United States v. Ratti

AMENDED OPINION

MESSITTE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Luigi Ratti has been charged in a Superseding Indictment with six counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; three counts of false statement within the jurisdiction of a federal agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001; and two counts of shipment in interstate commerce of adulterated drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and 333(a)(2).

According to the Indictment, Ratti, former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Biochimica Opos, S.p.A.…