Arizona Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Unapproved Stem Cells

HOUSTON—A former Arizona laboratory owner pleaded guilty Aug. 18 in a Texas federal court to charges of illegally introducing stem cells from umbilical cord blood into interstate commerce for treating patients with immune disorders, prosecutors announced (United States v. Branyon guilty plea 8/18/11).

Defendant Fredda Branyon, who owned Global Laboratories LLC in Scottsdale, Ariz., pleaded guilty to introducing an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce in violation of Food and Drug Administration regulations, said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas José Angel Moreno and Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Holland of the FDA Office of Criminal ...