Montana man sentenced in fake cancer drug scheme

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Montana man sentenced in fake cancer drug scheme
By MATT VOLZ, Associated Press 12:47 p.m.July 12, 2013

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana man will not serve time in prison for his role distributing unapproved, misbranded and counterfeit drugs to U.S. physicians after surrendering an estimated $5 million in cash and property purchased from the sale of illegal pharmaceuticals.

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen on Friday sentenced Paul Daniel Bottomley, 48, to six months of house arrest and five years' probation after he pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, meaning he failed to report a felony crime to authorities.

Federal prosecutors said Bottomley imported mislabeled and unapproved drugs for years, and was a contact for physicians who bought a fake version of the Roche cancer drug Avastin last year.

Prosecutors had asked for a one-year prison sentence for Bottomley, saying they wanted an example to deter others who might circumvent U.S. pharmaceutical regulations and put at risk patients who are looking for cheap drugs.




Read more: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/12/montana-man-sentenced-in-fake-cancer-drug-scheme/

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Plea agreement:
http://safemeds.typepad.com/files/paul-bottomley-plea-agreement.pdf

[russspeakeasy]

1. No jail time ? WTF?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Unbelievable, isn't it? Jeez. n/t

[Politicalboi]

4. Well he wasn't selling Majiuana

That for sure would have gotten him jail time.

[7962]

6. Govt just wants the money

This scum should be UNDER the jail.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Earlier article: Belgrade man admits to charges in cancer drug case

Belgrade man admits to charges in cancer drug case
April 25, 2013 1:00 pm • By CLAIR JOHNSON/Billings Gazette


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Paul Daniel Bottomley, of Belgrade, forfeited this 2011 Aston Martin in the case.
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A Belgrade man has admitted to federal charges that he knew about the illegal importation and distribution of cancer drugs and failed to report the activity.

During an appearance Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch in Missoula, Paul Daniel Bottomley, 48, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony in a plea agreement reached with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Bottomley already has forfeited to the government 10 parcels of land in Gallatin County, $1.08 million and a 2011 Aston Martin sports car in a civil action related to the case. The Aston Martin Vantage V-12 sold for $110,000 at a U.S. Marshals Service auction in Billings earlier this month.

Lynch set sentencing for July 31 and continued Bottomley’s release. Bottomley faces a maximum of three years in prison and a possible $250,000 fine. The government said it will not seek a fine because of the forfeiture.

Bottomley was president of Montana Healthcare Solutions, a Belgrade-based company that prosecutors said illegally imported and sold cancer medications to doctors at prices lower than the cost of Food and Drug Administration-approved medication.

More:
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/belgrade-man-admits-to-charges-in-cancer-drug-case/article_9537c3a6-adcd-11e2-b99d-001a4bcf887a.html

[bluedigger]

5. Well, I can't fault his taste in cars.

That is one sweet ride.

[formercia]

7. How many people suffered a Premature Death because of these fake Drugs?

I bet the Insurance was charged the full price.

[Rebl]

8. Exactly!

It is disgusting he will not serve time in prison. How many people died from his actions. As far as I'm concerned, if one person died because they got a fake drug he murdered them.
There was a pharmacist in the Kansas City area that diluted chemo drugs and it was proven some people died because of his actions. He is in prison and will be for many years to come.

[siligut]

9. Mislabeled and unapproved, not ineffective or fake

Many US maker drugs are less expensive in other countries. I am sure you are correct that insurance was charged US prices.