Telehealth Founder Gets 6 Years for $90M Adderall Fraud That Flooded Market With 37 Million Pills

Ruthia He, the founder and former CEO of the digital mental health company Done Global Inc., was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $1 million for orchestrating a massive telehealth fraud scheme that unlawfully distributed over 37 million Adderall pills. The Department of Justice announced the sentence on July 7, 2026, capping what it described as a $90 million scheme that also defrauded insurers of more than $12 million.

"created a scheme to unlawfully distribute over 37 million pills of Adderall"

justice.govDone Global Founder Sentenced to 6 Years for $90M Adderall Distribution Scheme Involving 37 Million Pills

According to the Justice Department, He spent over $40 million on social media advertising to convince patients they had attention deficit disorders when many did not. The aggressive marketing campaign was central to the scheme, which used Done Global's telehealth platform as a front for mass controlled-substance distribution.

"spent over $40 million on social media ads to deceive patients into believing they had attention deficit disorders"

The case also ensnared the company's former clinical president, David Brody, who was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Together, the two executives oversaw a business model that, as Lawyer Monthly noted, "turns a digital health growth model into a boardroom compliance warning."

Lawyer MonthlyDone Global Founder Ruthia He Sentenced in $90M Adderall Scheme

"turns a digital health growth model into a boardroom compliance warning"

Law enforcement officials framed the prosecution as one of the largest telehealth fraud cases ever brought for controlled substances. The sentencing serves as a stark signal to the digital health industry that rapid growth cannot come at the expense of regulatory guardrails, particularly when schedule II drugs like Adderall are involved.