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Criminal

Oct. 1, 2009

BioPharm Exec Is Convicted

In a big win for the Northern District U.S. attorney's office, InterMune's CEO was found guilty of charges stemming from a false news release.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District - criticized for its performance in white-collar criminal cases - scored a big win in a health care fraud case Tuesday.

A San Francisco federal jury found the founder and former chief executive of Brisbane-based biopharmaceutical company InterMune Inc. guilty of wire fraud for sending false information about a dr...

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