PENSACOLA MAN INDICTED ON CHARGES OF DRUG ADULTERATION, MAIL FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD

PENSACOLA FLORIDA - Scott Robinson, 51, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of drug adulteration, two counts of mail fraud, and two counts of wire fraud. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges today.

Robinson appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon for his arraignment in federal court in Pensacola, Florida. Trial is set for January 20, 2026, before United States District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.

If convicted, Robinson faces up to twenty years' imprisonment on each count.

The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher C. Patterson is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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