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Pittsburgh Court Sentences Maker of "Whizzinator" Drug Testing Cheat Device

A Pittsburgh federal judge recently sentenced Gerald Willis of Los Angeles, California to 6 months for manufacturing the "Whizzanator" - a device used for cheating drug tests. The device utilized synthetic urine and could be used by both men and women. Willis's partner Robert Catalano is facing a three year probationary period.

Willis and Catalano originally pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge to sell drug paraphernalia and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Prosecutors concluded that the product specifically targeted the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug Testing policy.

Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC), a Pittsburgh Drug Testing firm has been following this story and continually monitors the news outlets for other incidents of drug test cheating. In October, MMC reported on our "Drug Free" blog about how fake urine is manufactured and sold in novelty and gag shops to defeat drug testing. A laboratory in Nashville concluded that in a sample testing performed on a target group that synthetic urine was used nearly 80 times in the past three years to try and beat drug tests.

Another story that was posted on MMC's blog in January details how Federal Agents in Pittsburgh targeted Sharp Labs out of Port Orange, Florida for producing materials that were claimed to help individuals pass their drug tests. Sharp Labs owned and operated by Stephen Sharp will be faces money laundering, fraud and drug charges. Sharp Labs touted that their instant drink mix that could be used to mask urine used in federal drug screens.
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