DOJ charges GlaxcoSmithKline corporate attorney with obstruction of justice.

[AtomicKitten]

DOJ charges former Glaxo attorney with obstruction

edited for link: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/11/doj_charges_former_glaxo_attorney_with_obstruction.php?ref=fpblg

The Associated Press

Nov 09, 2010 11:53 EST

Federal prosecutors say they have charged a former GlaxoSmithKline attorney with obstructing justice and making false statements in an effort to conceal illegal promotion of a company drug.

The Department of Justice says Lauren Stevens of Durham of North Carolina signed several letters to federal health regulators denying that her company had promoted its drug for unapproved uses. An indictment filed in Maryland alleges Stevens knew the company had paid physicians to promote the unapproved uses.

A spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline confirmed Stevens worked in the company's legal department but has retired. A profile on the website LinkedIn lists her position at Glaxo as vice president and associate general counsel.

[w8liftinglady]

1. why am I not surprised...soon to circle the memory hole...

[DJ13]

2. Great, but dont stop there

Im sure it would be easy to find hundreds of cases of fraud by the big investment firms like Goldman Sachs or Citi/Chase.

Of course, you have to LOOK first, dont you?

[gratuitous]

3. Of course she's retired

And I'll bet GSK doesn't know where she is anymore, and gee, they never would have approved her saying stuff that wasn't true, and she was a rogue employee, probably disgruntled, who was operating totally on her own, and doggoneit, but it just isn't fair, and can't we keep GSK's name out of this, and all those promotions of unapproved uses of its drug just wrote themselves, and isn't it time for another tax break for pharmaceutical companies?

[barbtries]

4. the bigger story:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PHARMA_ATTORNEY_CHARGES?SITE=CALAK&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[AtomicKitten]

7. thanks

[SidDithers]

5. K&R...nt

Sid

[laughingliberal]

6. Good! nt