California Man Pleads Guilty to Pharmaceutical Drug Fraud

U.S. Newswire, December, 2006

To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS

Contact: Don Ledford of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1-816- 426-4220

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bradley J. Schlozman,U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that aCalifornia man pleaded guilty in federal court today to defrauding thegovernment by arranging for the purchase of stolen pharmaceutical drugs.

Noah Salcedo-Smith, 35, of San Fernando, Calif., pleaded guilty beforeU.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith this morning to the charge contained in aDec. 14, 2005, superseding indictment.

"This defendant turned a blind eye to the suspicious source of these drugsthat had been stolen from a Miami warehouse," Schlozman said. "His actionswere part of a larger criminal scheme that put...

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