A Papillion man has been arrested in an alleged worldwide scam involving specialized baby formula.

Neocate is the nourishment baby Brea could need until she's a year old. "Babies really need this and if they don't have it they're having massive weight loss and bowel problems," says mother Jenny Zetterman.

Feeding their infant daughter can cost the Zettermans $400 a month. The Neocate formula is white, but it might as well be gold when it comes to the retail price. The cost of a 14-ounce can is about $40, so many parents search eBay for half-price Neocate. "They gave us 20 a can," says father Andrew Zetterman. But that can be a formula for fraud.

“The day after we bought ours, all of a sudden it wasn't shipping, we didn't get a confirmation,” says Andrew.

The seller, Joe Boylan of Papillion, sent excuses instead of formula to parents in four countries who paid him a total of $25,000. He's been arrested on 45 counts of theft by deception.

Boylan had been shipping half-priced cans and cases of Neocate from his home until last fall, then he allegedly started taking money from winning bidders on eBay, but never sent the formula.

PayPal refunded most victims like the Zettermans, but some parents lost a total of $4,000. “A lot of excuses that postponed these people from making a complaint in time to get a refund," says Papillion Police Detective Kevin Covi.

How Boylan obtained so much Neocate may be a separate investigation, but the Zettermans wonder why anyone would cheat those who need the formula most. "I mean they're babies, they're messing with babies," says Jenny.

Boylan is out on bond. His attorney says he will plead innocent. The attorney says Boylan and his wife believe all buyers have received either the formula or a refund. Boylan has a young son who received Neocate while hospitalized, so the attorney says Boylan wouldn't cheat other parents who need the formula.