Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, December 16, 2019 MIAMI, FL – Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Justin Green, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) announced that five defendants were sentenced today by…
GE Healthcare Recalls Giraffe Incubators and OmniBeds Due to Potential for Infants to Fall
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product Giraffe Incubator, Giraffe OmniBed, Giraffe Incubator Carestation, Giraffe OmniBed Carestation. All Giraffe Incubators and Giraffe OmniBeds Manufacturing Dates: April 2008 to September 2019 Distribution Dates: April 2000…
Canadian Seafood Wholesaler Sentenced for Illegally Importing Fish into U.S.
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 6, 2019 Fish had been denied entry due to spoilage, was then relabeled and imported into Western Washington Seattle – Seven Seas Fish Company, Ltd., of Richmond, B.C., Canada, and a company owner, JOHN HERAS, 78, of Delta, B.C., were sentenced today in U.S….
Medtronic Recalls SynchroMed II Implantable Drug Infusion Pump Due to the Potential Presence of Foreign Particles Inside the Pump Motor Assembly Which May Lead to a Pump Motor Stall
Recalled Product SynchroMed II pump, Model numbers 8637-20 and 8637-40 Manufacturing Dates: May 4, 2018 to April 5, 2019 Distribution Dates: May 11, 2018 to September 5, 2019 Devices Recalled in the U.S.: 7,317 Date Initiated by Firm: October 9, 2019 Device Use The Medtronic SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pump, part of the SynchroMed…
Former St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Sentenced in Pain Pill Investigation
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Montana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 29, 2019 BILLINGS—An ex-St. Vincent Healthcare nurse who admitted swapping a patient’s pain pills for an over the counter medication, leaving the patient in pain, was sentenced today to four years of probation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Shelia Marie White, 61, of Billings, pleaded…
Texas Manager Pleads Guilty to Pet Food Fraud, Company Pays $4.5 Million Restitution
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 24, 2019 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The manager of a Wilbur-Ellis Company processing facility in Texas pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to sell adulterated ingredients to pet food manufacturers, for which the company has already…
Navarre, Ohio Man Charged for Possessing with Intent to Distribute LSD, MDMA and THC Vape Cartridges
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 26, 2019 A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio, returned an indictment today charging James Hargis, Jr., age 19, of Navarre, Ohio, with three counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including LSD, MDMA and THC vape cartridges. On April 3,…
Alexandria Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Anabolic Steroids
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 15, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Alexandria man was sentenced today to five years in prison for manufacturing and distributing anabolic steroids and money laundering. According to court documents, John Russell Kestel, 38, ran an anabolic steroid manufacturing and distribution conspiracy for at least…
Suspended Pharmacist Charged with Health Care Fraud Conspiracy, Fraudulently Obtaining Controlled Substances and Misbranding Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 4, 2019 PITTSBURGH, PA – A suspended pharmacist has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA, on charges of obtaining controlled substances by fraud, misbranding of drugs, and health care fraud conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The…
Carolina Liquid Chemistries, Inc., Sentenced to Pay $50,000 for Developing and Marketing Drug Tests Without FDA Approval
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, December 4, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO – Carolina Liquid Chemistries, Inc. (CLC), was sentenced today to pay $50,000 for selling adulterated medical devices, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Food and Drug Administration-Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) Special Agent in Charge Special Agent in…