Federal authorities made the first arrest in the case of the , a Massachusetts-based drug maker whose tainted steroid pain medication killed dozens of people across the country in 2012.
The authorities said they arrested Glenn Adam Chin, 46, the head pharmacist at the company, at as he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong, according to the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts, .
Investigators said they moved quickly after they learned that Mr. Chin was planning to leave the country Thursday morning.
A spokeswoman said she did not know whether Mr. Chin was leaving because of potential criminal charges. He was charged with one count of mail fraud, according to the United States attorney’s office.
Paul Shaw, the lawyer representing Mr. Chin, said the arrest in the airport was an attempt on the part of the United States attorney’s office to generate publicity for the case. He said Mr. Chin had been under investigation for two years but had never been formally told he was a target. He said he was on his way to a family wedding in Hong Kong with his wife, two children and mother-in-law.
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