The founder of a Lauderhill company that duped customers into thinking they could make hefty profits by buying Red Bull vending machines was sentenced on Monday to 17 1/2 years in federal prison, according to The Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Andrew Levinson's company, Creative Concepts of America, raked in more than $22 million from approximately 920 people nationwide who bought vending machines for the energy drink.
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Editor's Insight: Congratulations to this judge for assigning an appropriate jail term to this monster. His claim that he was simply a bad businessman does not hold up against the evidence.
The judge also sentenced the individuals who acted as phony references.
Business opportunity scams have been tarnishing the vending industry's reputation from its beginning. Vending organizations need to continuously support law enforcement efforts to put these parasites behind bars. 04-20-11 by Elliot Maras
