FDA is not omniscient. No regulator is. It’s hard to catch someone intelligent and cunning in a lie every time. The industry relies on a combination of individu

FDA is not omniscient. No regulator is. It’s hard to catch someone intelligent and cunning in a lie every time. The industry relies on a combination of individual integrity (i.e. not wanting to hurt people, which works fine in 80% of cases) and regulation being a deterrent against fraud (for the minority that would release snake oil to make a quick buck). I am glad Holmes and Balwani are facing the music. I would have preferred to see more than just Holmes and Balwani face charges though. There’s no way you pass an inspection from CMS and FDA when you have a “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” part of the building without others being in on it.