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The Deadly Counterfeit Trade Thrives in Florida Download our December 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Florida and consult the updates below. State incident summaries July – December 2022 Florida has also been pursuing drug importation since April 2019. If established, this program will open the door to counterfeits. Learn…
[...]Miami-Dade County Woman Indicted For Performing Illegal Silicone Injections
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a woman in south Florida who was illegally injecting silicone into the bodies of her clients for body contouring purposes. The FDA has never approved silicone injects for this purpose due possible consequences including pulmonary embolism, infection, chest pain, and death…
[...]Life Sentence Handed Down To Florida Doctor Who Made Deadly Counterfeit Pills With Fentanyl
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Florida doctor Johnny C. Benjamin, Jr. received a life sentence after being convicted on five counts by a jury in April. Benjamin manufactured counterfeit pain pills, one of which killed Maggie Crowley…
[...]In Florida, a beloved wife, sister, daughter, aunt was felled by fake oxycodone
Maggie Crowley managed an Outback in Royal Palm Beach, Florida until September 1, 2016, when she was killed by a counterfeit painkiller she got from a coworker. Almost two years later, her close-knit family is still reeling from the loss.
[...]Recent Stories Of Counterfeit Pills From Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida
Three recent stories – from Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida – show the counterfeit pain and anti-anxiety pills are still a major danger to residents along the Gulf Coast…
[...]Jury Convicts Florida Doctor For Making Counterfeit Pills With Fentanyl
A federal jury found Dr. Johnny C. Benjamin of Vero Beach guilty on five of the seven charges against him, including manufacturing counterfeit pills with fentanyl that caused the death of a young woman in Wellington, Florida…
[...]Confidential Informants Named And Charged In Johnny C. Benjamin Case
The two confidential informants in the case against a Vero Beach doctor who was manufacturing counterfeit oxycodone pills have been named and charged in court. Kevan Slater and Zachary Stewart each face multiple counts in recently released superseding indictment…
[...]Counterfeit Drug Manufacturing Trio from Florida Sentenced
The trio of residents from Chipley, Florida that had plead guilty to counterfeit drug and illicit steroid charges have been sentenced, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reports.
[...]Vero Beach Doctor Indicted For Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills That Killed At Least One
U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment against Dr. Johnny C. Benjamin, Jr. of Vero Beach, Florida. He is alleged to have manufactured and sold counterfeit pills made with fentanyl that he purchased online. Authorities know of at least one death attributed to the pills he made…
[...]Florida Woman Injected Clients With Counterfeit Botox At Illegal Med Spa
After receiving a tip in November 2017, police search the home that Diane D’Anca was operating an illegal med spa out of. Inside, police found a “large amount” of medical supplies and records for 100 clients. In a refrigerator in the garage, they found several vials of Botox she injected into clients that turned out to be counterfeit…
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