Monday, September 08, 2008
According to USA Today, a business owner convicted of defrauding customers seeking male sexual enhancement products and a variety of herbal supplements was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison.
Steve Warshak, 42, founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, also was ordered to pay $93,000 in fines. He was convicted in February on 93 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
Federal prosecutors accused the company of bilking customers out of more than $400 million with deceptive ads, manipulated credit card transactions and refusal to accept returns or cancel orders.
On September 20, 2008, I saw a cable TV ad for Enzyte featuring Smiling Bob, the Felon. I called their "800" number and asked why this product was being advertised on my cable. The Enzyte operator expressed her concern about my mental condition and disconnected the call.
Wow, that's terrible!