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Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Imports of Counterfeit Drugs

On February 9, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced that Mark Hughes was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment on multiple charges involving the illegal importation and sale of counterfeit and misbranded Viagra® and…

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Cialis®, and to pay restitution. According the facts filed with the court, for about three years prior to December 2009, Hughes began ordering large quantities of prescription and pharmaceutical drugs from sources in India and China without prescriptions for resale. Hughes is not licensed or authorized to sell and distribute prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals.