Lipari Foods Issues Recall of Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes

Summary Company Announcement Date: October 07, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 08, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesPrepared Food Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Lipari Foods Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Premo and Fresh Grab Product Description: Product Description Ham and cheese wedge sandwiches Company Announcement Lipari Foods…

Former Parkersburg Physician Pleads Guilty for His Role in Hope Clinic Conspiracy

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of West Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 3, 2019 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former Parkersburg physician pled guilty to a drug conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Paul W. Burke, 68, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances not for legitimate medical purposes in the usual course of…

Former Roswell Park Nurse Charged with Stealing Pain Meds and Violating HIPAA

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, June 4, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 27, of Grand Island, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with illegally obtaining controlled substances by fraud, tampering, and violation of the Health Insurance Portability and…

Four Men Indicted on Fraud Charges Related to the Jay Peak EB-5 AnC Vermont Project in Northeast Vermont

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 23, 2019 Four individuals were charged with conspiring in a multi-year wire fraud scheme to defraud immigrant investors seeking green cards through the EB-5 program, among other charges, announced United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Christina E. Nolan. Ariel Quiros, 63, William Kelly,…

Georgia Podiatrist Sentenced to 36 Months for His Role in Kickback Scheme

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of FloridaNew York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, June 11, 2019 A Georgia podiatrist was sentenced for his participation in a kickback scheme where he prescribed medication that was ultimately paid for by a federal program that provides low cost medication to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. for the…

Fort Washington Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Two Separate Drug Cases

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Maryland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, June 6, 2019 Conspired to Steal Prescription Drugs from Federal Military Hospitals and Possessed with Intent to Distribute More Than 100 Kilograms of Marijuana Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Daniel Mark Wilkerson, age 45, of Fort Washington, Maryland today to 66…

CBER FY 2019 Recall Postings

Class I recall: a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Class II recall: a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Civil Fraud Claims Against Medical Device Manufacturer for Selling Products Not Cleared by the FDA

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, September 13, 2019 Manufacturer Admits to Selling Uncleared Devices, Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark S. McCormack, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s…

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Holding for Sale or Dispensing Counterfeit ED Pills

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Pennsylvania FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 11, 2019 PITTSBURGH – A resident of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of holding a counterfeit drug for sale or dispensing, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.Rahnon Carter, 39, pleaded guilty to one count before Senior United States…