New York Woman Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Meth-Laced Counterfeit Diet Pills on eBay
BILLINGS, Mont. — Carrie Ann Taylor, 50, of New York, was sentenced on November 6 to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling counterfeit diet pills laced with methamphetamine through eBay, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana announced on November 9.
According to the office, from October 27, 2021, to April 5, 2024, Taylor sold counterfeit products through eBay under the names of legitimate supplement brands, including Skald, PhenQ and PhenGold. The pills she shipped contained methamphetamine, while the genuine supplements sold directly by their manufacturers did not.
Investigators determined that Taylor sold approximately 1,517 bottles of the counterfeit diet pills, generating about $56,454 in profits. A man in Billings, Montana, reported the suspicious diet pills to federal authorities on September 5, 2023. A U.S. Army soldier who bought and used the pills later tested positive on a drug test, and a Montana woman received six bottles labeled as Skald in March 2023.
Taylor pleaded guilty in March 2026 to one count of mail fraud. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Colin Rubich, and U.S. District Judge William W. Mercer imposed the sentence.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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