Crystal Cox has finally admitted that she had to cheat to succeed in track and field.
Crystal Cox cheated in order to win Olympic gold. Crystal Cox finally admitted that she cheated by using steroids in the Olympics, and is now sure to be stripped of her gold medal. A medal that she cheated to gain, and then parlayed into more fame after the Olympics, will likely be taken away from Crystal Cox soon. It's yet another black eye to the U.S. Olympics track and field team, and yet another competitor proving that they are a horrible role model. It's good that Crystal Cox finally admitted that she needed steroids to make herself a good enough runner to compete, but she has again turned a disgruntled eye upon the world of track and field.
Estonian man charged in Panama City, Florida's largest steroid bust.
Police on Friday arrested night club owner Toomas Saarva, a 41-year-old Estonia citizen, after seizing more than 1,000 vials of steroids from the Grand Slam bar and Saarva’s home.
The department expects to make more arrests in the case, the largest steroid bust in Parker’s history, Detective Aaron Wilson said.
He said he thinks Saarva, who is in the country with a visitor’s passport, was getting at least some of the steroids from Europe.
The drugs had expiration dates from 2007, Wilson said, but Saarva had covered up the expired labels.
“So, besides injecting an illegal substance, [buyers are] using expired substances, so there may be health issues with that,” Wilson said.
Saarva is being held in Bay County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and trafficking in a controlled substance. He will face deportation after court proceedings conclude, Wilson said.
The Parker Police Department arrested a Parker Night Club owner on drug charges.
Parker Police said, Toomas Saarva, a national from Estonia, was arrested at the Grand Slam Bar located in Parker. Saarva has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and Trafficking in a Controlled Substance.
Police has seized over 1000 vials of steroids which were seized at the bar and at Saarva’s residence in Parker. Detective Aaron Wilson tells NewsChannel 7 "This arrest is the largest steroid bust in Parker's history." Wilson also believes Saarva was trafficking in Expired Steroids from Estonia via mail, and selling them.
It appears that Saarva was in the United States with an Estonian passport as a visitor. Saarva will also be facing deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the conclusion of this investigation and court process.
The department expects to make more arrests in the case, the largest steroid bust in Parker’s history, Detective Aaron Wilson said.
He said he thinks Saarva, who is in the country with a visitor’s passport, was getting at least some of the steroids from Europe.
The drugs had expiration dates from 2007, Wilson said, but Saarva had covered up the expired labels.
“So, besides injecting an illegal substance, [buyers are] using expired substances, so there may be health issues with that,” Wilson said.
Saarva is being held in Bay County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and trafficking in a controlled substance. He will face deportation after court proceedings conclude, Wilson said.
The Parker Police Department arrested a Parker Night Club owner on drug charges.
Parker Police said, Toomas Saarva, a national from Estonia, was arrested at the Grand Slam Bar located in Parker. Saarva has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and Trafficking in a Controlled Substance.
Police has seized over 1000 vials of steroids which were seized at the bar and at Saarva’s residence in Parker. Detective Aaron Wilson tells NewsChannel 7 "This arrest is the largest steroid bust in Parker's history." Wilson also believes Saarva was trafficking in Expired Steroids from Estonia via mail, and selling them.
It appears that Saarva was in the United States with an Estonian passport as a visitor. Saarva will also be facing deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the conclusion of this investigation and court process.
Two Canadian brothers jailed for UG counterfeit Viagra lab.
Two men in their 60's have been sentenced to 5 years each in jail for creating counterfeit medication. Montrealer Pierre Girouard, 64 and his brother Gilles, 62, from Repentigny, were making methamphetamines, ecstasy, counterfeit Viagra and Cialis.
The RCMP carried out searches in Pointes-aux-Trembles and Repentigny back in 2008...which essentially dismantled the laboratories.
uring the raids, they found almost 200 000 pills, fake drugs and equipment that could be used for large scale manufacturing...the street value of the seizure was estimated to be around 1 million dollars.
The fraudsters were using the logos of companies, to give their pills a level of authenticity...and to fool buyers. The Girouard brothers, who pleaded guilty January 13, 2010, must also pay a fine of $10 000 each.
The RCMP carried out searches in Pointes-aux-Trembles and Repentigny back in 2008...which essentially dismantled the laboratories.
uring the raids, they found almost 200 000 pills, fake drugs and equipment that could be used for large scale manufacturing...the street value of the seizure was estimated to be around 1 million dollars.
The fraudsters were using the logos of companies, to give their pills a level of authenticity...and to fool buyers. The Girouard brothers, who pleaded guilty January 13, 2010, must also pay a fine of $10 000 each.
Prosecution rests in Applied Pharmacy Services steroids case.
After nearly a month of testimony, federal prosecutors on Wednesday wrapped up their case against 10 people accused of running a Mobile-based conspiracy to sell steroids across the country.
Special Agent Craig Underwood, a criminal investigator with the IRS, spent parts of two days this week testifying about records seized during an August 2006 raid of Applied Pharmacy Services.
Prosecutors contend that the compounding pharmacy, located on International Drive near Bel Air Mall, shipped thousands of doses of anabolic steroids to customers throughout the country between March 2003 and August 2006.
The owners of the business and pharmacists who work there countered that they had valid prescriptions from licensed physicians.
Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade sent jurors home until Friday, when the defendants will begin their case. Today, the judge will consider arguments that some or all of the nearly 200 counts should be dismissed.
According to Underwood's testimony, pharmacist J. Mallory Mallon told investigators that growth hormones and anabolic steroids made up 60 to 80 percent of the company's business.
Underwood testified that documents seized from Applied Pharmacy contained information about some 1,169 doses of drugs that were left out of records that the company's chief executive officer, A. Samuel Kelley II, turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration in April 2004.
For instance, the agent said, the records given to the DEA made no mention of orders for stanozolol injectable, a steroid that experts have testified is designed for use in livestock and has not been approved for human use.
Under cross-examination, Underwood acknowledged that he had no indication that any of the records kept by Applied Pharmacy had been destroyed or hidden.
Kelley's attorney, Howard Dodd, introduced documents suggesting that Applied Pharmacy had a compliance committee that made reports and recommendations from 2003 to 2006 regarding adhering to laws and regulations.
Underwood conceded that the pharmacy put various doctors on a "do not fill" list and stopped supplying a company called Health Watch after learning it was under investigation.
Dodd also got Underwood to acknowledge that Applied Pharmacy kept records that, in some cases, contained greater detail than required under federal law.
For instance, the pharmacy sometimes required doctors to provide a written explanation of the underlying diagnosis that prompted the prescription. Federal law makes no such requirement, Underwood said.
Special Agent Craig Underwood, a criminal investigator with the IRS, spent parts of two days this week testifying about records seized during an August 2006 raid of Applied Pharmacy Services.
Prosecutors contend that the compounding pharmacy, located on International Drive near Bel Air Mall, shipped thousands of doses of anabolic steroids to customers throughout the country between March 2003 and August 2006.
The owners of the business and pharmacists who work there countered that they had valid prescriptions from licensed physicians.
Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade sent jurors home until Friday, when the defendants will begin their case. Today, the judge will consider arguments that some or all of the nearly 200 counts should be dismissed.
According to Underwood's testimony, pharmacist J. Mallory Mallon told investigators that growth hormones and anabolic steroids made up 60 to 80 percent of the company's business.
Underwood testified that documents seized from Applied Pharmacy contained information about some 1,169 doses of drugs that were left out of records that the company's chief executive officer, A. Samuel Kelley II, turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration in April 2004.
For instance, the agent said, the records given to the DEA made no mention of orders for stanozolol injectable, a steroid that experts have testified is designed for use in livestock and has not been approved for human use.
Under cross-examination, Underwood acknowledged that he had no indication that any of the records kept by Applied Pharmacy had been destroyed or hidden.
Kelley's attorney, Howard Dodd, introduced documents suggesting that Applied Pharmacy had a compliance committee that made reports and recommendations from 2003 to 2006 regarding adhering to laws and regulations.
Underwood conceded that the pharmacy put various doctors on a "do not fill" list and stopped supplying a company called Health Watch after learning it was under investigation.
Dodd also got Underwood to acknowledge that Applied Pharmacy kept records that, in some cases, contained greater detail than required under federal law.
For instance, the pharmacy sometimes required doctors to provide a written explanation of the underlying diagnosis that prompted the prescription. Federal law makes no such requirement, Underwood said.
Operation Storm II targets Asian counterfeiters.
Police have seized 20 million counterfeit or illegal medical products in cross-border operations in South East Asia, arrested 30 people and closed down more than 100 pharmacies and illicit drug outlets, Interpol said Wednesday.
The operation, dubbed Operation Storm II, was carried out in eight countries -- Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- between July and November last year under the framework of the World Health Organization's International Medical Products Anti-counterfeiting Task Force.
The seized products included antibiotics, anti-malarial and birth control medicines, anti-tetanus serums, aspirin and erectile dysfunction drugs.
Twelve million of them were fake and the best before date of eight million had either lapsed or the medical drugs had been otherwise altered.
Interpol's Secretary General Ronald Noble said a Storm network would be set up in South East Asia to organise and improve crackdowns on counterfeit products.
"This collaborative response is all the more important when globalization and modern technology mean that the methods of producing and distributing counterfeit medicines cut across borders and are developing and increasing, thereby posing an increased threat to people's health and lives."
Story from the AFP.
Most big operations follow a two or three year cycle, yet part I of Storm went down in November 2008, that's just 14 months ago :-(
I'm sure more information and pictures from Operation Storm II will surface in the next few days.
The operation, dubbed Operation Storm II, was carried out in eight countries -- Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- between July and November last year under the framework of the World Health Organization's International Medical Products Anti-counterfeiting Task Force.
The seized products included antibiotics, anti-malarial and birth control medicines, anti-tetanus serums, aspirin and erectile dysfunction drugs.
Twelve million of them were fake and the best before date of eight million had either lapsed or the medical drugs had been otherwise altered.
Interpol's Secretary General Ronald Noble said a Storm network would be set up in South East Asia to organise and improve crackdowns on counterfeit products.
"This collaborative response is all the more important when globalization and modern technology mean that the methods of producing and distributing counterfeit medicines cut across borders and are developing and increasing, thereby posing an increased threat to people's health and lives."
Story from the AFP.
Most big operations follow a two or three year cycle, yet part I of Storm went down in November 2008, that's just 14 months ago :-(
I'm sure more information and pictures from Operation Storm II will surface in the next few days.
Repros receives guidance from FDA regarding Androxal / Enclomiphene Citrate share price soars.
Repros Therapeutics Inc said the U.S. health regulators asked the company to propose a label that better defines the population of individuals who will benefit from the use its male-infertility drug Androxal, sending its shares soaring.
The company had previously tried to pursue a hypogonadism label for the drug but was unable to reach an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2007 regarding a clinical path for the drug.
Repros said the FDA also requested the company to conduct a literature review of the incidence of infertility associated with the use of exogenous testosterone.
If the submitted data is approved, no additional meeting regarding the label may be required, the company said.
Story from Reuters.
The company had previously tried to pursue a hypogonadism label for the drug but was unable to reach an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2007 regarding a clinical path for the drug.
Repros said the FDA also requested the company to conduct a literature review of the incidence of infertility associated with the use of exogenous testosterone.
If the submitted data is approved, no additional meeting regarding the label may be required, the company said.
Story from Reuters.
Former IFBB Mr Australia convicted for steroid trafficking.
Angelo Galati enjoyed a squeaky clean image as one of Australia’s premier power athletes.
A well-known Bentleigh East resident, working as a hairdresser and personal trainer, he received accolades in 2008 after being crowned Mr Australia at an International Federation of Bodybuilding competition for the fifth time.
Known in powerlifting circles as “Mr Bench” after breaking several bench-pressing world records, at the age of 40 he was lifting more than men half his age.
He also regularly visited Hobart’s Risdon Prison to run competitions and seminars for the inmates.
But it all came crashing down when police raided his North Rd home in Bentleigh East and found a staggering cache of steroids and money derived from their sale, a month before he won his national title.
Almost 6500 anabolic steroid tablets, 16 vials of liquid and $16,835 in cash were seized during the sting on September 9, 2008.
Galati was on Friday convicted and sentenced at the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court to a 12-month intensive corrections order after pleading guilty to trafficking anabolic steroids, possessing a drug of dependance and receiving and possessing the proceeds of crime.
The court heard the drugs were found stashed in several bedrooms along with 25g of cannabis, while more steroids and money were found hidden in the kitchen.
“A further search located a metal tin which contained $16,335 in cash and various papers listing amounts sold and received,” prosecutor Stephen McGinness said.
Another $500 was found in the kitchen, Leading Sen-Constable McGinness said.
Former narcotics top cop gets probation in steroid case.
The one-time Tennessee narcotics officer of the year was sentenced to three years probation Tuesday for allowing a known drug dealer to make a delivery of steroids without police interference.
“This is an especially tragic case because Mr. Valentine was a very promising officer,” said U.S. Dist. Judge Samuel Mays. “He was a model narcotics officer, but then he himself was engaging in steroid use. This was an aberration for Mr. Valentine.”
Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, a more serious eight-count indictment that accused him of buying and selling illegal steroids was dismissed.
The alleged violations occurred between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25, 2007, and stemmed from a series of phone calls and contacts between a confidential source and Valentine in an alleged attempt to distribute anabolic steroids.
“This is an especially tragic case because Mr. Valentine was a very promising officer,” said U.S. Dist. Judge Samuel Mays. “He was a model narcotics officer, but then he himself was engaging in steroid use. This was an aberration for Mr. Valentine.”
Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, a more serious eight-count indictment that accused him of buying and selling illegal steroids was dismissed.
The alleged violations occurred between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25, 2007, and stemmed from a series of phone calls and contacts between a confidential source and Valentine in an alleged attempt to distribute anabolic steroids.
Major steroid crackdown in Spain and Portugal - 39 addresses raided !
Eleven people were arrested at several places in Spain in an operation to bust an international network that illegally distributed anabolic steroids at gyms.
The operation was launched last March, the Catalonia regional police said Monday.
The Civil Guard, which took part in the investigation, said that the network had smuggled into Spain more than two tons of doping substances over the past 14 months.
In the raids conducted in several Spanish and Portuguese towns, law enforcement agents seized 15,000 doses of steroids – some of them packaged and labeled in Russian and Arabic – the use of which is prohibited without proper medical monitoring since the substances can have serious consequences including liver tumors, fluid retention and high blood pressure.
Among the medications seized were some that had been counterfeited.
In the raids on 39 homes, nutrition complement businesses, gymnasiums and warehouses in Barcelona, the southern Spanish cities of Cadiz and Malaga and several Portuguese towns, authorities also found packaging and instructions brochures prepared to be included with the steroids when they were sold on the black market.
The operation is still under way, since authorities are reviewing the seized documentation, and they are not ruling out more arrests, police said.
Story from the Latin American Herald Tribune.
Autonomous Police and the Guardia Urbana and has resulted in eleven detainees, five in Cadiz, five in Catalonia (in Martorell , Penedes, Badalona, Begues and Castelldefels) and one in Malaga Catalan police involved in closing down gang selling anabolic steroids throughout Spain.
The Catalan Police and Civil Guard have arrested eleven people in various parts of Spain in a joint operation that culminated in the dismantling of an international network of illegal distribution of steroids in gyms.
The operation began last March when parallel investigations crossed paths of the Autonomous Police and the Guardia Urbana and has resulted in eleven detainees, five in Cadiz, five in Catalonia (in Martorell , Penedes, Badalona, Begues and Castelldefels) and one in Malaga.
In searches performed in several Spanish and Portuguese towns, officials have found 15,000 doses of anabolic steroids, some packaged and labelled in Russian and Arabic, "whose use is prohibited without proper medical supervision, since it can cause serious consequences for health, such as liver tumours, fluid retention and hypertension. Among the drugs seized some have been found to be fake, its actual composition does not match what's listed on their labels, with further enhances the risks of people consuming them.
Story from the Barcelona Reporter.
We are of course assuming this is related to Sweden's Operation Liquid from late last year.
Hopefully further information and pictures will be released this week.
The operation was launched last March, the Catalonia regional police said Monday.
The Civil Guard, which took part in the investigation, said that the network had smuggled into Spain more than two tons of doping substances over the past 14 months.
In the raids conducted in several Spanish and Portuguese towns, law enforcement agents seized 15,000 doses of steroids – some of them packaged and labeled in Russian and Arabic – the use of which is prohibited without proper medical monitoring since the substances can have serious consequences including liver tumors, fluid retention and high blood pressure.
Among the medications seized were some that had been counterfeited.
In the raids on 39 homes, nutrition complement businesses, gymnasiums and warehouses in Barcelona, the southern Spanish cities of Cadiz and Malaga and several Portuguese towns, authorities also found packaging and instructions brochures prepared to be included with the steroids when they were sold on the black market.
The operation is still under way, since authorities are reviewing the seized documentation, and they are not ruling out more arrests, police said.
Story from the Latin American Herald Tribune.
Autonomous Police and the Guardia Urbana and has resulted in eleven detainees, five in Cadiz, five in Catalonia (in Martorell , Penedes, Badalona, Begues and Castelldefels) and one in Malaga Catalan police involved in closing down gang selling anabolic steroids throughout Spain.
The Catalan Police and Civil Guard have arrested eleven people in various parts of Spain in a joint operation that culminated in the dismantling of an international network of illegal distribution of steroids in gyms.
The operation began last March when parallel investigations crossed paths of the Autonomous Police and the Guardia Urbana and has resulted in eleven detainees, five in Cadiz, five in Catalonia (in Martorell , Penedes, Badalona, Begues and Castelldefels) and one in Malaga.
In searches performed in several Spanish and Portuguese towns, officials have found 15,000 doses of anabolic steroids, some packaged and labelled in Russian and Arabic, "whose use is prohibited without proper medical supervision, since it can cause serious consequences for health, such as liver tumours, fluid retention and hypertension. Among the drugs seized some have been found to be fake, its actual composition does not match what's listed on their labels, with further enhances the risks of people consuming them.
Story from the Barcelona Reporter.
We are of course assuming this is related to Sweden's Operation Liquid from late last year.
Hopefully further information and pictures will be released this week.
Jurors in Mobile steroids trial hear wiretapped phone calls, see intercepted faxes, e-mails.
Jurors in a steroids trial last week heard wiretapped phone conversations and saw intercepted e-mails, faxes and Web searches.
The Drug Enforcement Administration got permission to monitor the communications as part of its probe of Applied Pharmacy Services, which prosecutors contend shipped anabolic steroids to hundreds of customers-- including professional athletes like former baseball slugger Jose Canseco.
The evidence includes faxed order forms for steroids and discussions about the products between officials at the compounding pharmacy and health clinic owners who are accused of dealing the drugs.
Government agents testified that FedEx inadvertently delivered documents related to the investigation to Applied Pharmacy on May 1, 2006. After that, investigators began seeing Applied officials running Google searches searching for information about the probe and investigations of an Arizona doctor whose prescriptions the pharmacy filled.
In one recorded conversation in June 2006, part-owner Jason R. Kelley discussed a recent audit of Applied Pharmacy that raised questions about the use of Trenbolone, a steroid designed for use on livestock that has not been approved for human use. Kelley said in the call that the pharmacy was going to discontinue use of that drug.
Earlier last week, jurors heard from several steroids customers, who testified about side effects they suffered from taking the drugs. They included severe acne on the back, shrunken testicles and depression.
The Drug Enforcement Administration got permission to monitor the communications as part of its probe of Applied Pharmacy Services, which prosecutors contend shipped anabolic steroids to hundreds of customers-- including professional athletes like former baseball slugger Jose Canseco.
The evidence includes faxed order forms for steroids and discussions about the products between officials at the compounding pharmacy and health clinic owners who are accused of dealing the drugs.
Government agents testified that FedEx inadvertently delivered documents related to the investigation to Applied Pharmacy on May 1, 2006. After that, investigators began seeing Applied officials running Google searches searching for information about the probe and investigations of an Arizona doctor whose prescriptions the pharmacy filled.
In one recorded conversation in June 2006, part-owner Jason R. Kelley discussed a recent audit of Applied Pharmacy that raised questions about the use of Trenbolone, a steroid designed for use on livestock that has not been approved for human use. Kelley said in the call that the pharmacy was going to discontinue use of that drug.
Earlier last week, jurors heard from several steroids customers, who testified about side effects they suffered from taking the drugs. They included severe acne on the back, shrunken testicles and depression.
South African Doctor claims steroid use by Rugby playing schoolboys is commonplace.
Of the banned substances, anabolic androgens ("steroids") are the most widely publicised and relevant to muscle gain. My schoolboy patients inform me they are also the most easily accessible - from gym trainers, under the counter at supplement shops and from school mates. Last week a schoolboy from a prominent rugby-playing school conceded to me that "well over half" of the first-team squad of 30 take anabolic steroids. Steroid use at school has quickly evolved from being surreptitious to ubiquitous. Ironically, these pupils may be tested for recreational drugs but fall through the steroid-detection net because sports dope testing is not routinely performed at schools.
My young patients tell me that most of the products are obtained via a ballooning black market in gyms. Some of the ampoules they have shown me are intended for veterinary use and are imported from Asia and Central America. But, in the now tainted world of school sport, apparently anything justifies a first team jersey, the coach's approval, glowing parental pride and the school's adulation.
My young patients tell me that most of the products are obtained via a ballooning black market in gyms. Some of the ampoules they have shown me are intended for veterinary use and are imported from Asia and Central America. But, in the now tainted world of school sport, apparently anything justifies a first team jersey, the coach's approval, glowing parental pride and the school's adulation.
More Indian weightlifters banned for doping.
Indian weightlifter Shailaja Pujari has been banned for life for doping and five other Indian lifters have received four-year drug bans.
Pujari, the 75-kilogram gold medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, tested positive for a banned substance in September for her second doping offence. She also tested positive for steroids in 2006 and was dropped from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games.
Vicky Batta, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 2006, was among the five others banned for four years and fined US$5,000.
Baishya, who recently took over the helm of the Indian weightlifting body, said he planned to clean up the sport. "I am determined to make it a drug-free federation and win medals without drugs," he said.
Pujari, the 75-kilogram gold medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, tested positive for a banned substance in September for her second doping offence. She also tested positive for steroids in 2006 and was dropped from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games.
Vicky Batta, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 2006, was among the five others banned for four years and fined US$5,000.
Baishya, who recently took over the helm of the Indian weightlifting body, said he planned to clean up the sport. "I am determined to make it a drug-free federation and win medals without drugs," he said.
MuscleMaster's second product recall ( Rx Bacteriostatic Water )
MuscleMaster.com, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots and expiration dates of Abbott Laboratories Bacteriostatic Water sold between June 1, 2009 and November 17, 2009.
This product recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product is labeled for sale 'Rx Only.' FDA has stated that it requires that sales of this product be made only pursuant to a valid prescription through an entity licensed by its jurisdiction to dispense prescription products.
Abbott Laboratories Bacteriostatic Water is an FDA approved Rx only product you have to wonder how they were able to buy huge quantities from US distributors without attracting unwanted attention.
This product recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product is labeled for sale 'Rx Only.' FDA has stated that it requires that sales of this product be made only pursuant to a valid prescription through an entity licensed by its jurisdiction to dispense prescription products.
Abbott Laboratories Bacteriostatic Water is an FDA approved Rx only product you have to wonder how they were able to buy huge quantities from US distributors without attracting unwanted attention.
American Cellular Labs pleads guilty and is fined $500,000.
VMG Global, a sports nutrition company in California, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling products under the guise of dietary supplements that had been illegally spiked with steroids, according to court documents.
From 2005 through the middle of 2009, according to the documents, VMG Global, which also does business as American Cellular Labs, knowingly deceived consumers and the government by marketing two illegal drug products that each contained a synthetic anabolic steroid under the guise of dietary supplements.
During this time period, the illegal products, called Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, generated revenue of about $5.6 million, the documents said. Mass Xtreme, for example, contained Madol, a designer steroid first identified six years ago during the investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, the documents said.
VMG Global pleaded guilty to one charge of introducing unapproved drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday in United States District Court in San Jose, Calif.
As part of the plea agreement, the company agreed to pay penalties of up to . It also agreed to destroy its remaining inventory of the two products.
Rick Collins, a lawyer representing VMG Global, said the company had cooperated with the government to resolve the case in a fair and appropriate manner.
“The felony prosecution and the substantial fine imposed should serve as a warning to supplement companies selling misbranded products that do not fit the criteria for a dietary ingredient,” Mr. Collins wrote in an e-mail message in response to a query from a reporter.
Personally I think spiking a nutritional product primarily used by teenagers is far worse than selling real steroids to adults.
From 2005 through the middle of 2009, according to the documents, VMG Global, which also does business as American Cellular Labs, knowingly deceived consumers and the government by marketing two illegal drug products that each contained a synthetic anabolic steroid under the guise of dietary supplements.
During this time period, the illegal products, called Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, generated revenue of about $5.6 million, the documents said. Mass Xtreme, for example, contained Madol, a designer steroid first identified six years ago during the investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, the documents said.
VMG Global pleaded guilty to one charge of introducing unapproved drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday in United States District Court in San Jose, Calif.
As part of the plea agreement, the company agreed to pay penalties of up to . It also agreed to destroy its remaining inventory of the two products.
Rick Collins, a lawyer representing VMG Global, said the company had cooperated with the government to resolve the case in a fair and appropriate manner.
“The felony prosecution and the substantial fine imposed should serve as a warning to supplement companies selling misbranded products that do not fit the criteria for a dietary ingredient,” Mr. Collins wrote in an e-mail message in response to a query from a reporter.
Personally I think spiking a nutritional product primarily used by teenagers is far worse than selling real steroids to adults.
Real oral versions of Insulin and HGH in development.
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.provided an update today on its Cobalamin(TM) oral drug delivery product development programs. The proprietary Cobalamin(TM) technology utilizes the body's natural vitamin B12 oral uptake mechanism to facilitate oral absorption of pharmaceuticals by a "Trojan horse" mechanism.
Access has focused its Cobalamin product development program on the oral delivery of insulin and human growth hormone, two peptides which currently can only be given by injection. A new Cobalamin-coated insulin-containing nanoparticle formulation delivered orally provided a pharmacological response (lowering of blood glucose levels in an animal model of diabetes) greater than 80% of that achieved by insulin delivered subcutaneously. This represents a substantial oral bioavailability, indicating that this formulation has potential for clinical development and ultimate commercialization.
Adaptation of this technology has provided a Cobalamin human growth hormone formulation that has demonstrated good efficacy, represented by more than 25% improvement in weight gain, when given orally in an established animal model. Access continues to move both products towards clinical development, and plans to submit an additional patent application to protect the improvements to the technology.
Access has focused its Cobalamin product development program on the oral delivery of insulin and human growth hormone, two peptides which currently can only be given by injection. A new Cobalamin-coated insulin-containing nanoparticle formulation delivered orally provided a pharmacological response (lowering of blood glucose levels in an animal model of diabetes) greater than 80% of that achieved by insulin delivered subcutaneously. This represents a substantial oral bioavailability, indicating that this formulation has potential for clinical development and ultimate commercialization.
Adaptation of this technology has provided a Cobalamin human growth hormone formulation that has demonstrated good efficacy, represented by more than 25% improvement in weight gain, when given orally in an established animal model. Access continues to move both products towards clinical development, and plans to submit an additional patent application to protect the improvements to the technology.
Admitted dealer ties Mobile pharmacy to steroids conspiracy that spanned country.
A New Jersey man testified today that he set up a business to sell steroids to bodybuilders and used a doctor suggested by a pharmacy executive in Mobile to write prescriptions.
Dan McGlone's testimony directly linked Jason R. Kelley, who was part owner of Applied Pharmacy Services, to a nationwide conspiracy in which doctors have admitted to signing off on bogus prescriptions for customers of health clinics. Applied Pharmacy, which was located on International Drive near Bel Air Mall, mixed the drugs and shipped them, in many cases, directly to the customers.
Throughout the trial in U.S. District Court, attorneys for Applied Pharmacy's owners and pharmacists, have argued that the pharmacy merely filled prescriptions written by the doctors.
But McGlone told jurors that Kelley played an active role in his business. McGlone testified that he met Kelley over the phone while searching for a pharmacy online where he could find drugs to treat a medical condition involving his body's inability to produce sufficient testosterone.
During the conversation, McGlone testified, Kelley suggested he get in touch with a Brooklyn, N.Y., doctor who would "write a prescription for anything."
McGlone said he called in 2003 and soon set up his own company, American Pharmaceutical Group. Working out of his home on North Brunswick, N.J., McGlone said, he began advertising in muscle magazines and told Kelley about his plans.
"He thought it was a very good idea," McGlone testified.
He said he soon began getting orders from college and amateur athletes and grossed between $900,000 and $1 million from January 2004 to August 2006, although he acknowledged under cross-examination that the vast majority of that was for steroids filled at another pharmacy.
Body Research - the confusion continues.
It seems I'm not the only one who is struggling to find the March version of Danabol DS. So far their have been no reported sightings in the wild.
March just posted this pic of their new stanozol tabs called "Stanozolol" ( a very original name ) on BOS.
I started thinking about this situation and realised it doesn't really add up.
Body Research were the first on the market with both Danabol DS and Stanol ( and several other products including Bonalone, Bonavar etc ) they came up with the names and the packaging design ( which March now claims as theirs ) around 2004 ( I'm not 100% about the year they began ).
When the "Manufactured by March" info first appeared on BR's labels we all assumed they had contracted production to a legit company ( March ) to avoid local legal problems. I find it very hard to believe that March's info appeared on BR's labels without their knowledge or consent for several years.
If March had no production deal with BR then it looks like they are the ones copying BR's products rather than the other way round ( even if they have managed to legally register their copycat versions with Thailand's FDA ).
The same fate also seems to have met BR's two injectables Cypionax and Testolix which are now made and Thai FDA registered by TP Drug but still use BR's product names and pack designs.
The idea that two independent legit companies ( March and TP ) decide to start copying Body Research's products just doesn't seem very likely to me. The owners of BR probably didn't care who made the products for them as long as the cost was acceptable and they had something to sell.
You have to wonder if March's recent announcement is to cover their tracks over working with BR for all these years ( due to an investigation into exports of Danabol DS something March claims they have never done ) or is simply a result of their relationship having gone sour ?
March Pharmaceuticals manufacturer of Danabol DS claims all recent Body Research versions are fake.
IF YOU WANT REAL DIANABOL EMAIL REDDEVILSLIST@GMAIL.COM
A poster claiming to represent Thailand's March Pharmaceutical Company posted the following message and pictures :-
"Body Research does not distribute Danabol DS.
March Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd is the sole distributor as you can see on the Thai FDA website.
Buyer beware any bottle of Danabol DS with a Body Research logo and ("Distributed by Body Research") is a counterfeit of March Pharmaceutical's registered/licensed product.
March Pharmaceutical does not export products outside Thailand. Counterfeit Danabol DS can be found worldwide and even at pharmacies inside Thailand.
Since counterfeit product are not controlled/regulated by any agencies there is no telling what active ingredients or the amount they contain."
This is an interesting story as I've yet to see the 'real' March version of Danabol DS on sale in any Thai pharmacys nor do I recall ever seeing a picture of one of their tubs posted on any forum or site until now.
I presume this means current Body Research branded versions of Cypionax and Testolic may also be fake. I'll of course be taking a closer look next time I'm in Thailand and picking up samples.
Ret sentenced to SIX and a half years in a Russian prison.
The original machine translation was nearly unreadable so I've edited it a little.
"Today 'Judge Mikhail Throw' of the Moscow City Court sentenced a gang of five people found guilty of attempted smuggling and trafficking of anabolic steroids.
Dmitry Koshuba a long time bodybuilder fromed the gang to smuggled anabolic steroids into the United States where these substances are illegal.
Dmitry Koshuba began by recruiting his friend Vladimir Matyukov. Later they were joined by Sergei Degtyarev and Elena Tsymbal, under the leadership of Dmitry and Vladimir the gang engaged in the transport, packaging and packing of anabolic steroids.
Dmitri Koshuba has been sentenced to a 6 years and 6 months imprisonment to be served in a colony, Vladimir Matyukov - 5 years and 6 months of a general regime colony, Sergei Dyagterevu - 5 years of general regime, Elena Tsymbal - 4 years and 6 months general regime. Defendant Andrei Borovkov however was acquitted."
"Today 'Judge Mikhail Throw' of the Moscow City Court sentenced a gang of five people found guilty of attempted smuggling and trafficking of anabolic steroids.
Dmitry Koshuba a long time bodybuilder fromed the gang to smuggled anabolic steroids into the United States where these substances are illegal.
Dmitry Koshuba began by recruiting his friend Vladimir Matyukov. Later they were joined by Sergei Degtyarev and Elena Tsymbal, under the leadership of Dmitry and Vladimir the gang engaged in the transport, packaging and packing of anabolic steroids.
Dmitri Koshuba has been sentenced to a 6 years and 6 months imprisonment to be served in a colony, Vladimir Matyukov - 5 years and 6 months of a general regime colony, Sergei Dyagterevu - 5 years of general regime, Elena Tsymbal - 4 years and 6 months general regime. Defendant Andrei Borovkov however was acquitted."
Thai-SteroidsDirect scam !
The "Thai-SteroidsDirect.com" domain name was regsitered on the 20th December 2009 and they are now spending a a large amount on Google advertising. Paying Google close to a $1 for each click they get. To find their add search for thai steroids.
It appears they have copied the recently closed ThaiSteroidsDirect ( without the - ) another site many considered to be a scam. Perhaps they are both from the same owner, we're not 100% certain at this time.
I expect they will change domain name again soon.
If anyone reading this has been scammed by either site please get in touch.
Underground Lab bust - maybe it was in Texas.
Indictments filed in steroids cases.
A Dallas man has received three separate indictments for the alleged illegal possession of steroids, as well as a deadly weapon.
Logan Wayde Robertson, 21, was named in indictments issued sealed last month by the Hunt County grand jury on three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
Robertson was alleged in the indictments to have been in possession of less than 29 grams each of the steroids testosterone, nandrolone and trenbolone when he was arrested by a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety on May 12, 2009.
Each of the indictments also allege Robertson used or exhibited a deadly weapon, namely a wooden club.
The indictments were issued sealed, pending Robertson’s appearance in court on the charges. During a hearing Thursday in the 354th District Court, Judge Richard A. Beacom appointed an attorney to represent Robertson, then reset Robertson’s formal arraignment for March 24.
Each of the charges is a third-degree felony, punishable upon conviction by a maximum sentence of from two to 10 years in prison and an optional fine of up to $10,000.
Sadly no mention of the brand involved, I do expect some pictures will surface in the press soon.
A Dallas man has received three separate indictments for the alleged illegal possession of steroids, as well as a deadly weapon.
Logan Wayde Robertson, 21, was named in indictments issued sealed last month by the Hunt County grand jury on three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
Robertson was alleged in the indictments to have been in possession of less than 29 grams each of the steroids testosterone, nandrolone and trenbolone when he was arrested by a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety on May 12, 2009.
Each of the indictments also allege Robertson used or exhibited a deadly weapon, namely a wooden club.
The indictments were issued sealed, pending Robertson’s appearance in court on the charges. During a hearing Thursday in the 354th District Court, Judge Richard A. Beacom appointed an attorney to represent Robertson, then reset Robertson’s formal arraignment for March 24.
Each of the charges is a third-degree felony, punishable upon conviction by a maximum sentence of from two to 10 years in prison and an optional fine of up to $10,000.
Sadly no mention of the brand involved, I do expect some pictures will surface in the press soon.
Vigor Quest - NYTimes story on Andropause
His age-management program could fill a spreadsheet. Life began reciting from memory: 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, coenzyme Q10 pills twice a day, 5,000 units of vitamin D, 4 grams of fish oil, 10 milligrams of melatonin at bedtime, a testosterone injection once a week, human-growth hormone once a day. “That reminds me,” he said, reaching into his desk drawer. “I’ve got to give myself a shot.”
The majority of Comite’s patients never need human-growth hormone, although a guy who says he intends to kick soccer balls until “the pain exceeds the pleasure” may want to keep that option open. As for testosterone, H.C.G. eventually loses its effectiveness as the testicles run dry. The only option is to turn to synthetic testosterone.
MuscleMaster .com product recall.
MuscleMaster.com, Inc. and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of the voluntary nationwide recall of all lots and expiration dates of the seventeen dietary supplements listed in the firm press release, sold between June 1, 2009 and November 17, 2009. FDA informed MuscleMaster.com that it believes that the recalled products contain ingredients that are steroids.
107 kg shipment of suspected counterfeit Viagra seized in UK.
A shipment of 81,000 sildenafil citrate tablets - the active ingredient in Pfizer's erectile dysfunction product Viagra - has been intercepted at Newcastle Airport in the UK by Border Agency officers.
The haul was in transit via road freight from Heathrow Airport and had entered the country on a flight from Mumbai, India. The shipment was mislabelled as containing food additives.
At present it is not known whether the items are counterfeit or genuine product diverted from the usual supply chain as a result of theft or diversion.
The value of the haul is hard to gauge. There is a market in the UK for individual tablets on the street (often referred to as 'poke') with each selling at a few pounds per pill, indicating that the shipment could have been worth £300,000-£500,000.
The haul was in transit via road freight from Heathrow Airport and had entered the country on a flight from Mumbai, India. The shipment was mislabelled as containing food additives.
At present it is not known whether the items are counterfeit or genuine product diverted from the usual supply chain as a result of theft or diversion.
The value of the haul is hard to gauge. There is a market in the UK for individual tablets on the street (often referred to as 'poke') with each selling at a few pounds per pill, indicating that the shipment could have been worth £300,000-£500,000.
Axio Labs launches a copy of Kamagra gel called Sildenagel.
I've yet to see one of Axio Labs' new Sildenagels in the flesh but I'm expecting them to weigh more than just 5 mg ( competing sachets such as Kamagra weigh 5 g).
I made a promise to Axio that I would proof read all their stuff so hopefully I've spotted this error before all the labels were printed. I expect they were simply too busy deleting forum posts from unhappy customers to check it themselves :-)
Axio are expecting Sildenagels to be such a big success they will even have their own site Sildenagel.com (currently under development ).
Phoenix officer fighting steroid-use case
Ramirez said he started using a supplement called Tokkyo Tren after getting the idea from trainers at a Peoria gym where other officers lift weights.
Phoenix Public Safety Manager Jack Harris fired Ramirez several months after the officer's bodybuilder ex-wife, a fellow Phoenix officer, told internal-affairs investigators that her son discovered syringes at his house.
Ramirez denied the claim. He said needles make him squeamish. Ramirez said his separation and custody battle over his two children played a factor in his case.
At 39, he said, he started taking Tren orally after a couple of violent on-duty scuffles with thugs made him worried for his safety.
"They spend hours working out," Ramirez said. "They're stronger and hungrier than me.
"I told Harris, the goal at the end of my shift is for me to go home safe, for my partner to go home safe."
Ramirez tested positive for nandrolone, though his levels were so low it raised questions as to whether he could be using the injectable illegal drug, as internal-affairs reports suggested.
Internal investigators who reviewed Ramirez's case wrote in their case summary that the officer failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to how nandrolone turned up in his system.
Ramirez's case was reviewed by Dr. Don Catlin, a Los Angeles-based pharmacologist and anti-doping authority, at the request of the police-officers union, which represents officers in discipline-review cases.
Catlin - known as a pioneer in sports-drug testing, whose UCLA lab has led the way on professional-baseball and Olympic doping cases - suggested Ramirez was fired despite a report that "contains factual errors about pharmacology, toxicology and laboratory finding concerning nandrolone." He said Tren can distort test results.
"When this drug is ingested, the body metabolizes (converts) it to two metabolites of nandrolone," Catlin wrote in an analysis sent to PLEA. "Therefore the ingestion of 'Tren' may produce a positive urine test for nandrolone."
Phoenix Public Safety Manager Jack Harris fired Ramirez several months after the officer's bodybuilder ex-wife, a fellow Phoenix officer, told internal-affairs investigators that her son discovered syringes at his house.
Ramirez denied the claim. He said needles make him squeamish. Ramirez said his separation and custody battle over his two children played a factor in his case.
At 39, he said, he started taking Tren orally after a couple of violent on-duty scuffles with thugs made him worried for his safety.
"They spend hours working out," Ramirez said. "They're stronger and hungrier than me.
"I told Harris, the goal at the end of my shift is for me to go home safe, for my partner to go home safe."
Ramirez tested positive for nandrolone, though his levels were so low it raised questions as to whether he could be using the injectable illegal drug, as internal-affairs reports suggested.
Internal investigators who reviewed Ramirez's case wrote in their case summary that the officer failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to how nandrolone turned up in his system.
Ramirez's case was reviewed by Dr. Don Catlin, a Los Angeles-based pharmacologist and anti-doping authority, at the request of the police-officers union, which represents officers in discipline-review cases.
Catlin - known as a pioneer in sports-drug testing, whose UCLA lab has led the way on professional-baseball and Olympic doping cases - suggested Ramirez was fired despite a report that "contains factual errors about pharmacology, toxicology and laboratory finding concerning nandrolone." He said Tren can distort test results.
"When this drug is ingested, the body metabolizes (converts) it to two metabolites of nandrolone," Catlin wrote in an analysis sent to PLEA. "Therefore the ingestion of 'Tren' may produce a positive urine test for nandrolone."
More on Operation Liquid from Sweden ( including translation of the original Swedish news story ).
"Forty arrested in record breaking Swedish anti-doping operation".
Nearly 250 police officers across the country struck simultaneous at several places early morning in Sweden's biggest doping raids ever.
Several searches have been made and 40 persons have been arrested.
In most cases it concerns severe doping offenses, severe smuggling crimes and severe money laundry says Marina Amonsson, chief prosecutor at the International Office of the Prosecutor and investigator, and suggests that it is a criminal organization with international links they have busted.
What initiated this morning's raid, which involved 250 police officers all over Sweden, was a Customs seizure at the Arlanda airport in May of this year. During which Customs found a shipment of growth hormone addressed to a person in Sundsvall, North Sweden. Because of this the whole operation was handed over to a police station in the Northwest of Sweden, which led to this mornings raids.
Long planning.
After more than a half year of planning, investigation and intelligence gathering the police performed a country wide raid on Wednesday morning.
The police have done searches in Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Karlstad, Örebro, Eskilstuna, Umeå, Örnsköldsvik and Sollefteå.
Significant quantities.
40 people have been arrested in the raid. Nine men and four women of those arrested are in police custody in Karlstad. All are detained on suspicion of doping offenses.
They are suspected of having used the drugs for themselves and also for selling the preparation to others says Per Strom, head of communications at the police in Värmland.
He does not know exactly how large quantities of doping substances that have been seized, but says there are significant quantities that the involved have managed.
If you take a Dianabol for example, which is a tablet that contains 5 mg active substance, it takes 50.000 tablets for a seizure to be considered a severe doping crime, says Borje Ohman at the police in Northwest Sweden. Each of those now arrested have been caught with the equivalent amount or more, according to the information given by the police.
Many bodybuilders arrested.
In the homes of the arrested, the police seized money, documents and computers as well. Most of those arrested are bodybuilders.S ome are known for crimes previously. All aged 21-35 years. The raid was conducted by the police in Northwest Sweden in collaboration with several other county police agencies.
We have had very good cooperation with the concerned police authorities in the country and with the other authorities involved. It is what enabled us to perform this raid, says Thomas Nilsson.
Comment from Sparta ( our Sweidsh friend / translator ) :
The police and customs have let the discovered shipments pass through customs while observing and collecting evidence as the suspects sold, handled or stored the products, without interfering or seizing anything during more than 6 months, this is not the usual way of doing things in Sweden.
It is in my opinion a sign of increased aggression from the authorities.
Law enforcement's intention appears to be to discover and destroy the whole chain of movement of products from the country of manufacture all the way to the end user, causing large temporary damage to the concerned UG labs structures of operation.
The large number of arrests is proudly pointed out, this as a part of the “war on steroids”, convincing the opinion of voters that steroids is a huge problem and a big threat to society.
Boasting in the news ensures that there is a big budget allocated for the war next year. Of course this is taking place at the same time the use of far more dangerous substances is spreading and should have been their main priority, every cent used in the “war against steroids” is a cent that could have been used to fight a real problem.
The police and customs claim to have busted almost everyone involved but as usual that's not very likely to be true. I believe the lab will re-organize and continue operations in the not to distant future.
Nearly 250 police officers across the country struck simultaneous at several places early morning in Sweden's biggest doping raids ever.
Several searches have been made and 40 persons have been arrested.
In most cases it concerns severe doping offenses, severe smuggling crimes and severe money laundry says Marina Amonsson, chief prosecutor at the International Office of the Prosecutor and investigator, and suggests that it is a criminal organization with international links they have busted.
What initiated this morning's raid, which involved 250 police officers all over Sweden, was a Customs seizure at the Arlanda airport in May of this year. During which Customs found a shipment of growth hormone addressed to a person in Sundsvall, North Sweden. Because of this the whole operation was handed over to a police station in the Northwest of Sweden, which led to this mornings raids.
Long planning.
After more than a half year of planning, investigation and intelligence gathering the police performed a country wide raid on Wednesday morning.
The police have done searches in Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Karlstad, Örebro, Eskilstuna, Umeå, Örnsköldsvik and Sollefteå.
Significant quantities.
40 people have been arrested in the raid. Nine men and four women of those arrested are in police custody in Karlstad. All are detained on suspicion of doping offenses.
They are suspected of having used the drugs for themselves and also for selling the preparation to others says Per Strom, head of communications at the police in Värmland.
He does not know exactly how large quantities of doping substances that have been seized, but says there are significant quantities that the involved have managed.
If you take a Dianabol for example, which is a tablet that contains 5 mg active substance, it takes 50.000 tablets for a seizure to be considered a severe doping crime, says Borje Ohman at the police in Northwest Sweden. Each of those now arrested have been caught with the equivalent amount or more, according to the information given by the police.
Many bodybuilders arrested.
In the homes of the arrested, the police seized money, documents and computers as well. Most of those arrested are bodybuilders.S ome are known for crimes previously. All aged 21-35 years. The raid was conducted by the police in Northwest Sweden in collaboration with several other county police agencies.
We have had very good cooperation with the concerned police authorities in the country and with the other authorities involved. It is what enabled us to perform this raid, says Thomas Nilsson.
Comment from Sparta ( our Sweidsh friend / translator ) :
The police and customs have let the discovered shipments pass through customs while observing and collecting evidence as the suspects sold, handled or stored the products, without interfering or seizing anything during more than 6 months, this is not the usual way of doing things in Sweden.
It is in my opinion a sign of increased aggression from the authorities.
Law enforcement's intention appears to be to discover and destroy the whole chain of movement of products from the country of manufacture all the way to the end user, causing large temporary damage to the concerned UG labs structures of operation.
The large number of arrests is proudly pointed out, this as a part of the “war on steroids”, convincing the opinion of voters that steroids is a huge problem and a big threat to society.
Boasting in the news ensures that there is a big budget allocated for the war next year. Of course this is taking place at the same time the use of far more dangerous substances is spreading and should have been their main priority, every cent used in the “war against steroids” is a cent that could have been used to fight a real problem.
The police and customs claim to have busted almost everyone involved but as usual that's not very likely to be true. I believe the lab will re-organize and continue operations in the not to distant future.
Scammer impersonating OutlawMuscle's Admin.
We've read reports that an impersonator is pm'ing sources on forums and trying to trick them into sending him cash or product in exchange for banner advertising on the OutlawMuscle forum.
The scammer's pm's look like this :-
"MY PARTNER AND I HAVE HEARED SOME VERY GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOUR COMPANY.
AS YOU KNOW WE ARE THE BIGGEST BOARD ON THE NET. I AM
LOOKING TO ADD ANOTHER SPONSOR/SOURCE TO MY BOARD.
WOULD YOU BE INTRESTED?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS WE WORK VERY FAST AND LIKE TO GET THINGS DONE."
He is currently using the email addy :- Outlawmuscle@hushmail.com
Sadly this scammer can't spell or turn off CAPS LOCK.
The scammer's pm's look like this :-
"MY PARTNER AND I HAVE HEARED SOME VERY GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOUR COMPANY.
AS YOU KNOW WE ARE THE BIGGEST BOARD ON THE NET. I AM
LOOKING TO ADD ANOTHER SPONSOR/SOURCE TO MY BOARD.
WOULD YOU BE INTRESTED?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS WE WORK VERY FAST AND LIKE TO GET THINGS DONE."
He is currently using the email addy :- Outlawmuscle@hushmail.com
Sadly this scammer can't spell or turn off CAPS LOCK.
Androxal / Enclomiphene Citrate still trying to get FDA approval despite Repros Therapeutics Inc's recent financial trouble.
The Company recently submitted to the FDA a new IND for Androxal® for the treatment of Type II diabetes in men experiencing secondary hypogonadism. The potential for this indication was first exhibited in a retrospective analysis of data obtained from men exhibiting elevated fasting glucose levels during a previously conducted study of Androxal in men with low testosterone due to a hypothalamic-pituitary defect commonly known as secondary hypogonadism. Androxal exhibited a positive impact (reduction) of fasting glucose levels while neither testosterone nor placebo had effects to a similar degree. Repros is presently awaiting an FDA response. Additionally the Company has submitted a briefing package to the FDA regarding the impact of Androxal on sperm counts in men undergoing treatment for low testosterone with the goal of developing Androxal for the treatment of secondary hypogonadism in men wishing to preserve fertility during treatment for their hypogonadal state. The Company expects to interact with the FDA regarding both filings later this month.
Steroid software released by scammers.
Our favourite French / Thai scammers are back with yet another new site : xxx.buy-anabolic-steroids.xxx
This is by far the nicest looking site these scammers have produced with a huge range of both UG and HG products for you to choose from. The prices are also rather high, I presume they have realised that if repeat business is not an issue then you may as well get as much money as possible in the first and only order. Most customers unfortunate enough to have found their site are probably steroid newbies who have no idea what fair prices are for the products they want to buy.
The picture below was sent to us by a reader who claims it's the French guy behind the scams having a drink at a bar in Koh Samui, Thailand. The pic is sadly of poor quality and shows a white skinny twenty something. The name used to receive victims funds is "PHONPIMON SRIWISET" in Thailand ( they've been using this name for a long time so I would guess it's the guy's Thai wife or girlfriend )
The icing on the cake is the release and distribution of their new steroid cycle generation software called "Bodybuilding Infromations 1.0" / bodybuilding-freeware.zip
The software appears to be virus / trojan free and simply advertises their xxx.buy-anabolic-steroids.xxx site.
Checking Google we can see they have already uploaded it to around twenty free software download sites. All of which are helping find them new victims and providing SEO juice to their scam sites :-(
Asian bodybuilder bribed officials.
A gold-medal winning bodybuilder at the Doha Asian Games bribed his way into the event after being suspended from competition for failing a drugs test, a Hong Kong court heard yesterday.
Chan Yun-to, 43, is accused of conspiring to offer US$10,000 in bribes to Paul Chua, secretary-general of the Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, to enter the Games in 2006. He later won the men’s 75kg class. Yun-to has not been charged in the case.
Prosecutor Maggie Yang told the District Court that Yun-to and two other Hong Kong athletes were suspended from competition in 2005 for two years after failing doping tests at a South Korean event.
But Oliver Davies, lawyer for Yun-to, said there was no evidence to prove that Yun-to had taken performance-enhancing drugs in the South Korean competition.
The two other athletes, who are also suspended, have been granted immunity to testify against Yun-to in the trial, the prosecutor said.
Yun-to did not enter plea and was released on bail.
Chan Yun-to, 43, is accused of conspiring to offer US$10,000 in bribes to Paul Chua, secretary-general of the Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, to enter the Games in 2006. He later won the men’s 75kg class. Yun-to has not been charged in the case.
Prosecutor Maggie Yang told the District Court that Yun-to and two other Hong Kong athletes were suspended from competition in 2005 for two years after failing doping tests at a South Korean event.
But Oliver Davies, lawyer for Yun-to, said there was no evidence to prove that Yun-to had taken performance-enhancing drugs in the South Korean competition.
The two other athletes, who are also suspended, have been granted immunity to testify against Yun-to in the trial, the prosecutor said.
Yun-to did not enter plea and was released on bail.
"Anabolic steroids have long-lasting effects on male social behaviors"
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use by adolescents is steadily increasing.
Adolescence involves remodeling of steroid-sensitive neural circuits that mediate social behaviors, and previous studies using animal models document effects of AAS on male social behaviors.
The present experiments tested whether AAS have persistent and more pronounced behavioral consequences when drug exposure occurs during adolescence as compared to exposure in adulthood.
Male Syrian hamsters were injected daily for 14 days with either vehicle or an AAS cocktail containing testosterone cypionate (2 mg/kg), nandrolone decanoate (2 mg/kg), and boldenone undecylenate (1 mg/kg), either during adolescence (27–41 days of age) or adulthood (63–77 days of age). (That's a dosage equivalent to 500mg a day for a 100kg person.)
As adults, subjects were tested two or four weeks after the last injection for either sexual behavior with a receptive female or male-male agonistic behavior in a resident-intruder test. Compared with vehicle-treated males, AAS-treated males, regardless of age of treatment, displayed fewer long intromissions and a significant increase in latency to the first long intromission, indicative of reduced potential to reach sexual satiety.
Increased aggression was observed in males exposed to AAS compared with males treated with vehicle, independently of age of AAS treatment. However, unlike hamsters exposed to AAS in adulthood, hamsters exposed to AAS during adolescence did not display any submissive or risk-assessment behaviors up to 4 weeks after discontinuation of AAS treatment. Thus, AAS have long-lasting effects on male sexual and agonistic behaviors, with AAS exposure during adolescence resulting in a more pronounced reduction in submissive behavior compared to AAS exposure in adulthood.
Adolescence involves remodeling of steroid-sensitive neural circuits that mediate social behaviors, and previous studies using animal models document effects of AAS on male social behaviors.
The present experiments tested whether AAS have persistent and more pronounced behavioral consequences when drug exposure occurs during adolescence as compared to exposure in adulthood.
Male Syrian hamsters were injected daily for 14 days with either vehicle or an AAS cocktail containing testosterone cypionate (2 mg/kg), nandrolone decanoate (2 mg/kg), and boldenone undecylenate (1 mg/kg), either during adolescence (27–41 days of age) or adulthood (63–77 days of age). (That's a dosage equivalent to 500mg a day for a 100kg person.)
As adults, subjects were tested two or four weeks after the last injection for either sexual behavior with a receptive female or male-male agonistic behavior in a resident-intruder test. Compared with vehicle-treated males, AAS-treated males, regardless of age of treatment, displayed fewer long intromissions and a significant increase in latency to the first long intromission, indicative of reduced potential to reach sexual satiety.
Increased aggression was observed in males exposed to AAS compared with males treated with vehicle, independently of age of AAS treatment. However, unlike hamsters exposed to AAS in adulthood, hamsters exposed to AAS during adolescence did not display any submissive or risk-assessment behaviors up to 4 weeks after discontinuation of AAS treatment. Thus, AAS have long-lasting effects on male sexual and agonistic behaviors, with AAS exposure during adolescence resulting in a more pronounced reduction in submissive behavior compared to AAS exposure in adulthood.
Canadian boxing coach Moscariello banned 12 years for administering steroids.
Canadian conditioning coach Valerio Moscariello has been banned for 12 years for administering steroids.
Moscariello admitted he gave steroids to Amanda Galle of Mississauga, Ont., a national-level boxer who received a two-year ban last April after testing positive for nandrolone.
Moscariello told the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) that he mistakenly injected Galle with deca-durabolin, a steroid that he used personally.
Galle won the Canadian boxing championships last February in Edmonton, but the title was later awarded to runner-up Alison Hunter when Galle's doping violation was discovered in an in-competition test in Trois Rivieres, Que.
Moscariello worked as a conditioning coach, personal trainer and nutritional consultant, but his ban prevents him from participating in any sport at any level and in any role.
Updated thanks to reader comment, turns out this chap ran a steroid site he was busted and jailed for in 2005 :-
A Canadian citizen residing in Henderson, Nevada, has been sentenced to five months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute anabolic steroids, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
Moscariello admitted he gave steroids to Amanda Galle of Mississauga, Ont., a national-level boxer who received a two-year ban last April after testing positive for nandrolone.
Moscariello told the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) that he mistakenly injected Galle with deca-durabolin, a steroid that he used personally.
Galle won the Canadian boxing championships last February in Edmonton, but the title was later awarded to runner-up Alison Hunter when Galle's doping violation was discovered in an in-competition test in Trois Rivieres, Que.
Moscariello worked as a conditioning coach, personal trainer and nutritional consultant, but his ban prevents him from participating in any sport at any level and in any role.
Updated thanks to reader comment, turns out this chap ran a steroid site he was busted and jailed for in 2005 :-
A Canadian citizen residing in Henderson, Nevada, has been sentenced to five months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute anabolic steroids, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
VALERIO MOSCARIELLO, age 31, of Toronto, Canada, pleaded guilty in August to the felony offense. He admitted to unlawfully possessing 27 units (270 cc) of anabolic steroids, Schedule III controlled substances, and to operating a website at www.juiceworld.com, that was accessible to the general public for the purpose of distributing these anabolic steroids.
“Individuals who unlawfully distribute drugs, including anabolic steroids, over the Internet will be prosecuted and possibly sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment,” said U.S. Attorney Bogden. “Purchasing controlled substances from unlicensed persons without a valid prescription is unsafe and could threaten your life or the lives of others.”
The sentence was handed down on Monday, October 31, 2005, by U.S. District Judge
Roger L. Hunt, and included an enhancement under the federal sentencing guidelines for distributing the substances through mass-marketing by means of an interactive computer service.
In February 2005, U.S. Postal Inspectors tracked a steroid distribution operation to the
defendant’s residence in Henderson. In June 2005, law enforcement officers executed a search of the residence and seized a quantity of anabolic steroids, including Primobolon Depot, Deca Nadrolone Decanoate, and Trenbolone Acetate. They also seized “buy-owe” sheets, materials such as small bottles and syringes consistent with the repackaging of these substances, and approximately $16,000 in cash.
MOSCARIELLO must remove his website www.juiceworld.com from the internet and
surrender the unlawful items seized from his home in June. He is presently in immigration custody awaiting a removal hearing.
The case was investigated by Inspectors with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Special
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Officers with the Henderson Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Crane M. Pomerantz.
Bust in Massachusetts coming very soon ?
Police say they helped federal agents intercept $12,000 worth of a hormone drug that was shipped from Hong Kong to Massachusetts. ( more like $300 worth )
Authorities seized six packages containing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which got through customs because it was hidden in PlayStation video games and accessories, said Detective Jay Ball. ( it got through because it wasn't randomly checked )
"We thought they were human growth hormones, but they are actually female hormones being sent into the country illegally," Ball said.
Ball said the bust was the first of its kind for him, and federal agents called it unusual.
Police started working the case around Christmas with a federal Drug Enforcement Administration task force and the U.S. postal inspector's office.
Ball said an alert citizen notified authorities about the shipments. Authorities are chasing leads, and the case is still under investigation. Ball would not say where the shipments were headed. "They were intended for an address" in Massachusetts, he said.
There were 10 vials of the drug in each of the six packages - large yellow envelopes - and each vial is worth $200.
I have no idea why the press have been tipped off about this case in advance of any arrests being made but hopefully it will help some of you to stay safe.
Hearing set for ‘Wrestler’ actor; lawyer disputes feds' reports in steroids case.
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing next week to delve into actor Scott Siegel's behavior the night he led federal agents and police on a wild Hollywood-style chase through Eastchester and Tuckahoe.
Siegel, 35, of Nautilus Place, New Rochelle, has already pleaded guilty in the case that stemmed from the chase Feb. 18.
Federal agents were attempting to arrest Siegel in connection with possession and distribution of illegal steroids when he fled. Siegel played a steroids dealer in the film "The Wrestler," starring Mickey Rourke.
Siegel's lawyer, Barry Levin, has filed objections to a presentencing report that says Siegel deliberately tried to run down two officers during the chase.
The presentencing report, prepared by the U.S. Department of Probation, says Siegel "drove directly at two law enforcement officers who were on foot, one of whom is an officer in the (federal) task force, in an apparent effort to run them over."
One of the officers fired his gun at Siegel's car in an effort to stop him, the report said, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court in White Plains. But Levin said Siegel actually tried to avoid the officers, one of whom had slipped in the snow and was crawling toward Siegel's car.
"Siegel backed up his vehicle and drove away from the officer onto a curb and around the police cruiser," he said in papers. "At no point did the defendant drive his vehicle toward either the officer or the vehicle."
Levin said that version can be verified by video recordings of the chase. "At no point during the 30-minute car chase did defendant Scott Siegel intend to injure, nor did he injure, any task force officer," Levin said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said it is prepared to call a half-dozen witnesses to back up the presentencing report on the chase. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Krissoff said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas that it would likely take two days to conduct a full hearing into the matter.
Siegel faces a possible 20 years in prison for his guilty plea to steroid possession and assault on a federal officer. But federal sentencing guidelines will likely call for a sentence of between 51 and 63 months in prison.
The degree to which Siegel endangered officers and the public during his chase could be a factor in Karas' sentence. Karas scheduled a conference for Feb. 11 to determine the scope of possible further hearings regarding the dispute.
Siegel, 35, of Nautilus Place, New Rochelle, has already pleaded guilty in the case that stemmed from the chase Feb. 18.
Federal agents were attempting to arrest Siegel in connection with possession and distribution of illegal steroids when he fled. Siegel played a steroids dealer in the film "The Wrestler," starring Mickey Rourke.
Siegel's lawyer, Barry Levin, has filed objections to a presentencing report that says Siegel deliberately tried to run down two officers during the chase.
The presentencing report, prepared by the U.S. Department of Probation, says Siegel "drove directly at two law enforcement officers who were on foot, one of whom is an officer in the (federal) task force, in an apparent effort to run them over."
One of the officers fired his gun at Siegel's car in an effort to stop him, the report said, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court in White Plains. But Levin said Siegel actually tried to avoid the officers, one of whom had slipped in the snow and was crawling toward Siegel's car.
"Siegel backed up his vehicle and drove away from the officer onto a curb and around the police cruiser," he said in papers. "At no point did the defendant drive his vehicle toward either the officer or the vehicle."
Levin said that version can be verified by video recordings of the chase. "At no point during the 30-minute car chase did defendant Scott Siegel intend to injure, nor did he injure, any task force officer," Levin said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said it is prepared to call a half-dozen witnesses to back up the presentencing report on the chase. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Krissoff said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas that it would likely take two days to conduct a full hearing into the matter.
Siegel faces a possible 20 years in prison for his guilty plea to steroid possession and assault on a federal officer. But federal sentencing guidelines will likely call for a sentence of between 51 and 63 months in prison.
The degree to which Siegel endangered officers and the public during his chase could be a factor in Karas' sentence. Karas scheduled a conference for Feb. 11 to determine the scope of possible further hearings regarding the dispute.
Wrestler Jeff Hardy indicted.
Jeff Hardy's drug arrest went to the grand jury yesterday in Moore County of North Carolina. The grand jury found that there was enough evidence in indict Hardy and the case has been sent to Superior Court, according to a spokesperson with the Moore County Court in NC.
Hardy's case will be officially set on their docket within the next week.
Hardy was set for a probable cause hearing on 1/27 in regard to his September 2009 drug arrest. That hearing would have determined whether there was enough evidence regarding the arrest to go on the grand jury, but is not a hearing that is absolutely required. It appears that prosecutors opted to forgo that hearing and go right to the grand jury in order to move the case along.
Hardy's case will be officially set on their docket within the next week.
Hardy was set for a probable cause hearing on 1/27 in regard to his September 2009 drug arrest. That hearing would have determined whether there was enough evidence regarding the arrest to go on the grand jury, but is not a hearing that is absolutely required. It appears that prosecutors opted to forgo that hearing and go right to the grand jury in order to move the case along.
More info on Applied Pharmacy Services case.
Colorado Springs pharmacy owner Thomas Bader knew he was breaking the law by importing and distributing human growth hormones from China, prosecutors charged Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaime Peña told a federal jury that Bader and a sales representative had an attitude as they pursued their illicit business.
“They told us we couldn’t do it so we did it anyway,” Peña said, describing that attitude in opening statements of a trial in which Bader, 67, is accused of conspiracy, smuggling and illegal distribution of the hormones. Prosecutors contend the hormones lacked U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
But Bader’s lawyer told the jurors that the case is far more complex and the law on the issue is far from clear.
Charles Torres said the real culprits in the case were a group of “rogue doctors” who were improperly writing prescriptions for the hormone for uses that were not approved.
He said the charges were also the result of Bader standing up for his rights as a compound pharmacist in successfully challenging FDA tactics.
“The evidence is going to show that what the FDA couldn’t accomplish in two civil cases they are now trying to accomplish in a criminal case,” Torres said.
In August 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Bader and two other men on charges that they smuggled the unapproved growth hormones into the country and then sold it to doctors in several states.
It was a lucrative business, Peña said. Between April 2004 through June 2007, Bader’s College Pharmacy made about $4.7 million on sales of the hormone, he said.
“It was their hottest seller and had the biggest profit margin,” said Peña, who described Bader as being a “hands-on” owner in the business.
Torres countered that Bader was looking to sell the business to his employees and had hired a manager to handle the day-to-day business.
He described the government’s case as “not well thought out.”
If Bader is convicted, prosecutors plan to force Bader to forfeit his profits from the sales as well as property in Colorado Springs, Florida, Iowa and North Carolina.
The trial is expected to take about four weeks.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaime Peña told a federal jury that Bader and a sales representative had an attitude as they pursued their illicit business.
“They told us we couldn’t do it so we did it anyway,” Peña said, describing that attitude in opening statements of a trial in which Bader, 67, is accused of conspiracy, smuggling and illegal distribution of the hormones. Prosecutors contend the hormones lacked U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
But Bader’s lawyer told the jurors that the case is far more complex and the law on the issue is far from clear.
Charles Torres said the real culprits in the case were a group of “rogue doctors” who were improperly writing prescriptions for the hormone for uses that were not approved.
He said the charges were also the result of Bader standing up for his rights as a compound pharmacist in successfully challenging FDA tactics.
“The evidence is going to show that what the FDA couldn’t accomplish in two civil cases they are now trying to accomplish in a criminal case,” Torres said.
In August 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Bader and two other men on charges that they smuggled the unapproved growth hormones into the country and then sold it to doctors in several states.
It was a lucrative business, Peña said. Between April 2004 through June 2007, Bader’s College Pharmacy made about $4.7 million on sales of the hormone, he said.
“It was their hottest seller and had the biggest profit margin,” said Peña, who described Bader as being a “hands-on” owner in the business.
Torres countered that Bader was looking to sell the business to his employees and had hired a manager to handle the day-to-day business.
He described the government’s case as “not well thought out.”
If Bader is convicted, prosecutors plan to force Bader to forfeit his profits from the sales as well as property in Colorado Springs, Florida, Iowa and North Carolina.
The trial is expected to take about four weeks.
Doctor Crisler and his AllThingsMale website getting bad press thanks to James Ray's Sedona sweat lodge lawsuits.
Dr. Crisler operates the website, allthingsmale, and offers in-clinic and online consultations. The frontpage of his site argues strongly that he is in the business of anti-aging therapies as shown lecturing to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and offering subscriptions to Life Extension Magazine. Further exploration of his website reveals that he specializes further in assessment of low testosterone levels, or hypogonadism.
Testosterone cypionate, hGH, hCG, Arimidex (anastrozole) and finasteride (sold previously as Propecia or Proscar, but now available generically). OK, that's starting to make sense. Testosterone and human growth hormone (hGH) are anabolic agents. That is, they enhance the development of lean, skeletal muscle mass. The larger cocktail is a typical bodybuilding/anti-aging regimen that is also purported to enhance sex drive. But you might have some questions at first glance.
Testosterone cypionate, hGH, hCG, Arimidex (anastrozole) and finasteride (sold previously as Propecia or Proscar, but now available generically). OK, that's starting to make sense. Testosterone and human growth hormone (hGH) are anabolic agents. That is, they enhance the development of lean, skeletal muscle mass. The larger cocktail is a typical bodybuilding/anti-aging regimen that is also purported to enhance sex drive. But you might have some questions at first glance.
Good news for athletes "EPO tablet coming soon."
Akebia Therapeutics has successfully completed a Phase I trial of its anemia drug in healthy human volunteers, the company announced.
The drug, a pill known as AKB-6548, was shown to successfully and safely produce the erythropoietin (EPO) hormone that promotes the growth of red blood cells in bone marrow.
The drug, a pill known as AKB-6548, was shown to successfully and safely produce the erythropoietin (EPO) hormone that promotes the growth of red blood cells in bone marrow.
Study finds blocking androgen receptors speeds up wound healing.
A molecular receptor vital to the functioning of male hormone testosterone also plays a key role in healing.
In mice studies, University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) scientists found that this receptor, the androgen receptor, delays wound healing. However, when they blocked the receptor with an experimental compound, wounds healed much more quickly.
“Turning off the androgen receptor only where you want to, and nowhere else, could lead to new treatments for diseases like prostate cancer and for speeding wound healing,” said Edward Messing, urologist and surgeon at the URMC, not involved in the study.
“Currently there is no way of preventing androgens in your body from reaching just one particular wound or one specific part of the body,” said Messing.
“To stop them anywhere, you need to turn off androgens throughout the body, which has severe and unpleasant side effects, particularly in men,” added Messing.
In mice studies, University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) scientists found that this receptor, the androgen receptor, delays wound healing. However, when they blocked the receptor with an experimental compound, wounds healed much more quickly.
“Turning off the androgen receptor only where you want to, and nowhere else, could lead to new treatments for diseases like prostate cancer and for speeding wound healing,” said Edward Messing, urologist and surgeon at the URMC, not involved in the study.
“Currently there is no way of preventing androgens in your body from reaching just one particular wound or one specific part of the body,” said Messing.
“To stop them anywhere, you need to turn off androgens throughout the body, which has severe and unpleasant side effects, particularly in men,” added Messing.
Trial in Applied Pharmacy Services steroids case begins.
The trial of 10 men charged in a steroids conspiracy involving an online pharmacy based in Mobile has begun.
Prosecutors told jurors Monday that Applied Pharmacy Services was the epicenter of a wide-ranging conspiracy that sold doses of dangerous steroids to customers in nearly every state.
Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade last week handed prosecutors a victory by deciding to allow them to introduce evidence about a Colorado businessman's alleged history with steroids.
Brett Branch, who ran an Eaton, Colo. health company that authorities contend illegally sold steroids, is 1 of 12 people named in the indictment.
Branch and business owners are accused of recruiting doctors to write bogus prescriptions for anabolic steroids, which Applied Pharmacy Services filled.
A pharmacy near Bel Air Mall was the epicenter of a wide-ranging conspiracy that sold thousands of doses of dangerous steroids to customers in nearly every state, a federal prosecutor told jurors today as the trial of 10 defendants got under way.
With the defense lawyers crammed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of tables in front them, the defendants watched from a long bench as Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Dobbins laid out the prosecution's case that Applied Pharmacy Services reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars by mass producing steroids without valid prescriptions.
"These defendants were part of a nationwide conspiracy to illegally sell thousands of doses of anabolic steroids to users throughout this country," she said. "Daily, these defendants put the health and safety of hundreds of people at risk for millions of dollars. They were motivated by greed and greed alone."
Applied Pharmacy, which operated out of a nondescript building near Bel Air Mall, was a compounding pharmacy. Unlike a retail pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy alters medication to the specifications of a doctor.
Dobbins said that A. Samuel Kelley II, the pharmacy's president and CEO, made $1 million over a three-year period off the sale of steroids without a valid prescription. She told jurors that Jodi Silvio, the treasurer and part owner, made $560,000 from the sales.
The customers, Dobbins said, were mostly male and included teenagers. She added that some of the drugs were powerful growth hormones approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use only in animals like cows and horses.
"Once they take their lab coats off, they're just like any other drug dealer," she said.
Defense attorneys took turns telling jurors that their clients are innocent. They said the pharmacists relied on the prescriptions written by licensed physicians.
Trial began Monday in the case of a Mobile based pharmaceutical company accused of supplying steroids to athletes allegedly including Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield, retired baseball star Jose Canseco, and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Gary matthews.
Investigation into Applied Pharmacy Services of Mobile started in 2007. In 2008, 12 people were named in the 198 count federal indictment. They were accused of conspiracy to dispense and distribute anabolic steroids.
Monday, 11 of them went before Judge Ginny Granade at the Federal Courthouse in Mobile.
Brett Branch, an Applied Pharmacy sales representative from Colorado, is one of the men involved. He is accused of recruiting doctors to write prescriptions for steroids.
Investigators say pharmacists at Applied Pharmacy Services would fill and ship the prescriptions.
Court documents also name three Applied Pharmacy shareholders, Jason Kelley, Jody Silvio, and Samuel Kelley as participants in the conspiracy. They face charges that could land them up to five years in prison if convicted.
Pharmacists Michael Bennett, Robin Kelly, Mallory Mallon, and Roger Everett face the same charges.
Alternative medical practitioner Jesse Haggard, and Ronald Winter are also named as distributors.
The indictment accuses James Abernathy and Daniel Riedel of selling illegal prescriptions.
Applied Pharmacy Services was located off International Drive in Mobile. New owners took over office space, and renamed it in June 2008.
Prosecutors told jurors Monday that Applied Pharmacy Services was the epicenter of a wide-ranging conspiracy that sold doses of dangerous steroids to customers in nearly every state.
Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade last week handed prosecutors a victory by deciding to allow them to introduce evidence about a Colorado businessman's alleged history with steroids.
Brett Branch, who ran an Eaton, Colo. health company that authorities contend illegally sold steroids, is 1 of 12 people named in the indictment.
Branch and business owners are accused of recruiting doctors to write bogus prescriptions for anabolic steroids, which Applied Pharmacy Services filled.
A pharmacy near Bel Air Mall was the epicenter of a wide-ranging conspiracy that sold thousands of doses of dangerous steroids to customers in nearly every state, a federal prosecutor told jurors today as the trial of 10 defendants got under way.
With the defense lawyers crammed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of tables in front them, the defendants watched from a long bench as Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Dobbins laid out the prosecution's case that Applied Pharmacy Services reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars by mass producing steroids without valid prescriptions.
"These defendants were part of a nationwide conspiracy to illegally sell thousands of doses of anabolic steroids to users throughout this country," she said. "Daily, these defendants put the health and safety of hundreds of people at risk for millions of dollars. They were motivated by greed and greed alone."
Applied Pharmacy, which operated out of a nondescript building near Bel Air Mall, was a compounding pharmacy. Unlike a retail pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy alters medication to the specifications of a doctor.
Dobbins said that A. Samuel Kelley II, the pharmacy's president and CEO, made $1 million over a three-year period off the sale of steroids without a valid prescription. She told jurors that Jodi Silvio, the treasurer and part owner, made $560,000 from the sales.
The customers, Dobbins said, were mostly male and included teenagers. She added that some of the drugs were powerful growth hormones approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use only in animals like cows and horses.
"Once they take their lab coats off, they're just like any other drug dealer," she said.
Defense attorneys took turns telling jurors that their clients are innocent. They said the pharmacists relied on the prescriptions written by licensed physicians.
Trial began Monday in the case of a Mobile based pharmaceutical company accused of supplying steroids to athletes allegedly including Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield, retired baseball star Jose Canseco, and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Gary matthews.
Investigation into Applied Pharmacy Services of Mobile started in 2007. In 2008, 12 people were named in the 198 count federal indictment. They were accused of conspiracy to dispense and distribute anabolic steroids.
Monday, 11 of them went before Judge Ginny Granade at the Federal Courthouse in Mobile.
Brett Branch, an Applied Pharmacy sales representative from Colorado, is one of the men involved. He is accused of recruiting doctors to write prescriptions for steroids.
Investigators say pharmacists at Applied Pharmacy Services would fill and ship the prescriptions.
Court documents also name three Applied Pharmacy shareholders, Jason Kelley, Jody Silvio, and Samuel Kelley as participants in the conspiracy. They face charges that could land them up to five years in prison if convicted.
Pharmacists Michael Bennett, Robin Kelly, Mallory Mallon, and Roger Everett face the same charges.
Alternative medical practitioner Jesse Haggard, and Ronald Winter are also named as distributors.
The indictment accuses James Abernathy and Daniel Riedel of selling illegal prescriptions.
Applied Pharmacy Services was located off International Drive in Mobile. New owners took over office space, and renamed it in June 2008.
Desma Winstrol Depot from UK blackmarket.
The only real anti-counterfeiting feature on the current Desma Winstrol depot box is it's hologram. The hologram itself is quite hard to photograph as it changes depending on the angle you view it from and the amount of light shining on it.
This is hopefully a real sample of Batch B019, sadly I promised their owner that I wouldn't break the seals so couldn't shoot the amps themselves.
Please compare these holograms to those on the Desma's you've used / purchased recently and let me know what you think ( in the comments ).
This is hopefully a real sample of Batch B019, sadly I promised their owner that I wouldn't break the seals so couldn't shoot the amps themselves.
Please compare these holograms to those on the Desma's you've used / purchased recently and let me know what you think ( in the comments ).
Financial Times story on Britain's top sports doping defense lawyer.
I am a sports lawyer in London and my specialism is doping regulation. I act for sports governing bodies and also defend athletes who have tested positive after a drugs test.
The rules against doping are, rightly, strict. But they do occasionally catch people out who never intended to cheat. Perhaps an athlete took a cough medicine or a contaminated supplement.
Most lawyers work on precedent, but doping cases require some detective work. Last year, I represented an international rugby player who faced a two-year ban after testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone. We got the case dismissed after we proved his testosterone had spiked following a particularly heavy drinking session. Few people knew alcohol could do that, so it was a unique case.
An inadvertent mistake can end a career. It is not just the individual who suffers but also families, team mates and clubs.
Some athletes may have sponsors who paid large sums for endorsements or campaigns.
My job can involve long hours. Investigative work keeps me at the office – calling scientists around the world or scouring the internet for research papers. When you are working with an athlete whose livelihood is at stake, you do all you can to find out what is going on.
The rules against doping are, rightly, strict. But they do occasionally catch people out who never intended to cheat. Perhaps an athlete took a cough medicine or a contaminated supplement.
Most lawyers work on precedent, but doping cases require some detective work. Last year, I represented an international rugby player who faced a two-year ban after testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone. We got the case dismissed after we proved his testosterone had spiked following a particularly heavy drinking session. Few people knew alcohol could do that, so it was a unique case.
An inadvertent mistake can end a career. It is not just the individual who suffers but also families, team mates and clubs.
Some athletes may have sponsors who paid large sums for endorsements or campaigns.
My job can involve long hours. Investigative work keeps me at the office – calling scientists around the world or scouring the internet for research papers. When you are working with an athlete whose livelihood is at stake, you do all you can to find out what is going on.
Geneza Pharmaceuticals update.
Geneza Pharmaceuticals is one of the biggest brands on the market. They recently announced the launch of several interesting new products for 2010 :-GP Bolasterone 50mg/tab
GP Cheque Drops 100mcg/tab
GP M.D. - Methandriol Dipropionate 75mg/ml
GP MENT - Trestolone Acetate 50mg/ml
GP Andromix - Blend of 50mg T prop + 50mg trenbolone acetate + 50mg Drostanolone Prop
GP Test U500 -Testosterone Undecanoate 500mg/ml
Geneza Pharmaceuticals also has a new impersonator using the domain "GenezaPharmaceuticals.EU" ( run by a scammer calling himself Robert Aurel based in Bucharest, Romainia. )
On this post you can see our pictures of some of the current Geneza Pharmaceuticals product range. The pic above shows Geneza's GP Deca 250, GP Prima 100 and GP Mast 200 10ml vials.
The pic below shows GP's "figure 8" imprinted flip off caps.
GP vial labels feature gold hot foil stamping rather than the common holographic sticker.
Each product has a unique ISN which can be checked on their website.
Pouches of GP Turan ( 50 x 10mg ) and GP Clen ( 100 x 40mcg ). The sachets are very small and vacuum packed, we presume to reduce shipping volume and noise.
Geneza fans should be sure to check out the new JuciedMuscle forum from Naps.
( it's pretty quiet at the moment but should get much more busy over the next few weeks )
Complicated pharmaceutical scam from India.
In yet another revelation in the counterfeit drug scam, the Transport Nagar police raided the mastermind Navneet Sharma's office in Ghaziabad on Tuesday and recovered documents proving that the accused had swindled at least Rs 36 lakh out of 23 multinational companies.
In a unique modus-operandi, the accused and his gang used to sign contracts with multi-national companies for exposing counterfeit drugs of these companies being sold in the market. The accused used to charge up to Rs 1.25 lakh from each company for a police raid. They used to plant the counterfeit medicines prepared by these companies at a place and then they, themselves, informed the police and took them to that place. After the police recovered the drugs from the stipulated spot, the accused would send a copy of FIR to the companies and earn the contract money.
"We have arrested five gang members from Ghaziabad in UP and they have confessed to 11 police raids in which they planted the counterfeit drugs and tipped off the police about it. As per the contracts with the multi-national companies, they would send the FIR claiming that they had busted a counterfeit drug racket and claimed the money," said Suryaveer Singh, incharge of Transport Nagar police station.
In a unique modus-operandi, the accused and his gang used to sign contracts with multi-national companies for exposing counterfeit drugs of these companies being sold in the market. The accused used to charge up to Rs 1.25 lakh from each company for a police raid. They used to plant the counterfeit medicines prepared by these companies at a place and then they, themselves, informed the police and took them to that place. After the police recovered the drugs from the stipulated spot, the accused would send a copy of FIR to the companies and earn the contract money.
"We have arrested five gang members from Ghaziabad in UP and they have confessed to 11 police raids in which they planted the counterfeit drugs and tipped off the police about it. As per the contracts with the multi-national companies, they would send the FIR claiming that they had busted a counterfeit drug racket and claimed the money," said Suryaveer Singh, incharge of Transport Nagar police station.
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