A Kearney, Nebraska man has been sentenced to 11 months in federal prison for for selling misbranded products containing ingredients that increased the risk of cancer.

Paul D. Martin, 46, was indicted after FDA Investigators learned that he continued selling foreign products with banned ingredients after being warned that doing so was illegal.

The sales occurred over the Internet and through the US mail. Martin pled to one count each of Delivery of Misbranded Drugs, Mail Fraud, and Wire Fraud.

“Selling purported dietary supplements drugs that contain undeclared drug ingredients places the public’s health at risk,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Spencer E. Morrison, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations’ Kansas City Field Office. “Our office will continue to target our resources to ensure that medicines for U.S. consumers are safe, effective, and properly labeled.”

After serving his 11 month sentence, United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg says Martin will be required to serve a Term of Supervised Release of 2 years.