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   Eastern District of Pennsylvania

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   Wednesday, April 26, 2023

   PHILADELPHIA – United States Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bien
   King, 70, of Congers, NY and Khalil King, 36, of New York, NY were
   charged by indictment with conspiracy, distribution of unregistered and
   misbranded pesticides, and interstate shipment of misbranded animal
   drugs.

   The indictment alleges that Bien King and her son, Khalil King, jointly
   operated a business called “Little City Dogs,” based in New York City.
   The defendants purchased unapproved animal drugs and pesticides,
   including ivermectin, nitenpyram, praziquantel, and fipronil, from
   various Chinese suppliers. The defendants’ Chinese suppliers routinely
   mislabeled the shipments to avoid inspection by United States Customs
   and Border Protection inspectors. According to the indictment, once the
   defendants received the shipments from China, they used various
   locations, including a Manhattan office, to mix and repackage these
   drugs and pesticides for resale to customers throughout the United
   States. According to the indictment, the defendants’ company received
   over $4,000,000 from the sale of these misbranded, unregistered, and
   unapproved pesticides and animal drugs.

   If convicted, the defendants face a maximum possible sentence of 19
   years in prison, up to 3 years of supervised release, a $1,450,000
   fine, and a $550 special assessment.

   The case was investigated by the Food and Drug Administration’s Office
   of Criminal Investigations, the Environmental Protection Agency’s
   Office of Criminal Investigations, and is being prosecuted by Assistant
   United States Attorney Christopher E. Parisi.

   An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A
   defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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