Legal Opinion
United States v. Arif
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 2018No. 17-1597PPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
*3 Mustafa Hassan Arif operated a very profitable online business from Lahore, Pakistan, selling non-prescription drug products that purported to treat or cure hundreds of different diseases and medical conditions. He created and operated over 1,500 websites containing altered clinical studies, fabricated testimonials, and false indicia of origin to induce consumers in the United States and elsewhere to purchase his products. Through his misdeeds, Arif gained more than $11 million in revenues. He conditionally pled guilty to wire fraud in 2016, preserving two arguments for…
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