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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Ernest Nelson

Ernest Nelson stories: 2 news summaries

 Cadaver Fence Gets 10 Years 


Jun 12, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(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... More »

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organ trafficking • UCLA • cadaver • Ernest Nelson

UCLA Body Parts Peddler Found Guilty

Businessman carved up donated cadavers to
sell parts for profit

May 15, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A businessman who carved up bodies donated to UCLA's medical school and sold them off to research companies has been found guilty of grand theft, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ernest Nelson raked in over $1.5 million from the scheme, which he conspired to carry out with the director... More »

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conviction • UCLA • grand theft • bodies • body parts • cadaver • Ernest Nelson

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