A Texas doctor was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay over...
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CA: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Injectable Stem Cell Product Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Drug
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations...
OK: Thackerville Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $115,000 To Resolve Allegations of Illegally Dispensing Controlled Drugs
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Thackerville Pharmacy and its owner, Nurse...
US: Nearly half of online pharmacies selling weight loss drugs are operating illegally, study finds
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertBuying the drugs online without a prescription exposes patients to unregulated, risky products, experts say. Consumers who try to...
CA: Founder/CEO and Clinical President of Digital Health Company Arrested for $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesJustice Department’s First Criminal Drug Distribution Prosecutions Related to a Digital Health Company That Distributed Controlled Substances Via Telemedicine...
United States Sues Telehealth Providers and Executives for Unfair and Deceptive Conduct
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that the United States filed an amended...
CA: Five Individuals Arrested for Defrauding Medicare of Over $15M Through Sham Hospices and Money Laundering
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesFive individuals were arrested yesterday in Los Angeles on criminal charges related to their roles in a years-long scheme...
SC/NC: Laboratory Marketer and North Carolina Physicians Agree to Pay Over $1.3M to Settle Kickback Allegations
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesLaboratory marketer Thomas Anthony Carnaggio, of Irmo, South Carolina, and his marketing company, as well as three physicians in...
LA: NBA Youngboy operated large-scale prescription drug fraud ring in Utah, court docs allege
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertBaton Rouge native and rap superstar NBA Young boy is at the center of an investigation into a large-scale...
The DEA informed community pharmacists on e-prescribing fraud and measures necessary to detect it. In January 2024, a 21-year-old...