Maybe He’ll Make A Fortune Selling Viagra In Prison
February 23, 2009 by JD
Filed under News, Supplement News
The CEO of Atlanta-based Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Jared Wheat, was sentenced last month in the ongoing trial that has blown the lid off of Internet prescription drug scams. According to the original indictment back in 2006:
Jared Wheat Goes To Jail
“Jared Wheat, the principal owner of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, and the other defendants opened a drug manufacturing facility in Belize in approximately 2002. The defendants allegedly used Hi-Tech funds and Jared Wheat’s own funds to cover the costs of operating the Hi-Tech facility in Belize, and would travel to Belize to manufacture various prescription and controlled substances. The defendants allegedly made approximately 24 different drugs that they marketed through so-called “spam” advertisements over the Internet as authentic generic versions of those drugs being imported from Canada. The drugs included steroids such as “Oxymethelone” and “Stanazolol,” along with unapproved versions of controlled drugs such as “Ambien,” “Valium,” and “Xanax.” The defendants also manufactured versions of prescription drugs such as “Viagra,” “Cialis,” “Lipitor” and “Vioxx.” From 2002 through 2004, the defendants allegedly ordered enough active ingredients to manufacture millions of pills, many of which were then shipped into the United States to individuals who purchased the drugs after receiving Internet “spam” and also to various wholesalers of drugs.”
Under a plea deal, three other named defendants were sentenced to jail terms of 16 to 27 months. However, the judge found that Wheat would not receive the suggested 37 month jail time detailed in the plea. Due to the severity of his criminal actions in personally spearheading the scheme, the judge imposed the 50 month term.
It is interesting to note that during plea negotiations, prosecutors dropped allegations of racketeering, spiking supplements with ephedrine alkaloids and conspiracies of blackmail and murder.
Just another example of why it is critical to do research before buying any type of supplement or prescription drug over the Internet.
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