In pleading guilty, Smith admitted that from in or around early 2015 through at least in or around August 2016, she participated in a scheme to defraud victims throughout the United States. The United States alleged in an October 2017 complaint that inspections at Riddhi found numerous violations of the current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, including the failure to establish product specifications for the purity and strength of finished dietary supplements, the failure to verify the identity of dietary ingredients, and the failure to follow written quality control procedures. On October 25, 2018, Patrice Runner, a Canadian and French citizen, was indicted in the Eastern District of New York on charges of mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Official websites use .gov The material was found on Adrianzens cell phone and laptop computer when government agents executed search warrants on both devices in connection with an unrelated fraud investigation. The decree against Lyman was filed on July 12, 2016, and is subject to court approval. Despite the fact that the company had told the FDA that the Stratus was intended to maintain an opening to a patients sinus, Facteau and Fabian launched the product intending it to be used as a steroid delivery device. In conjunction with the filing of the complaint, the defendants agreed to settle the litigation and be bound by a consent decree of permanent injunction that prohibits them from committing violations of the FDCA. Government Files Complaint for Permanent Injunction Against New Jersey Maker of Ultrasound Gels United States v. Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. and Charles Buchalter; Pharmaceutical Innovations, Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin; Docket Number: 1:20-cr-123; 1:20-cr-122 (W.D. Defendant Pleads Guilty in Alleged $174 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme. In a complaint filed in February, the United States alleged the companys medicated feed labels did not list active drug ingredients or include adequate instructions for use. If you believe your civil rights, or someone elses, have been violated, submit a report using our online form. Anna Watts for The New York Times. Henrys Farm manufactured and distributed a variety of soybean sprouts and repackaged and distributed mung bean sprouts. Chlorine dioxide is a potent agent used to bleach textiles, among other industrial applications, and a severe respiratory and eye irritant that can cause nausea, diarrhea and dehydration. 3 minutes ago ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Three former womens basketball players at Eastern New Mexico University have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming their coach coerced them to undergo treatments that amounted to sexual assault by her volunteer trainer husband. On February 5, 2021, Maytee Lledo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an scheme to falsify clinical trial data. Three men extradited from Peru for overseeing call centers that threatened and defrauded Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States On July 31, 2015, the United States filed a complaint against three dietary supplement makers, Atrium Inc., Aspen Group Inc., Nutri-Pak of Wisconsin Inc., and the owners of the three firms, James F. Sommers and Roberta A. Sommers, based on violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty in Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme. The indictment alleges Indivior employees encouraged the misuse of Suboxone through relationships with doctors engaged in illegitimate prescribing, and that they made fraudulent claims about the safety and diversion of the drug. Docket No. As part of the consent decree, the defendants represented that Medistat has ceased operations. (respectively). If you believe you are a victim in this matter and would like to speak with someone regarding the case, please call Special Agent Chad Medaris, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, at 214-887-4174. On January 22, 2020, two Mississippi men were sentenced on charges stemming from their participation in a conspiracy to roll back odometers on used vehicles. On Feb. 20, 2018, the district court issued a temporary restraining order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (A) Without a Court Order. La. Docket Number: 1:20-cr-104 (E.D.N.Y.). Robinson pleaded guilty in February 2017 to one count of conspiracy to commit odometer tampering and securities fraud. The defendant sells smart home monitoring products and services on commission using a door-to-door sales force. Defendant Sentenced in Prescription Drug Diversion SchemeUnited States v. Karen Turner Press Release The callers falsely claimed that victims failed to pay for or receive certain product deliveries, and that victims owed thousands of dollars in fines as a result. The district court found that Spectrum and its former subsidiary, Applica Consumer Products Inc., violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by waiting years to inform the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of customer reports that handles on Black & Decker-brand coffee carafes suddenly could break and create a burn hazard from hot coffee. New Jersey Dietary Supplement Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud, FDCA Charges UnitedStates v. David Romeo, Press ReleaseDocket Number: 2:16-CR-092 (D.N.J.). On June 5, 2015, the United States filed an injunction action in the District of New Jersey against Acino Products, LLC (Acino) and its owner, Ravi Deshpande, to prevent the distribution of unapproved and misbranded drugs. Sign up to receive PACER announcements by email. On August 3, 2015, the district court entered an order of permanent injunction against Henh Wong Fresh Produce, a sole proprietorship, its owner, David C. Ly, and employees Kin S. Ly and Thahn Danny C. Ly, to stop them from violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) by causing food to be adulterated while it is held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce. Sales representatives with the knowledge and encouragement of Vendstars CEO and other managers misrepresented the businesses likely profits, how its past customers were doing, the availability of high-profit locations, and the services that locating companies would provide. District Court Adopts Consent Order on Implementation Details for Tobacco Corrective StatementUnited States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al.Press ReleaseDocket Number: 1:99-CV-2496 (D.D.C.). Aghaegbuna previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy and a substantive violation of the FDCA, as well as one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering. On May 6, 2016, the district court approved a consent decree resolving the claims against all remaining defendants in this civil action for injunction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. On May 20, 2015, the United States filed a criminal Information against ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company introduced peanut butter contaminated with salmonella into interstate commerce in 2006. On February 12, 2016, the district court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Mill Stream Corporation of Hancock, Maine, and its owner, Ira J. Two co-conspirators previously were sentenced in connection with this matter. On May 27, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald A. The injunction requires the defendants to destroy dietary supplements that are in their possession and implement several consumer safety measures before resuming the manufacturing or distributing of dietary supplements. The letters falsely claimed recipients had won money or valuable prizes, such as luxury cars. For more information, read Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or contact the PRO SE Clerk. Some victims lost thousands of dollars in the scheme. On April 9, a federal grand jury sitting in Abingdon, Virginia, indicted Indivior for allegedly engaging in an illicit nationwide scheme to increase prescriptions of Suboxone. The firm sold their soups to various distributors after receiving seafood from other states including Florida. United States v. Indivior Inc. et al. Press Release 1:20-cr-20190 (S.D. Docket Number: 2:19-CV-9 (M.D. Docket No. ) On April 29, 2021, Omar Cuzcano Marroquin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a series of Peruvian call centers that used Internet-based calls to contact Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States to threaten and defraud them. Civil Procedures Docket Number: 2:13-CR-0120 (E.D.N.Y.). Docket Number: 5:19-cr-524 (W.D. Mathauda also appealed the courts denial of his motion to proceed pro se, arguing that he had made a clear and unequivocal request to proceed pro se before his sentencing and that the denial of the motion without a hearing violated his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation. Court Denies Drug Companys Motion for Emergency Relief in Case Involving Challenge to FDAs Drug Withdrawal Determination. On October 12, 2018, Tully Lovisa, of Huntington Station, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a mass-mailing scheme that brought in millions of dollars from victims. The defendants were arrested in 2016 by Peruvian authorities and extradited to Miami in December. On June 8, 2017, Paul Robinson was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in an odometer tampering and securities fraud conspiracy. Bearden, the former compliance director of Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmakon), of Noblesville, Indiana, pleaded guilty in November 2017 to conspiracy and nine counts of adulterating drugs. The injunction further requires Dr. Reddys to maintain internal controls and procedures designed to ensure timely, truthful, complete, and accurate reporting of such issues to the Commission. Facebook paid the $5 billion penalty on April 29, 2020. Before you file a lawsuit, you need to know who you are going to sue. 1343. On February 5, 2021, Maytee Lledo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an scheme to falsify clinical trial data. The callers threatened victims with negative credit scores, imprisonment, deportation, or seized property if they refused to immediately pay settlement fees. Guerra and two co-defendants were arrested in Peru and extradited in 2019. The government alleged that the companys fish products were adulterated pursuant to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In March 2006, B. Braun started buying saline syringes from AM2PAT, Inc. (AM2PAT), despite already being aware of problems related to AM2PAT complying with current good manufacturing practices. Docket Number: 3:16-CR-0224 (W.D.N.C.). The Second Circuit rejected that argument, holding that [f]raudsters may not escape criminal liability for lies told to induce gullible victims to make worthless investments by inducing them to sign a contract containing disclaimers of reliance.. The government alleged that between 2013 and 2018, the scheme brought in millions of dollars from victims, many of whom were elderly or vulnerable, without paying the promised cash prizes to anyone. District Court Enters Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction Against Maine Fish Processor UnitedStates v. Mill Stream Corporation and Ira J. Frantzman, Press ReleaseDocket Number: 1:16-CV-0080 (D. The PACER Service Center can assist you at (800) 676-6856 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or by email atpacer@psc.uscourts.gov. Executives of Canadian Payment Processor Charged with Fraud and Money LaunderingUnited States v. Day, Press Release The complaint seeks civil penalties as well as a preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against the defendants. Cases, Dockets and Filings in Pennsylvania A restitution order required the defendant to pay restitution of more than $3.8 million, and the court repeatedly ordered the defendant to sell his condominiums in Costa Rica and apply the funds to his restitution obligations. Permanent Injunction Entered Against Vermont Dairy FarmUnitedStates v. Correia Farm Limited Partnership d/b/a Wynsum Holsteins, and Anthony Correia, Barbara Correia, and Stephen Correia, Press ReleaseDocket Number: 1:15-CV-0256 (D. Vt.). The complaint alleges that such drug claims appear on the defendants primary website and the website of one of the companys primary distributors. Dallal procured the drugs from multiple illegal and unlicensed sources and sold them to co-conspirators without the required pedigree document stating where Dallal had purchased the drugs. According to an indictment returned by a Miami grand jury, the defendants supervised call centers in Peru that placed calls to Spanish-speaking consumers across the United States. The plea was part of an global resolution that included a separate consent decree of permanent injunction to resolve civil liability under the FDCA. Former Attorney Pleads Guilty for Role in Loan Modification Scam That Targeted Struggling HomeownersUnited States v. Ronald RodisPress ReleaseDocket Number: 8:13-CR-0208 (C.D. Fla.). Fla.). On February 22, 2019, Judge David Carter denied defendants motion to dismiss the United States complaint, finding that statements on websites can constitute drug labeling under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). The court previously entered a temporary restraining order against the defendants. 401(3), in connection with his role in several fraudulent business opportunities. Justice Department and State Partners Secure Nearly $864 Million Settlement With Moodys Arising From Conduct in the Lead up to the Financial CrisisIn re: Moodys Investors Service Inc. Press Release ); 2:12-CV-2264 (D.N.J. The victim did not win a lottery prize and did not collect any winnings. Juxtapid was approved to treat patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), a rare genetic disorder that causes abnormally high levels of LDL-C, or bad cholesterol. The callers falsely claimed that victims failed to pay for or receive certain product deliveries, and that victims owed thousands of dollars in fines as a result. Smith sold Miracle Mineral Supplement or MMS, which he touted as a cure for cancer, AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, lyme disease, asthma, the common cold, and various other diseases. On July 20, 2016, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against William Facteau and Patrick Fabian for distributing a medical device known as the Relieva Stratus Microflow Spacer (Stratus). His conduct in this case violated the injunction. On June 16, 2020, Lawrence B. Ryan was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar to 10 months imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and to introduce into interstate commerce misbranded drugs with the intent to defraud or mislead. United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Arkansas Compounding PharmacyUnited States v. Cantrell Drug Co. et al.Press Release Cooperating Defendant Sentenced in Egg Contamination CaseUnited States v. Tony WasmundPress ReleaseDocket Number: 3:12-CR-3041 (N.D. Iowa). In January 2014, Tahir Saeed also entered guilty pleas to several counts of the indictment, and was sentenced in October 2016 to time served. On November 19, 2018, the district court entered a temporary restraining order against 15 defendants alleged to have been involved in mailing fraudulent solicitations related to three prize promotion schemes. Victims sent money to mailboxes located in the United States and received no cash prizes. The government argued that profits from RX Limiteds drug sales funded Lerouxs other alleged criminal enterprises, including arms trafficking, weapons development for Iran, and cocaine trafficking. Dietary Supplement Manufacturer Enjoined from Distributing Adulterated, Misbranded Products Marketed as DrugsUnited States v. EonNutra LLC et al.Press Release White entered a temporary restraining order against an Oklahoma company that touted an unapproved colloidal silver product as a COVID-19 treatment. The indictment alleges that Adrianzen partnered with several Peruvian call centers that contacted Spanish-speaking consumers in the U.S., many of whom were elderly and vulnerable. On March 14, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered a joint Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction against EonNutra LLC, two related companies, CDSM LLC and HABW LLC, and their owner, Michael Floren, to prevent the defendants sale and distribution of adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and unapproved and misbranded drugs in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). Four Individuals Charged in Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme, United States v. Bencosme, et al. Mass.). Docket Number: 1:19-CV-3382 (N.D. Ill.). 1, 2018, filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against Cantrell Drug Company and its co-owner and Chief Executive Officer, James L. McCarley, Jr., to stop the manufacturing and distribution of adulterated drugs. Long previously operated as a third-party payment processor, creating and depositing checks on behalf of numerous merchants. In fact, there are currently no legitimate COVID-19 vaccines in existence. Docket Number: 1:20-cr-20190 (S.D. On August 8, 2018, the District Court permanently enjoined Patrick Fraser, Christopher Fraser, and Ubuki Kanehira, three members of an alleged Canada-based mass-mailing scheme. Apex shipped prescription drugs, including addictive pain medications such as Fioricet, Soma, and Tramadol, to customers from across the United States who submitted orders and filled out online medical questionnaires. (criminal case)Docket Number: 1:16-CV-0032(D. On January 8, 2016, the district court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Downing Labs, LLC, Ashley Downing, Christopher Downing, and Roger Mansfield. As a result of a previous court order, the statements currently are running on television five times per week, and previously ran as full-page ads in about fifty newspapers across the country. Court Rules in Favor of Government in Challenge to FDAs Authority to Regulate Genetically Modified Salmon IFR v. Azar. Docket Number: 1:19-CV-02184 (D.D.C.). Crawford admitted that he recruited at least 30 individuals to serve as money mules to receive funds stolen from servicemembers and veterans, and that he arranged to remit stolen funds to other co-conspirators in the Philippines. Ryan, at the time a licensed physician in Virginia, was paid $2 per drug order. Press ReleaseDocket Number: 1:16-CV-0348 (S.D. S. marcescens is a bacteria that can cause bloodstream infections if introduced into the bloodstream through contaminated medications.