Former KV Pharmaceutical CEO Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Marc Hermelin pleads guilty to distributing oversized morphine sulfate tablets; he may be first pharma exec to be jailed for healthcare fraud.
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