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Posted on Friday, 5th June 2009 by dcooley

The Government rested on May 27, 2009 in the AffPower Internet pharmacy case, unique for its longevity as well as the attempted prosecution of online pharmacy affiliates along with the traditional players.  A general review of the respective Motions for Judgment of Acquittal by many of the Defendants indicates that the Government, among other things, neglected to call [...]

Tags: Aff Power, Controlled Substances, Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Internet Pharmacy Law, Misbranding, Non-Controlled Substances, Trial
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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009 by dcooley

Torino Jennings, a Virgnia doctor, faces Internet pharmacy charges in a Boston District Court.  A felony Information was filed on May 28, 2009 charging Jennings with seven (7) counts of allegedly introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and four (4) counts of tax fraud for [...]

Tags: Doctors, Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Misbranding, Motion to Dismiss, Non-Controlled Substances, Torino Jennings
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Posted on Saturday, 16th May 2009 by dcooley

Kansas pharmacist, Rick Kloxin, pled no contest to 14 misdemeanor counts in the Hogan’s Pharmacy internet pharmacy case.  Kloxin was the lead pharmacist at Hogan’s Pharmacy and plans to cooperate in the prosecution of Jolane and Mark Poindexter, the owners of Hogan’s.  In March, Kloxin lost his license and was fined $62,000.  A discussion of the [...]

Tags: Administrative Hearing, Hogan's Pharmacy, Internet Pharmacy Law, Kansas, Pharmacies, Plea, Ryan Haight Act, State Law
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Posted on Sunday, 10th May 2009 by dcooley

Many federal circuits permit a good faith jury instruction in cases in which doctors are prosecuted under the Controlled Substances Act.  Internet pharmacy law cases involving doctors are no different.  Below is an illustrative case:
U.S. v. Hurwitz, 459 F.3d 463 (2006):  The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Dr. William E. Hurtwitz’s conviction due to the [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Doctors, Internet Pharmacy Law, jury instructions, Pharmacies, Ryan Haight Act, Website Owners
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Posted on Thursday, 30th April 2009 by dcooley

According to the Orlando Sentential and the Daytona Beach News-Journal, JIVE internet pharmacy owner Jude Lacour was found guilty on all counts today, including conspiracy, distribution of a controlled substance and money laundering.  Lacour represented himself at trial.  Christopher Tobin was also found guilty on all counts charged.  The other defendants (Akhil Baranwal, James Pickens and [...]

Tags: conviction, Internet Pharmacy Law, JIVE, Trial
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Posted on Wednesday, 29th April 2009 by dcooley

The jury began deliberating in the JIVE online pharmacy network trial yesterday at 3p.m.
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Tags: Internet Pharmacy Law, JIVE, Trial
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