Major Figure in Rogue Internet Pharmacy Case Sentenced
Lead Defendant Rakesh Jyoti Saran to be Sentenced Next Month for Role in Conspiracy that Involved More Than $200 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Pharmaceuticals

MAR 27 -- DALLAS — Steven Rosner, a defendant and key figure in a major internet pharmacy fraud case, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 33 months in federal prison, announced acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.  Judge Solis also ordered that Rosner pay $400,000 in restitution and forfeit $385,721.18.  Rosner, 56, pled guilty in October 2006 to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.  He was arrested at his home in Boca Raton, Florida, on September 21, 2005, on charges outlined in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas the previous day.  He is currently on bond and living in Pennsylvania.  Judge Solis ordered that he surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on July 8, 2009. >> Full Story