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<\/a><\/p>\n(Natural News<\/a>) When most people imagine their golden years, they don\u2019t envision spending the last decades of their life in a federal prison, but for 56-year-old Samuel Girod, that threat is very real \u2014 thanks to the FDA<\/a>. Girod is facing 68 years in jail for the simple crime of creating his own all-natural homemade products<\/a>. Father to 12 and grandfather to 25, Girod has been facing a 12-count indictment since 2015.<\/p>\n Trouble first arose for the Amish farmer back in 2013, when someone reported his homemade products to the state health department of Missouri. An injunction was put in place by a federal judge in the state, banning Girod from making some of his products until specific conditions were met. One of those conditions was an inspection of the property where Girod\u2019s products were made \u2014 prompting the state of Kentucky to become involved. Production of these homemade, natural products reportedly took place at Girod\u2019s family home, somewhere along Satterfield Lane in Bath County.<\/p>\n Bath County residents were seemingly appalled when they learned of their neighbor\u2019s fate. \u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t even figure out what he has done wrong. They live at the foot of the cross and the thought of one of them intentionally doing something wrong is outrageous,\u201d Suza Moody, a fellow Bath County resident commented.<\/p>\n Family friend Sally Oh said, \u201cThey are just devastated. I mean when they brought him out in handcuffs. It was awful.\u201d Oh went on to say that the FDA had taken issue with the way some of Girod\u2019s products were labeled. Girod\u2019s Chickweed Salve was a particular point of contention. According to Oh, the salve\u2019s ingredients include rosemary, beeswax, olive oil.<\/p>\n \u201cIt said \u2018Chickweed Salve\u2019 up top, then on down said \u2018Cures Cancer.\u2019 Which for some people it did, but he can\u2019t say that. So he changed it to say \u2018Healing Chickweed,\u2019 but they said no you can\u2019t say healing. So now it just says \u2018Original Chickweed,’\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n Moody questioned whether or not the proposed punishment really fit the crime. \u201cI mean do you go to jail because you\u2019ve messed up a label on a product?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI thought you went to jail because you did something bad. I mean he mislabeled something? I doubt he knew any better,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n According to the FDA, Girod is also guilty of handing out pamphlets that advertised his products\u2019 efficacy in the treatment of a variety of conditions. Because of those claims, \u00a0the FDA says the products are defined as drugs, under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act \u2014 even though multiple tests have shown no drugs are used in the products.<\/p>\n Defined drugs are also required to have their place of production registered with the FDA. Unsurprisingly, the Girod farm is not registered \u2014 and they likely did not know the salves they were making could be construed as \u201cdrugs.\u201d<\/p>\n Another one of Girod\u2019s products, TO-MOR-GONE, has also come under fire. The product is said to be \u201cvery good at removing tumors,\u201d and also contains bloodroot \u2014 which can be caustic and cause scarring. This, the FDA alleges, makes for much more than a simple labeling mistake. Along with all of this, the FDA claims that Girod prevented their agents from entering the family home to \u201cinspect\u201d the conditions, and allege that he continued to sell his products after the injunction was placed.<\/p>\n Since 2015, Girod has fired his appointed attorney and has chosen to represent himself. WKYT reports, \u201cThe Amish farmer filed a motion to dismiss his case, citing a lack of due process, lack of standing, and lack of jurisdiction. A judge denied the motion and set a status conference back in August.\u201d<\/p>\n Girod missed the status hearing, Ms. Oh believes that he simply did not understand he had to be there. A warrant was then issued for his arrest.<\/p>\n Due to the increasingly volatile nature of the situation, the Bath County Sheriff reportedly wrote a letter to the authorities involved, citing his concerns about the \u201congoing ruthless and relentless attack against one of his constituents.\u201d The letter also noted that Girod had been placed in the protective custody of his office.<\/p>\n For about five months, Girod was considered a \u201cfugitive\u201d and was arrested at the family farm in Janurary. He now waits in jail without bail until his trial date arrives, which is scheduled for late February.<\/p>\n The real issue here is the fact that the FDA is persecuting a man with no ill intent: the so-called crimes he committed with no malicious intent, and his products have reportedly never<\/em> harmed anyone. And yet, the FDA approves drugs<\/a> that don\u2019t work and come with horrible side effects, as long they are listed on the label. The agency has even banned intravenous vitamin C<\/a>, so it\u2019s not that<\/em>\u00a0surprising that they\u2019re throwing the book at Girod.<\/p>\n The extreme punishment being proposed for Girod is far and away from fitting the \u201ccrime\u201d he committed \u2014 not that you can really call it a crime; a mistake perhaps. His failure to understand the inner-workings of the corrupt FDA system does not warrant 68 years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n Child rapists go free<\/a> while an Amish man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for making salves. And this is what we\u2019re supposed to believe justice looks like?<\/p>\n Sources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n FreedomOutpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n