Friday, October 17, 2008
Anaheim man guilty of cadaver thefts
Former head of UCLA's Willed Body Program accused of selling more than $1 million in donated body parts.
By TONY SAAVEDRA
The Orange County Register
An Anaheim man who headed UCLA's Willed Body Program pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal cadavers and agreed to co-operate with prosecutors against his alleged partner in the black market scheme to make money off body parts, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced.
Henry Reid, 58, was indicted in May on charges of selling more than $1 million of donated body parts on the black market, which then found their way to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital research companies, according to a press release. Reid allegedly sold the cadaver parts to businessman Ernest Nelson, who faces trial on charges of selling the human remains to more than 20 research companies.
Reid served as director of UCLA's program since 1997. The cadaver parts were allegedly taken between May 7, 1999, and Feb. 26, 2004, prosecutors said.
Reid is facing four years and four months in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 30. He also must pay up to $1 million in restitution to the UCLA program.
In July, Reid pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges dealing with money he made as head of the donor program. He was originally brought in to clean up the program after the school was accused of mixing medical waste and animal remains with the ashes of human donors.
What a couple of real ghouls 'eh....making a small fortune off dead peoples parts is bad enough but...TAX EVASION!!!!! You've crossed the line now Bucko!!!! 
