And security cameras to be added at the curley center. All this as a dorchester couple prepares to bury their youngest son. David and paula, back to you. A couple at the center of a meningitis outbreak at a local Compounding Pharmacy is now pleading guilty. Beth germano is live outside the crews where the couple just appeared. Beth . Reporter th plea deal with carla and Douglas Conigliaro. They were not charged with the widespread meningitis outbreak but with trying to hide assets. They will testify against others. It was within minutes of the federal raid in the new England Compounding Center in 2012 that Douglas Conigliaro started to hide assets to avoid federal detection and their attorney said other charges of conspireacy were dropped. This makes it clear that carla and douglas drrks conigliaro had nothing to do wi activity. Reporter 64 people were injected with contaminated steroids with meningitis and died. The most serious charges were leveled against the president and the head
Death of 7yearold kyzr willis was a tragic accident. Friday afternoon, they ruled out any foul play. Do you think that you were notified in the appropriate amount of time. Yeah, i do. I do. I think, you know, with kyzr here, i think clearly they began a search immediately. The reporter evans said around 2 15 p. M. Tuesday afternoon, counselors cleared all children from the water at the Curley Community Center in south boston, so he would be ready for pickup. Around 2 30 p. M. , kyzr liz brother realized he wasnt in the bath house changing with the rest of the kids. Thats when staff began searching around the area and in the water. At 2 49 p. M. , the director called 911. The harbor master ultimately located kyzrs body in the water. He was pronounced dead shortly after 7 00 p. M. Earlier this week, fox 25 was told kyzr was a strong swimmer, but the commissioner said that day one of the counselors was actually teaching him to swim. From what i understand, he counselors was holding him up
More than 300 cases have now been reported in 17 states and the centers for Disease Control says the outbreak is spreading. Federal and state officials have s ened an investigations into new england compounding center, the pharmacy thats believed to veve shipped thousands of vials of a steroid thats used in clinics to treat pain. A many cases, the drug was contaminated with a deadly fungus which one investigator said was visible to the naked eye in some of the vials. We asked jim axelrod to find out more about the pharmacy known as n. E. C. C. Reporter state officials cceived a complaint last march bout the company that produced these tainted steroids. But Health Officials in assachusetts tell us they conducted whats called an off site inspection a review of ocuments. Dr. Madeline biondolillo is leading the investigation. Its apparent they were not following the regulations despite their obligation to do the reporter the f. D. A. Has released a list of n. E. C. C. s cu customers. They
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Another patient injected with a tainted steroid has died of meningitis. More than 300 cases have now been reported in 17 states and the centers for Disease Control says the outbreak is spreading. Federal and state officials have opened an investigations into new england compounding center, the pharmacy thats believed to have shipped thousands of vials of a steroid thats used in clinics to treat pain. In many cases, the drug was contaminated with a deadly fung gas which one investigator said was visible to the naked eye in some of the vials. We asked jim axelrod to find out more about the pharmacy known as n. E. C. C. Reporter state officials received a complaint last march about the company that produced these tainted steroids. But Health Officials in massachusetts tell us they conducted whats called an offsite inspection a review of documents. Dr. Madeline biondolillo is leading the investigation. Its apparent they w
A former co-owner of the Framingham based New England Compounding Center was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Boston, in case stemming from an incident that led to the deaths of more than 100 patients.