Viagra for the mob? This can't turn out well...

[CatWoman]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three New York doctors were charged on Thursday with giving large amounts of Viagra and other anti-impotence drugs to mob members in return for construction and auto repair work done by mafia-controlled businesses.

Arlen Fleisher, Stephen Klass and George Shapiro, all doctors in Westchester County, a suburban area north of New York City, were accused of trading prescription drugs and drug samples with members and associates of the Gambino crime family. The one-count complaint was filed in Manhattan federal court.

Lawyers for all three defendants said their clients denied wrongdoing.

If convicted, the men could face a maximum 10-year prison term. They were arrested at their homes on Thursday morning and released after each posted a $50,000 bond.

In addition to Viagra, the doctors are accused of giving out Cialis, Levitra and other prescription drugs. According to court papers, Gambino members used the drugs and also gave them to others. In one instance, a high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family asked Klass to get him the cholesterol-lowering drug
Lipitor for his barber, court papers said.

Federal prosecutors said no value has been publicly stated for the value of the pharmaceuticals that were traded.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050506/od_nm/crime_viagra_dc

[skygazer]

1. Those mobsters are hard men

<ducks>

[margaritamama]

2. No soft guys here!

[Book Lover]

3. ROTFLMSWGAO!

*wipes tears from eyes* "Yeah, I'll uh.. take some of that Viagra, not that I need it, you now." Oh god, watch out for guys in track suits with bad teeth and four-hour boners...

[Fenris]

4. "Is this a mob hit, or are you just happy to see me?"

[Wapsie B]

5. Oh boy

This could turn into a very sticky situation.



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:spank:

[FloridaPat]

6. What's the crime here? I wonder how much Viagra one has to have

to trade for construction?

[Zuni]

7. I hope that is a gun in your pocket, Sal

:evilgrin:

[miss_kitty]

8. construction and Viagra

of course the link here 'erection'