Angeleno, 73, Sentenced|For Pulling a Boner

LOS ANGELES (CN) - A 73-year-old Angeleno was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for smuggling nearly 40,000 counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills into the country in his golf bag.

Kil Jun Lee was arrested in February 2012 as he tried to enter the country through Los Angeles International Airport. The pills were bogus Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson said he gave Lee a stiff sentence because of the threat to public health from the pills.

Lee was returning after a trip to China and Korea.

Most of the bogus pills were in his golf bag, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Subscribe to Closing Arguments

Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments to get the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and hot cases and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world.

Email *

Submit