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Cadaver Fence Gets 10 Years

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(Newser) – A man convicted of fencing cadavers stolen from UCLA's willed body program has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, NBC reports. The lawyer for Ernest Nelson, 51, argued that his client’s sales to big-name customers such as Johnson & Johnson were all above board, and that the only thief is the UCLA program director who pocketed what Nelson paid him for the corpses.

Ernest Nelson talks to his attorney before he was convicted last month for his involvement in a scheme to buy and sell human body parts donated to the UCLA medical school.
Ernest Nelson talks to his attorney before he was convicted last month for his involvement in a scheme to buy and sell human body parts donated to the UCLA medical school.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Ernest Nelson in a 2004 booking photo. Nelson was sentenced yesterday to ten years for buying and reselling human body parts donated to UCLA and reaping about $1.5 million in profits.
Ernest Nelson in a 2004 booking photo. Nelson was sentenced yesterday to ten years for buying and reselling human body parts donated to UCLA and reaping about $1.5 million in profits.   (AP Photo/UCLA Police Department, File)
Ernest Nelson awaits a verdict last month after he was tried for being part of a lucrative scheme to buy and sell human body parts donated to UCLA in Los Angeles.
Ernest Nelson awaits a verdict last month after he was tried for being part of a lucrative scheme to buy and sell human body parts donated to UCLA in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Robert_Dada
Jun 12, 09 9:28 AM CDT
I think a Faux News contributor is about to make a claim that this too is Obama's fault. Reply
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anchower
Jun 12, 09 4:16 PM CDT
Dollars to doughnuts this guy would've gotten probation if he were white. Also, it's lovely to know that you get more time for selling dead bodies than you would for raping or maiming or otherwise seriously injuring a live one. Also, a black guy convicted of buying and selling humans? The irony. Also, why aren't other the other perps being prosecuted? Reply
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Nurse2be
Aug 10, 09 11:26 PM CDT
Ernest is a very close family friend it's unfortunate what has happened. Reply
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