This is Bob. Bob Isn't so happy. Bob is found guilty.

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.

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.

Television ads for Enzyte feature "Smiling Bob," a goofy, grinning man whose life gets much better after he uses the product, which allegedly boosted his sexual performance.

Warshak, 40, could face more than 20 years in prison and his company could have to forfeit tens of millions of dollars.

Messages seeking comment from Warshak's Boston attorney Martin Weinberg and Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Porter were left at their offices Friday night.

Prosecutors claimed customers were bilked out of $100 million through a series of deceptive ads, manipulated credit card transactions and the company's refusal to accept returns or cancel orders. They said unauthorized credit card charges generated thousands of complaints over unordered products.

Warshak's mother, Harriett Warshak, also was convicted of conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering.

The government also alleged the defendants obstructed investigations by two federal agencies.

Some former employees, including relatives of Warshak, pleaded guilty to other charges and cooperated with prosecutors. They testified that the company created fictitious doctors to endorse the pills, fabricated a customer-satisfaction survey and made up numbers to back claims about Enzyte's effectiveness.

Defense lawyers characterized that testimony as tainted because it was forced by the threat of prosecution.

The defense contended in the trial that Berkeley suffered from customer service that didn't keep pace with the company's rapid growth from a one-person startup in 2001 to 1,500 employees in 2004.

Weinberg also had told jurors that Berkeley had been targeted by the government in "a relentless criminal investigation."

So, it would that Smilin' Bob ain't smilin' too damn much these days.

See those silly ads plastered all over late-night tv, and, My God, I shall be not the least bit sorry to see ol' Smilin' Bob be takin' a long-overdue hike, preferably with a 40 lb rucksack filled with rocks all the way up a steep grade.

Sorry haven't been around for the past four months, Folks. Computer's hard-drive decided to give up the ghost on me around Thanksgiving Day, and only got the silly thing repaired, and up and running late last night.

Hope y'all've been better than well out, up, and down your respective ways.

OMG ITS THE DON!!!
*bows down* we are not worthy... we are not worthy...

This is bob. Bob used to be smiling. But now bob can't sit down right after being ***** his 1st night in jail. Bob's new Bubbles uses Enzyte. Enzyte for natural male prison raping enhancement.:thumb:

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Originally Posted by evilstonermonkey

OMG ITS THE DON!!!
*bows down* we are not worthy... we are not worthy...

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:1orglaugh
Oh, stop already!!!!

Seriously, great to hear from you again, ESM, and hope you've been having a lovely summer down Oz way.

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Originally Posted by a_small_death

This is bob. Bob used to be smiling. But now bob can't sit down right after being ***** his 1st night in jail. Bob's new Bubbles uses Enzyte. Enzyte for natural male prison raping enhancement.:thumb:

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Sounds naturally painful:D .