The girlfriend of one of the co-defendants in the Brandon Millay (Kong Labs) steroid case has been indicted by a federal grand jury for hiding anabolic steroids from federal agents during the investigation. Mary Kay Hamilton, along with her boyfriend Jimmie Lynn Garrison, allegedly “concealed and covered up anabolic steroids from United States Postal Inspection […]
Steroid News
Steroid Dealer at 24 Hour Fitness Greater Threat to Community Than Suicidal Man Firing Gun at Police
Bruce Zaccaria has been detained without bail as an unacceptable “danger to the community” based solely on an allegation of selling 250 vials of anabolic steroids to bodybuilders who were members of a Houston-area 24 Hour Fitness almost two years ago. By contrast, a judge in an unrelated Dallas-area case apparently feels that a suicidal man firing a gun […]
Texas Steroid Bust Defendant Improperly Detained by Alice in Wonderland Court
Bruce Zaccaria continues to be improperly detained without bail in the Joe Corley Detention Facility after his arrest in the Texas steroid bust codenamed Operation Pharmacia Juicy Fruit according to his lawyer Trent Gaither. Zaccaria was charged with one count of “conspiracy to manufacture/possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids” with a maximum penalty of up to […]
NPC Texas Chairman Lee Thompson Arrested in Possession of Large Quantities of Anabolic Steroids
NPC Texas Chairman Lee Thompson was found in possession of “large quantities of different types of anabolic steroids” when he was arrested on May 25, 2009 according to federal prosecutors. Fort Bend County Sheriff Deputies arrested Thompson after a federal grand jury indicted him on steroid conspiracy charges for his alleged involvement with the “Falkenhagen” […]
Fitness Industry Entrepreneur Fined for Possession of Large Quantities of Steroids in Ireland
Anabolic steroid possession for personal use is not criminalized in the Republic of Ireland but steroid trafficking is illegal. Michael Kehoe of Ireland, a successful entrepreneur in the local fitness industry, was fined €9,000 after he pleaded guilty to three counts of “supplying a medicinal substance other than as prescribed” in June 2009; Kehoe was busted in […]
Middle-Aged German Man on Hormone Replacement Therapy Arrested Flying Into Florida
Florida law enforcement officials are clearly concerned about the middle-aged European men on hormone replacement therapy. A 45-year old German national flying into the Southwest Florida International Airport was arrested on June 23, 2009 after federal agents discovered a therapeutic dosage of anabolic steroids in his luggage. A United States Customs and Border Protection agent searched […]
USADA Travis Tygart Urges State Attorneys General to Sue Supplement Companies
Travis Tygart, CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), urged the country’s attorneys general to start suing supplement companies using consumer protection laws. Tygart made his comments at the 2009 National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) summer conference on June 17, 2009 in Colorado Springs. Tygart wants the attorneys general to take action at the state level […]
Dynabody Fitness Steroid Bust by Calhoun-Cleburne County Drug Task Force
The Calhoun-Cleburne County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested three individuals after a six-month investigation into steroid distribution at Dynabody Fitness, a commercial gym in Oxford, Alabama. The task force seems to be taking advantage of federal funds to expand their traditional war on drugs to include anabolic steroids (“3 arrested in steroid bust at fitness […]
IFBB Pro Marc Rainbow Arrest Prompts Concern Bodybuilding is Steroid Supply Network for Mainstream Sports
The arrests of Mr. New Zealand and IFBB pro bodybuilder Marc Rainbow and amateur bodybuilder Andrew Lent in unrelated steroid cases have prompted concern among anti-doping officials that bodybuilding is the “supply network” for anabolic steroids in mainstream sports. Graeme Steel of Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) blamed bodybuilders for the spread of steroids in sports. […]
NPC Bodybuilder and Promoter Tom Burke Pleads Guilty to Steroid Conspiracy Charges
NPC Oklahoma bodybuilder and promoter Tom Burke pleaded guilty to a criminal felony steroid conspiracy charge on June 4, 2009 and was granted a deferred sentence of two years probation. Burke’s plea will be expunged without a conviction upon successful completion of the deferred sentence. Burke was one of 6 Oklahoma NPC and IFBB bodybuilders arrested in April 2009 arising […]