs into interstate commerce. Some of those drugs were shipped into the…
Former Medical Director of Suboxone Manufacturer Indivior Sentenced in Connection with Drug Safety Claims
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 17, 2020 Action Follows Sentencing of Former CEO and Corporate Resolutions ABINGDON, Virginia – Timothy Baxter, the former medical director of Indivior PLC, was sentenced today in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, to six months home detention, 100 hours of community service, and a $100,000 criminal…
Texas Woman Charged with Selling Misbranded Drug
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 17, 2020 An indictment was unsealed today charging a Texas woman with introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce, introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce, and introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead, announced United States Attorney Matthew…
Cumberland County Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute Opioids, Launder Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, December 15, 2020 CAMDEN, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man admitted today conspiring to illegally distribute over 1 million prescription pills and launder drug trafficking proceeds through the use of fictitious shell companies, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Alton Chatmon, 50, of Bridgeton, New…
Medical Device Manufacturer’s Director of Clinical Services Pleads Guilty to Causing the Adulteration of Rectal Pressure Sensors
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Michigan Clinical Director for The Prometheus Group Pleads Guilty for Role in Causing the Reuse of Single-User Rectal Pressure Sensors on Multiple Patients GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced today that Denise D’Andrea pleaded guilty to one count of causing the adulteration of a…
Former Supervisor at Long Island Drug Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Medical Products
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 4, 2020 Defendant Admits That He Sold Stolen Drugs for Equine Illness to Trainers and Veterinarians at New York Racetracks Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Gregory Settino pleaded guilty to theft of medical products from his employer, a…
Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged with Lying to U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of California SAN DIEGO – Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, previously charged with one count of mail fraud, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for additional crimes arising from his business venture selling COVID-19 “treatment kits,” which he advertised to one potential customer as a “miracle cure.” Staley…
Firebomb Attack Plotters Sentenced to Combined Over 23 Years in Prison
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 20, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland Darknet vendor and a Nebraska pharmacist were sentenced today to a combined over 23 years in prison for their respective roles in conspiracy to use explosives to firebomb and destroy a competitor pharmacy. According to court documents, William…
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Misbranding and Smuggling Conspiracy Involving Online Sale and Distribution of Unapproved Drugs Obtained from Overseas
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 25, 2020 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Murrieta, California, was sentenced yesterday in federal court for one count of conspiracy to smuggle misbranded drugs into the United States and introduce them into interstate commerce, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. United States…
Indivior Solutions Sentenced as Part of $2 Billion Resolution of False Safety Claims Concerning Suboxone
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 12, 2020 Action Follows Prison Sentence for Indivior’s Former CEO ABINGDON, Virginia – Indivior Solutions was sentenced to pay $289 million in criminal penalties in connection with a previous guilty plea related to the marketing of the opioid-addiction-treatment drug Suboxone, the Department of Justice announced…