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Customers Become Focus Of Steroid Probe
[SIZE=-1]Hartford Courant, United States [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor wants to know whether children or teenagers, coaches or teachers were among the patrons. The case is a local offshoot of an international steroids crackdown that has netted dozens of arrests. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The use of the MySpace site "raises a red flag that they are trying to market to minors," O'Connor said Monday at a press conference. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]He said agents will work to identify the buyers, an unusual step because possession of a small amount of steroids is a misdemeanor that federal law officers do not normally pursue. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"But they're going to get a knock on the door, just to wake some folks up. If they're minors, then we have an obligation to let their parents know," O'Connor said. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"This is a public safety issue," O'Connor said. "That's one reason we want to do this outreach [to the buyers]. There could be all sorts of health concerns." [/SIZE]
URL: http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-steroids0925.artsep25,0,1271940.story
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:35:09 GMT
[SIZE=-1]Hartford Courant, United States [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor wants to know whether children or teenagers, coaches or teachers were among the patrons. The case is a local offshoot of an international steroids crackdown that has netted dozens of arrests. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The use of the MySpace site "raises a red flag that they are trying to market to minors," O'Connor said Monday at a press conference. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]He said agents will work to identify the buyers, an unusual step because possession of a small amount of steroids is a misdemeanor that federal law officers do not normally pursue. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"But they're going to get a knock on the door, just to wake some folks up. If they're minors, then we have an obligation to let their parents know," O'Connor said. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"This is a public safety issue," O'Connor said. "That's one reason we want to do this outreach [to the buyers]. There could be all sorts of health concerns." [/SIZE]
URL: http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-steroids0925.artsep25,0,1271940.story
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:35:09 GMT
