Laetrile-marketer sentenced
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Christian Brothers Contracting Corp. President Jason Vale was sentenced June 18 to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for selling Laetrile, a bogus cancer cure, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of N.Y. ruled. Laetrile, also known as amygdalin, vitamin B-17 and "apricot pits," is "a highly toxic product that has not shown any effect on treating cancer," FDA says. Vale was convicted last July of three counts of criminal contempt for violating a 2000 court order to cease sale and promotion of Laetrile (1"The Tan Sheet" July 28, 2003, In Brief)...