1. Investigative Insights from the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations
Counterterrorism Section
George F. Hughes
Senior Advisor
Counterterrorism and Intelligence

2. OCI Field and Resident Offices
Minneapolis
Detroit
Seattle
Syracuse
Boston
Buffalo
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
OCI Headquarters
Cincinnati
Metro Washington
Norfolk
Denver
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Nashville
Raleigh
Birmingham
Atlanta
Phoenix
Headquarters
Tampa
Austin
Dallas
New Orleans
Miami
Field Offices
Houston
San Antonio
Resident Offices ..
San Juan
Domicile Offices

3. INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)
Title 21, United States Code,
& related Acts
Federal Anti-Tampering Act
Title 18, United States Code § 1365
Related violations of Title 18 U.S. Criminal Code
Title 18, United States Code § 1001
Title 18, United States Code § 371
Title 18, United States Code § 1341
Title 18, United States Code § 1343

4. Other Title 18 Violations
18 USC Trafficking in CFT Goods
18 USC 2339A – Providing material support to terrorists.
18 USC 2339B – Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.
18 UCS 2339C – Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism.

5. The OCI “Bottom Line”, we enforce the following:
The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21.
Federal Anti-Tampering Act. Title 18 USC 1365.
Other Title 18 USC violations

6. General Areas of Enforcement
Manufacture and sale of counterfeit or unapproved drugs
Illegal diversion of pharmaceuticals and other regulated products
Product substitution crimes
Product tampering
Health fraud - schemes involving fraudulent treatments/cures/devices
New drug application fraud
Clinical investigator fraud
Crimes affecting the safety/integrity of the nation’s blood supply
Crimes involving the adulteration and/or misbranding of food
Prescription Drug Marketing Act violations
Internet facilitated criminal violations involving FDA regulated products
Illegal importation of FDA regulated products
Off Label Promotion of Drugs and Devices

7. OTHER OCI CT ACTIVITY OCI Agent assigned to INTERPOL at
National Central Bureau
Washington, DC and
EUROPOL at the Hague.

8. FDA OCI U.S. Intelligence Community Private Industry Federal
Law Enforcement
Agencies
OCI
Foreign
Law Enforcement
Agencies
U.S.
Attorney’s
FDA
Federal/State
Health
Authority
State/Local
Law Enforcement
Agencies

9. OCI FDA U.S. Intelligence Community Private Industry Federal
Law Enforcement
Agencies
OCC
Centers
FCC
Office of
Public
Affairs
OCI
Foreign
Law Enforcement
Agencies
U.S.
Attorney’s
ORA
Field
OLA
ORA HQ
FDA
Federal/State
Health
Authority
State/Local
Law Enforcement
Agencies

10. JOINT INVESTIGATIONS

11. COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS
AND
TERROR

12. OCI Headquarters George F. Hughes (240) 276-9456