By Walter F. Roche Jr.
One of the defendants in the criminal case stemming from the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak has been released with a $25,000 bond pending his sentencing for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. Magistrate Jennifer Boal today left in place the unsecured bond on Gregory Conigliaro during a brief session in U.S. District Court in Boston.
In a related development the U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal of co-defendant Alla Stepanets. She had been convicted of violating the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. She was sentenced to one year of probation.
Conigliaro, as a condition of his release, cannot work in the pharmaceutical industry or discuss the case with former employees of the New England Compounding Center. Conigliaro was vice president and part owner of NECC.
Late last month the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals restored the jury's guilty verdicts on Conigliaro and co-defendant Sharon Carter. Both had been overturned by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns. Carter was NECC's operations manager.
Both Carter and Conigliaro attended the session remotely and waived their rights to an in-person appearance.
Both Conigliaro and Carter must surrender their passports later this month.
They were among 14 people connected to NECC who were indicted following a two-year probe of the fungal meningitis outbreak. Thirteen of the 14 have either been found guilty or entered guilty pleas.
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