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Jasinski was arrested on October 19, 2009, and was charged by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA), in [[North Reading, MA]] for possession of 2,000 [[oxycodone]] pills with intent to distribute.<ref name=Charges>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.findlaw.com/courtside/2009/10/adam-jasinski-big-brother-winner-charged-with-selling-oxy.html|title=Adam Jasinski, Big Brother Winner, Charged With Selling Oxy|date=2009-10-20|publisher=[[FindLaw]]|work = U.S. District Court, Boston, MA | accessdate=2009-10-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091025133547/http://blogs.findlaw.com/courtside/2009/10/adam-jasinski-big-brother-winner-charged-with-selling-oxy.html| archivedate= 25 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Jasinski admitted to funding his illegal venture with the $500,000 winnings from the show, and to buying and reselling oxycodone pills for several months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/20/2009-10-20_big_brother_winner_adam_jasinski_confesses_using_500000_prize_to_buy_oxycodone_p.html |title='Big Brother' winner Adam Jasinski confesses using $500,000 prize to buy oxycodone pills to resell |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=''[[Daily News (New York)]]'' |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref><ref name="huff">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/adam-jasinski-big-brother_n_327158.html |title=Adam Jasinski, 'Big Brother' Winner, In Massive Oxycodone Bust |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]'' |accessdate=May 17, 2010}}</ref> Jasinski faced a maximum of 20 years in prison and a [[United States dollar|$]]1 million fine.<ref name=huff/><ref>{{cite web|url |
Jasinski was arrested on October 19, 2009, and was charged by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA), in [[North Reading, MA]] for possession of 2,000 [[oxycodone]] pills with intent to distribute.<ref name=Charges>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.findlaw.com/courtside/2009/10/adam-jasinski-big-brother-winner-charged-with-selling-oxy.html|title=Adam Jasinski, Big Brother Winner, Charged With Selling Oxy|date=2009-10-20|publisher=[[FindLaw]]|work = U.S. District Court, Boston, MA | accessdate=2009-10-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091025133547/http://blogs.findlaw.com/courtside/2009/10/adam-jasinski-big-brother-winner-charged-with-selling-oxy.html| archivedate= 25 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Jasinski admitted to funding his illegal venture with the $500,000 winnings from the show, and to buying and reselling oxycodone pills for several months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/20/2009-10-20_big_brother_winner_adam_jasinski_confesses_using_500000_prize_to_buy_oxycodone_p.html |title='Big Brother' winner Adam Jasinski confesses using $500,000 prize to buy oxycodone pills to resell |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=''[[Daily News (New York)]]'' |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref><ref name="huff">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/adam-jasinski-big-brother_n_327158.html |title=Adam Jasinski, 'Big Brother' Winner, In Massive Oxycodone Bust |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]'' |accessdate=May 17, 2010}}</ref> Jasinski faced a maximum of 20 years in prison and a [[United States dollar|$]]1 million fine.<ref name=huff/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/big_brother_winner_adam_jasinski_charged_with_dealing_drugs_101909 |title=Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski charged with dealing drugs |publisher=Fox Undercover |date=19 October 2009 |first=Mike |last=Beaudet |accessdate=2009-10-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020085055/http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/big_brother_winner_adam_jasinski_charged_with_dealing_drugs_101909 |archivedate=20 October 2009 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> |
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On October 4, 2010 Jasinski appeared in [[U.S. District Court]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and failure to file a tax return for the year he won the $500,000 prize on Big Brother. Jasinski was remanded to custody. In what has been described as an ironic twist, Jasinski’s lawyer said she planned to recommend a sentence of house arrest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taxgirl.com/note-to-game-show-contestants-big-brother-really-is-watching/ |title=Note to Game Show Contestants: Big Brother Really *Is* Watching |date=October 4, 2010 |work=taxgirl.com |accessdate=January 22, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110105025319/http://www.taxgirl.com/note-to-game-show-contestants-big-brother-really-is-watching/| archivedate= 5 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
On October 4, 2010 Jasinski appeared in [[U.S. District Court]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and failure to file a tax return for the year he won the $500,000 prize on Big Brother. Jasinski was remanded to custody. In what has been described as an ironic twist, Jasinski’s lawyer said she planned to recommend a sentence of house arrest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taxgirl.com/note-to-game-show-contestants-big-brother-really-is-watching/ |title=Note to Game Show Contestants: Big Brother Really *Is* Watching |date=October 4, 2010 |work=taxgirl.com |accessdate=January 22, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110105025319/http://www.taxgirl.com/note-to-game-show-contestants-big-brother-really-is-watching/| archivedate= 5 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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Jasinski was sentenced in January 2011 to four years in federal prison for the drug charge and tax evasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/January/JasinskisentPR.html |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - District of Massachusetts |publisher=Justice.gov |date= |accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref> Jasinski claims to be suffering from a drug addiction and bipolar disorder.<ref>{{cite news|author=Denise Lavoie |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/big-brother-adam-jasinski_n_749821.html |title='Big Brother' Adam Jasinski Pleads GUILTY In Tax, Drug Case |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= October 4, 2010|accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref> |
Jasinski was sentenced in January 2011 to four years in federal prison for the drug charge and tax evasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/January/JasinskisentPR.html |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - District of Massachusetts |publisher=Justice.gov |date= |accessdate=2014-03-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415105229/http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/January/JasinskisentPR.html |archivedate=2014-04-15 }}</ref> Jasinski claims to be suffering from a drug addiction and bipolar disorder.<ref>{{cite news|author=Denise Lavoie |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/big-brother-adam-jasinski_n_749821.html |title='Big Brother' Adam Jasinski Pleads GUILTY In Tax, Drug Case |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= October 4, 2010|accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
Revision as of 12:22, 26 June 2017
Adam Jasinski | |
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Born | April 30, 1978 |
Television | Big Brother 9 (winner) |
Website | adamjasinski.org |
Adam Jasinski (born April 30, 1978) is the winner of the U.S. series Big Brother 9. Jasinski is a public relations manager from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Jasinski has a master's degree in fashion design and marketing, and has attended Parson's School of Design in New York City, Camden County College in New Jersey, and Fashion Art Italy in Prato-Florence Italy.[1]
Big Brother 9
On Big Brother, Jasinski was paired with Sheila Kennedy. Jasinski won part two of the three-part final "Head of Household" competition. At the finale, Jasinski became the winner of Big Brother 9 by a vote of 6-1, defeating fellow houseguest Ryan Quicksall and earning the $500,000 prize. Jasinski received votes from Matt McDonald, Chelsia Hart, James Zinkand, Natalie Cunial, Sharon Obermueller, and Sheila Kennedy. Jasinski only lost the vote of Joshuah Welch. He played a great game and said afterwards "only if they knew how easy it was to win it all! I would love to do it all over again and really share with the diary room and America my strategy. I was very skeptical therefore held back from everyone watching what I was truly up to!"[citation needed]
Criminal activity
Jasinski was arrested on October 19, 2009, and was charged by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in North Reading, MA for possession of 2,000 oxycodone pills with intent to distribute.[2] Jasinski admitted to funding his illegal venture with the $500,000 winnings from the show, and to buying and reselling oxycodone pills for several months.[3][4] Jasinski faced a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.[4][5]
On October 4, 2010 Jasinski appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts and pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and failure to file a tax return for the year he won the $500,000 prize on Big Brother. Jasinski was remanded to custody. In what has been described as an ironic twist, Jasinski’s lawyer said she planned to recommend a sentence of house arrest.[6]
Jasinski was sentenced in January 2011 to four years in federal prison for the drug charge and tax evasion.[7] Jasinski claims to be suffering from a drug addiction and bipolar disorder.[8]
Personal life
Adam Jasinski is now an addiction recovery consultant and professional interventionist in the fields of mental health and substance abuse. [9]
Jasinski released a book titled My Kid's On Drugs, Now What? which is a resource for parents on how to guide their child down the path of long-term sobriety after treatment. [10]
References
- ^ "Adam's biography". CBS.com. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Adam Jasinski, Big Brother Winner, Charged With Selling Oxy". U.S. District Court, Boston, MA. FindLaw. 2009-10-20. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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(help) - ^ Beaudet, Mike (19 October 2009). "Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski charged with dealing drugs". Fox Undercover. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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- ^ "Adam Jasinski | Author, Addiction Consultant, Interventionist, Speaker". Adam Jasinski. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
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External links
- Adam Jasinski at IMDb
- Criminal Complaint, U.S. v. Adam Jasinski, U.S. District Court, Boston, MA (Oct. 19, 2009)