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Consumerist reports an Associated Press release that Steve Warshak, 42, was found guilty of 93 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. His 75-year-old mother, who has cancer, was found guilty of conspiracy and other charges, and was sentenced to 2-years, but is free pending appeal. US District Judge Arthur Spiegel, in Cincinnati, OH, denied Mr. Warshak's request to remain free pending appeal, but gave him 30 days to wrap up his affairs and report to prison. Besides Enzyte, Washak's company, Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, who also distributes products to boost energy, manage weight, reduce memory loss and aid sleep, will...

<p>CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court jury on Friday found the owner of a company that sells "male enhancement" tablets and other herbal supplements guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.</p> <p>Steve Warshak, whose conviction was reported Friday by The Cincinnati Enquirer, is founder and president of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, which distributes Enzyte and a number of products alleged to boost energy, manage weight, reduce memory loss and aid restful sleep.</p>

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Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro on Wednesday joined five other states in suing an Ohio businessman who they say deceived consumers about the effectiveness of his nationally known penis enlargement pill. Petro's lawsuit, filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, accuses Steve Warshak and his five companies of making unsubstantiated claims about Enzyte, billed as "a natural male enhancement." A television ad for Enzyte features "Smiling Bob," a goofy, grinning everyman who sails through a charmed life with a spring in his step, sinking holes in one on the golf course and returning to "a very happy missus at home"...

CINCINNATI - Investigators probing Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, the maker of Enzyte penis enlargement pills, sent hundreds of the company's employees home and confiscated records during searches of three of the company's Cincinnati-area offices. The law enforcement officials looked through file cabinets, computers and voice-mail systems on Wednesday as they searched for documents in a fraud investigation of the herbal supplement company. No charges were filed and no arrests were made, but the bank accounts of one office were frozen. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the company's records will be examined to determine whether Berkeley violated mail-fraud laws. Berkeley customers...