The Suspects - And Their Likely Sentences
More than 20 suspects around the world were targeted for arrest on April 19, 2005 — only two remain at large.
Supply network
Shipped more than 11 million pills into the U.S.
Illegal Drug Sales
Bought and sold ketamine, an illegal party drug.
Web-Site Operators
Internet pharmacies supplied by the Bansal operation.
* Likely sentence indicates approximate federal sentencing guideline for the offense committed. The guidelines are advisory and U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond, who will sentence most of the defendants next year, has the authority to impose a greater or lesser sentence than the recommended one. Defendants who pleaded guilty and testified against codefendants are more likely to receive lenient sentences. The Armstrongs and Mehrer were prosecuted in New York. Melao was sentenced by Diamond to 37 months in September.
† Operated as a middleman between the Bansals and Web sites.