A Massachusetts firefighter was arrested after selling anabolic steroids to his personal drug dealer. Michael Wilson, of the Attleboro Fire Department, sold a 25-milliliter bottle of “T-400” to a drug dealer that had been providing him with Oxyc0ntin. His drug dealer became a confidential source for the DEA. Several recorded phone conversations and text message records were obtained to incriminate Wilson. Wilson was charged with two felony drug charges involving the possession and distribution of oxycodone and anabolic steroids. [Read more…]
Jan
29
Mexican Steroid Pharmacy Costs Google Half Billion Dollars
Google executives knowingly allowed a Mexican pharmacy to advertise anabolic steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to customers in the United States according to the government informant used to set up the bust. Federal prosecutors alleged that this was the case of a corporate entity, and not merely a couple of rogue customer service employees, making the decision to promote illegal pharmacies. Google paid a $500,000,000 forfeiture, the largest in history, when they entered into a nonprosecution agreement with the government. [Read more…]
Jan
25
Steroids Easier to Obtain Than Chewing Gum in Singapore
Two undercover reporters discover how easy it is to illegally obtain anabolic steroids in Singapore. Joyce Lim and Shaffiq Alkhatib of Singapore’s “The New Paper on Sunday” recently published the results of a steroid expose. They reported the not-so-shocking news that Singapore is no different than any other country where the recreational use of steroids by bodybuilders is illegal – the average gym-goer still has no problems finding steroids in health clubs. [Read more…]
Jan
19
Brigitte Nielsen Asked About Sex with Steroid Users
Danish model and actress Brigitte Nielsen, who is probably best known for her 19-month marriage to Sylvester Stallone, made her debut on the German version of “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” broadcasted by RTL Television on January 13, 2012. Ramona Leiß, another celebrity appearing on “Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!”, didn’t waste any time asking her about sex with Stallone and questioning her about the effects of anabolic steroids on testicular size. [Read more…]
Jan
18
Bridgeton Police Officer Arrested with Dangerous Steroid Anavar
A Bridgeton police officer was arrested after authorities learned that he was involved with a dangerous controlled substance. The Bridgeton Police Department (BPD) and Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Robert Smith on the very same day they obtained information pertaining to Smith’s involvement with dangerous drugs. [Read more…]
Jan
13
Owner of Steroid UGL Who Led Feds to Musclebear Goes to Prison
The man who lead United States authorities to the popular steroid source “Musclebear” has been sentenced to prison this week. Paul Matthews, the owner of Matthew Training Systems who manufactured anabolic steroids in an underground lab (UGL) on the side, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years parole by U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose. [Read more…]
Jan
10
Owners of €40 Million Steroid Empire to be Extradited to United States
Alleged steroid kingpin Mihael Karner was arrested by Austria’s counter-terrorism special operations tactical unit on December 27, 2011. He has been accused of operating a €40 million steroid empire out of Europe and laundering the proceeds through various shell companies, luxury homes and yachts.
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Jan
06
“Extreme Makeover” Doctor Fined for Prescribing Steroids and hGH
A cosmetic surgeon who was a regular participant in the Australian version of the reality television series “Extreme Makeover” was fined $15,000 for illegally prescribing anabolic steroids (testosterone) and human growth hormone (hGH). The New South Wales Medical Tribunal found Dr. Michael Zacharia guilty of professional misconduct when he promoted the controversial anti-aging treatment involving the performance-enhancing drugs. [Read more…]
Jan
03
Steroids and Bodybuilding Blamed for Heroin Overdose Death
The parents of competitive bodybuilder Ian Karl Jens Barlow returned home one afternoon last September to discover their son unresponsive with a syringe sticking out of his left arm. Barlow had recently broken up with his girlfriend and moved into his parents’ house. Now he was dead. Barlow had overdosed on heroin.
A medical examination by North Hampshire coroner Andrew Bradley determined that the death was accidental. A heroin overdose may have been the proximate cause of Barlow’s death but his parents want to blame bodybuilding and anabolic steroids as responsible for leading their son to his tragic fate. [Read more…]
Dec
29
Steroid User, Bodybuilder Accused of Murdering a Teacher on Christmas
NPC heavyweight bodybuilder Johnnie Lee Wiggins has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of teacher Prudence Hockley. Hockley taught regular and advanced placement English at Woodinville High School (Washington) .
The jealous boyfriend brutally beat Hockley shattering the bones in face after he saw another man’s car at her Seattle home on Christmas day. She died at Harborview Medical Center later that day. Wiggins inflicted “numerous extremely forceful blows to [Hockley’s] face and head” leaving her unconscious and bleeding heavily on the ground in front of her home according to police. Hockley’s 13-year old was at home and reported the incident to the hospital and police. [Read more…]
