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NECC President Pleads Guilty: Meningitis Outbreak
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Barry Cadden, former president of NECC, made a plea deal in Michigan in connection to a 2012 meningitis outbreak that caused 25 deaths from tainted drugs. He pleaded no contest to manslaughter charges, facing additional prison time. Charges against Glenn Chin, NECC's supervisory pharmacist, are pending.
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