Counterfeit online (E-Bay) drugs - Frontline products

Crossposted with permission.

http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2010/aug/31/7/man-pleads-selling-misbranded-pet-pesticides-ar-216881/

By Artie Tefft
Published: August 31, 2010

A man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence on Tuesday to selling illegal pet pesticides on the Internet. The U.S. Attorney's office said John Buerman, 51, of Warwick, was selling misbranded Frontline and Frontline Plus products.

Buerman pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and using a counterfeit mark. He also pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly
distributing and selling a misbranded pesticide. The U.S. Attorney's office said Buerman purchased large amounts of counterfeit pesticides for cats and dogs from distributors all over the world, including several in the U.S., Canada, Australia and China.

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Buerman created an eBay store called "Catsmartplus" in 2007 and had more than 3,500 sales over the past three years.

Prosecutors said the sales totaled about $175,000.

The U.S. attorney's office said it learned about the alleged illegal sales after a customer from California purchased the product and one of her cats had an "adverse reaction."

Buerman told NBC 10 on Tuesday that he didn't feel that what he was doing was wrong. He said he believed he was saving people money.

Buerman is scheduled to be sentenced in January and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

What a FREAK! Glad he's getting a taste of the law....although sadly, the law is never quite enough.

I have an idea - let's give him some counterfeit medication and see how he does! Trying to save people money my sweet Polish behind - trying to make money is more like it.

WOW. That's a major warning to anyone buying things online from anyone other than a reputable, long-established company.