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Forest Laboratories pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and illegal distribution of Levothroid, which at the time was an unapproved new drug. [31] The settlement also resolved allegations of off-label marketing of Celexa, an antidepressant approved to treat adult depression. According to the government, Forest marketed Celexa for use in ...
A plea bargain, also known as a plea agreement or plea deal, is a legal arrangement in criminal law where the defendant agrees to plead guilty or no contest to a charge in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor. These concessions can include a reduction in the severity of the charges, the dismissal of some charges, or a more lenient ...
The bank will pay a $1.4 billion fine to the DOJ, a record $1.3 billion to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, $450 million to the OCC and another $123.5 million to the ...
Morgan Wallen’s attorney is speaking out after the country star pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 7 days incarceration and ... charges for reckless endangerment— pay a $350 fine and court ...
Mark McCloskey later agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was ordered to ...
In short, plea bargains outside the law's shadow depend on prosecutors' ability to make credible threats of severe post-trial sentences. Sentencing guidelines make it easy to issue those threats." [24] The federal guilty plea rate has risen from 83% in 1983 to 96% in 2009, [25] a rise attributed largely to the Sentencing Guidelines.
Seth Long, 37, entered a guilty plea to a summary count before President Judge Norman A. Krumenacker III Tuesday and was sentenced to pay a $300 fine. Long was among 18 inmates who faced a variety ...
In law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. [1] A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be available, including nolo contendere (no contest), no case to answer (in the United Kingdom), or an Alford plea (in the United States).