Feds accuse Virginia husband and wife of massive steroid production operation
A Claremont couple is accused of massive steroid production and operation. Federal prosecutors say the raw materials were ordered from China, produced in Virginia and then sold to wholesalers in Texas and Florida.
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CLAREMONT, Va. - Federal prosecutors are accusing a husband and wife of running a massive illegal steroid operation out of our region.
Michael and Laura Lambert were arrested on December 15 and taken to the Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
Court documents reveal details what federal prosecutors are calling a massive production and distribution operation of anabolic steroids.
The operation was most recently based in Claremont, Virginia, from March until July. It states they were located at a home on the 3800 block of Spring Grove Avenue, but previously operated out of a home in Hanover, Virginia, and before that Pennsylvania, according to the indictment.
It accuses Michael Lambert of being the lead chemist and running the operation. Laura Lambert is accused of labeling the steroids and handling the money, according to the indictment.
The raw materials were ordered from China, then the steroids were produced in Virginia and sold to wholesalers in Texas and Florida, according to the indictment.
It states the business was called “Integrity Labs” and marketed on an internet bodybuilding forum called “Hardcore Underground”.