DETROIT – Barry Cadden, the former owner of New England Compounding Center, has been sentenced to 10-15 years for his role in the deaths of 11 Michiganders in 2012.
According to authorities, a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 resulted in 64 deaths, including 11 in Livingston County. More than 750 people nationwide got sick.
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Michigan residents Donna Kruzich, Paula Brent, Lyn Laperriere, Mary Plettl, Gayle Gipson, Patricia Malafouris, Emma Todd, Jennie Barth, Ruth Madouse, Salley Roe and Karina Baxter died after they were given epidural injections of a contaminated steroid produced by the New England Compounding Center.
Cadden pleaded no contest to 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter in March.
Authorities said he reportedly disregarded sterility procedures, forged and fabricated cleaning records and test results. He was found guilty in a federal court of 57 charges and was sentenced to more than 14 years incarceration in 2017.
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The Michigan Attorney General’s Office said Cadden ran his business in an “egregiously unsafe manner.”
Michigan’s investigation into Cadden began under former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette in 2013. A 2015 settlement agreement designated $10.5 million for Michigan victims and families.