Caremark Minnesota hGH kickback suit could be dropped; firm pleads guilty to mail fraud June 16.
Executive Summary
CAREMARK hGH KICKBACK CHARGES IN MINNESOTA COULD BE DISMISSED with prejudice upon the Minneapolis federal court's review of Caremark's June 16 plea of guilty to two counts of mail fraud, one in Minnesota and one in Ohio. "Upon acceptance of this Plea Agreement and imposition of sentences by the District Courts, the U.S. shall move to dismiss with prejudice all Counts in which Caremark is named as a defendant in the Second Superseding Indictment filed as United States v. Brown et al." pending in Minneapolis federal court, the plea agreement states.
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