"[1] In March 2005, following thousands of consumer complaints to the Better Business Bureau, federal agents raided Berkeley facilities, gathering material that resulted in a 112-count criminal indictment.
The company's founder and CEO, Steven M Warshak, and his mother, Harriet Warshak, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, and in September 2008 they were sentenced to prison and ordered to forfeit $500 million in assets.
An official of the Federal Trade Commission division that monitors advertising says the lack of scientific testing is "a red flag right away.
[6] Ira Sharlip, a spokesman for the American Urological Association, has said, "There is no such thing as a penis pill that works.
[9] Accordingly, Enzyte is required by current U.S. law to be marketed as an herbal supplement and may not legally be called a drug.
Federal agents raided Berkeley facilities in March 2005, gathering material that led to criminal charges.
On September 21, 2006, Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals; its owner and president, Steve Warshak; and five other individuals were indicted by the United States, Southern District of Ohio, U.S. Attorney Greg Lockhart, on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and mail, wire, and bank fraud.
[13] On February 22, 2008, Steven Warshak was found guilty of 93 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering.
On August 27, 2008, he was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Arthur Spiegel to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $93,000 in fines.
His 75-year-old mother, Harriet Warshak, was sentenced to two years in prison[14][15] but released on bond pending appeal after turning over her house, bank accounts, and other assets related to her crimes.
In December 2008, its assets were acquired from bankruptcy court for $2.75 million by investment company Pristine Bay, which is affiliated with Cincinnati developer Chuck Kubicki.
Kubicki said he wanted to save the jobs of the company's 200 employees and retain a major tenant in one of his properties in suburban Cincinnati at Forest Park, Ohio.
[3] In March 2009, Hamilton County commissioners unanimously voted to give a $195,000 property tax break to the company based on projected jobs.