The latest on sentencing online canadian pharmacies for the illegal importation of drugs into the U.S. (local time):
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A judge in Montana sentenced a canadian online pharmacy paid $34 million for import of counterfeit and unapproved drugs in the United States.
U.S. district judge Dana Christensen on Friday adopted the agreement with Canada drugs and its founder, Kris Thorkelson.
The company pleaded guilty in the introduction of mislabelled drugs in interstate Commerce, and two subsidiaries pleaded guilty to selling fake drugs.
Thorkelson, pleaded guilty to knowing and concealing criminal offence.
Prosecutors say the company made at least $ 78 million since 2001 by importing mislabeled and unapproved drugs. That includes two counterfeit cancer drugs that were no active ingredients.
Canada drugs and was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to stop selling unapproved, improperly labeled and counterfeit drugs.
Thorkelson received five years probation with six months home detention. He also must pay a fine of 250,000$.
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Canadian pharmacy online is expected to be fined $34 million for import of counterfeit cancer drugs and other unapproved drugs into the United States.
Canada drugs, which calls itself the largest country of Internet pharmacies, and its founder, Kris Thorkelson, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to charges in the us state of Montana.
Prosecutors say the company made at least $ 78 million since 2001 by importing mislabeled and unapproved drugs. That includes two counterfeit cancer drugs that were no active ingredients.
The recommendation of the sentence to include a company forfeiting $ 29 million in profits from illegal prescriptions between 2009 and 2013, as well as a fine of $ 5 million and five years probation.
Prosecutors are asking six months of house arrest, five years probation and fined $250 000 for Thorkelson.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
