Thread by @File411, Random question(in my industry we don’t ask questions that we don’t already [...]

Random question

(in my industry we don’t ask questions that we don’t already have the answer /snort);

What do Bayer, Mylan, Sandoz, Teva all have in common?

(and nope I’m not talking about opioids or FCPA or Bankruptcies)

I’ll wait...

Sandoz is Novartis progeny
Sandoz = generic Amoxicillin & cloreq
Put a pin in this date/ PR
March 20, 2020 Novartis Press Release
(see next tweet)
https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/novartis-commits-donate-130-million-doses-hydroxychloroquine-support-global-covid-19-pandemic-response">https://www.novartis.com/news/medi...

Novartis (remember how much they paid Michael Cohen)
March 2, 2020

Major Generic Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Antitrust Crimes https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/major-generic-pharmaceutical-company-admits-antitrust-crimes">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ma...
Shall I keep going?
https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/sandoz-resolves-generic-drug-antitrust-investigation-us">https://www.novartis.com/news/medi...

Major Generic Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Antitrust Crimes

Sandoz Inc., a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was charged for conspiring to allocate customers, rig bids, and fix prices for generic drugs, the Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/major-generic-pharmaceutical-company-admits-antitrust-crimes

Novartis-Sandoz
-ask yourself what’s the cocktail Trump keeps pushing?
-who has the “almost” exclusive rights to the generic forms of said cocktail?

Deferred Prosecution Agreement March 3, 2020
https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/file/1256306/download">https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-...

Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. https://www.justice.gov/osg/brief/sandoz-inc-v-amgen-inc-amgen-inc-v-sandoz-inc">https://www.justice.gov/osg/brief...

Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc.

https://www.justice.gov/osg/brief/sandoz-inc-v-amgen-inc-amgen-inc-v-sandoz-inc

United States v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD., Docket No. 16-CR-20968-FAM https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/fcpa/cases/teva-pharmaceutical-industries-ltd">https://www.justice.gov/criminal-...

United States v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD., Docket No. 16-CR-20968-FAM

https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/fcpa/cases/teva-pharmaceutical-industries-ltd

It struck me as ODD how Trump keeps pushing the “magical cocktail” I decided to take a look at the Companies who hold the vast majority of market share

Mylan Agrees to Pay $465M to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Underpaying EpiPen Rebates https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mylan-agrees-pay-465-million-resolve-false-claims-act-liability-underpaying-epipen-rebates">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/my...

Mylan Agrees to Pay $465 Million to Resolve False Claims Act

Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mylan-agrees-pay-465-million-resolve-false-claims-act-liability-underpaying-epipen-rebates

Let’s not forget that the DOJ also had Bayer in it’s anti-trust cross hairs...
Foundations Resolve Allegations of Enabling Pharmaceutical Companies to Pay Kickbacks to Medicare Patients https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/foundations-resolve-allegations-enabling-pharmaceutical-companies-pay-kickbacks-medicare">https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/p...

Foundations Resolve Allegations of Enabling Pharmaceutical Companies

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that two foundations, Chronic Disease Fund, Inc. d/b/a Good Days from CDF (“CDF”), and Patient Access Network Foundation (“PANF”), have agreed to

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/foundations-resolve-allegations-enabling-pharmaceutical-companies-pay-kickbacks-medicare

And let’s not forget about Novartis April 3, 2020 Press Release

Here I pulled down Novartis Coronavirus related press releases
cc @SlickRockWeb start on the last page & work your way up - MARCH 11, 2020
https://www.novartis.com/printpdf/143311 ">https://www.novartis.com/printpdf/...

I get it, my brain is weird & I get distracted
The reason I asked about Sandoz (Novartis) is they are the leading manufacturer for generic pills for the “magical Trump cocktail” plus I had to run an bunch of conflict checks
Like I said dot might connect https://twitter.com/File411/status/1245730118355562497?s=20">https://twitter.com/File411/s...

https://twitter.com/File411/status/1245730118355562497?s=20

Sorry had a tiny thing at casa da file
with respect to Sandoz/Norvartis -
Remember how I said pay attention to the dates on the press releases
Now read this mini supplemental thread.
By all appearances Trump reached in to the FDA to change policies

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)"> https://twitter.com/File411/status/1246646763148247045?s=20">https://twitter.com/File411/s...

https://twitter.com/File411/status/1246646763148247045?s=20

There’s NO other way to put this - @POTUS is a stone cold complicit in numerous counts of involuntary manslaughter
He just made a Gen say “project airbridge” is now distrusting millions of tablets.
This is NOT NORMAL https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1246947389396660224?s=20">https://twitter.com/Yamiche/s...

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1246947389396660224?s=20

As with my standard practice I will provide you with “official” government links to the data.
I’m mindful of how prolific disinformation is on this platform.
On 4/1/2020 VA cut a $168,000 PO to a distributor of: hydroxychloroquine
Receipt

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)">
https://www.usaspending.gov/#/recipient/eab718f9-84ad-bc8c-8988-91e0561a646a-C/latest">https://www.usaspending.gov/...

As with my standard practice I will provide you with “official” government links to the data.I’m mindful of how prolific disinformation is on this platform.On 4/1/2020 VA cut a $168,000 PO to a distributor of: hydroxychloroquineReceipthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://www.usaspending.gov/..." title="As with my standard practice I will provide you with “official” government links to the data.I’m mindful of how prolific disinformation is on this platform.On 4/1/2020 VA cut a $168,000 PO to a distributor of: hydroxychloroquineReceipthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (light skin tone)"> https://www.usaspending.gov/...">

On March 26, 2020 - the VA issued a $40,000 PO to:

MCKESSON CORPORATION (remember my DOJ thread re anti-trust a few days ago, well this is one of 1M reasons why I sounded the alarm)
Shall I keep going?
https://www.usaspending.gov/#/award/CONT_AWD_36C77020P0501_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-">https://www.usaspending.gov/...

March 30, 2020 @TheJusticeDept issued a $60,000 purchase order 15BNAS20PVB610270 to PREMIUM RX NATIONAL LLC
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE TAB 200 MG
I’m using an official Government Database:
<10 mins I was able to identify these POs
I’m not a reporter

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Woman facepalming (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman facepalming (light skin tone)">
https://www.usaspending.gov/#/award/CONT_AWD_15BNAS20PVB610270_1540_-NONE-_-NONE-">https://www.usaspending.gov/...

March 30, 2020 @TheJusticeDept issued a $60,000 purchase order 15BNAS20PVB610270 to PREMIUM RX NATIONAL LLCHYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE TAB 200 MGI’m using an official Government Database:<10 mins I was able to identify these POsI’m not a reporterhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://www.usaspending.gov/..." title="March 30, 2020 @TheJusticeDept issued a $60,000 purchase order 15BNAS20PVB610270 to PREMIUM RX NATIONAL LLCHYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE TAB 200 MGI’m using an official Government Database:<10 mins I was able to identify these POsI’m not a reporterhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Woman facepalming (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman facepalming (light skin tone)"> https://www.usaspending.gov/...">

USASpending is an official government website
Step 1 https://www.usaspending.gov/#/
Step">https://www.usaspending.gov/... 2 https://www.usaspending.gov/#/keyword_search
Step">https://www.usaspending.gov/... 3 HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE in search bar
Step 4 hit return
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezey
I’m not a genius but it appears research is hard-ish?

https://www.usaspending.gov/#/keyword_search/HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE">https://www.usaspending.gov/...

USASpending is an official government websiteStep 1 https://www.usaspending.gov/... 2 https://www.usaspending.gov/... 3 HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE in search barStep 4 hit returnEasy Peasy Lemon SqueezeyI’m not a genius but it appears research is hard-ish? https://www.usaspending.gov/...

what time is it?
It’s L-D-A time - let’s do this.
Novartis unsurprisingly lots of lobbying
3 decades in this megalomaniac town
1st Rule you say nothing
2nd Rule you pretend you didn’t hear
3rd Rule act dumb
Cardinal Rule - the less you speak the more you learn

There’s nothing “secret” about this database, it’s required by law.
While most focus on the dollar amount I personally like to drill down on what they are lobbying pro/con
Step 1 https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=selectFields&reset=1
Step">https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm... 2 - type in the Company name *wildcard option

https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=processSearchCriteria">https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm...

Well raise your hand if you had FARA on the Novartis LDA Bingo Card

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙋🏻‍♀️" title="Happy woman raising one hand (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Happy woman raising one hand (light skin tone)">
Having operations in America doesn’t mean you company is based here - but this kind of makes sense considering the Ts&Cs of their DPA
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=4E1FC8BD-DFDE-46A4-B6E3-DDB4F491235A&filingTypeID=78">https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm...

Well raise your hand if you had FARA on the Novartis LDA Bingo Cardhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Having operations in America doesn’t mean you company is based here - but this kind of makes sense considering the Ts&Cs of their DPA https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm..." title="Well raise your hand if you had FARA on the Novartis LDA Bingo Cardhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙋🏻‍♀️" title="Happy woman raising one hand (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Happy woman raising one hand (light skin tone)">Having operations in America doesn’t mean you company is based here - but this kind of makes sense considering the Ts&Cs of their DPA https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm...">

Huh - over a year ago... https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/novartis-ag">https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spi...

Novartis AG SHALL face DOJ Complaint..

I don’t know about you, but in the Spring of 2018 when it was revealed that Trump’s former fixer had a multi-million dollar payday, I was a bit perplexed. And yes, as I’ve previously disclosed in la

https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/novartis-ag

Teva I didn’t forget about your “files” https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/heritage-pharma-others-conspiracy-price-fixing">https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spi...

Heritage Pharma, Teva et al - Conspiracy Price Fixing

Files - oh so many files... Last month I walked you through the civil complaint filed by numerous State Attorneys General - filed against Teva, Heritage et al. Which was a follow up to the Apri

https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/heritage-pharma-others-conspiracy-price-fixing

Tisk Tisk Heritage - https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/heritage-pharma-others-conspiracy-price-fixing?_pos=4&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r">https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spi...

Heritage Pharma, Teva et al - Conspiracy Price Fixing

Files - oh so many files... Last month I walked you through the civil complaint filed by numerous State Attorneys General - filed against Teva, Heritage et al. Which was a follow up to the Apri

https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/heritage-pharma-others-conspiracy-price-fixing?_pos=4&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r

Aaah yes almost a year ago - knew I had done the lobbying & campaign funding research
So it’s weird that now the Admin is fully embracing the same big Pharma bound by numerous DPAs https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/big-pharma-v-44-ags-conspiracy-anti-trust?_pos=2&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r">https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spi...

Big Pharma v 44 AGs CONSPIRACY & Anti-Trust - Updated OK AG & Teva

The Updated 8/26/2019 Oklahoma Case Judge Orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $571.2 million See bottom of entry for the Video where Judge Reads his verdict Updated 5/28/2019 Teva and OK AG reach $85

https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/big-pharma-v-44-ags-conspiracy-anti-trust?_pos=2&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r

Exactly 1 year & 1 day -I forgot how much I researched these companies - I’m also tapped out https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/big-pharma-133m?_pos=1&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r">https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spi...

Big PHARMA Kick-Back TRIFECTA nets $122.9M Settlement

As you might recall earlier this week, I decided to jump into the deep end of the Big Pharma pool of corruption, enterprise and other unsavory behavior. In doing so I opted to focus on Norvartis

https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/big-pharma-133m?_pos=1&_sid=6f8a767f2&_ss=r

Latest Threads Unrolled: