NATION IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : Ex-Chemist for FDA Sentenced in Bribery
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A former chemist for the Food and Drug Administration was sentenced to 30 days in prison for taking $4,300 in bribes in exchange for favorable FDA treatment of applications for approval of generic drugs produced by two pharmaceutical companies. David Brancato was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Hargrove in Baltimore to three two-year prison terms, but the judge suspended all but 30 days. Brancato was also fined $3,000, ordered to serve 500 hours of community service and put on probation for three years.
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