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Insys Therapeutics: Ex-drug execs get over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme
Source: Associated Press
Ex-drug execs get over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme
January 21, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — Two former drug company executives were sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in federal prison in a bribery and kickbacks scheme that prosecutors say helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Richard Simon, a Seal Beach, California, resident and the former national sales director at Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 33 months in prison.
Joseph Rowan, a Panama City, Florida, resident and former regional sales director for the Chandler, Arizona-based company, was sentenced to 27 months.
Each was also ordered to serve three years of probation after prison time, forfeit more than $2 million and pay restitution, which will be determined later.
Prosecutors had sought more than 10 years in prison for each, while lawyers for the two had argued for a year or less. Simon’s attorney declined to comment. Rowan’s attorney didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.
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January 21, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — Two former drug company executives were sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in federal prison in a bribery and kickbacks scheme that prosecutors say helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Richard Simon, a Seal Beach, California, resident and the former national sales director at Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 33 months in prison.
Joseph Rowan, a Panama City, Florida, resident and former regional sales director for the Chandler, Arizona-based company, was sentenced to 27 months.
Each was also ordered to serve three years of probation after prison time, forfeit more than $2 million and pay restitution, which will be determined later.
Prosecutors had sought more than 10 years in prison for each, while lawyers for the two had argued for a year or less. Simon’s attorney declined to comment. Rowan’s attorney didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/571cf44260f003bcbef1fe48790146fe