Jurors have found Barry Cadden guilty of racketeering but not guilty of second degree murder in the deadly meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and sickened 700 others across the country.
The Massachusetts pharmacy co-founder was charged in the nationwide outbreak that killed dozens in 2012, including 16 people in Tennessee.
Cadden had been charged with 25 counts of second-degree murder, conspiracy, and other charges under the federal racketeering law.
The verdict was read Wednesday morning. The fungal meningitis outbreak was traced to contaminated steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham.
Prosecutors said Cadden ran the New England Compounding Center in Framingham in an "extraordinarily dangerous" way by skirting industry regulations on sterility and cleanliness in an effort to push production and make more money.
His lawyers said he wasn't responsible for the deaths.
One of the Tennesseans who passed away from the outbreak was Don McDavid. His family released the following statement Wednesday morning:
"We are grateful for the hard work of the prosecutors and their team, as well as the judge and the jury. Don was a good Christian man. We live with Don's loss everyday. We take some comfort in knowing Mr. Cadden will be held accountable for his actions. No matter how long Mr Cadden spends in prison, it will never bring Don back."
