From January 1999 through August 2000, Ver bought 49 pounds of explosives, stored them in a residential apartment building, sold at least 14 pounds of them as large firecrackers on eBay, and mailed them to customers via the U.S. Postal Service. Given that he had no license to handle or sell these injurious substances, he was arrested and charged in 2001. In 2002, Ver pleaded guilty to violating federal statutes. He was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.