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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Jacques Duplessis, 61 years old, pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce and entry of goods into the U.S. by means of false statements, at a hearing in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
The U.S. Attorney's office in Philadelphia accused Mr. Duplessis of importing about 6,000 boxes of fake J&J OneTouch diabetes test strips from suppliers in the U.S. and China and selling them to wholesalers in the U.S. in 2006. The Boynton Beach, Fla., resident operated the medical-products distribution companies America's Premier Supplier Corp. and Royal Global Wholesale Corp.
Diabetes test strips are used with meters to monitor blood-sugar levels. Fake strips can give inaccurate readings, which can be life-threatening if they cause patients to take too much or too little insulin.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/201...feit-jj-diabetes-care-products-pleads-guilty/
The U.S. Attorney's office in Philadelphia accused Mr. Duplessis of importing about 6,000 boxes of fake J&J OneTouch diabetes test strips from suppliers in the U.S. and China and selling them to wholesalers in the U.S. in 2006. The Boynton Beach, Fla., resident operated the medical-products distribution companies America's Premier Supplier Corp. and Royal Global Wholesale Corp.
Diabetes test strips are used with meters to monitor blood-sugar levels. Fake strips can give inaccurate readings, which can be life-threatening if they cause patients to take too much or too little insulin.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/201...feit-jj-diabetes-care-products-pleads-guilty/