MADISON, Wis. – A former Wisconsin pharmacist pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges that he tried to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine.
Federal prosecutors charged Steven Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, in late January with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products.
He pleaded guilty to both counts during a video conference with U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig in Milwaukee. The charges carry a maximum combined sentence of 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.
The judge scheduled sentencing for June 8. Prosecutors had asked Ludwig to jail Brandenburg until sentencing, arguing in a filing that he holds extremist views, including that the Sept.