Posts Tagged ‘Maryland’
Case overview, Gilead Sciences v Meritain Health, et al
Gilead Sciences filed a Lanham Act complaint against a group of companies that allegedly pushed patients into ordering non-FDA approved international medicines to lower costs in employer-sponsored health insurance plans.
[...]Maryland Woman Inadvertently Buys Counterfeit Supplements on Amazon.com
Annapolis, Maryland resident Michele Marshall maintains she received counterfeit supplements from Amazon.com. Ms. Marshall purchased a probiotic supplement called Align from Amazon.com in April 2019. The actual seller was a third-party site offering the supplements for sale as a ‘Prime’ purchase, meaning the product is guaranteed to arrive in 2 days and is promoted among the first offering seen by Amazon customers when they conduct a product search.
[...]Maryland Resident Sentenced to More than Four Years in Prison For Selling Thousands of Fake Oxycodone Made with Fentanyl
Simpson was accused of purchasing 10,000 counterfeit pills pressed to look like oxycodone but made with fentanyl.
[...]Man Who Made And Sold Nearly One Million Counterfeit Xanax Pills Sentenced
A federal judge in Maryland handed down a 57-month prison sentence to Ryan Farace. Farace manufactured nearly a million counterfeit Xanax pills and sold them on various online marketplaces…
[...]Maryland Man Admits To Purchasing Thousands Of Fake Fentanyl Pills
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Robert Simpson. The Gambrills, Maryland man admitted to having purchased 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl online and selling them. By the time that law enforcement searched his home, he had already sold almost 4,000 of the pills…
[...]Maryland Man Admits To Making And Selling Over 920,000 Fake Xanax Pills
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Ryan Farace of Maryland. In less than four years, he manufactured and sold over 920,000 counterfeit Xanax pills on various online marketplaces…
[...]Maryland
The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Maryland Download our April 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Maryland and consult the updates below. State incident summaries January – December 2022 Counterfeit News in MarylandDistrict of Columbia | FBI arrests seven alleged members of DC fentanyl and pcp drug trafficking conspiracy |…
[...]Maryland Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Fake Xanax Since 2013
A federal indictment unsealed against a Maryland man who authorities allege manufactured and sold counterfeit Xanax pills online dating back until at least November 2013. On top of prison time, the U.S. DOJ asked Ryan Farace to be required to forfeit multiple properties and tens of millions of dollars…
[...]2 Chinese Nationals Among 21 People Indicted in International Fentanyl Smuggling Rings
In an unprecedented action, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced federal grand jury indictments against two Chinese nationals living and working in China. It is alleged the pair operated separate businesses that manufacture illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues and export them to the United States.
[...]Maryland Woman Sentenced For Illegally Injecting Clients With Industrial Grade Silicone
Kendra Westmoreland of Maryland received a two-year prison sentence after admitting that she lied to her clients for 15 years. She was not injecting them with medical grade silicone, which it is illegal because of potential health complications. It was actually industrial grade silicone…
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