Nurse appears in court on charges of giving fake Ozempic to Chicago patients
Prosecutors said Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, gave the counterfeit weight loss drugs to three people in Chicago in 2023.
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Prosecutors said Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, gave the counterfeit weight loss drugs to three people in Chicago in 2023.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, was charged with distributing the counterfeit drugs to three people in Chicago in 2023, according to a criminal complaint filed Dec. 5 in U.S. District Court.
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