A police detective has been busted in an anabolic steroids distribution case in England. Merseyside Detective Paul David Fletcher was charged with eights counts of conspiring to supply anabolic steroids before the Liverpool magistrate’s court. Detective Fletcher’s co-defendants in the case include his 26-year old son as well as another police officer. Steroids are categorized as a Class C drug in the United Kingdom. [Read more…]
Steroid Arrests
May
03
Police Detective Pleads Not Guilty in Sciroxx Steroid Case
Philadelphia Police Detective Keith Gidelson pleaded not guilty to seventeen counts related to the distribution of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone in federal magistrate court on Tuesday. United States Magistrate Judge Linda Caracappa released Gidelson on $50,000 unsecured bond and placed under 24-hour house arrest under electronic monitoring. Gidelson had been in jail since his arrest last week. [Read more…]
Apr
29
Doctor Avoids Charges in Oklahoma Bodybuilding Steroid Investigation
Tulsa County physician Dr. Gary Lee reached an agreement with the local district attorney to avoid prosecution over allegations that he prescribed anabolic steroids to competitive bodybuilders “for the purpose of building muscle bulk and muscle enhancement.” Lee pleaded “not guilty” to the charges in February 2010. Under the terms of the agreement, Dr. Lee maintains his not guilty plea but agrees to a two-year supervision period by the district attorney’s office after which the felony charges will be dismissed. [Read more…]
Apr
27
Philadelphia Police Detective Allegedly Distributing Sciroxx Brand Anabolic Steroids
A major anabolic steroid distribution ring involving at least 15 individuals and three law enforcement officers was dismantled in Philadelphia after an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Philadelphia Police Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
The purported ringleader was identified as Philadelphia police Detective Keith Gidelson. Gidelson, along with his wife, allegedly distributed anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (hGH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IFG-1) to fellow Philadelphia police officers, internet customers contacted via bodybuilding forums, and steroid dealers at local gyms and supplement stores. [Read more…]
Apr
26
Canada Project Newton Targets Bodybuilder in Steroids and Methamphetamine Bust
Competitive bodybuilder Reiner Ruska was the focus of an 18-month investigation codenamed Project Newton led by the Hamilton Police Service in Canada. Ruska won the Heavyweight class at the OPA Ontario Provincial Championships in 2007. Ruska, his fiance, brother and 18 other individuals “loosely affiliated with the bodybuilding community” were arrested earlier this month as part of the “Ruska’s criminal organization”.
The steroid bust involved several sports nutrition stores. Reiner Ruska owned Herc’s Nutrition in Hamilton while his brother, Alex Ruska, operated the Herc’s Nutrition store in Stoney Creek. Reiner Ruska also advertised working as a personal trainer at Premier Nutrition in Grimsby. Anabolic steroids and recreational drugs were allegedly sold through these stores. [Read more…]
Apr
24
Random Steroid Testing of Portland Police Officers to Begin This Summer
The Portland Police Bureau has plans to implement random anabolic steroid testing for officers beginning in July 2011. Police watchdogs pressured the city to test officers for steroid use after arguing that they caused “abnormal and aggressive behavior”.
The Portland Police Association, a 900-member police union representing Portland law enforcement personnel, and the city reached an agreement that included steroid testing in February but Portland has been unable to find an affordable solution for steroid testing up until now. [Read more…]
Apr
22
Powermedica Defendants Sentenced to Prison
The principals owners and operators of Powermedica have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and distribution charges related to the sale of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. The defendants admitted to selling anabolic steroids and human growth hormone for bodybuilding, performance enhancement and anti-aging purposes.
Daniel L. Dailey, the former Chief Executive Officer of Powermedica, was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment while his father William L. Dailey (former President and Chief Operating Officer) was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
The “doctors” responsible for signing the steroid and HGH prescriptions were also sentenced. James D’Amico, a former licensed dentist, and Manuel Sanguily, a license medical doctor, were sentenced to 51 months and 30 months, respectively.. [Read more…]
Apr
21
Michigan Steroid-Dealer-Turned-Informant Goes Free and All the Steroid Users Are Convicted
A former Paw Paw police officer was sentenced to one-year probation and a small fine after pleading no contest to one count of possession of Fluoxymesterone (aka Halotestin) in a Michigan steroid investigation that targeted law enforcement personnel and gym owners.Robert Kusmack will have the steroid conviction removed from his record after successfully completing probation. Kusmack was fired from the Paw Paw Police Department in May 2010.
Most steroid investigations use small fish to go after the bigger fish. They use steroid users to go after steroid dealers. However, authorities conduct steroid investigations differently in Michigan. [Read more…]
Apr
19
IFBB and NPC Bodybuilders Sentenced to Probation in Operation Roid Runner Steroid Probe
An NPC bodybuilder and an IFBB professional bodybuilder have been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to the delivery of anabolic steroids. Amateur bodybuilder Edward Moyzan and IFBB pro bodybuilder Brian Chamberlain were arrested after being implicated in a steroid investigation that was codenamed Operation Roid Runner. [Read more…]
Apr
17
Former Gym Owner Sentenced to Prison in Pennsylvania Operation Roid Runner
Former gym owner, former bodybuilder and former police officer Eric Garonzik was sentenced to 12 to 23 months in the Dauphin County Prison Work Release Center and 5 years probation after pleading guilty to steroid distribution and conspiracy charges related to his arrest in the steroid investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office that was codenamed Operation Roid Runner. [Read more…]
