Yikes

* Discussed killing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration agent and blackmailing an assistant U.S. attorney. Neither plot was carried out, but a Hi-Tech co-founder was subsequently jailed after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a “firearm silencer.”

* Used the herbal stimulant ephedra in Hi-Tech diet products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned its use on April 12, 2004, finding it presented “an unreasonable risk of illness or injury.”

* Sold "herbal" supplements that actually contained the active ingredients of prescription drugs that could interact dangerously with other medications.

* Illegally imported and sold banned steroids.

* Manufactured phony ecstasy tablets that were sold on U.S. streets.

* Created a muscle-building drink that was later marketed as a cleaning solution in an effort to mislead investigators.

Dietary supplements firm or herbal cabal?