Pill payout: Walgreens to fork over $300M in record opioid prescription fraud settlement
CHICAGO, IL — Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations it illegally filled millions of opioid prescriptions and submitted false claims to federal health care…
Pennsylvania Cop Faces Charges for Stealing Prescription Take Back Drugs
West Goshen Township Officer Faces Charges for Substance Theft **West Chester, PA** - The Chester County District Attorney's Office has announced the arrest of David Maurer, 55, a Detective Sergeant with the…
Woman Arrested for Prescription Drug Theft at Selbyville Supermarket
Woman Arrested for Prescription Drug Theft at Selbyville Supermarket **Selbyville, DE** - The Delaware State Police apprehended Deanna Chambers, a 59-year-old resident of Georgetown, Delaware, for stealing a controlled substance over five…
Covetrus Sentenced for Criminal Misbranding of Prescription Drugs
In addition, the court ordered Covetrus to pay over $23 million in criminal fines and forfeitures. ABINGDON, Va. – Covetrus North America LLC, a company based in Dublin, Ohio, which sells veterinary…
Maryland Physician Faces New Charges in Opioid Prescription Scheme
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, a 64-year-old physician from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been indicted on 29 counts in a superseding indictment for his alleged role in an illegal opioid…
Clarkstown Police to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
CLARKSTOWN, NY – The Clarkstown Police Department has announced its participation in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Program, scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024. The event will run from 10:00…
Sisters Charged with Prescription Drug Theft in Monmouth County
FREEHOLD, NJ – Two sisters from Atlantic County face charges related to the theft of prescription drugs from a medical facility in Shrewsbury, as announced by Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago…
New York Law Aims to Ban E-Cigs, Vape Pens Without Doctor’s Prescription
The New York State Legislature is reviewing a bill that could significantly alter the accessibility of electronic cigarettes across the state. Introduced by Assembly Member Rosenthal, Bill No. A00187 proposes that individuals…
Florida Man Arrested in Complex Prescription Drug Scheme
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Devin Anthony Magarian, a 21-year-old from Kissimmee, Florida, was arraigned on January 17, for his involvement in a sophisticated prescription drug scheme. The Nassau County Police Department, Drug Enforcement…
Nassau County Doctor Sentenced for Prescription Misconduct
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the sentencing of 78-year-old doctor George Blatti. Blatti has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty…
West Bloomfield Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Prescription of Controlled Substances
DETROIT – Scott Henry Cooper, a 61-year-old doctor from West Bloomfield, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for unlawfully prescribing controlled prescription drugs. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and…
Former Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in $6 Million Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – The former owner of a New Jersey marketing company was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud public and private health…
Registered Nurse Indicted for Illegally Obtaining Prescription Opioids from Baxter Hospice Clinic
In Baxter, Minnesota, Cambie Elizabeth Broker, a 33-year-old registered nurse, has been indicted for fraudulent acquisition of prescription opioids from a hospice clinic. As per the court filings, Broker, while serving as…
California Lawyer Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, And Multiple Conspiracy Counts, Including Mail And Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And The Illegal Distribution Of $157 Million In Diverted Prescription Drugs
SAN FRANCISCO – David Jess Miller was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison for his role in a variety of crimes stemming from conspiracies involving racketeering, mail and wire fraud, and…
Berkeley Township Woman Accused of Prescription Fraud and Drug Possession
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 60-year-old woman from Berkeley Township, identified as Candace Colbert, faces numerous charges following an investigation by the Brick Township Street Crimes Unit. On Friday, the unit executed…
Former Sales Rep Sentenced to Five Years for Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, NJ – A former sales representative was sentenced to 60 months in prison on Friday, for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to defraud public health benefits programs. The scheme involved…
Milwaukee CBP Intercepts Shipment of Prescription Medication
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—On Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at an Express Consignment Operations hub seized a shipment containing 72 Amoxicillin 100mg capsules, six vials of Penicillin Powder, eight…
Two New York City drug dealers caught targeting local pharmacy for prescription drugs
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two New York City pill pushers were arrested in Brick Township, New Jersey on Thursday after the DEA, coordinating with the Brick Township Police Department, followed their trail…
Former Montgomery Physician at the Center of an Oxycodone Prescription Scheme Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Yesterday, former physician D’livro Lemat Beauchamp, 56, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for his role in a scheme to…
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…
Pharmacist Sentenced for Prescription Drug Tampering
A Dubuque pharmacist who stole hundreds of doses of controlled substances from pharmacies where he worked from 2017 through 2020 and tampered with medication dispensed to patients from a pharmacy where he…
DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday by disposing…
Latest National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Saturday, October 29, 2022, offers another opportunity to safely, conveniently, and anonymously dispose of unneeded medications as the latest DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. From 10 a.m.…
DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Event Aims to prevent addiction and reduce poisoning death Memphis, TN –The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to…
DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for Oct. 29, 2022
BILLINGS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29. The biannual…
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