Ara Aprahamian is accused of working with executives at other drug companies to increase prices and allocate customers for several drugs.
A lawsuit was filed last year by dozens of state attorneys general who have been investigating price-fixing in the generic industry for several years, and Mr. Aprahamian is the third drug company official to be charged since the investigation began.
The scheme involved generic companies agreeing to divide the market rather than competing to lower prices.
Taro, owned by Sun Pharmaceuticals, told STAT it was aware of the indictment but declined to comment.
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