Filmmaker Christopher Bell interviewed his good friend Muscletech spokesperson Christian Boeving about anabolic steroids for the critically acclaimed documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*”. Boeving spoke honestly about his use of anabolic steroids. When CNN aired excerpts from the documentary shortly after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival, Muscletech fired released the bodybuilding and fitness model from […]
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Federal Steroid Distribution Indictments for Applied Pharmacy Services
MESO-Rx learned in January 2008 that the federal government is mounting a case against Applied Pharmacy Services (APS) on charges of conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. The alleged conspiracy includes APS’ major shareholders Samuel Kelley and Jason Kelley; Brett Branch, an APS sales rep and owner of Infinite Health in Eaton, Colorado; […]
David Jacobs Sold Steroids and Growth Hormone to NFL Player Matt Lehr
The steroid source at the center of a major federal steroid investigation in Texas has, for the first time, publicly named NFL football player Matt Lehr (currently with the New Orleans Saints) as a customer. Matt Lehr has been a target of the investigation for some time. David Jacobs claims to have sold significant quantities […]
Bigger Stronger Faster at the Tribeca Film Festival
The highly acclaimed steroid documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*” is coming to New York City for a special screening at the Tribeca Film Festival and the ESPN Sports Film Festival. I had the opportunity to screen Bigger Stronger Faster at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. I was impressed with the well-written and well-produced film which […]
Rise and Fall of David Jacobs Steroid Distribution Ring
Jason Trahan and Gary Jacobson of the Dallas Morning News continue their excellent coverage of the federal steroid investigation in North Texas with a review of the rise and fall of one of the largest steroid distribution ring in the country. The review article profiles steroid dealer David Jacobs and his introduction to anabolic steroids, […]
Jeff Novitsky Transferred to FDA to Focus on Steroid Cases
IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitsky has been transferred to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations as a special agent to give him greater freedom to focus on anabolic steroid-related investigations (“No Longer With I.R.S., Novitzky Joins F.D.A.,” April 23). In regards to Novitzky’s new job, Dwight Sparlin, a retired I.R.S. manager […]
Did Oklahoma Steroid Network Sell Steroids to High School Athletes?
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and the Tulsa Police Department are trying to find out if an Oklahoma steroid trafficking network sold anabolic steroids and/or performance enhancing drugs to high school athletes (“Steroid inquiry widens to teen athletes,” April 24). Tulsa and state undercover officers are investigating whether suspected steroid dealers are […]
Innocent Olympic Athletes Defense Fund
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped Marion Jones’ teammates of medals won at 2000 Sydney Olympics on April 10, 2008. Her teammates on the 1,600 squad were Jearl-Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander-Richardson and Andrea Anderson. The 400-relay squad also had Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry and Passion Richardson. Seven of the eight teammates have […]
Steroid Witch Hunt in Football Continues?
Paul Coggins, the attorney for NFL football player Matt Lehr, announced that federal prosecutors would not indict his client on steroid distribution charges (“Attorney says ex-Cowboy Lehr won’t be indicted; investigators won’t confirm statement,” April 24). “We have been told by the prosecutors that they do not intend to bring charges against Matt Lehr in […]
Teen Extracurricular Steroid Chemistry and Marketing Experiment
Matthew Wong is not your average 17-year old high school student. He is an innovative entrepreneur, lacking in his legal education, who used the internet to order raw steroid powder from China to manufacture and distribute anabolic steroids in extracurricular chemistry and marketing experiments. Unlike his high school classmates, Wong has been in jail for the […]