NECC Pharmacist Gets 2 Years Probation

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A one time licensed pharmacist who approved prescriptions for shipment that were prescribed for obviously fictitious patients was sentenced today to two years of probation by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns sitting in Boston, Mass.
The sentence was imposed on Kathy Chin who worked as a pharmacist at the now defunct New England Compounding Center, the company blamed for a 2012 deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. The charges against Chin did not involve the contaminated drugs that caused the outbreak.'
She was charged with violations of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The sentence imposed by Stearns was the same as recommended by the U.S. Attorney's office.
Kathy Chin is the spouse of Glenn Chin, who was a supervising pharmacist at NECC and in charge of the clean room where the contaminated drugs were produced. He is currently serving an eight year sentence following his conviction on racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
The Chins were two of 14 persons with ties to NECC who were indicted following a two year probe of the fungal meningitis outbreak. Another defendant, Michelle Thomas, is scheduled for sentencing tomorrow.