Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A California man was sentenced on Mar. 18 in federal court in Boston for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business connected to online pharmacy websites. Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, received a sentence of one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. Fu had pleaded guilty in November 2025 to the charge and agreed to forfeit approximately $689,697.09 seized from various accounts.
The case centers on an investigation that began around November 2022 into two online pharmacies believed to be operating out of India. These pharmacies advertised controlled substances and distributed misbranded and counterfeit drugs, including those containing controlled substances. Undercover purchases revealed that some pills sold as Adderall contained methamphetamine and caffeine or no active pharmaceutical ingredient at all.
Fu operated Axson Engineering, Inc., doing business as "Axson Data" in Canoga Park, California. His business processed customer payments for these controlled substances and wired proceeds overseas to various businesses identified as information technology consulting firms among others. Over the course of the investigation, more than 18 undercover purchases were processed through Axson Data's accounts.
Authorities found thousands of checks deposited into Axson’s bank accounts from individuals across the United States between January 2021 and August 2024, totaling about $11.5 million. Some payments were linked directly to purchases from the network of online pharmacy websites.
A search warrant uncovered evidence including a photo showing a positive drug test for methamphetamine after an order labeled as Adderall was fulfilled with pressed methamphetamine instead.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley said valuable assistance came from multiple agencies including Homeland Security Investigations offices in several states, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Federal Air Marshals Service, local police departments across several states, and other federal offices involved in prosecuting the case.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations using a multi-agency approach.
