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US investigators have arrested the founder and CEO of a telehealth company who is accused of a running a US $100 million scheme to fraudulently distribute over 40 million pills of Adderall and other controlled substances.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said that Done CEO Ruthia He conspired with the company’s clinical president, David Brody, “to provide easy access to Adderall and other stimulants for no legitimate medical purpose”.
America’s top law officer said the executives had exploited telemedicine rules that were loosened during the Covid pandemic.
Done Global, a San Francisco-based start-up, became popular during the pandemic as an online way to obtain Adderall by paying a monthly subscription fee.
According to officials, Ms He was arrested in Los Angeles and Dr Brody in San Rafael, California.
They are charged with distribution of controlled substances.
They could each face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
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