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  1. June 01, 2020

    Imprisoned NECC Pharmacist Can't Get COVID-19 Release

    A Boston federal judge has refused to release a pharmacist connected to a deadly meningitis outbreak from prison on compassionate-release grounds related to the spread of the novel coronavirus inside prisons, saying there's nothing "extraordinary" about the man's situation.

  2. May 19, 2020

    Imprisoned Pharmacist In No Extra Virus Danger, Feds Say

    Prosecutors argued Monday against releasing a pharmacist connected to a deadly meningitis outbreak from prison on coronavirus grounds, telling a Massachusetts federal court he's in no more danger than other prisoners.

  3. October 18, 2019

    NECC Pharmacists Lose Bid For New Trial In Meningitis Case

    A pair of pharmacists convicted of shipping mislabeled drugs for the defunct New England Compounding Center — leading to a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2011 — lost their bids for a new trial or acquittal Thursday.

  4. September 20, 2019

    FDCA Doesn't Apply To Convicted NECC Workers, Judge Told

    The law under which a Massachusetts federal jury convicted two pharmacists at the New England Compounding Center actually didn't apply to their responsibilities at the company, their attorneys told a Massachusetts federal judge in court Friday as they moved for acquittal.

  5. June 07, 2019

    'Legal Impossibility' Lets Convicted Ex-NECC Execs Off Hook

    A Massachusetts federal judge overturned the convictions of a pair of former New England Compounding Center executives Friday, agreeing that their guilt was "legally impossible" even as he acknowledged not being aware of the defense ever having worked before.

  6. May 30, 2019

    'Ashamed' NECC Pharmacist Spared Prison In Meningitis Case

    A former pharmacist at the defunct New England Compounding Center avoided a prison term for his role in shipping tainted drugs from the epicenter of a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, telling a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday he is ashamed of even being associated with the infamous lab.

  7. May 29, 2019

    Ex-NECC Pharmacist Gets 2.5 Years For Role In Drug Fraud

    A pharmacist at the defunct Massachusetts facility whose contaminated steroids sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak in 2012 will serve 30 months in prison for his role in defrauding the government and shipping misbranded drugs, a judge ruled Wednesday in Boston federal court.

  8. May 02, 2019

    Ex-NECC Pharmacists Guilty Of Role In Fake Shipments

    A Boston federal jury found two former verification pharmacists at the defunct New England Compounding Center guilty on Thursday for their role in approving prescription orders with fake patient names.

  9. April 29, 2019

    NECC Pharmacists Not At Fault For Fake Orders, Jury Hears

    A pair of pharmacists who worked for the New England Compounding Center — whose tainted drugs caused a deadly meningitis outbreak — were not responsible for drugs prescribed to fake patients named after cereal characters and late night talk show hosts, a federal jury heard Monday as their trial began.

  10. April 15, 2019

    Mass. Judge Upholds Convictions For 2 NECC Pharmacists

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday affirmed a jury's convictions of two men who worked in a clean room at the New England Compounding Center, whose contaminated drugs led to a nationwide meningitis outbreak, saying the jury had grounds to find they defrauded customers even though they never interacted with them directly. 

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