TOPEKA — A Topeka doctor has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraudulent scheme to sell medical equipment and drug treatments for Lyme Disease. John Toth, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, receiving misbranded drugs in interstate commerce and introducing adulterated or misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Toth was a member of a group of defendants who marketed a medical device and drugs to diagnose and treat Lyme disease. Neither the medical device nor the drugs was reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Grissom said. One patient in Kansas experienced renal failure and another patient in Kansas lapsed into a coma and died, he said. Toth’s sentencing is Jan. 18. Sentencing is set for other co-defendants, including Robert Bradford, Carole Bradford, Brigitte Byrd and American Biologic.
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 a.m.
