Monday, September 1, 2008

Why is this man smiling?

I have no idea, because he's going to jail.

CINCINNATI (AP) — 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.

The scam seems to be that while the initial "free" order required a credit card for the $1.95 shipping, the fine print was that you were signing up for monthly shipments. To get out of the scam, it also required a certified note from your doctor that you had a (ahem) equipment shortfall.

Via Slashdot, where the commentary is, well, exactly what you'd expect.

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2008 at 7:14 AM

    Ya gotta be very careful dealing on the internet.
    The wolves are out there.

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  2. noneSeptember 2, 2008 at 8:38 AM

    They even sell that stuff in the back of the NRA mags.

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  3. TOTWTYTRSeptember 2, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    Maybe Bob's cell mate will get a free life time subscription to the stuff. THAT should make Bob's prison time interesting!

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