US Trade Deficit Hit A Record High In January
US Trade Deficit Hit A Record High In January Harry Wilmerding on March 8, 2022 The U.S. trade deficit continued to grow in January as the import-export gap widened to a record…
Medical Services Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
Comprehensive Health Services LLC (CHS), located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State Department…
Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
BROOKLYN, NY – Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS), located in Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay Nearly $234 Million to Resolve Allegations Related to Price Increases
BOSTON – Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), has agreed to pay $233,707,865 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that…
Trans Activists Funded By Big Pharma Push Biased Research Promoting Medical Transitions For Children
Trans Activists Funded By Big Pharma Push Biased Research Promoting Medical Transitions For Children Laurel Duggan on March 6, 2022 Researchers promoted the medical transition of children through biased research after receiving…
Insmed Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 4, 2022 — Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq: INSM), a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, today announced the granting…
Dr. Oz’s Ties To Pharma, Tech Complicate Anti-Corporate Campaign Claims
Dr. Oz’s Ties To Pharma, Tech Complicate Anti-Corporate Campaign Claims Ailan Evans on March 4, 2022 While Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has billed himself as a staunch opponent of…
Suspect from Sunday’s Metro Rail station fatal stabbing arrested
BUFFALO, NY – On Thursday, 29-year-old Contrelle Hornsby of Buffalo was arraigned for a murder charge stemming from a brutal knife attack Sunday that took place at the Metro rail Utica Station.…
World Bank Makes Big Show Of Cutting Off Russia Just Weeks After Being Accused Of Oppressing Uyghurs In China
World Bank Makes Big Show Of Cutting Off Russia Just Weeks After Being Accused Of Oppressing Uyghurs In China Ailan Evans on March 3, 2022 The World Bank announced Wednesday it would…
Two suspects open fire, shoot 14-year-old in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the vicinity of Utica Avenue and Fulton Avenue in New York City’s 18th precinct. In…
Evergreen Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Taking Bribes
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, age 61, formerly of Evergreen, Colorado, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, to be…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize Opium Poppy Pod Shipment destined to Cecil County, Maryland
BALTIMORE – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of poppy pods in Baltimore on Wednesday that were destined to an address in Cecil County, Maryland. Officers inspected the express…
Syracuse Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dean Whittles, 61, formerly of Syracuse, New York, waived indictment and pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Utica to one felony count of willful failure to pay…
Associate Medical Director of Baltimore County, Maryland Pain Management Practice Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Kick-Backs
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Howard Hoffberg, M.D., age 65, of Reisterstown, Maryland, today, to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised…
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Texas man in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the three-day search for a Texas man Oct. 8, 2021, in Mona Passage waters off Rincon, Puerto Rico. Still missing is Bruttus…
Lawrence Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Ruben Mejia, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge…
Senate Confirms Robert Califf To Lead The FDA On A Vote That Divided Both Parties
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a vote that divided members in both parties. Califf, who was previously confirmed for…
Suspected Ecuadorian Drug Trafficker Extradited to San Diego for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Pedro Cornelio Pilligua Iduarte, the owner…