Date: 06-18-2016

Case Style: United States of America v. W. Carl Reichel

Case Number: 1:15-cr-10324-DPW

Judge: DPW

Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Suffolk County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Miranda Hooker and David S. Schumacher

Defendant's Attorney: Bill Harrington, Anne Railton, Joe Savage Yvonne Chan

Description: Boston, MA - Jury Finds Former President of Warner Chilcott Nort Guilty of Paying Kickbacks to Doc

The United States of America charged W. CArl Reichel, the former President of Warner Chilcott with conspiracy to violation 18 U.S.C. 371, The Conspiracy To Violated the Anti-Kickback Law, which provides:

If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

If, however, the offense, the commission of which is the object of the conspiracy, is a misdemeanor only, the punishment for such conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum punishment provided for such misdemeanor.

The Government alleged that Defendant conspired with other Warner Chilcott officers and employees to pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for writing prescriptions for the drugs manufactured and sold by it.

Warner Chilcott agreed in 2015 to pay $115 million to resolve civil and criminal allegations.

Outcome: Defendant was found not guilty.

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