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Chinese National Flees Justice After Counterfeit Drug Importation Conviction
View larger map Chinese national En Wang 32, has fled justice on his counterfeit drug conviction. Once he had been convicted of conspiring to traffic fake medications, Wang, while free on bond, fled the United States just prior to his sentencing. Wang was subsequently sentenced in absentia to 33 months in federal prison without parole…
[...]New York Pharmacists Indicted for Purchasing Black Market HIV Drugs for Resale
View larger map Pharmacists in Brooklyn and Suffolk County who worked for MOMs specialty HIV Medication Pharmacy have been charged with allegedly re-selling HIV and AIDS medications to patients that had been illegally obtained on the black market. The medications were mislabeled and potentially mishandled and expired. MOMs and their parent company Allion Healthcare then…
[...]2nd Instance of Counterfeit Cancer Treatment Drug Found in United States: April 3, 2012
View larger map A second instance of a counterfeit version of the cancer therapy drug Avastin, labeled Altuzan (as it is labeled in Turkey) has been found in the United States, announced the FDA. Vials of the medication were tested at FDA labs and found not to contain the active ingredients, according to the FDA.…
[...]San Diego Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in Misbranded Cancer Drug Scam
A San Diego Pharmacist, Maher Idriss, owner of Oberlin Medical Supply, has pleaded guilty to playing an integral part in a complex counterfeit cancer drug scheme that bought cancer medications in bulk form from Turkey, India, and Pakistan. The misbranded oncology drugs were then repackaged and sold as genuine, FDA-approved medications. Idriss repackaged the drugs…
[...]La Jolla Businessman, James R. Newcomb, Pleads Guilty to Counterfeit Drug Importation Charges
View larger map In an FDA report unsealed February 16th, La Jolla CA businessman, James R. Newcomb has pled guilty on charges of conspiracy to cause the introduction of adulterated prescription drugs into interstate commerce. Newcomb’s business, Ban Dune Marketing Inc (BDMI) of La Jolla, CA. has been named as a source of the counterfeit…
[...]Saint Louis Area Oncologist Pleads Guilty to Purchasing and Distributing Fake Cancer Drugs
View larger map In an FDA report unsealed February 16th, Saint Louis, MO oncologist, Dr. Abid S. Nisar has pled guilty on charges of distributing and receiving misbranded and adulterated prescription drugs, including the cancer treatment drugs marketed in the United States as Neupogen®, Herceptin® and Rituxan®. Nisar purchased the counterfeit cancer from Ban Dune…
[...]Counterfeit Cancer Treatment Drug Found in United States
View in a larger map A counterfeit version of the cancer therapy drug Avastin has been found in the United States, announced Roche Holding AG, a Swiss company. Vials of the medication were tested at Roche and found not to contain the active ingredients, according to Genentech, a division of Roche. A foreign supplier of…
[...]Maryland Oncologist Pleads Guilty to Importing Misbranded Cancer Drugs
View larger map In an FDA report unsealed August 11, 2011, Maryland oncologist Dr. Isabella Martire has pled guilty on charges of introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce. Martire purchased cancer drugs not approved or verified by the FDA from a UK-based supplier and gave them to her patients. She then sought reimbursement from…
[...]Counterfeit Cancer Drug Ring Exposed In Chinese Trial
View in a larger map On May 20, 2011 eleven defendants pleaded guilty to producing and selling fake cancer drug medication that caused eye infections in 61 people in Shanghai, China. The counterfeit cancer medication, given to patients suffering macular degeneration, was contaminated saline, reported the prosecution to the Luwan District People’s Court, reported English…
[...]Man Found Guilty of UK’s Biggest Fake Drug Case Sentenced to 8 Years, Faces Over $8 Million in Fines
View larger map On April 8, 2011, Peter Gillespie, 64, of Windsor, Berkshire, was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court for what the MHRA refers to a “the most serious known breach of counterfeit medicine in the regulated supply chain.” Gillespie was accused of infiltrating the legitimate UK supply chain with counterfeit medications imported from…
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