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Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MASSACHUSETTS ON SEPT. 19: EXPRESS SCRIPTS SUBSIDIARY AGREES TO DEFERRED PROSECUTION FOR ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- September 19, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for Massachusetts issued the following press release:
SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC., a subsidiary of Express Scripts, Inc., agreed today to a deferred prosecution of illegal distribution of human growth hormone. In connection with this agreement, SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. has accepted responsibility for its conduct, agreed to pay a penalty of $10.5 million, changed its business practices to prevent any future distribution of human growth hormone for athletic performance enhancement, cosmetic or anti-aging uses, and committed to cooperating in ongoing human growth hormone investigations.
United States Attorney ...