BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton resident Scott Mangini, out of federal prison after a conviction on peddling drugs to race horse trainers, is now facing child abuse charges in Palm Beach County.
While the arrest report continues to be processed late Saturday afternoon, BocaNewsNow.com has learned from the Palm Beach County Jail that Mangini is officially charged with “cruelty toward child — abuse child without great bodily harm.” Mangini was arrested by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office early Saturday morning and booked into jail at 5:38 a.m. He remained held without bond as of 5 p.m. Mangini lives in the 17200 block of Boca Club Boulevard. It was not clear whether he is related to the child who allegedly was the subject of the “cruelty.”
Mangini was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison back in September of 2021. At the time, the United States Department of Justice issued this statement regarding his conviction: “Scott Mangini used his skills as a pharmacist to create and supply a market for adulterated and unregulated performance-enhancing drugs that endangered racehorses. Mangini designed and peddled dozens of products intended for use by those engaged in fraud and animal abuse. Mangini’s products were manufactured in unsanitary facilities that he hid behind shell companies, straw owners, and fake prescription records. His conduct persisted despite efforts by state and federal regulators to shutter Mangini’s operation and strip his license. Today’s sentence underscores this Office’s commitment to the prosecution of those who, in their race for riches, would corruptly produce, peddle, or deploy illegal substances that endanger the animals under their care.”
”From at least in or about 2011 through at least in or about March 2020, MANGINI and his conspirators manufactured, sold, and shipped millions of dollars’ worth of adulterated and misbranded equine drugs, including performance-enhancing drugs intended to be administered to racehorses for the purpose of improving those horses’ race performance in order to win races and obtain prize money. MANGINI, a former pharmacist whose license was suspended in 2016, sold these drugs through several direct-to-consumer websites designed to appeal to racehorse trainers and owners, including, among others, “horseprerace.com” and “racehorsemeds.com.”
“In addition to his prison sentence, MANGINI, 55, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a forfeiture penalty of $8,108,141.65.”
BocaNewsNow.com will update our report once the arrest report for Mangini’s latest arrest is processed by the Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts.
He is my friend and these charges are all false.
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