UFC Fighter Shane Carwin Linked to Convicted Pharmacist and Steroids
Today, a Federal judge sentenced J. Michael Bennett, the supervising pharmacist at Applied Pharmacy Services to a four-year prison term conviction for participating in a nationwide conspiracy to illegally sell anabolic steroids made in Mobile, Alabama.
The news was first reported by al.com.
Bennett was the first to be sentenced from a group of five men who have been found guilty after a five-week trial earlier this year.
The prosecutors for the case referred to Bennett, 44, and the others in a sentencing memorandum as "drug dealers in lab coats."
They argued that Bennett played a key role in an enterprise which involved numerous unethical doctors and health clinics across the country who used the pharmacy to supply people with steroids.They argued that Bennett played a key role in an enterprise which involved numerous unethical doctors and health clinics across the country who used the pharmacy to supply people with steroids.
According to court records, Applied Pharmacy Services shipped 762,388 dosages to 17 doctors and clinics from April 4, 2004, until Aug. 30, 2006, however, this did not include many other doctors and clinics that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Mobile, Alabama, say participated in the conspiracy as well.
The performance-enhancing drugs (PED’s) were purchased by users ranging from professional athletes to teenagers who were simply looking to build additional muscle mass.
Prosecutors cited 22 professional athletes who obtained steroids from Applied Pharmacy Services during the time that Bennett worked there.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Dobbins, named several athletes whose orders included Bennett's signature or initials.
Shane Carwin, an Ultimate Fighting heavyweight was among them.
We should all be concerned about the use of anabolic steroids in athletic competition and the message that it is sending to our young children.
Personally, I hope that all of the pharmacists and doctors involved get what’s coming to them.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/435942-ufc-fighter-shane-carwin-linked-to-convicted-pharmacist-and-steroids