{"id":12627,"date":"2015-06-08T12:52:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12627"},"modified":"2015-06-08T17:07:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T00:07:23","slug":"thieves-sentenced-to-prison-for-stealing-2-2-million-baby-formula-and-other-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12627","title":{"rendered":"Thieves Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $2.2 Million in Baby Formula and Other Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"U.S.<\/a>Three more Miami-area residents were recently sentenced to prison for the multi-million-dollar theft of retail products, including Mucinex cough medicine and $550,000 worth of Similac baby formula, as well as other items, \u00a0authorities said Friday.<\/p>\n

A total of eight defendants have been convicted in connection with the theft scheme, officials said.<\/p>\n

The three – Jorge Nimer Rolo,<\/strong> 48, Lazaro Martinez,<\/strong> a\/k\/a \u201cFat Laz,\u201d 45, and Antonio Ramirez,<\/strong> a\/k\/a \u201cTony Bodega,\u201d 54, – were recently sentenced to prison.<\/p>\n

\u201cFDA sets high quality standards for the safety and nutritional quality of infant formulas because these products are consumed during a critical time in a child\u2019s development; once this product is diverted from the protected supply chain, consumers can no longer be assured of its safety or wholesomeness,\u201d said David W. Bourne, \u00a0Special Agent in Charge, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations<\/strong>\u2019 Miami Field Office. \u201cWe will continue to protect the public health by bringing such criminals to justice.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Evidence indicated the following, facts and circumstances, according to officials:<\/strong><\/p>\n