{"id":48778,"date":"2022-01-12T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T05:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=48778"},"modified":"2022-01-12T21:36:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T05:36:39","slug":"florida-co-owner-of-clinical-trial-company-guilty-of-obstructing-fda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=48778","title":{"rendered":"Florida Co-Owner of Clinical Trial Company Guilty of Obstructing FDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A Florida woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstructing a 2017 regulatory inspection in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently falsify clinical drug trial data, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42293 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to court documents, Olga Torres, 49, of Miami, co-owned a clinical research site called Unlimited Medical Research. Unlimited Medical Research was one of many companies hired to conduct a clinical trial designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of asthma medication in children. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">As part of her plea agreement, Torres admitted that she knowingly lied to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigator during a 2017 regulatory inspection concerning the firm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Specifically, Torres admitted that she falsely portrayed the clinical trial as having been conducted legitimately and honestly, when in fact Torres knew that certain data associated with the clinical trial had been falsified. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Three other defendants \u2014 Yvelice Villaman Bencosme M.D., Lisett Raventos and Maytee Lledo \u2014 previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced in connection with falsifying data associated with the clinical trial at Unlimited Medical Research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cClinical trials help ensure the safety of new drugs, and falsifying clinical trial data can put the public at risk,\u201d said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael D. Granston of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Division. \u201cWe will continue to work with our partners at the FDA to investigate and prosecute those who undermine the integrity of the clinical trial process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The FDA OCI is investigating the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstructing a 2017 regulatory inspection in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently falsify clinical drug trial data, officials stated. 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