OCTOBER 11--A Florida man has been indicted on a federal
product tampering charge for allegedly returning used enemas
to the shelves of the CVS pharmacy where he purchased the
items.
Ronald Eugene Robinson is accused in an indictment
unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville.
Robinson, 34, is pictured in the below mug shot.
According to prosecutors, Robinson bought several “pre-
packaged CVS Pharmacy Ready-to-Use enemas” between
April and June of this year. After using the enemas, he
placed them back into their boxes, resealed the containers,
and returned the products for refunds.
The used enemas, reshelved by CVS workers, were
subsequently sold to unsuspecting customers. The federal
indictment charges that Robinson acted with “reckless
disregard” and placed others “in danger of death or bodily
injury.”
“It is believed that all customers have been notified of the
tainted purchases,” Department of Justice prosecutors said in
a press release issued today.
The tampering probe was launched in June when a CVS
employee told Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies that a
male customer--who had bought and returned enemas on
several occasions--had tampered with a box.
The pharmacy worker, Dustin McDonald, said that the
customer claimed that he purchased the enemas for his
mother, but “she no longer needed them,” according to a
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office report.
When the suspicious McDonald decided to “check the box of
enemas to be sure that they were not tampered with,” he
“observed that all the enemas were used.” The worker also
noticed that, “the unknown white male…re-glued the bottom
of the box so that it appeared that it had not been opened.”
McDonald then opened three other six-pack enema boxes on
the store’s shelves and found that “all the enemas in each of
the 3 boxes were previously used,” deputies noted. An
analysis of the used products revealed that, “fecal matter was
located on some of the returned enema bottles.”
If convicted of the felony rap, Robinson faces a maximum of
ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Robinson, who is
currently on state probation, has a lengthy rap sheet that
includes arrests for burglary, battery, passing bad checks,
damage to property, and criminal mischief. (3 pages)
product tampering charge for allegedly returning used enemas
to the shelves of the CVS pharmacy where he purchased the
items.
Ronald Eugene Robinson is accused in an indictment
unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville.
Robinson, 34, is pictured in the below mug shot.
According to prosecutors, Robinson bought several “pre-
packaged CVS Pharmacy Ready-to-Use enemas” between
April and June of this year. After using the enemas, he
placed them back into their boxes, resealed the containers,
and returned the products for refunds.
The used enemas, reshelved by CVS workers, were
subsequently sold to unsuspecting customers. The federal
indictment charges that Robinson acted with “reckless
disregard” and placed others “in danger of death or bodily
injury.”
“It is believed that all customers have been notified of the
tainted purchases,” Department of Justice prosecutors said in
a press release issued today.
The tampering probe was launched in June when a CVS
employee told Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies that a
male customer--who had bought and returned enemas on
several occasions--had tampered with a box.
The pharmacy worker, Dustin McDonald, said that the
customer claimed that he purchased the enemas for his
mother, but “she no longer needed them,” according to a
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office report.
When the suspicious McDonald decided to “check the box of
enemas to be sure that they were not tampered with,” he
“observed that all the enemas were used.” The worker also
noticed that, “the unknown white male…re-glued the bottom
of the box so that it appeared that it had not been opened.”
McDonald then opened three other six-pack enema boxes on
the store’s shelves and found that “all the enemas in each of
the 3 boxes were previously used,” deputies noted. An
analysis of the used products revealed that, “fecal matter was
located on some of the returned enema bottles.”
If convicted of the felony rap, Robinson faces a maximum of
ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Robinson, who is
currently on state probation, has a lengthy rap sheet that
includes arrests for burglary, battery, passing bad checks,
damage to property, and criminal mischief. (3 pages)
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