FedEx faces U.S. criminal charges over online pharmacies

[Baitball Blogger]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - FedEx Corp was indicted on Thursday for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite repeated warnings from U.S. drug enforcement officials, according to a court filing.

The 15-count indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, includes charges for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. FedEx allegedly gained at least $820 million from the conspiracy, the filing said, and could be fined up to twice that amount.

FedEx reported $11.8 billion in total revenue for the quarter ended in May.

In a statement, FedEx Senior Vice President Patrick Fitzgerald said the company is innocent and will plead not guilty. U.S. prosecutors are asking that the company assume responsibility for the legality of millions of packages a day, he said. "We are a transportation company. We are not law enforcement," he said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/sns-rt-us-fedex-indictments-drugs-20140717,0,3957617.story

[wyldwolf]

1. that might explain why FedEx hasn't been shipping option for Amazon sellers for the last week or so.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Just tell them Jesus Made You Do it

play the responsibility free card.

[Orrex]

3. Will this corporate person serve any jail time for this criminal act?

Or will it be fines with no admission of wrongdoing?

You know, the way they do it when a black male teenager is arrested for dealing?

[RebelOne]

4. Well, maybe USPS postal carriers should be jailed.

I receive my blood pressure meds from a Canadian online pharmacy and the post office delivers it to my door. I take Benicar, a blood pressure medication. The prescription here at Walgreen's costs $166 for a month's supply. I get a two-month supply of a generic brand from Canada for $152.