PAPER TRAIL

On February 27, 2003 Florida's Seventeenth Statewide Grand Jury issued a scathing report on the state's drug supply and the grave danger it posed for patients.
Click here to read the report.

On June 24, 2003, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held hearings, A System Overwhelmed: The Avalanche of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs into the U.S. Click here to read or listen to the transcripts.

On July 20, 2003, Michael Allyn Carlow, who allegedly trafficked in adulterated medicine, was arrested and charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, organized scheme to defraud and grand theft.
Click here to read the Florida indictment.

On July 21, 2003, Jose Grillo, who allegedly counterfeited life-saving medicine, was arrested and charged with organized scheme to defraud and buying and selling prescription drugs from an unauthorized person.
Click here to read the Florida indictment.

On August 31, 2005, Michael Allyn Carlow--along with 11 others--was indicted in the Western District Court of Missouri for his alleged role in a $42 million conspiracy to sell counterfeit and misbranded Lipitor.
Click here to read the indicment.
Click here to read the DOJ press release.

On March 23, 2006, Martin J. Bradley III was convicted on charges that include racketeering, money laundering, failure to disclose interest in foreign bank accounts and wire fraud to pay unlawful kickbacks. His father, Martin J. Bradley Jr., and the coorporation Biomed Plus were also found guilty.
Click here to read the DOJ press release of Bradley's indictment.
Click here to read the SavannahNOW article about his conviction.

On March 29, 2006, Robert Neil Spence, a former employee of Cardinal Health Company, was indicted for allegedly taking kickbacks from Michael Carlow.
Click here to read the indictment.

On October 18, 2006, Douglas C. Albers, the owner of Albers Medical Distributors, Inc., pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit and misbranded Neupogen to a California firm in September 2001.
Click here to read the DOJ press release of Albers's indictment.
Click here to read Albers's plea.

On October 23, 2006, Julio Cesar Cruz was sentenced to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole for conspiracy to sell counterfeit Lipitor and other drugs.
Click here to read the DOJ press release of Cruz's sentencing.

On November 3, 2006, Michael Allyn Carlow pleaded guilty to his role the a $42 million dollar conspiracy to sell counterfeit Lipitor.
Click here to read the DOJ press release of Carlow's sentencing.

On January 9, 2007, four co-defendants were indicted for their role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to sell counterfeit, illegally imported and misbranded Lipitor and other drugs.
Click here to read the DOJ press release.

On January 23, 2007, Quality King Distributors Inc., was sued by Parlux Fragrances Inc., which alleged a variety of schemes related to gray market distribution.
Click here to read the lawsuit.

On January 26, 2007, Paul Louis Kriger pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell stolen pharmaceuticals.
Click here to read the DOJ press release.

On March 3, 2007, Michael Allyn Carlow was sentenced in a Missouri state court to five years in prison and ordered to pay $3.4 million in restitution for his role in the $42 million dollar conspiracy to sell counterfeit Lipitor.
Click here to read the Sun-Sentinel article about his sentencing.
Click here to read the DOJ press release of Carlow's sentencing.

On February 12, 2008, Robert Neil Spence, a former Vice President at Cardinal Health, pleaded guilty to felony charges of mail fraud and tax evasion for taking kickbacks from Michael Carlow in exchange for purchasing medicine from him.
Click here to read Spence's plea.