... I've told our
[Investigations
Branch] not to
bother inspecting
compounding
pharmacies if we
aren't going to act
on the violations."
Douglas Stearn, the director of the Division of Compliance Policy in
FDA's Office of Enforcement, was also incensed. "Some of these com-
pounders have serious sterility issues," he wrote in an e-mail, calling it
a "central public health issue." FDA's legal team ultimately decided
that it could enforce the criteria in section 503A of the 1997 law
except in the Ninth Circuit. It finished up the new guidelines in fall
2012.
Rich and famous
While the FDA stewed, the Caddens and Conigliaros were living the
good life. In 2005, Barry and Lisa built a $1.8 million home in
Wrentham, Mass. Later they bought a beach home in North Kingston,
R.I. Mr. Cadden bought a $90,000 boat in 2010 and a sporty red BMW
M3 for $80,000 in 2011. In April 2012, the Caddens treated themselves
to a $15,000 first-class vacation to San Diego's ritzy Hotel Del
Coronado. Between 2010 and 2012, Mr. Cadden raked in $62 million
from NECC and Ameridose, according to FBI testimony.
In 2010, Greg bought a stunning 6-bedroom house in Southborough,
Mass., complete with indoor swimming pool and tennis court, for $3.5
million. He and his wife, Cynthia, already owned a $2.35 million water-
front property and another $700,000 property in Cape Cod. Later, Greg
hosted a fundraising event at his mansion for Senator Scott Brown (R-
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NECC
was
manufacturing
drugs
in
volume,
without
individual
prescriptions
for
individual
patients
—
both
violations
of
FDA
policy.
