Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

An Orange County man who ran a company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations is expected to be sentenced next month for illegally selling a drug that lacked U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

John Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty Aug. 26 to one federal count of introducing an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.