Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, July 3, 2019 LOS ANGELES – A doctor who operates a medical clinic in West Hollywood where he specializes in treating HIV patients has been taken into custody pursuant to federal charges that allege he engaged in a long-running scheme to defraud health insurance companies in…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 5, 2019 Company admits to illegal promotion of Subsys, a powerful opioid painkiller BOSTON – Opioid manufacturer Insys Therapeutics agreed to a global resolution to settle the government’s separate criminal and civil investigations, the Department of Justice announced today. As part of the criminal resolution,…

U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 8, 2019 Matthew Dailey, 36, of Royal Oak, Michigan, was sentenced today to two years in prison for illegally importing kratom—a powerful psychoactive substance—and selling it unlawfully through unapproved claims that it could treat serious diseases and medical conditions, including opiate withdrawal symptoms, the Department of Justice announced….

U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 30, 2019 The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., by paying kickbacks to patients and physicians to improperly induce prescriptions of its drugs,…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, June 27, 2019 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Son Chu Gilliam, 51, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor charges of receipt of adulterated and misbranded devices, and sale of prescription devices without a prescription — those devices being contact lenses.  Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Kentucky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 8, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Houston, Texas, man, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison followed by 2 years of supervised release by United States District Judge David J. Hale for two counts of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 8, 2019 Defendant hired as cardiac surgical technologist after falsifying employment documents, work history, references BOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield in connection with his submission of a fraudulent application for employment at a Western Massachusetts hospital. Fabrizio…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, January 30, 2019 CINCINNATI – Cory L. Gillette, 31, of Albany, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to having a medicated calf slaughtered with the intention of selling it as beef for human consumption. The calf was contaminated with Gentamicin, which is not approved…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 8, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio – A former Belmont County woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today for buying illegal weight loss drugs from China to rebrand and resell them for a profit in the United States. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 28, 2019 PITTSBURGH – A resident of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a resident of Point Roberts, Washington have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, United States Attorney…