Man Pleads Guilty In Arkansas After Making Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills At His Home

Lewis Chafin of Fayetteville, Arkansas pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a tableting or encapsulating machine with the intent to manufacture fentanyl. After receiving a tip, a search of Chafin’s home by law enforcement turned up 43 counterfeit oxycodone pills, various pharmaceutical powders – including fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, zolpidem, and alprazolam – and a pill press…

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Arkansas

Our 2018 information sheet summarizes recent counterfeit drug incidents in Arkansas.

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Pine Bluff AR Doctor Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud in Fake IUD Case

Osteopath Kelly Dean Shrum was found guilty by a jury of one count of misdemeanor Misbranding in violation of the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act and one count of Health Care Fraud. He was originally indicted on one count each of misbranding and health care fraud and three counts of money laundering for using imported…

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