Illegal Drugs

Lake Charles man pleads guilty to selling unapproved drugs

Published in Elder Law Weekly, June 16th, 2004

A Lake Charles man has pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded Internet customers and sold drugs that had not been approved by federal health officials.

Gregory James Caton, 48, ran a company that made nearly $1 million selling alternative medicine over the Internet. He faces up to 8 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Prosecutors said Caton made $950,000 selling what were billed as natural remedies for cancer and other ailments.

The business, which went online in 1999, was ordered to stop selling its products last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The company still maintains a Web site, but...

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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2004-06-16)

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