Former New York Pharmaceutical Employee Sentenced for Oxycodone Theft
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Usharani Alexander, a 64-year-old resident of Bellerose, was sentenced to six years in prison with an additional two years of post-release supervision for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills…
Biden’s New Medicine Rules Have Pharmaceutical Companies Slow-Walking New Therapies
Biden’s New Medicine Rules Have Pharmaceutical Companies Slow-Walking New Therapies Robert Schmad on December 22, 2023 Pharmaceutical companies are delaying, or outright canceling, the development of new medicines following new drug rules…
Pharmaceutical production manager sentenced in counterfeit drug trafficking conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man who served as a production manager in a counterfeit drug trafficking scheme has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering violations in…
FDA Approves NJ Pharmaceutical Company’s New Blood Cancer Treatment
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval for its antibody-based therapy aimed at treating a challenging type…
NIH Raked In Royalties From CCP-Owned Pharmaceutical Firm That Partnered With Wuhan Lab, Report Shows
NIH Raked In Royalties From CCP-Owned Pharmaceutical Firm That Partnered With Wuhan Lab, Report Shows Jake Smith on August 9, 2023 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) received over $325 million in…
Pharmaceutical Exec Sentenced in Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in the Middle District of Tennessee has found a medical doctor, Bowdoin Smith, guilty of unlawfully distributing controlled substances. The evidence presented at the trial and court documents revealed…
Two Owners of New Jersey Pharmaceutical Marketing Company Admit Role in $38 Million Compounding Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two owners of a New Jersey pharmaceutical marketing company admitted their roles in a $38 million compounded medication health care fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Samantha…
Hudson Physician and Ohio Pharmaceutical Rep Plead Guilty to Roles in Prescription Drug Kickback Conspiracy
AKRON – Deepak Raheja, 66, of Hudson, Ohio, and Frank Mazzucco, 44, of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, to their roles in a pharmaceutical kickback conspiracy in which…
Florida Medical Practice Agrees to Pay $130,000 to Resolve Allegations That it Received Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Distributor
BOSTON – Southeast Florida Hematology and Oncology Group (SEFHOG), a now-defunct specialty medical practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims…
Pharmaceutical Company Akorn Operating Company LLC Agrees to Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing
BOSTON – Akorn Operating Company LLC (Akorn), an Illinois-based pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $7.9 million to resolve allegations that it caused Medicare to pay false claims. Specifically, Akorn caused Medicare…
Woman Charged for Theft of Nearly $1,000,000 from New Jersey Pharmaceutical Company
UNION, NJ – Jennifer Grambor, a former employee of a large pharmaceutical company in Union Township has been arrested after stealing more than $900,000 from the company she worked for. According to…
Pharmaceutical President and Company Guilty in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Florida-based pharmaceutical president has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Adam P. Runsdorf, 57, of…
Lansing Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Defrauding Michigan State University Of $1.2 Million For Compounded Drug Prescriptions
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Daniel Brown of Dimondale, Michigan to 12 months and one day in…
White House welcomes apparent deal to lower cost of pharmaceutical drugs
WASHINGTON – The White House on Wednesday welcomed hearing about a legislative deal aimed at lowering the cost of pharmaceutical drugs as part of a budget bill. White House press secretary Karine…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Teva to Pay $2.25 Billion for their Role in Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis
by Josh Shapiro, Attorney General, Pennsylvania HARRISBURG–Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that he’s reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid manufacturer Teva for alleged deceptive marketing and…
Rockledge Man Sentenced To Four Years For Conspiring To Distribute Pharmaceutical Opiates From India
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Michael Achille (57, Rockledge) to four years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute tapentadol, a pharmaceutical opiate that is…
Queens Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Defrauding Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Arkadiy Khaimov was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 51 months in prison for defrauding a pharmaceutical manufacturer of approximately…
Florida-Based Pharmaceutical President Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging a Florida resident, along with nine other individuals, in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District…
Former Owner and CEO of Pharmaceutical Company Charged with Embezzlement
NEWARK, N.J. – The former chief executive officer and owner of a pharmaceutical company was arrested this morning for embezzling millions of dollars from the company, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…
French National Charged with Making False Statements to FDA to Fraudulently Obtain Control of Pharmaceutical Product
NEWARK, N.J. – A French national will make his initial appearance today for his role in an attempt to fraudulently gain control of the rights to sell a weight-loss drug in the…
Monmouth County Doctor Charged with Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today for his participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for unlawfully prescribing…
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