From all the press releases since January 2012, it looks like the FDA and the United States Attorneys' Offices have had a very successful year prosecuting crimes under the FDA's jurisdiction.
Recent Press Releases
August 27, 2012: Nevada Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Misbranded Drugs Over the Internet and Shipping Them to Customers by Mail 1August 23, 2012: California Man Sentenced for Importing Adulterated Cancer Drugs; Forfeits $1.4 Million & Land Rover Automobile 2August 17, 2012: Local and Out of State Pain Clinic Owners and Doctors Charged in Prescription Drug Conspiracies 3August 10, 2012: South Carolina Pharmaceutical Distribution Company Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Purchase and Sell Drugs in the Grey Market 4August 8, 2012: Former PIN Rx Pharmacist Sentenced to Almost 4 Years on Kickback and Tax Charges 5August 1, 2012: Bodybuilding.com, LLC and DeLuca Brothers Sentenced for Violating the FDCA 6July 25, 2012: $100 Million Customs Fraud Uncovered; President of San Diego Customs Brokers Association and Ten Others Charged in Scheme 7July 19, 2012: Bristol Man Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Misbranding Charge 8July 19, 2012: Former Employee of Exeter Hospital Arrested in Connection with Hepatitis C Outbreak 9July 12, 2012: Kimberly Smedley Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Providing Illegal Silicone Buttocks Injections in Hotel Room 10July 2, 2012: GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data 11June 29, 2012: Chinese National Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Counterfeit Tobacco Products into the U.S. 12June 21, 2012: Ocala Man Pleads Guilty to Medical Tampering Charges and to Firearm Charge 13June 14, 2012: Federal Jury Convicts Distributor of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals 14June 14, 2012: Two Doctors Guilty of Health Care Fraud 15June 14, 2012: Internet Pharmacy Owner Charged in $95 Million Fraud Scheme 16May 25, 2012: Palm Beach Man Sentenced for Mislabeling Medical Test Kits 17May 23, 2012: Miami Food Supplier Sentenced for Distributing Misbranded Food 18May 22, 2012: Bodybuilding.com, LLC and Jeremy DeLuca Plead Guilty in Federal Court to Violating FDCA 19May 17, 2012: NY Man Indicted on Charges of Illegal Disposal of a Hazardous Waste 20May 16, 2012: Rochester Man Sentenced for Importing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals 21May 15, 2012: Former Hershey Resident Charged Federally with Adulteration of Medical Devices 22May 11, 2012: Former Federal Corrections Officer Sentenced to 24 Months' Imprisonment for Trafficking Steroids 23May 11, 2012: Mayo Clinic Radiology Tech Pleads Guilty to Spreading Hepatitis C 24May 9, 2012: Stoughton Nurse Sentenced for International Money Laundering and Illegal Distributing Prescription Drugs 25May 8, 2012: NJ Woman Sentenced for Counterfeit Cosmetics 26May 9, 2012: Bodybuilding.com LLC and Jeremy DeLuca Charged with Violating the FDCA 27May 8, 2012: Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Narcotics From Patients 28May 8, 2012: Medical Device Distributor Sentenced For Importing, Reselling Counterfeit and Contaminated Surgical Hernia Mesh 29May 7, 2012: Abbott Labs to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations of Off-Label Promotion of Depakote 30April 25, 2012: NY Man Charged with Illegal Disposal of a Hazardous Waste 31April 25, 2012: Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Vicodin from Patients 32April 24, 2012: Dallas Compunding Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Misbranded Drug Shipment 33April 24, 2012: Eight Central Pennsylvania Men Indicted, $6 Million Seized in Federal Bath Salts Prosecution 34April 24, 2012: Two Israeli Men Sentenced for Smuggling Counterfeit and Misbranded Cialis into the United States 35April 19, 2012: U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Merck Sharp & Dohme Sentenced in Connection with Unlawful Promotion of Vioxx 36April 19, 2012: Four Defendants Indicted in Alleged 2007 Conspiracy to Distribute 110,000 Pounds of Adulterated Mexican Cheese Throughout the U.S. 37April 10, 2012: Founder of Bodybuilding.com Pleads Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs as Dietary Supplements 38April 2, 2012: Equitable Sharing of $500 Million Google Foreiture Approved 39March 28, 2012: Kimberly Smedley Admits Illegal Silicone Buttocks Injections in Hotel Room 40March 27, 2012: United States Department of Justice and the State of Washington Announce Successful Health Care Fraud Settlement with Bates Drug Stores in Spokane 41March 23, 2012: SK Foods Former Owner and CEO Scott Salyer Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Price Fixing 42March 23, 2012: Spearfish Man Indicted on Several Counts of Mail Fraud and Misbranding of a Drug 43March 20, 2012: Sacramento Man Arrested for Importing Counterfeit Drugs 44March 15, 2012: Sentencings in Human Growth Hormone Distribution Case 45March 14, 2012: Brownsville Woman Arrested for Selling Fake Botox 46March 5, 2012: Illinois Sales Rep Sentenced on Drug Charges 47March 5, 2012: Ferguson Pleads Guilty to Wire, Mail Fraud in Hollywood Body and Laser Center Case 48March 2, 2012: Former Kauai Physician Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison 49March 1, 2012: Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Adulterating Yogurt with Semen 50February 10, 2012: Nationwide Supplier of Medical Equipment Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering and Selling Adulterated and Misbranded Medical Devices 51February 28, 2012: Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Mislabeled Maple Syrup 52February 21, 2012: Former Monroe County Pharmacy Operator Pleads Guilty to Misbranding of Medication in Federal Court 53February 21, 2012: Florida Physician Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud 54February 17, 2012: Former PIN Rx Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Kickback and Tax Charges 55February 17, 2012: Medical Equipment Sales Rep Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Health Care Fraud 56February 16, 2012: Local Cancer Doctor Pleads Guilty to Receiving Misbranded Cancer Drugs Two Californians also Named in Indictment 57February 9, 2012: Sioux City Man Sentenced for Selling Erectile Dysunction Mediciation Without a Prescription 58January 30, 2012: Rochester Pharmacist Sentenced for Forging Prescriptions 59January 30, 2012: Registered Nurse Convicted of Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs and International Money Laundering 60January 24, 2012: R.I. Medical Equipment Sales Representative to Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud 61January 17, 2012: Two Manufacturers Sentenced for Misbranding Products as Dietary Supplements 62
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