Man pleads guilty to selling urine for tests

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Ohio man who sold fake urine meant to help people pass workplace drug tests and misbranded other substances the federal government says are drugs has pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh.

David Neal, 61, of Middletown, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to defraud the United States and introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. He faces up to six years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say he sold the illegal substances online through his company, ACS Herbal Tea.

Prosecutors say Neal’s products, including “Magnum Unisex Synthetic Urine,” were designed to thwart tests overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Such tests are used to screen airline pilots and some federal employees, including FBI agents.