Healthcare company execs arrested for running $100M online Adderall scheme

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The founder-CEO and clinical president of a digital health company have been arrested and charged for their part in a multi-million-dollar scheme to give people easy access to Adderall and other restricted drugs, among other crimes.

Ruthia He, the founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Done Global Inc. and her co-defendant Clinical President of Done Health P.C. David Brody were arrested Thursday for providing Adderall and other stimulants "with no legitimate medical purpose," online. He was arrested in Los Angeles and will appear in an LA court. Brody was arrested in San Rafael and will make his first appearance in a San Francisco court.

"The defendants allegedly preyed on Americans and put profits over patients by exploiting telemedicine rules that facilitated access to medications…" DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. "In many cases, Done Global prescribed ADHD medications when they were not medically necessary.The pair allegedly targeted drug seekers and spent tens of millions in "deceptive advertisements" on social media.

 

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