Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Recordkeeping Violations, Massachusetts 2023

BOSTON – Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc., an affiliate of the Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., has agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act, by improperly purchasing and distributing chemicals regulated by the Act.

The Controlled Substances Act regulates the manufacturing, purchasing and distribution of certain chemicals that can be used to manufacture scheduled controlled substances. The Act allows only DEA registrants to engage in certain activities relative to listed chemicals and requires DEA registrants to, among other things, inform the DEA of sales of listed chemicals to foreign entities. These provisions are designed to ensure that only appropriate entities handle listed chemicals that can be used to manufacture scheduled controlled substances.

Under the settlement agreement, Thermo Fisher acknowledges that it failed to file export declarations when distributing listed chemicals to foreign customers; distributed listed chemicals to a Thermo Fisher location that did not have appropriate DEA registrations; and purchased listed chemicals from suppliers that did not have appropriate DEA registrations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of $25,000 to resolve the allegations. The company self-disclosed the violations to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Panich of Rollins’ Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit handled the case.

The Controlled Substances Act is designed to regulate the manufacturing, purchasing and distribution of certain chemicals that can be used to manufacture scheduled controlled substances. Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. has acknowledged that it failed to comply with the requirements of the Act.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. is an affiliate of the Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. The company has agreed to pay a fine of $25,000 and has acknowledged that it failed to comply with the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of 25,000 and has acknowledged that it failed to comply with the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act. The company self-disclosed the violations to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Defendant/respondent: Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc.

Exact criminal charges: Recordkeeping Violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

City and state: Boston, Massachusetts.

Exact date: Not specified.

Sentence or outcome: Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of $25,000.

Dollar amount: 25,000.

Defendant/respondent full name or legal entity name: Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc.

Exact criminal charges: Recordkeeping Violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

City and state: Boston, Massachusetts.

Exact date: Not specified.

Sentence or outcome: Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of $25,000.

Dollar amount: 25,000.

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