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ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony Charges; Will Pay $33.5 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability and False Claims Act Allegations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2013.  Pharmaceutical company ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pled guilty earlier today to conspiracy to introduce a misbranded drug into interstate commerce and conspiracy to pay illegal remuneration in violation of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today.  U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara accepted ISTA’s guilty pleas.  The guilty pleas are part of a global settlement with the United States in which ISTA agreed to pay $33.5 million to resolve…

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