FDA, IRS, FBI: 80 Armed Agents Raid Health Supplement Firm in Oregon
A band of 80 federal agents stormed Maxam Nutraceutics of Hood River, Oregon last week in what seems to be an unnecessary and outrageous abuse of power.
Jim Cole, Founder and CEO of Maxam said he cooperated with every demand that the FDA made of him, and was convinced that all was well. But apparently the FDA had different ideas when out of nowhere, the agency, along with the IRS and the FBI, sent as many as 80 armed, SWAT-style agents to both Maxam headquarters, the company’s “Big Gym” training center, and even Jim’s daughter’s house, to confiscate all the products, company documents, and even personal files and computers.
“They took all our products, all our paperwork, all our files — we’ve been doing this since 1992 and they pulled everything,” said Jim. “They brought in three big moving vans, they had their guns on, their bullet-proof vests — they came prepared for war.”
http://journal.livingfood.us/2011/04/28/fda-irs-fbi-80-armed-agents-raid-health-supplement-firm-in-oregon/