Genescience bust article

[HAYEZ]

couple weeks old..not sure if anyone seen this

Calif. man guilty in HGH ring spared prison time | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

Calif. man guilty in HGH ring spared prison time

01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, September 13, 2008

By W. Zachary Malinowski

Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE — A California man nabbed in an international human growth hormone distribution network was sentenced yesterday to 15 months of community and home confinement.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi, after listening to an impassioned defense argument, agreed to spare Jeffrey Rock a term in a federal prison and, instead, opted to send him to a community confinement facility near his home in Camarillo, Calif. He will spend nine months there and then serve the remaining six months of his sentence at home with an electronic monitoring device attached to his ankle.

Until the sentence was imposed, it appeared that Lisi might send Rock to prison. She seemed deeply disturbed that he had peddled human growth hormone to anyone who was willing to pay for it. She said it could be a 15-year-old boy who had dreams of being Barry Bonds, the all-time leader in major league home runs, or the “muscle head” at the local gym.

“You were engaged in a very nasty and dangerous business,” she said. “You didn’t know who you were selling it to, and frankly, you didn’t care. The money was too good.”

Last September, the authorities announced the 16-count indictment against Lei Jin, founder and chief executive officer of Genescience, along with Rock and two other men on federal charges of international smuggling of human growth hormone, or HGH.

Jin has yet to be captured. In May, Rock pleaded guilty in Providence to federal charges of smuggling, drug distribution and money laundering. He admitted that he used Web sites and e-mail to distribute HGH that Genescience manufactured in China.

Rock’s lawyer, Leonard O’Brien, of Providence, in seeking an alternative sentence, said that, upon his arrest, his client immediately confessed to his participation in the human growth hormone ring and was willing to accept punishment for his actions.

“This man has shown an extraordinary sense of responsibility,” he said.

Rock has forfeited about $125,000 from two bank accounts and he will pay large penalties to the Internal Revenue Service for failing to declare profits from the illegal sales of the drugs.

Rock, who broke down and cried at one point, repeatedly told the court that he regretted his involvement in the drug ring and getting caught up in “a fast seductive life.” He said that he has devoted his life to youth groups at his local church and he works for a nonprofit company that builds low-income housing in California.

He said that since his arrest he has chosen to “run to God,” instead of running from him and pursuing a more sinful lifestyle.

Lisi also ordered him to serve five years of probation and complete 200 hours of community service each year, or a total of 1,000 hours over the length of his sentence.

[kbrkbr]

Anyone know what handle this guy went by??

[NWMUSCLE]

Damn, he got off lightly!
Wonder why?...........................LOL

[HAYEZ]

Originally Posted by NWMUSCLE

Damn, he got off lightly!
Wonder why?...........................LOL

lolololol huge mystery!lolol

[ricorico]

yea, he mustve rolled on EVERYBODY

[itsallgenetics]

did he remail domestically>

[the truth]

Originally Posted by kbrkbr

Anyone know what handle this guy went by??

He was Gavin Kane / Almost Pro

[JayC]

Originally Posted by NWMUSCLE

Damn, he got off lightly!
Wonder why?...........................LOL

Ya no shit! ..but at least the punishment sort of fit the crime. Its pretty disgusting to see guys selling an "anti-aging" compound go to federal prison with the worst of the worst.

[Nate]

Originally Posted by HAYEZ

Rock has forfeited about $125,000 from two bank accounts and he will pay large penalties to the Internal Revenue Service for failing to declare profits from the illegal sales of the drugs.

where (or to who) did the 125K he forfeited go to?

[itsallgenetics]

Originally Posted by Nate

where (or to who) did the 125K he forfeited go to?

uncle sam

[Evidence]

Originally Posted by NWMUSCLE

Damn, he got off lightly!
Wonder why?...........................LOL

Becasue he had money and was able to pay them. Gotta pay to play, ok next case!

How in the world though on top of his bank accounts getting drained, is he facing "heavy" fines from the IRS for not claiming money made from illegal drug trafficing? I mean yeah you're not suppost to claim that, and he's being punished for that through other fines, court costs and house arrest. I'm not defending him for what he did, but I don't see how the IRS has the right to step in when he didn't earn the money legally through a regular job. I can see if he had a job that provided as a front and he didn't claim money there where he should.

But that's like arresting someone for assault, and also charging him for throwing a punch with his right hand after 10 p.m. Becasue technically he did so let's just attach that as well and get more money.

[itsallgenetics]

Originally Posted by Evidence

Becasue he had money and was able to pay them. Gotta pay to play, ok next case!

How in the world though on top of his bank accounts getting drained, is he facing "heavy" fines from the IRS for not claiming money made from illegal drug trafficing? I mean yeah you're not suppost to claim that, and he's being punished for that through other fines, court costs and house arrest. I'm not defending him for what he did, but I don't see how the IRS has the right to step in when he didn't earn the money legally through a regular job. I can see if he had a job that provided as a front and he didn't claim money there where he should.

But that's like arresting someone for assault, and also charging him for throwing a punch with his right hand after 10 p.m. Becasue technically he did so let's just attach that as well and get more money.

money laundering is the most serious offense for all of ugl owners, it does not matter how you are making money, if you are making money the government wants it piece

[Evidence]

it's almost never about justice. it's about money and if you do one thing wrong, they will say it 4 different ways and stick a price tag to each one.

I'd love to know something. You see all the professional athletes, actors/actresses, musicians, etc get into some crazy lawsuits and very heavy fines. Is that handled by the state level in terms of where that money goes or is it all sent to washington whether it happens in a small town in south dakota or in hollywood. I'd love to see the off shore bank account that has those commas in it.

[Fawkes]

Whew, glad I am not someone who ordered from that guy. The noose tightens

[itsallgenetics]

Originally Posted by Evidence

it's almost never about justice. it's about money and if you do one thing wrong, they will say it 4 different ways and stick a price tag to each one.

I'd love to know something. You see all the professional athletes, actors/actresses, musicians, etc get into some crazy lawsuits and very heavy fines. Is that handled by the state level in terms of where that money goes or is it all sent to washington whether it happens in a small town in south dakota or in hollywood. I'd love to see the off shore bank account that has those commas in it.

money laundering is a federal offense....oh its not going to an offshore account, its going to iraq, and to make sure that kennedy has a fully stocked liquor store in his office( i am not exagerating i have seen it)