Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, July 31, 2024 Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jonathan Corbett Cosie (56, Chesterfield, Virginia) to two years in federal prison for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead. Cosie pleaded guilty on…
Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 8, 2024 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Rochester, Illinois, dentist, Phillip M. Jensen, 63, pleaded guilty on August 2, 2024, to two counts of drug diversion, two counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, one count of tampering with consumer products resulting in…
Former Biloxi City Councilman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Mississippi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 13, 2024 Gulfport, Mississippi – A former Biloxi City Councilman was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. According to court documents and information presented to the court, in 2019, Robert…
Two Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Payment Card Industry
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 14, 2024 BOSTON – Two individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to deceive banks into processing more than $150 million in credit and debit card payments on behalf of merchants involved in prohibited and high-risk businesses, including online gaming, debt collection, debt relief, online…
Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Added Against Operator of Central California Bio-Lab and His Partner in Connection with Sale of Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Test Kits
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 15, 2024 FRESNO, Calif. — The operator of a Reedley lab, who was indicted in November 2023, faces additional charges of conspiracy and wire fraud after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count superseding indictment today, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Jia…
Gate City Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Oxycodone
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 26, 2024 Dillon Breeding Will Serve 24 Months in Federal Prison ABINGDON, Va. – A Gate City, Virginia pharmacist who tampered with oxycodone and hydromorphone was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal prison. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pled guilty in June…
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Injectable Stem Cell Product Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Drug
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 27, 2024 The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. John W. Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Orange County,…
Mississippi Seafood Distributor and Managers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Misbranding of Seafood
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 27, 2024 Company Agrees to Pay More than $1.1M in Criminal Penalties A Mississippi seafood distributor and two company managers pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to mislabel seafood and to commit wire fraud by marketing inexpensive and frozen imported substitutes as more expensive…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Illegal Depressant Etizolam Over the Internet
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 29, 2024 BOSTON – A California man pleaded guilty today for conspiracy to sell the illegal depressant Etizolam over the internet. Paul Z. Lamberty, 52, of Folsom, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of…
Former Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Oxycodone
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 18, 2024 BOSTON – A former nurse was sentenced yesterday for tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at a local rehabilitation center. Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to three years of probation. In January 2024,…