Two California Doctors Plead Guilty for Purchasing $1M of Counterfeit Cancer Drugs
Two California oncologists have agreed to plead guilty in a case involving the purchase of more than $1 million US in unapproved and counterfeit cancer drugs from a company owned by a Winnipeg internet pharmacy pioneer.
Dr. Stanley Rossman and Dr. Mark Goldstein of Hematology Oncology Consultants will be back in a Los Angeles court on March 19.
According to the plea agreement filed in court, they face sentences of one year of probation and $1.2 million US in fines, and forfeitures on behalf of Hematology Oncology. They may also face suspension or revocation of their medical licenses.
“A fine and a year’s probation comprise too light a sentence for giving cancer patients sketchy drugs,” said Shabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, an advocacy group on drug safety and counterfeit medicines.
“These patients don’t get a do-over.”
