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United States
Attorney
Joseph P. Russoniello
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JOSHUA EATON WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/CAN Josh.Eaton@usdoj.gov
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STEROID DEALER TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS IS SENTENCED SAN FRANCISCO - United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced that Kirk J. Radomski was sentenced to five years probation, an $18,575 fine, and a $200 special assessment today for his convictions for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Anabolic Steroids) and Money Laundering. This sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In his guilty plea on April 11, 2007, Mr. Radomski admitted to distributing anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, including Human Growth Hormone and Clenbuterol, as well as amphetamines, to dozens of current and former Major League Baseball players, and associates, on teams throughout Major League Baseball. He deposited the payments for those anabolic steroids into his personal bank account and then used the proceeds to finance his residence, which was the base of operation, warehouse, and communication center for his anabolic steroid-dealing business. During Radomski's past employment in Major League Baseball he developed contacts with Major League Baseball players throughout the country to whom he subsequently distributed anabolic steroids and athletic performance-enhancing drugs. Radomski had personal contact with some of his baseball drug clients, but consulted and conducted drug transactions with others over the telephone and through the mail. "While this defendant committed a serious crime by illegally distributing anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, his cooperation with law enforcement was significant and assisted both the government and other anti-doping entities in eliminating the distribution and use of these substances in sport," said United States Attorney Russoniello. "This investigation shows that distribution of performance-enhancing drugs continues to be a major issue for sport in America. This prosecution should serve as another example that the unlawful use of, trafficking in, and deriving revenue from anabolic steroids are serious offenses. This office will continue to pursue the investigation and prosecution of persons who have been and /or are engaged in this activity." The investigation utilized information received from a confidential informant working with the FBI. Agents from IRS-CI and FBI conducted multiple undercover purchases of anabolic steroids from Radomski throughout 2005. A search warrant was thereafter executed at Radomski's residence on December 14, 2005, which resulted in the seizure of thousands of doses of numerous different types of anabolic steroids in both pill and injectable form. Other drugs, including Human Growth Hormone, Clomiphene, Insulin Growth Factor, and Clenbuterol were seized as well. Shipping records, financial records, correspondence, and contact lists that detailed Radomski's distribution of drugs to professional baseball players were also seized pursuant to the search warrant. Immediately after the execution of the search warrant, Mr. Radomski agreed to co-operate with the government's investigation, and will continue to do so. As part of that co-operation, Mr. Radomski was required to meet with investigators from Major League Baseball's Steroid Investigation, headed by former Senator George Mitchell, and his information was included in Senator Mitchell's report. Mr. Radomski, 37, of New York, was convicted of one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance (anabolic steroids), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and one count of Money Laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(I). Under the plea agreement Mr. Radomski pleaded guilty to all counts. Matt Parrella, Jeff Nedrow, and Jeff Finigan are the Assistant U.S. Attorneys who are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Legal Assistants Brenda Hodgen and Rawaty Yim. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the IRS-CI and the FBI. The United States Attorney's Offices in the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of New York, the Food and Drug Administration-Office of Criminal Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service also provided important assistance in the investigation.
Case #: CR 07-0222 SI A copy of this press release may be found on the U.S. Attorney's Office's website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/can. Electronic court filings and further procedural and docket information are available at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. Judges' calendars with schedules for upcoming court hearings can be viewed on the court's website at www.cand.uscourts.gov. All press inquiries
to the U.S. Attorney's Office should be directed to Joshua Eaton at (415)
436-6958 or by email at Josh.Eaton@usdoj.gov.
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