Jesse Haggard Prosecution, Medical Steroids and Excesses of Steroid Witch-Hunt
Dr. Jesse Haggard is quickly becoming a martyr to the cause of medical steroids. There is no better example of the excesses of the modern day steroid witch-hunt than the federal government's prosecution of the Arizona naturopathic physician. Dr. Haggard is being prosecuted by the federal government for allegedly prescribing anabolic steroids “outside the usual course of professional practice” and “not for legitimate medical purposes”. Yet Dr. Haggard not only met the standard of care but often established the medical standard of care with off-label prescribing of anabolic steroids supported by scientific and clinical evidence. In a recent communication, Dr. Haggard warned ...
Medical Director of Revolution Medical Center Denied Bail in Steroid Case
United States Magistrate Judge David Baker refused to release Dr. Jesse Haggard at a detention hearing at the U.S. Courthouse in Orlando. Dr. Haggard has been detained without bail as a flight risk pending his transfer to Mobile, Alabama sometime in the next 10-14 days. Federal prosecutors argued that Haggard knew he was under federal investigation at the time he moved to Costa Rica and that Haggard knew he should have surrendered based on postings on his personal blog and legal documents he signed before he left. Magistrate Judge Baker was not influenced by defense arguments that Haggard voluntarily surrendered and ...
Naturopathic Physician Jesse Haggard Fights Steroid Charges in Florida Court
Dr. Jesse Haggard will appear today before United States Magistrate Judge David Baker in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in his first court appearance since voluntarily surrendering to federal authorities on Friday. Haggard will be represented by federal public defender Clarence W. Counts, Jr. Dr. Haggard had been living in Costa Rica for over a year preparing a scientific defense to support the therapeutic use of anabolic steroids during the course of his medical practice. The naturopathic physician moved to Costa Rica with his family to escape the hysteria perpetuated by the local media. Haggard was harrassed and practically ...
iForce Nutrition Served Search Warrant During 2009 Olympia Expo
The FDA served iForce Nutrition and owner Dave Nelson with a search warrant during the course of the 2009 IFBB Olympia Expo. The search warrant was executed in the days following the FDA raid of Bodybuilding.com. Four iForce Nutrition products were listed as "undercover purchases" made at Bodybuilding.com. Both the iForce Nutrition search warrant and the Bodybuilding.com search warrant alleged that these products contain anabolic steroids, unapproved new drugs, and/or misbranded drugs: 1,4 AD Bold 200 (androstenedione), 17a PheraFLEX (Madol), Dymethazine (Superdrol) and Methadrol (Superdrol). The FDA media strategy forced several dietary supplement companies and their owners into the spotlight and made them readily accessible to both federal agents ...
Dr. Jesse Haggard Voluntarily Surrenders to Federal Agents on Steroid Distribution Charges
Dr. Jesse Haggard, the former clinical director of Revolution Medical Centers, will voluntarily surrender to federal agents in Florida on Friday, October 2, 2009. Haggard will be taken into custody at the Orlando International Airport and transported to Alabama where he faces steroid distribution charges. Dr. Haggard was indicted as part of the Applied Pharmacy Services criminal investigation announced in January 2009. The government has accused Haggard of prescribing anabolic steroids "outside the usual course of professional practice" and "not for legitimate medical purposes". However, unlike other doctors similarly prosecuted, Haggard had an indisputable doctor-patient relationship with all of his patients ...
Bodybuilding.com Raided in Criminal Steroid Investigation on Eve of IFBB Olympia Weekend
The federal government continued their steroid witch-hunt targeting the dietary supplement industry with a raid of Bodybuilding.com on Thursday, September 24, 2009. The criminal investigation accuses Bodybuilding.com and its corporate officers of illegal marketing and distributing several anabolic steroids, unapproved new and misbranded drugs labeled fraudulently as dietary supplements, specifically "Madol", "Tren", "Superdrol", "Androstenedione", and "Turinabol". Only androstenedione and Turinabol are legally classified as anabolic steroids; these ingredients were not disclosed on the product labels. The FDA has asserted that Madol, Tren and Superdrol are also anabolic steroids. However, only the DEA has the authority to administratively add these substances to ...
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Guy Ducasse Pleads Guilty to Giving Proviron to a Friend
IFBB pro bodybuilder Guy Ducasse pleaded guilty to one count of distributing the anabolic steroid Proviron (mesterolone). Ducasse testified that he gave the steroid to his friend without charge. The bodybuilder did NOT admit to selling steroids in the plea agreement ("Local bodybuilder pleads guilty to distributing steroids," August 12). A local bodybuilder tied to an ongoing steroid drug ring pleaded guilty to one count of distributing drugs in Tulsa federal court Wednesday morning. During a hearing before U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan Wednesday, Guy Ducasse, 46, pleaded guilty to distributing steroids in 2006, He testified in court that he gave an anabolic ...
Kelly Blair Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Roger Clemens Steroid Book Authors
Kelly Blair, the owner of now-defunct 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness near Houston, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the authors and publisher of "American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime" on the eve of his grand jury testimony in the Roger Clemens perjury investigation. The book was written by the New York Daily News investigative journalism team consisting of Michael O'Keefe, Christian Red, Teri Thompson and Nathaniel Vinton. The suit also names the publisher (Knopf Doubleday) and one previously anonymous source (Robin Dobbins) cited in the book ("Authors and Publisher of Baseball Steroids Book Sued ...
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Jesse Haggard Prosecution, Medical Steroids and Excesses of Steroid Witch-Hunt
Dr. Jesse Haggard is quickly becoming a martyr to the cause of medical steroids. There is no better example of the excesses of the modern day steroid witch-hunt than the federal government’s prosecution of the Arizona naturopathic physician. Dr. Haggard is being prosecuted by the federal government for allegedly prescribing anabolic steroids “outside the usual course of professional practice”... [Read more]
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Dr. Jesse Haggard Voluntarily Surrenders to Federal Agents on Steroid Distribution Charges
Dr. Jesse Haggard, the former clinical director of Revolution Medical Centers, will voluntarily surrender to federal agents in Florida on Friday, October 2, 2009. Haggard will be taken into custody at the Orlando International Airport and transported to Alabama where he faces steroid distribution charges. Dr. Haggard was indicted as part of the Applied Pharmacy Services criminal investigation announced... [Read more]
Bodybuilding.com Raided in Criminal Steroid Investigation on Eve of IFBB Olympia Weekend
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IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Guy Ducasse Pleads Guilty to Giving Proviron to a Friend
IFBB pro bodybuilder Guy Ducasse pleaded guilty to one count of distributing the anabolic steroid Proviron (mesterolone). Ducasse testified that he gave the steroid to his friend without charge. The bodybuilder did NOT admit to selling steroids in the plea agreement (”Local bodybuilder pleads guilty to distributing steroids,” August 12). A local bodybuilder tied to an ongoing steroid... [Read more]
Kelly Blair Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Roger Clemens Steroid Book Authors
Kelly Blair, the owner of now-defunct 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness near Houston, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the authors and publisher of “American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America’s Pastime” on the eve of his grand jury testimony in the Roger Clemens perjury investigation. The book was written by the New York Daily News investigative... [Read more]
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FDA Commissioner Emphasizes Enforcement in Guidance to Supplement Industry
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Smear Campaign Against William Llewellyn Attempts to Discredit Underground Anabolics Book
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New York Times and the (Illegal) Steroid Witch-Hunt in Baseball
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