United States v. Nazir

JORDAN, District Judge.

Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Counts 15-24

The defendants move to dismiss counts 15-24 of the indictment on the ground that they fail to allege criminal offenses. For the reasons which follow, the motion to dismiss [D.E. 81] is denied.

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The indictment alleges that defendant Carlos Nazir, a physician licensed to practice in the state of Florida, wrote “false prescriptions” for prescription drugs (“Power Gel” and “Vigor”) which had not been approved by the FDA, referring to them respectively as “tri-mix” and “bi-mix.” See Indictment at ¶¶ 8, 12-13, 17. Dr. Nazir,…