Two years ago, Deputy Sheriff David Swanson and Sheriff’s Captain Raul DeLeon of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in California were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California for making alleged false statements to federal investigators regarding leaks during a federal investigation of Road Dog Cycle in Denair, California. The… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Racketeering/Organized Crime
Subscribe to Racketeering/Organized Crime RSS FeedPfizer Hit With 140 Million RICO Verdict Over Alleged Promotion of Off-Label Uses for Epilepsy Drug Neurontin
Posted in Racketeering/Organized CrimeAs reported in the National Law Journal, a federal jury in Massachusetts last week returned a $47 million verdict against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for allegedly promoting Neurontin, an epilepsy drug manufactured by Pfizer, for off-label uses in alleged violation of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Since the RICO statute provides for… Continue Reading
Good Fella/Bad Fella: Actor Anthony Borgese, a/k/a Tony Darrow Indicted on Extortion Charges
Posted in Racketeering/Organized CrimeAnthony Borgese played mob tough guys in films such as Good Fellas and on television shows such as The Sopranos. However, Borgese may have played a tough guy in real life as well, as reported by John Marzulli in the New York Daily News. The 70 year-old actor was arrested by FBI agents at LaGuardia… Continue Reading