In Cincinnati on Wednesday, US District Judge Arthur Spiegel sentenced Steve Warshak, founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, to 25 years in prison for selling at least $100 million of fraudulent “natural” remedies and refusing to accept returns when the products didn’t work despite a “double your money back” guarantee. Berkeley is infamous for marketing Enzyte, a “natural male enhancement” pill which promised permanent growth and for a time also claimed to help erectile disfunction.
Warshaw was convicted in February on 93 counts including conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to obstruct proceedings before the FTC, mail fraud, bank fraud and money laundering. Three others were also convicted, including his 75-year-old mother Harriet Warshak. Spiegel sentenced her to two years in prison (Kentucky Post).
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