There was another domestic steroid source apparently operating within 5 miles of TGI/Vail.
Mark McLean Farmer was busted a few months after TGI came on the scene. Farmer was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on January 16, 2020.
Farmer imported AAS from international suppliers and distributed them to other steroid dealers in the U.S. His indictment alleged that he sold $720,000 worth between August 2018 and his arrest in January 2019.
Farmer pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy To Possess With The Intent To Distribute and Distribution Of Anabolic Steroids; and one count of Possession Of A Firearm During and In Furtherance Of A Drug Trafficking Crime.
Farmer was sentenced to 12 months for AAS distribution/conspiracy and 60 months for firearm charge.
TGI/Vail is not facing federal charges at the moment. He was only charged under Texas state law. But if the feds take over the case, it will most likely be pursued by same prosecutors that convicted Farmer (from the Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division).
Harrison County man gets 6 years for distributing anabolic steroids
So Farmer actually only got 1 yr on the steroid case and 5 yrs on the weapons charge . You cant help but see the resemblance with steroids today and marijuana 20-30 years ago . Both so misunderstood...