The makers of a prosthetic penis to help men cheat on drugs tests have pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy in a US federal court.
The two men, George Wills and Robert Catalano, had been selling the device – known as the Whizzinator – over the internet for three years.
The device was sold with a heating element and fake urine to help people test negative for illegal substances.
“The Whizzinator is the ultimate solution for a drug testing device,” says a statement on the website of the California-based company, which calls itself the “undisputed leader in synthetic urine.”
Their website is down [this morning – perhaps forever] and Amazon says they’re “currently unavailable”. They only carried three of the five colors, anyway. :)
Dare I ask what the 3 colors were?
What exactly was the crime here? I don’t see it.
I don’t see the crime.
They were charged and pleaded guilty for “conspiracy”, which in a federal court means “we think they were going to do something we don’t want them to do, so we threatened them with other ridiculous charges and multiple life sentences, and since they couldn’t afford decent lawyers, they gave up.”
#3, Chuck: A fairly concise description of the Federal Legal System, or so it seems to me. I may use that in the future if you don’t mind.
I always laugh when a story comes out about some athlete using this thing. They make millions of dollars, and this is what they come up with to beat a test?
#3 – “conspiracy” isn’t a crime, per se, even in Federal court. The reporter just plain got his report wrong.
IIRC the charge on this case was conspiracy to defraud a government investigation, i.e., several idiots thought they could actually use this thing to pass a drug test administered by the Department of Justice. I actually saw a guy use this in court here in Massachusetts one day – the wee came out negative for drugs but positive for pregnancy. He quickly admitted to having used a Whizzinator.
Alex, thats a totally b.s. story, and an urban legend to boot…please don’t add yourself into a story just to add legitimacy. The pee is hormonally balanced so that you cant tell if its male or female…i should know, ive used it before(in my younger days) and it works like a charm. I didn’t actually use the whole fake penis thing, just the pee, because i wasnt being observed…it was for a job interview.
James: this is the best way to pass a test whether your rich or not…if theres a better way, please do inform.
Where am I going to get pee for my wizzinator now?Do you know how awkward it is to ask to borrow some from a friend?
The Whizzinator is a riot at parties when you fill it with beer!
Onterrio Smith is going to be so pissed. (Haw! “pissed”!)