Gregory L. Loomans, 40, of St. Charles, pleaded guilty Dec. 16 to one charge of conspiracy to possess and distribute human growth hormone.
According to court documents, Loomans was a bodybuilder who frequented gyms in St. Charles County. He admitted with his plea that he and others bought steroids and human growth hormone from China, injected a portion of the drugs into himself, and sold and distributed the remaining drugs to other bodybuilders, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Eastern Missouri.
Loomans pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to possess and distribute human growth hormone. Sentencing was set for March 16. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Office of Criminal Investigation for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Missouri South Central Drug Task Force investigated the case, with assistance from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Homeland Security Investigations.
Codefendant Keith Ashabranner, 32, of O'Fallon, faces the same charge and is scheduled for trial in February 2012.
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