Robinson Gets 18 Months in Prison in First Sentencing from 2020 Indictments

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Scott Robinson, accused of leading “a scheme to profit from the creation, marketing, sale and distribution of illegal adulterated and misbranded drugs across the country,” has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and an additional three years of supervised release.

The decision was handed down today by J. Paul Oetken in U. S. District Court in Lower Manhattan. The maximum sentence was five years. Robinson is required to surrender himself to authorities on Sept. 7, 2021.

The sentencing was the first from the indictments brought one year ago today on 27 individuals including Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro. Robinson was a Florida-based veterinarian who appeared on the sentencing call via Skype.

According to the sentencing memo filed by the U.S. Department of Justice by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New  York, the drugs Robinson distributed, “including anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs”) marketed to racehorse trainers, veterinarians, and others. These drugs were not manufactured in sanitary, government-approved facilities; they had not been tested and approved for use in humans or animals by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”); they were not distributed pursuant to lawful prescriptions; nor were they properly labeled.”

The memo continues, “The defendant and his co-conspirators took elaborate steps to conceal the nature and effect of their cheap PEDs. They were able to offer discounted prices on certain “knock-off” products that purported to offer the same effects as FDA-approved counterpart drugs precisely because they did not engage in the rigorous drug approval and registration process required under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act—processes designed to ensure the health of humans and animals receiving drugs. Robinson's businesses made millions of dollars in revenue by disregarding these regulations and continuing to distribute adulterated and misbranded drugs with impunity. Even after Robinson was confronted by law enforcement, months prior to his arrest, he continued that activity, going so far as to threaten the obstruction of this and other investigations if he was not permitted to secure the return of electronic devices and drugs seized from his illegal premises.”

The complaint says that Robinson was “incensed” at the FBI raid of his premises and attempted to extort the agents. The memo concludes that “a significant terms of incarceration would be sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to serve the legitimate purposes of sentencing.”

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