Incident Encyclopedia
Brother of Lebanese State Minister Arrested in Counterfeit Drugs Case
View in larger map Abdul Latif Fneish, the brother of Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Affairs, Mohammad Fneish, has had an arrest warrant issued against him in Lebanon as a result of his links to counterfeit drug importation. In November 2012, Abdul Latif was linked via media reports to the forging of laboratory test…
[...]7 Sentenced in China For Producing Toxic Gel Medicine Capsules
View in larger map 7 people in China have been sentenced up to 11 years in jail for producing chromium-laced gel medicine capsules. The case first came to light in April 2012 , when Chinese authorities arrested 72 people for producing drug capsules produced from industrial grade gelatin rendered from leather processing. Who: Chinese State…
[...]3rd Instance of Counterfeit Cancer Treatment Found in United States
View larger map A third 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. The FDA has conducted tests on samples of the drug and found them to be counterfeit. Medical practices obtained the counterfeit…
[...]Puerto Rican Man Sentenced in US Counterfeit Drugs Case
View larger map Francis Ortiz Gonzalez of Puerto Rico sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty of one count of conspiracy and seven counts of trafficking in counterfeit drugs. The investigation conducted by ICE, Homeland Security and the FDA portrayed Ortiz Gonzalez as a member of a vast counterfeit drug distribution business…
[...]Canadian Citizen & Online Pharmacy Entrepreneur Sentenced to 4 Years in Counterfeit Drugs Case
View larger map Canadian citizen Andrew Strempler, 38, was arrested in Florida in June 2012 and was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud in the United States. In October of that year, he pled guilty to those charges. On January 9th, 2013, Andrew Strempler was sentenced to four years in…
[...]Fake Doctor Pleads Guilty to Practicing Without a License & Administering Unapproved Drugs in San Diego
View larger map The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Kathleen Ann Helms, also known as Catherine Bright-Helms, age 57, of Encinitas, CA in August, 2012. She was charged with practicing medicine without a license, “which resulted in the infliction of great bodily injury and grand theft,” announced the FBI. She operated an unlicensed clinic called…
[...]New Zealand Citizen Pleads Guilty in US Counterfeit Drug Case
View larger map Robin Han, a citizen of New Zealand, faces up to 30 years in prison and possible $6 million fine after his guilty plea on counterfeit drug charges. US attorneys from the Central District of California prosecuted Han on charges he conducted a large scale counterfeit drug trafficking business in the United States.…
[...]Angola Customs Agents Find Vast Store of Fake Malaria Drugs in China Shipment
In June of 2012, Angola Customs agents conducting a routine search of cargo shipped from China, they found 1.4 million packets of counterfeit Coartem, a Malaria medication produced by Novartis. The resulting seizure of fake drugs would have, if genuine, been enough to treat over half of Angola’s annual Malaria patients. Who: Angola Customs Service.…
[...]MHRA Seizes £14 Million in Assets from Convicted UK Drug Counterfeiter
The United Kingdom’s Medicine & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has seized £14.4 million in assets from convicted counterfeit medicine dealer, Simon Martin Hickman. Hickman was sentenced to two years imprisonment in June 2009 following his conviction for both selling and supplying fake and unlicensed drugs,and money laundering. After an investigation of his assets, the…
[...]Two Israeli Citizens Plead Guilty to Importing Counterfeit Drugs to US
View larger map Two Israeli citizens, Benny Carmi and Moshe Dahan, pleaded guilty to smuggling counterfeit and misbranded drugs in the US. The Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) explained that “both men operated an Internet business in Israel that used multiple websites, including ‘allpillsrx.com,’ ‘newpharm.net,’ and others to illegally sell large…
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