Incident Encyclopedia
La Jolla Doctor Sentenced to Probation, Required to Pay over $2 million in Fines For Purchasing Misbranded Cancer Medication
View larger map A La Jolla oncologist, Doctor Joel I. Bernstein, has pled guilty to charges he purchased unapproved foreign cancer medications and defrauded Medicare by claiming credit for the drugs as if they were genuine. On Tuesday July 2nd, Bernstein was sentenced to one year of probation, and required to pay over $2 million…
[...]Tennessee Cancer Doctor Sentenced to 2 Years in Counterfeit Cancer Drug Case
View larger map On June 10, 2013, Dr. William Kincaid of Johnson City, Tennessee was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in purchasing misbranded and possibly counterfeit cancer drugs. Kincaid was a physician and managing partner for McLeod Cancer and Blood Center of Johnson City, Tennessee. The clinic was set up to…
[...]French Customs Seizes 1.2 Million Doses of Counterfeit Aspirin
View larger map On May 25, 2013, France’s Ministry of Economy announced the largest seizure of counterfeit medication ever made by France and the European Union. French customs agents in Le Havre discovered 1.2 million doses of counterfeit aspirin hidden in a shipment of tea originating from China. The goods in the shipment were destined…
[...]Tennessee Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Supplying Dialysis Clinics with Misbranded Chinese Iron Sucrose
A pharmacist in Tennessee named Robert Harshbarger has pleaded guilty to charges he replaced FDA-approved iron sucrose for use in kidney dialysis with unapproved foreign versions of the drug which he then sold to kidney dialysis clinics, including Kansas Dialysis Services. Several patients at Kidney Dialysis Services were treated with the misbranded drugs, but none…
[...]London Raid Finds $750K in Misbranded Drugs
View larger map A police raid in West London netted over $750,000 worth of misbranded and unlicensed prescription drugs. Investigators from the MHRA believe the stash were manufactured in India, and were packaged and stored in unsanitary conditions in the London flat. About 150,000 pills were seized. Most of the misbranded drugs were drugs for…
[...]Chicago Pharmacist Charged with Substituting Chinese Counterfeits for Genuine Medication
View larger map Michael Markiewicz, a Chicago area pharmacist, was indicted in Federal court April 18th 2013 on charges that instead of filling prescriptions with genuine ED medication, he purchased Chinese-made counterfeits and substituted them for the real drugs. Markiewicz was charged with eight counts of violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; four…
[...]Illinois Businessman Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Botox and Juviderm
View larger map Christopher Carstens, an Alton Illinois businessman, has been charged with nine counts in federal court related to his sales of counterfeit Botox and Juviderm through his company, Orthopaedic Soultions, Inc. It is alleged that Carstens distributed approximately 5,879 units of foreign versions of Botox and Juvederm via his sales representatives to doctors…
[...]4 Welsh Residents Sentenced in UK Counterfeit Drugs Case
View larger map In the United Kingdom, three men and one woman in southeastern Wales have been sentenced in a counterfeit drugs case involving a fake online pharmacy based in Pakistan. Andrew Luxton was sentenced to one year in jail. Samantha Steed was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for 18 months. Carl Willis…
[...]Founder of Montana Healthcare Solutions Pleads Guilty in Counterfeit Cancer Drug Case
View larger map On March 21, 2013, Paul Bottomley, a citizen of the United Kingdom, signed a plea agreement acknowledging his guilt in distributing counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin in the United States. He admitted that the business he founded, Montana Healthcare Solutions, played a significant role in distributing the counterfeit cancer medication…
[...]Portguese National Sentenced to 44 Months in Jail after $2.4 Million Worth of Unlicensed and Class C Drugs Seized by MHRA
View larger map Mahomed Bacai, a Portuguese national living in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 44 months in prison for running an illegal mail order drug business out of his home. The investigation conducted by the Medicine Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) resulted in the seizure of approximately £1.6 million worth of unlicensed, prescription-only-medicines and…
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