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June 18, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—A Chinese drug manufacturer accused of illegally shipping human growth hormone into the United States has been ordered to forfeit about $2.7 million to the federal government.

Genescience Pharmaceutical Co. and its chief executive, Lei Jin, were indicted on federal charges last year as part of Operation Raw Deal, in which more than 120 people were arrested and dozens of underground labs were raided.

Prosecutors say Genescience illegally marketed human growth hormone over the Internet to a network of distributors.

Federal agents seized money linked to the alleged illegal shipments from the New York branches of Chinese banks. The U.S. Attorney's office in Rhode Island said Wednesday that a federal judge ordered the forfeiture earlier this month.

John Tarantino, an attorney for Genescience, said he could not immediately comment.

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