By Walter F. Roche Jr.
More than 400 victims of the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak apparently failed to qualify for a share of what could be even more than $82 million in restitution funds being sought from former officials of a defunct drug compounding company.
In a recent motion filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, Mass.,federal prosecutors stated that only 389 victims would be sharing in the requested restitution.
That figure contrasts with the 800 victims of the outbreak frequently cited by the U.S. Attorneys Office.
That means some 411 victims who could have shared in the restitution funds have been left out. And it is long past the deadline for making a claim.
Victims had 90 days following the sentencing of Barry J. Cadden to file a claim against him. He was sentenced to a nine year prison term on June 26, 2017. That means victims had to file claims by Sept. 24, 2017.
Co-defendant Glenn Chin was sentenced to an eight-year term on Jan. 31, 2018. That means victims had until April 30, 2018 to file a claim against him.
The two were convicted of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud and violations of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
If more victims had qualified then prosecutors also would very likely have increased their request to more than $82 million.
To qualify victims had to submit an application or request citing specific losses or expenses incurred as a result of their encounters with the outbreak.
The process included several notifications to all 800 victims of the requirements to qualify.
The exact amount of restitution will be the subject of a July 7 hearing in Boston, Mass. before U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns.
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Would our attorneys whom, filed papers on our behalf, turned this in. Or was this a filing to be completed by the victim ?
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