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PJ Braun Sentenced to 54 Months
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54 months vs. time served for 3 primary defendants - the difference between pleading guilty immediately or waiting almost 2 years later to plead guilty:
Robert DiMaggio
PJ Braun
Aaron Singerman
Robert DiMaggio
PJ Braun
Aaron Singerman
The thing I don't understand about this case is that he was adding shit that quite frankly wasn't gonna do much of anything at all to help the user.
What was the concentration of the illegal substances in the supplements?
The other problem is there is zero chance to win in court in a case like this. It's rigged towards the state. I'm convinced that there is little if any way to beat the state with regards to drug cases. Juries are mostly made up of statists, that do as the judge tells them and never question if a law is just or not, they just do as the courts instruct them which is to anally rape any defendant. No such thing as a jury of your peers as most of the people walking this earth are unquestioning dumb fucks that I would never trust. So this is why 97% of all cases are plea deals because you know if you're even half way intelligent that you have zero chance of getting off and 100% chance of the government stacking charges to show you who's in charge.
PJ seemed like a smart guy, but he should have known the government is unbeatable because they created the odds, only a lawyer draining your bank would tell you otherwise.
What was the concentration of the illegal substances in the supplements?
The other problem is there is zero chance to win in court in a case like this. It's rigged towards the state. I'm convinced that there is little if any way to beat the state with regards to drug cases. Juries are mostly made up of statists, that do as the judge tells them and never question if a law is just or not, they just do as the courts instruct them which is to anally rape any defendant. No such thing as a jury of your peers as most of the people walking this earth are unquestioning dumb fucks that I would never trust. So this is why 97% of all cases are plea deals because you know if you're even half way intelligent that you have zero chance of getting off and 100% chance of the government stacking charges to show you who's in charge.
PJ seemed like a smart guy, but he should have known the government is unbeatable because they created the odds, only a lawyer draining your bank would tell you otherwise.
malfeasance
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Ouch, Aaron Singerman got 54 months, too. That's the Redcon1 founder. He was hopping private jets to exotic locations and living the life not that long ago. 4.5 years in prison is going to be quote an adjustment.
malfeasance
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To give you an idea of what life was like for Aaron Singerman.
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Redcon1 Founder Aaron Singerman’s Bond Revocation Hearing Cancelled - BocaNewsNow.com
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
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jerseydevil228
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It also didn't hurt that when Robert DiMaggio pleaded guilty he also testified against both Braun and Singerman
The synthetic steroids they sold as "dietary supplements" were as effective as some of the traditional oral steroids. The biggest difference is that they were mostly rejected as drug candidates by pharmaceutical companies decades ago because of greater side effects
DiMaggio did not testify against them. He didn't need to because the cases didn't go to trial. Braun and Singerman pleaded guilty.
Of course, you are correct suggesting that he benefited from being the first to plead guilty and agree to cooperate.
Singerman probably expected a shorter sentence. He did his best to show that he turned his life around plus he pleaded before Braun. It didn't make a difference. The judge didn't show him any more leniency than Braun.To give you an idea of what life was like for Aaron Singerman.
Redcon1 Founder Aaron Singerman’s Bond Revocation Hearing Cancelled - BocaNewsNow.com
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
More about Singerman in this thread --> RedCon1 founder Aaron Singerman enters plea agreement in Blackstone Labs case
malfeasance
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Sorry, I did not mean to create an extra thread when there was already an existing one. I thought I searched first, but I may have gotten in a hurry.
jerseydevil228
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That is true, he did not actually testify against them. But he signed a proffer agreement where he pleaded guilty and also implicated both Braun and Singerman. From a law firm specializing in federal criminal defense... A proffer agreement is a written contract between a federal prosecutor and defendant, or a person under a criminal investigation, where they will make an agreement to give the prosecutor useful information.
In this case, he provided useful information in return for a light sentence. IMO, no matter how you spin it, Rob DiMaggio is a rat.
I do agree if Braun and Singerman had pleaded guilty early on the penalties wouldn't have been as harsh.
No. Not at all. I think it's good to discuss individually. Even though pursued as co-conspirators, they've taken different paths in the aftermath.
malfeasance
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Could you elaborate on that a little more?
TrenTrenTren
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Dude, those plant sterols make u swole!
milkbone
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Smilax son, 30 lbs of muscle in 15 days, came off and kept it all!
Sure. As you may know DiMaggio already had a success steroid business with Ironmaglabs. He want to recreate essentially the same business for Blackstone Labs with Singerman and Braun to take advantage of their, particularly Singerman's, social media skills.
Each had 1/3 ownership stake in Blackstone Labs. BL did very well for a few years before falling under federal investigation that resulted in an indictment against the three owners and BL.
This is when each chose their own path.
1) DiMaggio immediately pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government in case against Singerman, Braun, and BL. He left Singerman/Braun on their own and focused on IML and other previous business ventures.
2) Singerman also left BL around this time due to a falling out with Braun. He parlayed his BL profits/success into what was by all accounts a 100% legal RedCon1 biz.
3) Braun stayed with Blackstone Labs. He was bailed out by Jared Wheat. Wheat bought out DiMaggio/Singerman for 2/3 controlling ownership of BL. Wheat also put over $4 million into BL, and paid for the legal defense of Braun and BL.
So, DiMaggio chose to cooperate with the government as a path for leniency.
Singerman chose to parlay his ill-gotten gains into a legitimate business to show the government he had reformed in search of leniency.
And Braun chose to stick with BL and (I suspect at least initially) fight the charges with the support of Wheat's deep pockets
Braun was probably emboldened by Wheat's support. Wheat and his company Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals have extensive experience fighting the fedeal government. They have been continuously fighting the feds for most of the past 30 years with some notable successes as well as losses. After all Hi-Tech is a $100+ million per year supplement manufacturing and distribution juggernaut that has acquired and rehabilitated numerous distressed supplement companies like Gaspari Nutrition, ALR Industries, Prime Nutrition, LG Sciences, Sports One, iForce Nutrition, etc.
malfeasance
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I had only vague ideas about a few of those things. Your post explained a lot of things I saw going on over the years, but I did not understand the whole picture. Thanks.
malfeasance
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DiMaggio owned the forum ASF at one time?
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