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Justice Department Charges Two Men in a Counterfeit Ozempic Smuggling Scheme Traced to China
Prosecutors in the Middle District of Florida allege the defendants bought counterfeit semaglutide pens from unauthorized Chinese sources and sold them to U.S. distributors at a discount.
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By Marcus Elrod
Oct 1, 2026 · 5 min read
The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against two Indian nationals over an alleged scheme to smuggle counterfeit Ozempic into the United States, following an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations.
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Marcus Elrod
Marcus tracks positioning, flows and rates. He writes CI's weekly market internals column.
Marcus Elrod writes for Corporate Insider Inc.