Criminal Case In PR, FTC Appeal In NY, GNC In India: Health And Wellness Industry News
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
GNC works with Guardian Healthcare Services to grow sales in India; FTC, NY AG appeal dismissal of Prevagen complaint; and a federal grand jury in San Juan returned a 28-count indictment charging four defendants with mail and wire fraud , trafficking in counterfeit goods, distributing a controlled substance, international money laundering and smuggling.
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