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16-September-2008 20:42:48 - Metabolife Metabolife International, Inc., is an American corporation based in San Diego, California which manufactures dietary supplements. Metabolife's best-selling product, an ephedra-based supplement called Metabolife 356, once generated hundreds of millions of dollars in annual sales.1 However, Metabolife 356 and other ephedra-containing supplements were linked to thousands of serious adverse events, including deaths, culminating in a ban on ephedra-containing dietary supplements as unsafe by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2004. Metabolife founder Michael Ellis was indicted on 8 counts of making false statements to the FDA in an effort to obstruct regulation of ephedra.23 Metabolife was also investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice for income tax evasion; ultimately, the company pled guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns and was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $600,000.4 Metabolife owner William Bradley also pled guilty to evading millions of dollars in taxes and was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and 2 years of probation.56 In response to falling sales, and facing more than $1 billion in personal injury legal claims related to Metabolife 356,7 Metabolife filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2005.1 The company's furnishings and property, including a large collection of artwork, were liquidated in late 2006 to compensate crors and settle outstanding personal-injury claims.8 This company is now owned by Ideasphere Inc. 9 References ^ a b Metabolife Continues Its Search for Buyer, by Mike Allen. Published in the San Diego Business Journal on October 17, 2005. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Criminal investigation sought for diet supplement seller. Published in USA Today on August 15, 2002. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Metabolife will plead guilty, end tax probe, by David Washburn. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on August 6, 2005. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ News Release from the United States Department of Justice, dated December 16, 2005. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Metabolife and Owner William Bradley Plead Guilty to Tax Charges. A press release from the United States Department of Justice, dated October 5, 2005. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Breaking Stories: Case Closed, by Matt Potter. Published on SanDiegoReader.com on October 5, 2006. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Ex-Metabolife Hopes to Settle Ephedra Claims, by Penni Crabtree. Reprinted from the San Diego Union-Tribune on June 2, 2006. Accessed April 11, 2007. ^ Metabolife's Artwork Goes on the Block Today, by Diane Bell. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on November 30, 2006; accessed June 22, 2007. ^ Ideasphere Completes Deal to Acquire Non-Ephedra Metabolife Assets; Press Release; accessed February 20, 2008 External links Metabolife home page Adverse Event Reports from Metabolife: A report prepared for the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Metabolife Categories: Companies based in Utah | Companies established in 1995 | Corporate scandals | Medical regulation | Dietary supplements Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page This page was last modified on 21 February 2008, at 06:51
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