3:19-CR-00632 (N.D. Jury Finds All Defendants Liable in Utah Telemarketing CaseUnited States v. Feature Films for Families, Inc., et al.Docket Number: 2:12-CV-0811 (D. Utah). The settlement includes significant commitments by Moodys to improve its business practices, including: separation of Moodys commercial and credit rating functions; independent review and approval of changes to rating methodologies; changes to ensure that key personnel are not compensated on the basis of the companys financial performance; enhancing Moodys oversight over its press releases and methodology development; and certifications of compliance by the President/CEO of Moodys with these commitments for at least five years. Court Enters Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction Against Remaining Two Defendants for Selling Miracle Coronavirus Bleach Cure United States v. Genesis II Church of Health and Healing On Jan. 18, 2018, the district court entered a consent decree imposing a $5 million civil penalty and a permanent injunction against Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, to resolve a complaint that the company violated the Consumer Product Safety Act. California Man Indicted in Transnational Fraud and Extortion SchemeUnited States v. Adrianzen, Press Release d/b/a/ APS Pharmaco, et al. Sentencing is set for April 20 in Miami. Robinson and his co-conspirators then acquired Virginia motor vehicle titles with false, low-mileage odometer readings, which were used to sell the vehicles to unsuspecting purchasers. According to the complaints, the CPSC collected dozens of samples of non-compliant toys and other childrens products from the defendants facilities and import shipments. In a complaint filed with the consent decree on May 4, the United States alleged that the defendants processed and packed fish and fishery products under chronic insanitary conditions, as demonstrated by the presence of the pathogenic bacteria L. mono in defendants Brooklyn facility and in their ready-to-eat products. Docket No. The defendants portrayed the companies as law firms and attorney-based companies that would negotiate favorable credit card settlements on behalf of consumers. The complaint alleges that the companys products are manufactured under conditions that are insanitary and inadequate to ensure the safety of its products. Weir admitted that claims the device could safely and effectively treat virtually any disease were false and intended to mislead consumers. WebCases by Type of Lawsuit Contract Real Property Torts - Injury Torts - Property Civil Rights Prisoner Petitions Forfeiture / Penalty Labor Bankruptcy Intellectual Property Social Security Federal Tax Suits Other Statutes Immigration Cases filed Cases 1 - 10 of 415,187 RSS Feed | View as table Youmans v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al No sentencing date has been set. 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. In dismissing his appeal, the Court enforced a broad appellate waiver contained in Lytles plea agreement, which permitted an appeal based only on lack of jurisdiction or an upward departure or variance in sentencing. Defendant Shevin Goodman pled guilty in 2008 to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Baxter Healthcare Corporation Agrees to Pay More Than $18 Million for Failing to Follow Good Manufacturing PracticesUnited States v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation Press ReleaseDocket Number: 1:17-CV-0015 (W.D.N.C.). ); 5:16-CR-0022 (M.D. The indictment alleges that Adrianzen provided payment processing and shipping services for the call centers, knowing that they used fraudulent and extortionate means to extract money from victims. From January through July of 2013, Long created and deposited more than 750,000 unauthorized checks totaling more than $22 million. Victims received telephone calls informing them that they had won more than one million dollars in a lottery, but that they needed to pay advance fees to claim their winnings. The complaint also alleged that the companies manufactured and/or distributed a number of dermatological products that were not approved by the FDA. Press Release ThePDFdocument is five pages, so the charge is $0.50. WebThese are the typical stages of a federal lawsuit: The Plaintiff files a COMPLAINT, setting out the facts and legal theories on which the case is based. Docket Number: 1:19-cr-16 (W.D.V.A.). According to the complaint, FDAs analysis of environmental samples collected during two 2016 inspections revealed the presence of L. mono contamination in multiple locations throughout the facility. The court also found that defendants had distributed adulterated tuna salad sandwiches due to their failure to implement a plan pursuant to the agencys Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) regulations. Docket No. In all, 22 individuals were convicted of fraud in connection with Vendstar. In a July 2019 complaint, the government alleged that Facebook violated a 2012 FTC Order and committed new violations of the FTC Act by misrepresenting to consumers how to protect personal data and how Facebook used such data. The jury in E. Jean Carroll's federal civil case got its first look Tuesday at the former advice Docket Number:0:18-CV-60377 (S.D. Harkonen was convicted of wire fraud in 2009 for distributing a fraudulent press release designed to boost sales of his companys main drug. A few examples of cases under federal law include suing a police officer under the federal civil rights statute (called a 1983 case) or suing because a government organization has unlawfully discriminated against you. According to the complaint, the defendants issued thousands of prescriptions without apparent regard for patient harm, including prescriptions for a dangerous combination of an opioid, short-acting benzodiazepine, and a muscle relaxer. Things You Should Know About The ANSWER is the formal In February 2020, Kimura admitted his involvement in a lottery fraud scheme whereby he would receive money orders from lottery fraud victims and money mules, or individuals connected to the scheme who assist in moving proceeds between bank accounts. The government filed a complaint alleging that the companys dietary supplements are manufactured under conditions that are inadequate to ensure the quality of its products. United States v. Home Style Foods et al. Fifth Defendant Sentenced in Debt Relief Fraud SchemeUnited States v. Nelson et al. Oshiro has an extensive history of growing, processing, and packaging ready-to-eat mung bean, alfalfa, clover, and radish sprouts under grossly insanitary conditions. 8:21-cv-00188 (M.D. From January 2013 through July 2013, Long created and deposited more than 750,000 remotely-created checks, totaling more than $22 million and drawn on the bank accounts of unwitting victims. On March 27, 2018, the district court permanently enjoined dietary supplement distributor MyNicNaxs LLC, and two principals of the company, Chevonne Torres and Michael Banner, from selling and distributing unapproved and misbranded new drugs. );2:16-CR-316 (D.N.J. Affected customers interested in refunds can contact My Doctor Suggests LLC at (1-866- 660-9868) or refunds@mydoctorsuggests.com. Cal.). Spokane, Washington Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment for Selling Industrial Bleach as Miracle Cure United States v. Smith, Press ReleaseDocket Number: 2:13-CR-14 (E. D. Wash.). Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Docket Number: 15-14400 (11th Cir.). The United States criminal trial against Indivior is scheduled to begin on May 11, 2020. Docket Number: 8:20-cv-1794 (M.D. View more updates. As part of the settlement, PharMedium may not manufacture, hold, or distribute its drugs from its Tennessee facility unless PharMedium complies with specific remedial measures set forth in the consent decree. Docket Number: 1:19-CV-02184 (D.D.C.). Mich.). It depends entirely on the nature of the Ind.). Tex.). As part of the scheme, the Galis used fictitious dealer names to purchase high-mileage vehicles, altered the odometers and vehicle titles, obtained clean Pennsylvania titles reflecting the false mileages, and sold the vehicles at auctions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Press Release The fine represents Akinyoyenus pecuniary gain from the crime. 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. Altogether, 22 individuals were convicted of fraud in connection with Vendstar. The multi-faceted settlement includes a Statement of Facts in which Moodys acknowledged key aspects of its conduct, and a compliance agreement to prevent future violations of law. The government alleged that FKOL plant management directed employees to remove certain records from the premises and delete other records from computers that would have revealed FKOL was manufacturing drug ingredients in contravention of FDA requirements. Have a question about Government Services? The court sentenced Bearden to five months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release, the first five months of which will be home detention. United States v. Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. and Charles Buchalter; Pharmaceutical Innovations, Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin; Docket Number: 2:14-CV-6139 (D.N.J. Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Against Fraudulent Online Stores Purporting to Sell COVID-19 Health and Safety ProductsUnited States v. Thu Phan Dinh, et al. You must also submit either the filing fee or an IFP application. The Second Circuit previously affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ned Weaver, the manager of the scheme. The jury acquitted defendants on 14 felony counts of fraud and one conspiracy count. OxyElite Pro was recalled in 2013 after being linked by the Food and Drug Administration to a deadly outbreak of serious liver injuries. Consent Decree Filed in Enforcement Action Against New Jersey Drug Manufacturer and Owner United States v. Acino Products, LLC, and Ravi Deshpande California Hand Sanitizer Distributor Ordered to Stop Marketing Unapproved New Drugs, United States v. Innovative Biodefense, et al.Press Release Calif.). Court Permanently Enjoins Minnesota Dairy Farm and Owners from Distributing Adulterated MeatUnited States v. Todd and Patty Meech Dairy Farm, et al.Press Release 75 percent of PACER users do not pay a fee in a given quarter. Docket Number: 0:17-CV-21659 (S.D. OxyElite Pro was recalled in 2013 after being linked by the Food and Drug Administration to a deadly outbreak of serious liver injuries. The verdict was the first ever in an action to enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule and Do Not Call Registry rule. Following the most recent inspection, at FDAs request, Downing voluntarily recalled all unexpired sterile injectable drugs that had been distributed and ceased manufacturing/compounding sterile injectable drugs. An FDA inspection performed in March and April 2015 revealed that the companys fish products were adulterated within the meaning of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in that the company failed to develop and implement an adequate Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point plan to control and prevent identified food safety hazards. Fla.). The family of Tyre Nichols has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the Memphis police over the 29-year-olds beating and death. The fraud investigation resulted in Adrianzens conviction in November 2019 for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Docket Number: 19-CR-0282 (D. Cal.). The department filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Nov. 21 alleging that Neptunes seafood products are produced under conditions that are inadequate to ensure the safety of its products. Ltd., d/b/a Maven Info Tech Ltd., d/b/a Ozemio Inc., d/b/a OZM, d/b/a Urgent Tech Help, d/b/a UTH Roos distributed several varieties of ready-to-eat cheese, including ricotta, queso fresco and fresh cheese curd and sold and distributed its products to wholesale customers in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington D.C. and Mark Berman, M.D. On March 8, 2021, the court unsealed an indictment charging four individualsDr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme, M.D., Lisett Raventos, Jessica Palacio, and Maytee Lledo each were charged by information in the Southern District of Florida with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and Palacio was also charged with one count of making a false statement to the FDA. Long previously operated as a third-party payment processor, creating and depositing checks on behalf of numerous merchants. Court Orders Non-Religious Florida Church to Stop Selling Unlawful Bleach Product as Coronavirus Treatment. On March 13, 2019, the two remaining defendants in the USP Labs case pleaded guilty in Dallas to felony charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently sell workout supplements. Tenn.). Medtronic, which acquired ev3 subsequent to the course of criminal conduct, also agreed to pay $13 million in a separate matter as part of a global settlement to resolve False Claims Act liability arising from an investigation of alleged kickbacks paid to surgeons to use the Solitaire medical device, a second ev3 neurovascular product. As alleged in the governments complaint, the defendants called and sent letters to consumers falsely claiming that the consumers had won hundreds of thousands of dollars in a sweepstakes. The clinical trial sought to compare the efficacy of two asthma treatments in a pediatric population. Fla.); 5:16-CV-0577 (M.D. Registered filers to file federal court documents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW WebThis civil statute was a provision within the Crime Control Act of 1994 and makes it unlawful for any governmental authority, or agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of a The lawsuit alleges that the Town of Sunset Natural Products was a dietary supplement manufacturer and distributor in Miami, Florida that, in addition to manufacturing its own products, also acted as a contract repacker/relabeler of previously encapsulated dietary supplements. The consent decree of permanent injunction was entered by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews on Jan. 26. The injunction, which will last for at least five years, follows an October 20, 2015 order in which the court granted the governments motion for summary judgment, finding that the defendant company, Serra Cheese, was adulterating cheese products under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 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. Va.) Both men pleaded guilty in July 2019 to conspiracy to alter odometers. On June 25, 2018, Michael Rossi was sentenced to 63 months in prison plus three years of supervised release in connection with a telemarketing scheme that defrauded thousands of victims, many of whom were elderly, out of more than $2.7 million. Find court specific information to help you file a case electronically and developer resources. According to the complaint, lab testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture detected above-tolerance drug residue in the liver of one of defendants cows sold for slaughter. Basnight fraudulently obtained new title documents reflecting the false mileages and resold the vehicles at inflated prices. Press Release People who eat food contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium can contract the disease listeriosis, which can be seriouseven fatalfor vulnerable groups such as newborns and those with impaired immune systems. Robinson owned an auto body shop located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Food and Drug Administration cleared LC Bead to be used for embolization, a process in which the flow of blood to liver tumors is stopped or reduced. On September 25, 2015, the district court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Sunset Natural Products Inc., and the firms co-owners, Dr. Teresa Martinez (a.k.a Dr. Teresa Martinez-Arroyo) and Elsy Cruz, stopping them from violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by manufacturing and distributing adulterated dietary supplements. 1345 against Elagoon Business Solutions Pvt Ltd., an India-based company. On December 4, 2019, a Dallas grand jury indicted Christopher Reyes on charges related to the importation of counterfeit THC vaping products from Chinese manufacturers. This case was initiated in 2011, alleging that the defendants, Feature Films for Families, Inc., Corporations for Character, L.C., Family Films of Utah, Inc., and Forrest S. Baker III, committed widespread violations of the FTC Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in various telemarketing campaigns to sell DVDs and movie tickets, and in charitable solicitation call campaigns. Final proceeds from the sale of these properties will go toward restitution payments in the fraud case. Court Restrains Tampa Pharmacy and Two Employees from Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances. The Court set Romeo's sentencing for June 21. On March 22, 2017, Cassandra Althea Palmer was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and three years supervised release in connection with her participation in a Jamaican-based lottery scheme. Docket Number: 8:20-cv-1794 (M.D. Docket No. Case No. The other two defendants are presently in the Republic of Colombia, and their time to answer the Complaint for Permanent Injunction had not yet expired. The website stated that kits would be sent in exchange for a $4.95 shipping charge, which consumers would pay by providing credit card billing information. According to the charges, all of these patients had been given TPN that was compounded and distributed by Meds IV. Wash.), On May 2, 2019, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik entered a preliminary injunction under 18 U.S.C. The decrees against Hill and Woods were entered on February 26, 2016, and June 27, 2016, respectively. On April 26, 2021, Cameroonian national Desmond Fodje Boba arrived in Pittsburgh following his extradition from Romania. United States v. Vivint Smart Home, Inc., Case No. The callers also falsely threatened victims with lawsuits, negative marks on their credit reports, imprisonment, or immigration consequences if they did not immediately pay for the purportedly delivered products and settlement fees. The named defendants include direct mailers, printers, a cager, and a data manager who created and maintained lead lists. Epsilon further admitted that over the course of nearly a decade, the company knowingly sold 30 million American consumers data to clients engaged in fraud. Washington DC 20530-0001. Defendant Sentenced in Connection with Lottery Scam Based in JamaicaUnited States v. Shashana Stacyann Smith Press Release The indictment, returned on February 23, 2021, alleges that the defendants enrolled subjects into clinical trials who did not meet the eligibility criteria for those trials, falsified laboratory results, falsified medical records, and falsely represented that subjects were taking the drugs being studied when in fact they were not. On December 14, 2015, the district court entered a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction against Bethel Nutritional Consulting and its owners. Medical Device Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Pay $3 Million for Failure to Report a RecallUnited States v. ACell, Inc.Press Release Lledo is the third defendant to plead guilty in connection with the scheme. Docket Number: 1:21-cr-00006-RM (D. Colo.). Three men extradited from Peru for overseeing call centers that threatened and defrauded Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States Defendants Appeal Dismissed in QLaser Medical Device Scam United States v. Robert Larry Lytle et al. Clenbuterol is only approved for sale in the United States as an equine bronchodilator, yet is sold on the black market for use by bodybuilders. Lindo is a Jamaican national and naturalized U.S. citizen. Carrolls civil lawsuit was the first of Trumps current legal troubles to make it to trial, with opening 1345 against Maven Infotech Pvt. As part of Juxtapids approval, FDA required a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to educate prescribers about the risks of liver toxicity and to restrict access to Juxtapid only to those patients with a clinical or laboratory diagnosis consistent with HoFH. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler told Yabe that you deserve to be professionally disgraced your conduct was unpardonable, but noted that there was no evidence that Yabe intentionally violated the law and credited him for coming to the United States to plead guilty, when there was little possibility that he would be extradited. A nearly 30-year-old rape claim against Donald Trump has gone to trial. On May 22, 2019, Hisao Yabe was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000 for his failure to report to the Food and Drug Administration information that called into question the safety of a medical device manufactured by Olympus Medical Systems Corporation. The complaint alleged that defendants had a history of processing food products under insanitary conditions. At a plant in North Carolina, Baxter manufactured large-volume sterile intravenous (IV) solutions in a clean room that had high-efficiency particulate absorption (HEPA) filters installed in the ceiling. Pedersen allegedly posed as a doctor to promote ingestible silver-based products as a cure for COVID-19 despite having no evidence that his products could treat the disease. The dealers, in turn, sold them to consumers. The Court rescheduled all sentencing hearings in this matter to July and August 2020. Court Orders New York Company and its Operators to Stop Distributing Adulterated Dietary Supplements. Docket Number: 3:15-CR-496 (N.D. United States v. Bencosme, et al. The defendants also sell background reports despite failing to comply with the laws requiring defendants to ensure that the reports are as accurate as possible, to identify who is buying the reports and how they plan to use them, and to notify buyers of how they may legally use the reports. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of the government in January. On March 10, 2016, the government filed a complaint against KFJ Marketing, Sunlight Solar Leads LLC, Go Green Education, and the owner of those companies, Francisco Salvat, to halt a telemarketing campaign which failed to transmit accurate caller identification information, and resulted in 1.3 million illegal phone calls to consumers who had placed their phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry. In denying MediNaturas motion, the court held that the company could not establish a likelihood of success on the merits of those claims without first asking the court to reconsider its dismissal of them. Young and Barka sent fraudulent prize notification letters to victims in the United States and numerous other countries. E. Jean Carroll says former President Donald J. Trump attacked her in a department store. Jonathan Doyle, the president of USPlabs, and Jacobo Geissler, the CEO of USP Labs, pleaded guilty February 21 and February 28, respectively, to conspiracy to introduce misbranded food into interstate commerce. and United States v. Global Voicecom, Inc., et al. Smith also was ordered to pay $167,532.95 in restitution. 1345), was filed against a John Doe defendant standing in for the operator of the website, whose true identity remains unknown. Md.). On Feb. 20, 2018, the district court issued a temporary restraining order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. On December 23, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York permanently enjoined Edgewood, New York entities ABH Natures Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., and StockNutra.com, Inc., along with the businesses owner, Mohammed Jahirul Islam, of Flushing, New York, from distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Docket Number: 1:20-cv-2016 (E.D.N.Y.). Blue Bells former president, Paul Kruse, was previously charged on May 1, 2020, in connection with his role in covering up from customers what the company knew about the contaminated ice cream. The callers also falsely threatened victims with court proceedings, negative marks on their credit reports, imprisonment, or immigration consequences if they did not immediately pay for the purportedly delivered products and settlement fees. Docket No. Based on the evidence presented, the court found probable cause to conclude that Defendant Maven Infotech Pvt. Fla.). Contrary to these agreements, Turner sold the drugs to drug wholesalers at higher prices. Injunction Action Filed Against Drug CompounderUnited States v. Downing Labs, LLC et al.Press ReleaseDocket Number: 3:16-CV-003 (N.D.Tex.).
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