Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Connecticut FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 30, 2024 Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Fernando P. McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, New York Field Office; and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 25, 2024 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An anesthesiologist at a Lee’s Summit, Mo., hospital pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded…
Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Tampering with IV Bags Linked to Cardiac Emergencies During Routine Surgeries
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 12, 2024 A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted today for injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, the Justice Department announced. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, was charged by criminal complaint in September 2023 and indicted the following…
Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 19, 2024 Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that on April 19, 2024, Paul Bateman, 47, a citizen of the United Kingdom who previously resided in Laos, was sentenced in the United States District Court following…
Ardmore Nurse Sentenced For Tampering With Pain Medication
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Oklahoma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 5, 2024 MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rebecca Elaine Holloway, age 33, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products, a violation…
Suburban Chicago Nurse Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Tampering With Patient Medications
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 4, 2024 CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago nurse has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for removing morphine prescribed to patients and replacing it with another liquid. SARAH DIAMOND was employed as the Assistant Director of Nursing at a Chicago-area medical…
Iowa Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison after Stealing Pain Medication from At Least 50 New Mothers at Waterloo Hospital
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 1, 2024 One New Mother Suffered “Horrible and Excruciating Pain” as Her Newborn Went Unfed An Iowa nurse who stole pain medication from at least 50 new mothers at a Waterloo hospital was sentenced on March 27, 2024, in federal court in Cedar…
Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketing Products as Effective in Treating Medical Conditions Including COVID-19
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 13, 2024 FRESNO, Calif. — Huu Tieu, 61, of Porterville, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Tieu was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Sunrise Pharmaceutical Inc….
Houma Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded Versions of Injectable Contraceptives to Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 5, 2024 NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that MICHELLE ANDRE, a resident and doctor in Houma pled guilty to a one-count bill of information on February 29, 2024 before United States District Judge Barry Ashe, to distributing misbranded drugs…
Generic Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer Pleads Guilty, Agrees to $1.5 Million Criminal Penalty for Distributing Adulterated Drugs and $2 Million to Resolve Civil Liability under the False Claims Act
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 6, 2024 KVK Research Inc., a generic drug manufacturer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to criminal charges that it introduced adulterated drugs into interstate commerce. A criminal information filed in federal court in Philadelphia charged KVK Research and its corporate affiliate, KVK…