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USA v. Facteau et al

  1. January 28, 2021

    Ex-Acclarent Execs Get $1.5M Fines Stayed Amid Appeal

    Two former Acclarent Inc. executives on the hook for a combined $1.5 million over the company's illegal off-label marketing of a medical device won't have to fork over the money until after the First Circuit hears a forthcoming appeal of their convictions and sentences, according to a Thursday ruling.

  2. January 13, 2021

    No Prison For Ex-Acclarent Execs In Off-Label Marketing Case

    Two former Acclarent Inc. executives sentenced Wednesday for misdemeanors stemming from the company's off-label marketing of a medical device avoided prison time but were each hit by a federal judge with fines for what she called their "crime of greed."

  3. January 12, 2021

    Ex-Acclarent Exec Rips Feds' Jail Request In Off-Label Case

    A former medical device executive hit back at prosecutors' push to have him sent to jail following his misdemeanor conviction for skirting safety laws, criticizing the government's request for prison time as "entirely divorced from ... the reality of the case."

  4. January 07, 2021

    DOJ Urges Prison Time For Former Acclarent Execs

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday told a Massachusetts federal judge that two former Acclarent executives found guilty of skirting medical device safety laws should see prison time, saying it would send a message that white-collar criminals can't avoid incarceration.

  5. September 15, 2020

    Ex-Acclarent Execs Can't Slip Misbranding Convictions

    A Massachusetts federal judge has declined to toss the convictions of two former Acclarent executives found guilty of skirting medical device safety laws, rejecting their argument that the charges criminalized free speech even as she had reservations about the government's case.

  6. September 30, 2016

    DOJ Says Execs' Convictions Unrelated To Free Speech

    The federal government urged a Boston federal judge Friday to uphold the misdemeanor convictions of two former Acclarent Inc. executives for flouting medical device safety law, saying the executives' contention that the government violated their free speech rights is "without merit."

  7. September 20, 2016

    Big Pharma Backs Acclarent Execs In Off-Label Case

    A drugmaker coalition that includes the likes of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc. threw its support behind two former Acclarent Inc. executives trying to overturn misdemeanor convictions for flouting medical device safety law, on Monday saying that ambiguity surrounding permissible manufacturer speech raises constitutional concerns.

  8. September 02, 2016

    Acclarent Execs Say Their Convictions Violate 1st Amendment

    Two former Acclarent Inc. executives urged a federal judge in Boston to overturn their misdemeanor convictions for flouting medical device safety law, arguing that the charges violate their rights to free speech and a fair trial.

  9. August 31, 2016

    Convicted Ex-Acclarent Execs Shed Bail, Travel Requirements

    A Massachusetts federal judge agreed Tuesday to ease travel restrictions and bond conditions on two medical device executives while they appeal their convictions for misdemeanor misbranding and adulteration law violations.

  10. August 29, 2016

    Convicted Ex-Acclarent Execs Don't Need Passports: DOJ

    Two former medical device executives each convicted of 10 misdemeanor charges of introducing misbranded and adulterated devices into interstate commerce shouldn't be given extra freedoms before their sentencing, the federal government told a Massachusetts federal court Friday.