Maker Of Enzyte Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Posted on August 27, 2008 by yojoe

Steve Warshank, the founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, the makers of Enzyte (the natural male enhancement product) is not smiling these days.  Warshank was sentenced 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 $100 million through a series of deceptive ads, manipulated credit card transactions and refusal to accept returns or cancel orders.

U.S. District Judge S. Arthur Spiegel ordered the company, along with other defendants, to forfeit more than $500 million. He said it was impossible to calculate exactly how much money was lost by customers, so he accepted a figure based on how much Warshak and the company took in.

Berkeley distributes various products alleged to boost energy, manage weight, reduce memory loss and aid sleep. The company’s main product, Enzyte, which promises sexual enhancement, has ads featuring “Smiling Bob,” a happy man with an exaggerated smile.

Warshank should hope that his new cell mates are not using Enzyte.  As we learnt from Jonathan Lee Riches(c), Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra are a problem in federal prisons.    

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7 Responses

  1. thoughtbasket, on August 28th, 2008 at 4:07 pm Said:

    Outstanding. I hate those commercials, and we all know the product is a sham.

  2. Tom Jones, on August 28th, 2008 at 11:13 pm Said:

    It made my man-part about a foot and a half long!
    I had to go to the ER!

  3. yojoe, on August 28th, 2008 at 11:18 pm Said:

    Tom Jones – It sounds like you need to either go to the hospital or Playgirl.

  4. shizelbs, on August 28th, 2008 at 11:23 pm Said:

    Thank goodness. I feel sorry for anyone that paid money for those pills. Now if they can only get Kevin Trudeau behinds bars, again.

  5. Neil, on August 29th, 2008 at 9:03 am Said:

    The chair, i call for the chair. Good news for democaracy this one, shows that no matter who you are you cant get away with these kinds of things

  6. Ducker, on August 29th, 2008 at 5:55 pm Said:

    Guess he wont be smiling in jail when he deals with a foot long of….well you get the picture (and no Enzyte required)

    those pills are a total sham, poor bastards who bought the things

  7. Domino, on August 30th, 2008 at 2:21 am Said:

    God the comericals were so fu**ing stupid.
    Glad that he’s in jail.

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