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# New England Compounding Pharmacist Gets 8 Years
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/new-england-compounding-pharmacist-gets-8-years/
- Published: 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:18:58.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5140661

The former head pharmacist at New England Compounding Center (NECC) has been sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for his role in the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 and caused infections in 793 patients. **Glenn Chin** (Canton, MA) was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, and forfeiture and restitution (to be determined later), according to a Justice Department [release](https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm594800.htm?ref=fdaweb.com). Late last year, Chin was convicted by a federal jury in Boston of 77 counts, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead.

  
The government contends that Chin manufactured three lots of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) or more than 17,000 vials of medication. “In doing so, Chin ignored NECC’s own drug formulation worksheets and standard operating procedures,” it says. “Specifically, he improperly sterilized the MPA, failed to verify the sterilization process, and improperly tested it to ensure sterility. Despite knowing these deficiencies, Chin directed the MPA to be filled into thousands of vials and shipped to NECC customers nationwide. During the fungal meningitis outbreak, the CDC identified 18 different types of fungi from MPA vials and patient samples.”