Man guilty in drug distribution case
|
|
A federal jury found a Wesley Chapel man guilty Wednesday of distributing a regulated drug called deprenyl without a prescription. James T. Kimball, 60, had been shipping the substance throughout the 1990s through a Mexican company and the Internet, prosecutors said. Kimball had billed his substance as an aphrodisiac, a youth-preserving drug and as a remedy for many diseases, including cancer, prosecutors said. But, in other forms, the drug is prescribed as a supplement for Parkinson’s disease patients. During his three-week trial, Kimball maintained he had broken no laws and that, in some cases, his products had helped people. Kimball could face as many as 28 years in prison and a $2-million fine when he is sentenced in August by U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara. Kimball was convicted of one count of conspiracy, six counts of unlawful distribution of deprenyl and one count of making a false statement on a U.S. Customs form for a shipment of 108 bottles of deprenyl to England last year. Gaylord Hughes, a man who had worked for Kimball and who is also known as Hugo Lord, was convicted of misdemeanor conspiracy to distribute the same drug. Neither Kimball nor Lord could be reached for comment Wednesday. Both are out of jail pending their sentencings. Kimball is preparing to stand trial again in federal court later this year on related charges. Source : sptimes.com |