FEDERAL CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY SELLING COVID-19 PILLS

 

According to a press release issued today by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia, (my old office when I was a federal prosecutor), federal charges have been brought against Matthew Ryncarz doing business as Pharm Origins for allegedly selling pills online with false claims that they can reduce your chances of catching Covid-19 by up to 50 per cent.

The government contends that Ryncarz's company has engaged in fraudulent practices which violate the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, (FDCA).

Of course, every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty by the government beyond a reasonable doubt.

DOJ TO ADD 300 NEW FEDERAL PROSECUTORS

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     According to various news reports, the United States Department of Justice has announced today that approximately 300 new assistant U.S. attorneys will be hired around the country to help meet the President's crime-fighting agenda.
     The DOJ said it will add 190 violent crime prosecutors, 86 civil enforcement prosecutors, and 35 immigration prosecutors.
     As a former A.U.S.A. for more than 20 years in Augusta, Georgia, I can attest to the good work generally done by the DOJ in the field.
     Here's hoping that the addition of these prosecutors will help combat crime on the federal level.

COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS JUDGE FOUND GUILTY OF MORTGAGE FRAUD

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Have you heard the news about the mortgage fraud conviction of Cook County Circuit Judge 

Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien?  Last week, she was found guilty in federal court of two fraud counts related to false statements she made in loan applications years before she took the bench. She reportedly lied about her income while purchasing two investment properties and then paid kickbacks to a straw purchaser who subsequently defaulted on the loans.

As Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Madden told the jury in closing argument, "she used lies to buy and sell these properties." Sentencing for Judge O'Brien will be reportedly be held at a later date.