Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares were trading down near 4% in the wake of an announcement by Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, that two former Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Philidor RX executives were arrested and have been charged with fraud. Philidor President Andy Davenport alleged to have received $40 million, paid Valeant Pharmaceuticals executive Gary Tanner $10 million Andy Davenport, chief executive officer of the specialty pharmacy Philidor, and Gary Tanner, a former manager at Valeant and Philidor, were charged with multiple counts including wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, travel act conspiracy and money laundering. Philidor had an exclusive…
Valeant And Philidor Executives Arrested Amid Criminal Probe
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.