Another two defendants pleaded guilty in the Fayette, Miss. fen-phen fraud case (see Nov. 14, Oct. 20 and links from there), including one who’d previously been vocal in proclaiming her innocence. Eva Johnson, 55, “allegedly bought a Jaguar with some of the $2.75 million she helped relatives claim” from makers of the diet-drug combination; she “told [federal judge William] Barbour [Jr.] she takes medication for schizophrenia.” (Jimmie E. Gates, “Two more plead guilty in Fen-Phen fraud case”, Jackson Clarion Ledger, Dec. 29; “2 charged in Fen-Phen case plead guilty”, Dec. 30). Another participant in the scheme, Lillie M. Walker, was sentenced to ten months in federal prison and restitution of $250,000 for her role. (Jeremy Hudson, “Woman sentenced in Fen-Phen scam”, Dec. 22).
Update: Yet more fen-phen guilty pleas
Another two defendants pleaded guilty in the Fayette, Miss. fen-phen fraud case (see Nov. 14, Oct. 20 and links from there), including one who’d previously been vocal in proclaiming her innocence. Eva Johnson, 55, “allegedly bought a Jaguar with some of the $2.75 million she helped relatives claim” from makers of the diet-drug combination; she […]
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