www.BackgroundNow.com Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
David Lynn, 33, of Holland, PA, today admitted to leading an asylum fraud scheme that netted him millions of dollars in illegal profits, announced Acting United States Attorney Laurie Magid. Lynn... This is a mere summary. Go to http://www.backgroundnow.com/blog for the real deal.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal court today sentenced the ringleader of an international drug trafficking conspiracy to 40 years in prison, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Laurie Magid announced. Lan Dang, a resident of Toronto, was also ordered to serve...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Laurie Magid, acting U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia, announced today that Cephalon Inc. will pay $425 million to settle allegations of off-label marketing of three of the company's drugs.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... the settlement, the whistle blowers will receive a combined $46.5 million.Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said, "I can't tell you a specific person who died, or was harmed, by the off-label marketing," adding, "We know in the case of these drugs, patients were harmed, including death, when there was off-label use" (Loyd, , 9/30). In a statement released on Monday, Jerry Pappert,...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... "These drugs were being peddled like lollipops instead of what they were - potent painkillers," Laurie Magid, acting U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia, said. One of the drugs, Actiq, was marketed for maladies that include migraines, even though the fentanyl lollipop is actually a highly addictive narcotic approved only for certain cancer patients with pain that cannot be handled any other...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... company ... put patients at risk for nothing more than the bottom line," Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said at a news conference.
Doctors can prescribe drugs for uses other than what has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but pharmaceutical companies cannot promote such "off-label" use in their marketing.
One of Cephalon's drugs, Actiq, was marketed...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... company ... put patients at risk for nothing more than the bottom line," Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said at a news conference.Doctors can prescribe drugs for uses other than what has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but pharmaceutical companies cannot promote such "off-label" marketing.One of Cephalon's drugs, Actiq, was marketed for maladies including...
Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... instead of a potent pain medication intended for a specific class of patients,” US Attorney Laurie Magid says in a statement . “This company subverted the very process put in place to protect the public from harm, and put patients’ health at risk for nothing more than boosting its bottom line.” A settlement was actually reached 10 months ago ( back story ), although Cephalon will...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Five Philadelphians were charged yesterday with scamming nearly 100 elderly residents out of more than $440,000, said acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... Practices Act (FCPA), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich and Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced. U.S. citizens Nam Nguyen, 52, of Houston, Joseph Lukas, 59, of Smithville, N.J., Kim Nguyen, 39, of Philadelphia, and An Nguyen, 32, of Philadelphia were arrested today after they, along with Nexus Technologies Inc.,...
CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... utterly disheartening to see such ethnic intimidation occur in our country," acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said in a statement.Gould had complained about the minority training program on numerous occasions to co-workers and hospital executives, allegedly saying the program was unfair, authorities said.He admitted hanging the noose when questioned by an FBI investigator, according...
