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Disturbing Crime at UCLA

By Steven Rodriguez

A former member of UCLA’s staff pleaded guilty last week to a disturbing theft crime involving donated body parts.  The former chief of UCLA’s cadaver program pleaded guilty Friday for his role in selling donated body parts to medical, drug and research companies in a scheme that netted up to $1 million. Henry Reid, 58, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles County Superior Court to one count of conspiracy to commit grand theft, with a special allegation that he damaged or destroyed more than $1 million worth of school property, which refers to the donated bodies. Theft and robbery crimes are an incredibly broad category, covering everything from petty theft (such as stealing a DVD from a retail shop) to grand theft (stealing large numbers of items or incredibly valuable items)...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on October 20, 2008 (boomark / email).