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Jury selection begins in Boston federal court Tuesday in the trial of eight people who worked at the defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) linked to a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.
These are the last men and women to go on trial in connection with the outbreak.
The defendants aren't being charged with the deaths. Instead, they face charges of fraud and racketeering. The six licensed pharmacists, a pharmacy technician and a vice president at NECC are accused of knowingly marketing tainted drugs, deceiving the FDA or shipping mislabeled drugs.
The defendants include pharmacists Gene Svirskiy, Christopher Leary, Joseph Evanovsky, Alla Stepanets, Kathy Chin, and Michelle Thomas. Pharmacy technician Sharon Carter is also on trial along with Gregory Conigliaro, a part owner and vice president in charge of regulatory compliance at NECC.
8 More On Trial In Connection With Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Mass. Pharmacy
These are the last men and women to go on trial in connection with the outbreak.
The defendants aren't being charged with the deaths. Instead, they face charges of fraud and racketeering. The six licensed pharmacists, a pharmacy technician and a vice president at NECC are accused of knowingly marketing tainted drugs, deceiving the FDA or shipping mislabeled drugs.
The defendants include pharmacists Gene Svirskiy, Christopher Leary, Joseph Evanovsky, Alla Stepanets, Kathy Chin, and Michelle Thomas. Pharmacy technician Sharon Carter is also on trial along with Gregory Conigliaro, a part owner and vice president in charge of regulatory compliance at NECC.
8 More On Trial In Connection With Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Mass. Pharmacy