Three former executives of a company that makes machines that test lead levels in humans deliberately concealed a problem with the devices that produced falsely low results for tens of thousands of children, federal prosecutors said on April 5. The children, as well as pregnant people and others, faced serious health risks because of the
Three former executives of a medical device company are being charged in connection with conspiracy, wire fraud, and FDA violations for a product that allegedly produced inaccurately low lead test results.
Three medical executives lied - and have since been charged - causing tens of thousands of patients to receive inaccurately low lead test results, officials stated.
They're charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to conceal a malfunction with equipment that tested for dangerous lead poisoning in the blood of tens of thousands of children and adults.