On May 15, 2009 Doug Grant was sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter. But rather than being the end of a story, it is really the beginning.

The real story that needs to be told is how a prosecution can suddenly spring to life seven years after an event took place—and after the initial investigator and coroner reported nothing remotely suspicious about the event.

The answer lies in a tangle of political connections, prosecutorial misconduct and a jury that is kept in the dark.

This story needs to be told because it is, unfortunately, a story that happens over and over in America today. Even when a prosecutor is eventually fired and disbarred—as happened to the prosecutor in Doug’s case—the people who were wrongfully prosecuted still serve their sentences.

On this website—put together by friends and supporters of Doug—we will cover the details of this case that were left out by sensational media coverage.

In our effort to do this we will not only cover the dishonest and aggressive prosecution against Doug Grant, but will provide statistical info and research that other “court reform” advocates have already published.

We believe most Americans would be shocked to learn that a judge can grant a prosecutor 14 weeks to present a case while limiting the defense to just two weeks. It goes against our sense of fair play and everything that America is supposed to stand for. But this happened in the Doug Grant trial, and it happens to many other accused Americans.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

It is our hope that by providing the facts in this case, and all the related information, that we will contribute in some small way to exposing a serious problem.

In short, we hope to make a mess a message.

Please click the links on the home page to follow the timeline of the case and to learn more about the unreported facts.

Don Lapre & Greatest Vitamin in the World

During this same time frame an attempt was made to link Doug Grant to the legal troubles surrounding Don Lapre.

Don Lapre was a well-known marketing guru who had made a name for himself with flamboyant t.v. advertising. One of the products Don Lapre marketed was a nutritional supplement called Greatest Vitamin in the World.

Part of the business plan of selling this supplement was to encourage customers to sign-up to become sellers of the product themselves. While we make no judgment ourselves regarding this type of model, it is a fact that it was this marketing that was at the center of the investigation; not the product itself.

When Don Lapre and Greatest Vitamin in the World were investigated, the Federal Trade Commission alleged they were conducting illegal marketing. The rumor mill was then quick to connect Doug Grant with the investigation—without providing the context.

As they say, a lie can travel all the way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

The truth is that Doug was  never charged by the Federal Trade Commission or the Food & Drug Administration. It was recognized that Doug was only the contracted formulator and manufacturer of the product—Don Lapre was the sole owner (and marketer) of the product.

In the supplement industry this is known as “private label” services. When a supplement manufacturer provides products to a number of different “private label” entities, it can’t possibly be held responsible for the varied ways that different companies market the supplements they have purchased.

In short, the quality of the product, the formula itself, and accuracy of the nutrient label were never in question. Nor was Doug Grant ever accused of any type of illegal activity with regards to Don Lapre and Greatest Vitamin in the World.