By Walter F. Roche Jr.
Federal prosecutors are seeking approval to increase the restitution order against two former pharmacists because the original request failed to include the amount owed to an unnamed victim.
In a filing today in U.S. District Court in Boston, the U.S. Attorney's office asked U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to increase the restitution order by $3,312. That will push the total restitution order against Barry J. Cadden and Glenn A. Chin to $82,025,648.
The two-page request attributes the mistake to a clerical error and notes that attorneys for the two defendants do not oppose the request. Prosecutors have stated that 379 victims will qualify for payments, but full payment of the restitution is regarded as unlikely.
Cadden and Chin were convicted of racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud for their roles in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak which ultimately took the lives of over 100 patients while sickening hundreds of others.
Caddden's federal sentence was recently boosted to 14.5 years. Chin's was increased to 10.5 years. The increases were mandated by the same appeals court that ruled patient victims were entitled to restitution.
The request was filed today by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexandra Amrheim. The motion states that the amounts sought for the non-patient victims remains the same. Those were identifed as the Elkhart General Hospital, South Bend Clinic and First Recovery Group.
Subsequent to their conviction on the federal charges, Cadden and Chin were charged with 11 counts of second degree murder in Michigan. They are awaiting trial on those charges pending an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Contact: wfrochejr999@gmai.com
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