News: Law Enforcement Updates
The FDA speaks up about AFPs and drug importation
Is personal drug importation legal in the context of alternative funding programs? The FDA says no.
Are self-funded health plans allowed to import medicine because of “Section 804” or “Florida’s importation plan”? Also, no.
Indictment, USA v Justin Bradley Watkins
United States District Court District of Utah USA v Justin Bradley Watkins Indictment Filed April 1, 2026 Read the document.
Case overview: USA v Adam Brosius, Patrick Boyd and Charles Boyd (2024 – 2026)
Adam Brosius and Charles and Patrick Boyd were proprietors of Safe Chain Solutions, a Maryland drug wholesaler that sold distributed misbranded and adulterated drugs and trafficked medicine products with false documentation. The men have been sentenced to a combined 46 years in prison.
Photo gallery, USA v Boyd exhibits
Photo gallery, USA v Boyd exhibits Two bottles of Biktarvy, lot CCZCBA. (Exhibit 30) A Biktarvy bottle filled with the antipsychotic Seroquel. (Exhibit 192) A Biktarvy bottle filled with the antipsychotic Seroquel. (Exhibit 192) A Biktarvy bottle filled with the antipsychotic Seroquel. (Exhibit 192) Seroquel found in a Biktarvy bottle. (Exhibit 192) Patient's photo of…
April 6, 2026: Over 200 patients bought unapproved imported peptides from a now-indicted Utah physician
The doctor allegedly bought the unapproved drugs through a middleman and relabeled them before selling them to patients.
March 30, 2026: A second pharmacy benefit manager settles suit with the FTC over insulin price inflation.
CVS Health's Caremark deal mirrors the deal the FTC struck with Express Scripts last month, a person familiar with the case told Reuters.
March 24, 2026: Physician sentenced for administering expired injectables in long-running fraud scheme
A federal judge in Alaska sentenced rheumatologist Dr. Claribel Tan to six-and-a-half years in prison for administering substandard drugs to patients while fraudulently billing insurers
Using pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces? Read this Suspicious Sales Surveillance Report
Online pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces help with inventory management, but they also require vigilance because they carry a higher risk of being exploited by criminals selling black market medicines.
Counterfeit drug crimes typically earn light sentences. How did Safe Chain’s co-owners, the Boyd brothers, end up with 18 and 20 years?
Wire fraud charges drove much higher penalties than the shipping of unsafe medicine into the supply chain, and the Boyds' sentences were based on the government proving high-dollar, deliberate fraud.
Judgment, USA v Sanjay Kumar
United States District Court Southern District of Texas, Houston Division USA v Sanjay Kumar Judgment Filed March 2026 Read the document.
