Replica airsoft device found at Cherokee High School, no threat reported
EVESHAM, NJ — An airsoft-style device was discovered on the grounds of Cherokee High School on Friday afternoon, prompting a swift response from school staff and the Evesham Police Department, officials confirmed.…
Howell Police add anti-choking device to list of life-saving tools
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Howell Township Police Department has added anti-choking devices to the growing list of life-saving tools to be carried by police in the township. “The Howell Township Police…
Medical device company founder arrested for selling fake pain implants
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The founder of a medical device company has been charged with leading a scheme to create and sell a completely non-functional plastic implant purporting to treat chronic…
Student charged for assaulting teacher over electronics device
FLAGLER COUNTY – A Florida high school student was arrested and charged after he beat a female teacher unconscious in a brutal attack caught on video. The reason? She took away his…
Bard convinces U.S. appeals court to revive medical-injection device patents
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Becton Dickinson’s C.R. Bard Inc on Friday won a ruling from a U.S. appeals court reinstating three patents related to its PowerPort devices for delivering repeated medical…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol utilizes Vehicle Immobilization Device to halt a human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On Feb. 7, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties,…
Jet Medical and Related Companies Agree to Pay More Than $700,000 to Resolve Medical Device Allegations
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania-based medical device distributor Jet Medical Inc. (Jet) agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine headache treatment, and Jet and two related companies agreed to…
CEO of Medical Device Company Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Tax Evasion
MINNEAPOLIS– A Mounds View man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $6,058,980 in restitution for failing to pay payroll…
Exclusive-EU to propose delay to medical device law amid supply worries
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – The EU Health Commissioner will on Friday propose extending the deadline for companies to comply with a new law regulating medical devices, she told Reuters on…
Two Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced two brothers, Andy Teruel Colina (25, Miami) and Adrian Teruel (31, Orlando), to federal prison terms. Andy Teruel Colina was sentenced…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Selling Machinegun-Conversion Device To Undercover Agent
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Darnell Donya Rice, Jr. (28, Jacksonville) to five years in federal prison for possession and transfer of a device designed for…
Zephyrhills Man Arrested For Unlicensed Distribution Of Explosive Materials, Unlawful Making Of A Destructive Device
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging James John Hall (34, Zephyrhills) with one count of unlicensed distribution of explosive…
Medical device makers see little impact from Fiona on Puerto Rico operations
By Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) – Medical device companies and some drugmakers with manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico said they do not expect meaningful disruption from Hurricane Fiona, which knocked…
Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Six Counts Related to Possession and Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards and Counterfeit Device Making Equipment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –A Springfield, Illinois, man, Calvin Christian, III, 31, of the 1700 block of South College Street was sentenced on August 25, 2022, to 24 months in prison, to be followed…
Swedish police say they disarmed explosives found in Stockholm park
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Stockholm police destroyed a bag containing explosives that was found in a park in the Swedish capital late on Sunday night and are investigating further, they said on Monday. The…
Tampa Man Sentenced To Over 5 Years For Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Devaris McClain (30, Tampa) to five years and one month in federal prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and…
Indianapolis Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Destructive Device Used in Bridge Explosion Outside Indianapolis Motor Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS – Wayne Turner, 58, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device. Codefendant Isak Turner pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced to…
Cardiac Device Manufacturer Biotronik Inc. Agrees to Pay Nearly $13 Million To Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Doctors
LOS ANGELES – Biotronik Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in Oregon, has agreed to pay $12.95 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the…
Cardiac Device Manufacturer Biotronik Inc. Agrees to Pay Nearly $13 Million To Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Doctors
LOS ANGELES – Biotronik Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in Oregon, has agreed to pay $12.95 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the…
Tampa Woman Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Rolanda Wingfield (39, Tampa) to three years in federal prison for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of…
ClorDiSys Presents Chlorine Dioxide Gas Medical Device Sterilization at the 2022 Kilmer Conference
BRANCHBURG, N.J., June 23, 2022 — ClorDiSys is proud to have been a part of the 2022 Kilmer Conference held in Athens, Greece. The company was selected to conduct a poster presentation…
Tucson Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Possessing Device to Convert Glock into Automatic Firearm
TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Anthony Michael Brumfield, 24, of Tucson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Throwing an Explosive Device at Police During May 30, 2020, Pittsburgh Protest
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Long Beach Township, New Jersey, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release on a conviction of…
Johnston Man Sentenced for Making a Destructive Device
DES MOINES, IA – Chad Allen Williams, age 47, of Johnston, was sentenced Friday, June 3, 2022, to 60 months in federal prison for Making a Destructive Device and Unlawful Drug User…
Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Throwing Incendiary Device at Police in Chicago Suburb
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for throwing an incendiary device at police officers in Naperville, Ill., during a period of civil unrest in June…
Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Medical Device Manufacturer And Its Owner For Training Providers To Improperly Reuse Disposable Items
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – The United States has filed a lawsuit against The Prometheus Group (Prometheus), a New Hampshire manufacturer of pelvic muscle therapeutic systems and related…
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