Medical company indicted on charges of fraud, criminal violations of Food and Drug Act
The federal government, last week, unsealed a 37-count indictment charging Med Prep Consulting Inc. with wire fraud and violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
Med Prep, together with its owner and president, Gerald Tighe, and pharmacist-in-charge, Stephen Kalinoski, allegedly introduced adulterated and misbranded drugs into the commerce stream and misbranded drugs with the intent to defraud and mislead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Med Prep’s customers, who consisted of hospitals and other healthcare providers.
“The production of unsafe and contaminated drug products poses a serious threat to the health of the American public and cannot be tolerated,” FDA Commissioner Hamburg said about the multiple count indictment announced in Brooklyn’s federal court.