Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Team up to Crack Down on Illicit E-Cigarettes
The Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration created a joint task force to crack down on the sale and distribution of illicit electronic cigarettes.
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DEA to Join Fight Against Illicit THC Cartridges Behind Lung Illness Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the DEA to help with the ongoing investigation into a lung illness outbreak linked to vaping.
Justice Department to Probe Professional Baseball Players for Synthetic Testosterone
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Justice is joining Major League Baseball in searching for the source of synthetic testosterone found on San Francisco Giants All-Star outfielder Melky Cabrera, the USA Today reports. Helping steer the investigation is Jeff Novitzky, a criminal investigator for the Food and Drug Administration who led a separate probe of…
U.S. Attorneys Office Investigates NH Hepatitis C Outbreak
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating a hepatitis C outbreak at a New Hampshire hospital, the Associated Press reports. Health officials are puzzled after a worker and 19 patients at Exeter Hospital’s cardiac cauterization lab tested positive for the liver-destroying disease in the last month, according to the AP. U.S. Attorney John…
Three Arrested, One at Large in Illegal Stem Cell “Cure” Scheme
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Three men were arrested in the past ten days for a scheme that involved exploiting the last hopes of the terminally ill, according to a Reuters report. The three men — and a fourth still being pursued by the FBI — were accused of scheming to market stem cells, unapproved by…