Wife Of Convicted NECC Exec Appeals To Keep Wrentham Home

WRENTHAM, MA – The wife of convicted pharmacy executive Barry Cadden is seeking to block the forfeiture of the couple's $1.4 million Wrentham home. Lisa Cadden and her children are petitioning a U.S. District Court judge to allow them to hold on to the house, as well as a $1.5 million trust fund, $26,000 in diamonds and other assets, according to the Boston Herald.

The forfeiture of assets was ordered to help the victims of a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak at the New England Compounding Center, which Cadden co-founded. The outbreak sickened 753 patients in 20 states and resulted in the deaths of 64 people.

The patients were diagnosed with a fungal infection after receiving injections of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) manufactured by NECC.

Cadden, 51, was convicted in March of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead. He was found not guilty of second degree murder and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Cadden was sentenced to nine years in prison in June.

In an interview with the Herald, the mother of one of the victims called Cadden's attempt to retain the family's assets "reprehensible."

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