An Indian-origin Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to conspiring with an online Canadian pharmacy to smuggle prescription drugs into the US to sell to doctors.
Ram Kamath appeared before US Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch today for arraignment in Missoula, Missoula. So far, he is the only one of the 14 individuals and companies named as defendants to appear to face the criminal charges.
Federal prosecutors accuse Canadadrugs.Com, its CEO Kristjan Thorkelson and its affiliated companies and associates of selling USD 78 million in prescription drugs over three years to US doctors. Prosecutors say the drugs were unapproved or mislabeled and, in two cases, counterfeit.
Federal prosecutors say in court documents they will seek to extradite the other defendants from Canada, the United Kingdom and Barbados if they do not voluntarily appear.
