Adam Jasinski, a 31-year-old PR executive, was arrested in Massachusetts Saturday for trying to sell 2,000 oxycondone pills to a government informant. He later admitted that he used his $500,000 Big Brother prize money to purchase the drugs, which he distributed along the east coast for months.
Jasinski lost his job at an autism foundation when he called autistic children "retards" while being filmed for the show. Drug dealer was probably not the best choice for a career change. The penalty for drug possession with intent to distribute is a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. He is being held is Massachusetts.
In a court affidavit, Todd Prough, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Jasinski showed the witness a sock filled with the pills at a Massachusetts strip mall. When agents tried to arrest him, he threw the sock underneath a nearby car.
Big Brother is a CBS reality show that films contestants 24 hours, 7 days a week and makes them evict fellow houseguests one by one for a chance to win the big prize. Jasinski won the money in April 2008.
Though none of them were in a house with Jasinski, Orange County contestants have played large roles on the CBS series. Danielle Donato, a waitress from Huntington Beach, took second place in season 8 and was reconnected with her estranged father, Dick Donato, in one of the game's twists. Irvine's Kaysar Ridha, a graphic designer, was a popular season 5 contestant that returned for an all-star edition. Jessie Godderz, a bodybuilder from Huntington Beach, was featured on two back-to-back seasons of the reality competition.
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