Blackstone Labs co-founder sentenced to prison
Several others tied to sports supplements brand Blackstone Labs await sentencing in February for their crimes in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Aaron Singerman, the co-founder of Blackstone Labs, was sentenced Thursday to 54 months in prison for conspiring to sell illegal products marketed as dietary supplements, including anabolic steroids, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
Singerman received a lighter sentence than cited in prosecutors’ sentencing memorandum, 78 to 97 months in prison. Federal Judge William Dimitrouleas of the Southern District of Florida also ordered Singerman to forfeit $2.9 million, according to a news release from DOJ.
Citing their client’s charitable deeds, his devotion to his family and other factors—including his work building another sports supplement brand (RedCon1) “laser-focused on consumer safety and regulatory compliance”—Singerman’s lawyers in a sentencing memo argued against imposing a lengthy prison term.
Singerman admitted to leading a conspiracy to sell non-FDA-approved controlled substances through Blackstone labeled as dietary supplements, and he defrauded FDA as part of the scheme, DOJ said, citing court documents.