Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 26, 2020 Took Pain Meds from an Unconscious Patient’s IV An intensive care unit nurse who stole fentanyl and morphine, both pain medications, from an unconscious patient by withdrawing the drugs from his IV line while he was in the hospital’s intensive care unit in…
Former Norfolk Doctor Sentenced for Role in Internet Pharmacy Organization
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 19, 2020 A former Norfolk physician has been sentenced for his role in a long-running Internet pharmacy operation, the Department of Justice announced. U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar sentenced Lawrence B. Ryan, 48, to 10 months’ incarceration and ordered him to forfeit $316,153, which constitutes the proceeds…
Owner and Operator of Tennessee Drug Screening Lab Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 24, 2020 Michael and Regan Dube to Pay More than $9 million ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – Michael Norman Dube, 59, who operated American Toxicology Labs, pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Virginia to health care fraud charges. Dube’s wife, Regan Gran Dube, 40, also…
Registered Nurse Charged with Drug Diversion
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 15, 2020 BOSTON – A Dighton registered nurse was charged today in federal court in Boston with drug tampering. Marietta Strickland, 61, was charged by information with one count of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance oxycodone, which is used…
Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion Charge
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 15, 2020 BOSTON – A Haverhill nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to tampering with patients’ morphine. Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud or…
Chinese Manufacturer Charged with Exporting Misbranded and Defective Masks Falsely Purporting to be N95 Respirators
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 5, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. – A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly half a million misbranded and defective masks that falsely purported to be N95 respirators, U.S. Attorneys Craig…
Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order against Fort Davis Businessman Offering Fraudulent Coronavirus Cures/Treatments
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, June 2, 2020 Today, federal authorities served a civil injunction against 73-year-old Fort Davis resident Marc “White Eagle” Travalino in an effort to combat alleged fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, announced Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division;…
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. Sentenced for Role in Drug Diversion Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of West Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, June 2, 2020 Pharmacy Shut Down and Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Community Restitution and Forfeiture CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. (Meds2Go), a pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County, was sentenced for money laundering, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. The…
Charles City Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Federal Prison for Drug Tampering and Diversion Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 29, 2020 Replaced Dozens of Vials of Fentanyl with Saline in a Hospital’s Surgery and Birthing Centers A Charles City nurse anesthetist who secretly tampered with vials of fentanyl in a hospital’s surgery and birthing centers was sentenced today to nearly three years in…
Akron Man Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute THC Vape Cartridges and Illegal Firearm Possession
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 21, 2020 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that a federal grand jury in Cleveland returned a three-count indictment charging Justin Michl, age 23, of Akron with intent to distribute Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), possession of firearms in furtherance of…