U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Anne Milgram is sounding the alarm about a rise in fentanyl-related mass overdose deaths....
Florida
FL: Former Pain Management Clinic Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Fraud – Pill Mill A Florida man was sentenced today in the Southern District of Florida to 200...
FL: Pills, vaping equipment found in SUV of driver that hit, killed Royal Palm Beach High students
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertPalm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is considering a charge of DUI manslaughter Investigators seized the event data recorder and a backpack...
FL: Addiction Treatment Facility Operators Sentenced in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Drug Diversion – Healthcare Fraud Two brothers who operated multiple South Florida addiction treatment facilities were sentenced to...
Healthcare Facility Fraud A Florida man pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of Florida for a scheme to...
FL: Dietary Supplement Salesman Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Conspiring to Distribute Anabolic Steroids
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesConspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids A Florida man who led sales for a sports and dietary supplements retailer was...
FL: Arrest made in mass fentanyl overdose ‘involving’ West Point cadets on spring break
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOfficials worried that the overdoses could be linked to a “bad batch.” One person has been arrested after a...
FL: Prescription drugs are contaminating Florida’s marine life, researchers find
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA recent Florida International University study identified 58 different drugs in bonefish from South Florida’s coastal waters. A single...
FL: Ten Florida Residents Indicted for $67 Million Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Kickback, and Money Laundering Scheme
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Fraud – Money Laundering Ten Florida residents were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Southern District...
FL: HOUSE APPROVES MEASURE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO OBTAIN A CONVICTION IN AN OVERDOSE DEATH
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe measure would substitute “proximal cause” with “a substantial factor in the death of the user.” The House has...