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Florida Dietary Supplement Salesman Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Conspiring to Distribute Anabolic Steroids
Friday, March 11, 2022
A Florida man who led sales for a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, James Boccuzzi, 38, of Parkland, was director of sales for Blackstone Labs LLC, a Boca Raton-based sports and dietary supplements retailer. A jury convicted Boccuzzi in December 2021 of conspiracy to defraud the FDA and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the Southern District of Florida sentenced Boccuzzi to 51 months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $20,000.
Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators, including Phillip “PJ” Braun, Aaron Singerman, Blackstone Labs LLC and others, conspired to defraud the FDA and to illegally manufacture and distribute anabolic steroids that were controlled substances under the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act. Evidence at trial established that Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators continued to sell the illegal controlled substances despite knowing about the law and its impact on the legality of Blackstone’s steroid products.
The evidence also showed that Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators quickly sold off other Blackstone products containing certain stimulants after they received an FDA warning letter notifying them that the products were unlawful to sell as dietary supplements. Further, the evidence showed that the conspirators concealed the sales of other products containing research chemicals despite knowing that the products could not legally be sold as dietary supplements. During the conspiracy, Boccuzzi also created a fraudulent “Certificate of Free Sale,” representing himself to be an employee of the FDA, in order to ship Blackstone Labs products internationally.
“Dietary supplement distributors and manufacturers cannot ignore the law,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Department of Justice will work with law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute individuals and companies who disregard public safety to make a profit.”
“Drug products that are disguised as supplements can pose a serious risk to the health of U.S. consumers,” said Special Agent in Charge Justin C. Fielder, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) Miami Field Office. “We will continue to investigate and bring to justice those who jeopardize the public health.”
Aaron Singerman and Phillip Braun, who co-founded and operated Blackstone Labs, previously pleaded guilty to distributing unapproved new drugs and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Each was sentenced to 54 months of imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $2.9 million and $3 million, respectively. The court also previously ordered $38,655 in restitution for medical expenses related to certain victims.
In total, eight individuals and three companies were convicted of felonies in connection with the activities of Blackstone Labs and ordered to forfeit a total of nearly $8 million. Boccuzzi is the final defendant to be sentenced in this case.
FDA-OCI investigated the case.
Trial Attorneys Alistair Reader and Stephen Gripkey, Senior Litigation Counsel David A. Frank and Assistant Director John W. Burke of the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch prosecuted the cases with assistance from Assistant U.S. Attorney Daren Grove of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Laura Akowuah, Brian Furlong and Sarah Hawkins from the FDA’s Office of Chief Counsel also provided assistance with the investigation and prosecution.
Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-dietary-supplement-salesman-sentenced-conspiring-defraud-fda-and-conspiring
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I need a Goldberg meme that says:
YOU'RE NEXT!
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Wonder if someone snitching on him helped put him away longer ???
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This news will trigger Goodrum even further
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Florida Dietary Supplement Salesman Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FDA and Conspiring to Distribute Anabolic Steroids
Friday, March 11, 2022
A Florida man who led sales for a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, James Boccuzzi, 38, of Parkland, was director of sales for Blackstone Labs LLC, a Boca Raton-based sports and dietary supplements retailer. A jury convicted Boccuzzi in December 2021 of conspiracy to defraud the FDA and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the Southern District of Florida sentenced Boccuzzi to 51 months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $20,000.
Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators, including Phillip “PJ” Braun, Aaron Singerman, Blackstone Labs LLC and others, conspired to defraud the FDA and to illegally manufacture and distribute anabolic steroids that were controlled substances under the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act. Evidence at trial established that Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators continued to sell the illegal controlled substances despite knowing about the law and its impact on the legality of Blackstone’s steroid products.
The evidence also showed that Boccuzzi and his co-conspirators quickly sold off other Blackstone products containing certain stimulants after they received an FDA warning letter notifying them that the products were unlawful to sell as dietary supplements. Further, the evidence showed that the conspirators concealed the sales of other products containing research chemicals despite knowing that the products could not legally be sold as dietary supplements. During the conspiracy, Boccuzzi also created a fraudulent “Certificate of Free Sale,” representing himself to be an employee of the FDA, in order to ship Blackstone Labs products internationally.
“Dietary supplement distributors and manufacturers cannot ignore the law,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Department of Justice will work with law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute individuals and companies who disregard public safety to make a profit.”
“Drug products that are disguised as supplements can pose a serious risk to the health of U.S. consumers,” said Special Agent in Charge Justin C. Fielder, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) Miami Field Office. “We will continue to investigate and bring to justice those who jeopardize the public health.”
Aaron Singerman and Phillip Braun, who co-founded and operated Blackstone Labs, previously pleaded guilty to distributing unapproved new drugs and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Each was sentenced to 54 months of imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $2.9 million and $3 million, respectively. The court also previously ordered $38,655 in restitution for medical expenses related to certain victims.
In total, eight individuals and three companies were convicted of felonies in connection with the activities of Blackstone Labs and ordered to forfeit a total of nearly $8 million. Boccuzzi is the final defendant to be sentenced in this case.
FDA-OCI investigated the case.
Trial Attorneys Alistair Reader and Stephen Gripkey, Senior Litigation Counsel David A. Frank and Assistant Director John W. Burke of the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch prosecuted the cases with assistance from Assistant U.S. Attorney Daren Grove of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Laura Akowuah, Brian Furlong and Sarah Hawkins from the FDA’s Office of Chief Counsel also provided assistance with the investigation and prosecution.
Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-dietary-supplement-salesman-sentenced-conspiring-defraud-fda-and-conspiring
THATS FUCKING BULLSHIT!!!! HOW THE FUCK DID HE GET 51 FUCKING MONTHS!!!! HE DIDNT MAKE HARDLY ANY FUCKING MONEY AND HE GOT 51 MONTHS. WHAT THE FUCK ??? 3 MONTHS LESS THAN THE FOUNDERS , 51 MONTHS LESS THAN YOU ????
FUCKED UP DUDE!!
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Wonder if someone snitching on him helped put him away longer ???
When you don't plead guilty in a federal indictment and go to trial and lose the judge is going to hand down a harder sentence.
If you are ignorant to the criminal/legal system maybe you should refrain from posting.
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When you don't plead guilty in a federal indictment and go to trial and lose the judge is going to hand down a harder sentence.
If you are ignorant to the criminal/legal system maybe you should refrain from posting.
Hard??? Judge threw the book at him and then threw the bookshelf that it was on .
So youre the only one thats not going to prison.....wow.
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Is that the guy that was BocaJames on their social media and on forums?
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When you don't plead guilty in a federal indictment and go to trial and lose the judge is going to hand down a harder sentence.
If you are ignorant to the criminal/legal system maybe you should refrain from posting.
You must be very familiar with the Federal snitching system.
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You must be very familiar with the Federal snitching system.
How would this work genius when I did not know him?
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You must be very familiar with the Federal snitching system.
For once you cant blame IronFigLabs for this. Boccuzzi told me 2 years ago that he was going to make sure PJ went to prison because he got stabbed in the back by him
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When does PJ report to prison? It appears he’s still posting on Instagram.
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For once you cant blame IronFigLabs for this. Boccuzzi told me 2 years ago that he was going to make sure PJ went to prison because he got stabbed in the back by him
Legally we can’t blame him for anything.
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When does PJ report to prison? It appears he’s still posting on Instagram.
Thats not him , its prob Guy Christino. PJ 's wearing those Bob Barkers...
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When does PJ report to prison? It appears he’s still posting on Instagram.
he went to prison right after sentencing weeks ago.
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You must be very familiar with the Federal snitching system.
Why the fuck is this guy a moderator here? Whoever runs this board is brain dead.
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Why the fuck is this guy a moderator here? Whoever runs this board is brain dead.
I don't think you're really in a position to criticize anyone for their hires...
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Thats not him , its prob Guy Christino. PJ 's wearing those Bob Barkers...
Lol I know people in Florida prison still posting on Facebook.
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When you don't plead guilty in a federal indictment and go to trial and lose the judge is going to hand down a harder sentence.
If you are ignorant to the criminal/legal system maybe you should refrain from posting.
Damn sounds like it pays to know when you are busted and cooperate.
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Why the fuck is this guy a moderator here? Whoever runs this board is brain dead.
You're a snitch, whether you snitched on this guy or not, you're still a snitch. Did them all dirty, Ironsnitch. If you don't like it, you could always fuck off to some other board where they might care what you have to say.
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You're a snitch, whether you snitched on this guy or not, you're still a snitch. Did them all dirty, Ironsnitch. If you don't like it, you could always fuck off to some other board where they might care what you have to say.
call me what you want, all I know is I am sitting at home right now. lol