Owner Of Sunscreen Testing Lab AMA Awaits Sentencing Following Guilty Plea In US Federal Case
Executive Summary
Gabriel Letizia Jr. potentially faces up to seven years in prison after admitting to defrauding AMA Laboratories customers of more than $46m by sending them bogus testing reports. The US FDA, which participated in the investigation, has not commented publicly on the implications for improperly tested sunscreens and other products.
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