Michael A. Flynn, D.O, of Pennsylvania, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances via a number of internet pharmacy websites. According to the DOJ’s press release, from January 1, 2007 through July 11, 2007: Flynn, as a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, conspired and agreed with Internet website owners, pharmacy owners and others to sell […]
Category: Court Cases (Page 3)
A state judge in Albany, NY dismissed with prejudice charges against Signature Compounding Pharmacy and its executives: Chief Executive Officer Naomi Loomis, Chief Operating Officer Robert “Stan” Loomis, head pharmacist Kenneth “Mike” Loomis and business-development director Kirk Calver. The indictment alleged that Signature Pharmacy was at the center of an internet drug distribution scheme filling internet steroid prescriptions […]
This is the first in a series of posts outlining the major legal issues associated with internet pharmacy prosecutions. Today, I will be outlining the typical federal distribution of a controlled substance case against online pharmacies, pharmacists, doctors, and prescription website owners (online consultation and direct prescription services, as well as no record pharmacies). Note […]
Billy Flint East, owner of William & Mary Pharmacy, pled guilty to money laundering and the distribution of a controlled substance over the internet, allegedly filling over 5 million pills of the pain killer hydrocodone (Vicodin) with prescriptions authorized by online consultation doctors. East agreed to serve two years in prison and forfeit vehicles and cash, […]
The US Attorney for Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced yesterday that it had reached a civil settlement with Third Avenue Pharmacy & Surgicals Inc. and its owner for $250,000 resolvingcharges that “the pharmacy filled prescriptions obtained through the Internet outside the course of a legitimate physician-patient relationship.” Specifically, the complaint, filed simulataneously with the settlement, […]
LegitScript.com’s blog (which I highly recommend) wonders what happens to the domain name of an internet pharmacy website once the owner is convicted. They noticed that the convicted owner of BuyMeds.com, Orlando Birbragher who pled guilty on August 4, 2008, still owns the domain name. I admittedly have not seen the BuyMeds.com indictment or Mr. Birbragher’s plea deal, but, […]
Douglas W. Bouchey, along with three others, plead guilty to distributing 12 million narcotic pills over the internet while in Dubuque, IA in 2003. According to the Morning Sun: During Bouchey’s plea hearing, he admitted he was a pharmacist employed by a Dubuque, Iowa pharmacy that contracted with Pharmacon to fill Internet drug orders placed […]
On August 19, 2008, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced that Kathleen Gain of Auburn, Washington entered a guilty plea in which she admitted to operating and/or working for what looks like four quasi-online consultation service pharmacy websites (OCS). The press release stated: Court documents indicate that during 2007 through early 2008, GAIN worked for multiple […]
A new MarkMonitor internet pharmacy study suggests that cumulative internet pharmacy sales grossed $12 billion over the past year, up from $3 billion in 2007. “Our year-over-year trend data shows a grave situation. The number of people looking to save money by buying pharmaceuticals over the web is growing rapidly,” said Irfan Salim, CEO of MarkMonitor. Of the […]
