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…
Partner in Mumbai-Based Prescription Drug Company Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling
BOSTON – A partner in a Mumbai-based prescription drug company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his operation of an overseas pharmacy that sold unapproved prescription…
Oswego County Dentist Agrees to Pay $60,000 and Surrenders DEA Registration for Five Years Due to Office Staff’s Illegal Use of Electronic Prescription System
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dr. Omar Guesmia, of Phoenix, New York will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that he, and his dentistry practice, “Gentle Dental Care,” violated the Controlled Substances Act by…
Former Renton, Washington, dentist charged federally with illegally distributing prescription opiates
Seattle – A former dentist who practiced in Renton until his license was indefinitely suspended by the Washington State Dental Commission, was indicted federally for four counts of distributing a controlled substance,…
St. Charles Woman Sentenced for Prescription Drug, Health Care Fraud
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Charles who fraudulently obtained prescription drugs for herself and her children and then sold them to…
Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison in prescription drug trafficking conspiracy
BRUNSWICK, GA: A Glynn County woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to her role in a conspiracy to use fraudulent prescriptions to obtain thousands of pills, including opioids, for…
Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
LOS ANGELES – A Downey man is in federal custody today after being arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 17-year-old Downey female who suffered…
PRICE: Here’s How The Inflation Reduction Act Breaks The Prescription Drug Pipeline
PRICE: Here’s How The Inflation Reduction Act Breaks The Prescription Drug Pipeline Former Rep. Tom Price on August 16, 2022 The pharmaceutical innovation pipeline, which recently delivered the life-saving Covid-19 vaccines in…
Newark, DE Man Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud Charges Just Before Trial
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Maurice Bertrand, 34, of Newark, DE, pleaded guilty just before jury selection was set to begin for trial in front of United…
San Luis Obispo County Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
LOS ANGELES – A Paso Robles man has been arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 19-year-old Atascadero resident who suffered a fatal overdose from…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for his Role in Oxycodone Prescription Scheme
Montgomery, Alabama – On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, Maurice Daughtry, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role as one of the organizers of a…
Former Sales Representative Convicted in Compound Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former sales representative was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a scheme to defraud public health benefits programs by billing for medically unnecessary compound prescriptions,…
Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating and Adulterating Prescription Pain Medication
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to misappropriating and adulterating prescription morphine while working as a pharmacist, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on October 30,…
Two Arrested for Crack, Prescription Drug Possession
BROOKLYN, MD – Police in Brooklyn have arrested Tyler Watson, 24 and Gregory Schouster, 27, both of Glen Burnie. According to police, on July 15, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers conducted a…
WILCOX: Until We Reform Prescription Drug Pricing, Cash Is King
WILCOX: Until We Reform Prescription Drug Pricing, Cash Is King Terry Wilcox on July 15, 2022 Senate Democrats are currently coalescing around a slimmed-down Build Back Better reconciliation bill that attempts to lower…
Authorities Seize $20 Million In Fentanyl Disguised As Prescription Drugs From Notorious Cartel
Authorities Seize $20 Million In Fentanyl Disguised As Prescription Drugs From Notorious Cartel Jennie Taer on July 15, 2022 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized around $20 million worth of pills containing…
East Windsor Man Admits Role in Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that an East Windsor man has admitted his role in a scheme to acquire and distribute oxycodone obtained through…
Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Prescription Pills while Possessing a Gun
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute thousands of illegal prescription pills including…
Cumberland Woman Told Police She Sold Marijuana And Prescription Meds
CUMBERLAND, MD – On July 1, 2022, an Officer of the Cumberland Police Department observed a drug transaction between a male and female subject. The Officer witnessed a transaction of currency in…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Seven Years For Over 30 Counts of Narcotics Offenses Connected to PA-NJ Prescription Forgery Ring
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Marques Russell, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to seven years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to…
Two Additional South Florida Residents Charged in Elaborate Prescription Medication Diversion Scheme
Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors in Miami have charged two additional men, 51-year-old Lazaro Hernandez and 37-year-old Eladio Vega, for their alleged roles in a widespread fraud scheme involving the distribution of…
Leader of $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore to 210 months in prison. Clero had previously pleaded guilty to…
York Nurse Sentenced For Stealing Prescription Drugs From A Hospice Patient
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dana Aldinger, age 55, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year probation and a $525 fine…
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