New Jersey Attorney General Praises Supreme Court Decision on Morning After Abortion Pill
NEW JERSEY — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin expressed gratitude following a Supreme Court decision that ensures continued nationwide access to mifepristone for abortion care and miscarriage management. The ruling, delivered today,…
Argentina eases access to ‘morning after pill’, broadening reproductive rights
By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will no longer require a prescription to obtain emergency contraception, commonly known as the ‘morning after pill’, the government said on Wednesday, broadening reproductive…
Now able to sell abortion pill, U.S. pharmacies weigh if they should
By Ahmed Aboulenein, Gabriella Borter and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Pharmacies across the United States are weighing whether to sell mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, following the Food and Drug…
Ronkonkoma Man Indicted for Fentanyl Pill Conspiracy
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Fernando Cooper, also known as “Pablo,” with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in Suffolk County more…
Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Pills Produced Using Multiple Pill Press Machines
BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, pleaded guilty…
Three Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three defendants were sentenced today for trafficking fentanyl pills and other drugs, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The three defendants were sentenced for their involvement with a Sacramento-based…
BoE’s Pill: bond purchases won’t cap long-term rates
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England’s new programme of bond purchases aims to cure market dysfunction, not cap yields or offer cheaper credit to the government or financial institutions,…
Marketmind: A BoE Bitter Pill?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Sterling has bounced 4.5% from Monday’s record low in a manner almost as unsettling as its plunge. Support…
Toledo Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Pill Conspiracy
TOLEDO – Nichole Zieroff, 32, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26, 2022, to fourteen months in prison by U.S. District Judge James G. Carr after Zieroff pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
Career Offender Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Illicit Pill Conspiracy
NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from about January 2019 through April 2021, Barry…
Philadelphia Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Counterfeit Pill Operation, Firearms Offenses
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that DeWitt Drayton, 46, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and five years of supervised release by United States…
Jacksonville pharmacist, pharmacy owner sentenced for illegally filling drug prescriptions issued by south Georgia ‘pill mill’ doctor
BRUNSWICK, GA: A pharmacist and a pharmacy owner have been sentenced to close out the prosecution of a white-coat operation that illegally distributed more than half a million opioid pills and other…
Two Marysville, Washington residents arrested following discovery of fentanyl pill manufacturing lab
Seattle – Two residents of Marysville, Washington, were arrested today following an investigation into parts shipped from China that could be used to make counterfeit oxycodone pills, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Leader of Illegal Pill Distribution Network Sentenced to 25 Years for Violating Federal Narcotics, Firearms and Fraud Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 years imprisonment on his conviction of violating federal narcotics, firearms and health care fraud laws, United…
BoE’s Pill will consider bigger rate rises if needed
LONDON -Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said on Thursday that he would consider a faster pace of interest rate rises to tackle “uncomfortably high” inflation, but only if needed to…
Two Evansville Men Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Allegedly Manufacturing Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Using a Pill Press
EVANSVILLE – A federal grand jury in Evansville returned an indictment charging two men with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, illegal distribution of a tableting machine, and illegal possession of a tableting machine.…
COHEN: SCOTUS Left A Bitter Pill To Swallow In One Of Its Key Rulings. Here’s Why
COHEN: SCOTUS Left A Bitter Pill To Swallow In One Of Its Key Rulings. Here’s Why Bonner Cohen on July 4, 2022 The Biden administration’s plan to use the administrative regulatory state…
Lawrence Man Previously Arrested with Multiple Pill Press Machines Charged with Fentanyl Distribution
BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been charged for allegedly distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was charged by an Information with…
Leader of Violent Fentanyl Pill Trafficking Organization and His Mother Sentenced to Years in Jail
BOSTON – The leader of a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) and his mother have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy that manufactured and flooded the streets of Massachusetts…
CNN Promotes Overseas Abortion Pill Scheme
CNN Promotes Overseas Abortion Pill Scheme Harold Hutchison on June 29, 2022 CNN promoted a website that connects women with overseas pharmacies to provide abortion pills Tuesday in the wake of the…
Defendant Convicted of Operating Large-Scale Opioid “Pill Mill” in Queens
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict today against Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss on all counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to distribute millions of opioid pills and…
Rates will remain main policy tool for BoE, Pill says
By William Schomberg LONDON – Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that interest rates would remain the central bank’s main monetary policy tool as it prepares to start…
BoE’s Pill says rate rises are a blunt tool, cannot fine-tune sterling
By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON – The Bank of England’s monetary policy must focus on its main goal of controlling inflation, rather than trying too hard to stabilise the exchange…
Pfizer to spend $120 million to boost U.S. COVID pill manufacturing
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would spend $120 million to expand manufacturing of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment at its Michigan plant, as demand ramps up. Use of the pill,…
U.S. CDC recommends re-isolation if COVID recurs after taking Pfizer’s pill
(Reuters) – Patients who experience recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms after completing treatment with Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid should isolate again for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in…
Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm in Relation to Fentanyl Pill Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Salem man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in a case resulting from his role in…
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