Wednesday 31, Oct 2007
Officer cleared in steroids probe - what?
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ok so because he’s on the Police force, he’s cleared of steroids use ? LOL! why not just test the damn guy. I don’t see how that’s fair; police is going to buy steroids to keep people safe , but they get off scott free??? Doesn’t seem fair, he clearly got the SAME Prescription for steroid use as everyone else, but his is LEGAL???!!
So can someone explain what the difference here is???
A veteran city narcotics detective implicated in a nationwide steroids probe has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Detective Richard Gould, 42, was legally exonerated following an investigation by a special prosecutor assigned to the case.
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“He’s just glad this is over,” said Gould’s attorney, Cheryl Coleman.
Gould, who remains on desk duty, still faces internal disciplinary charges following a departmental investigation, said Police Chief James W. Tuffey.
But he’s no longer facing the prospect of criminal charges for obtaining performance-enhancing drugs — including human growth hormone — at his Albany home.
Gould, a 17-year veteran of the Albany Police Department, received the drugs from Signature Compounding Pharmacy in Orlando, which was raided by investigators for Albany County District Attorney David Soares on Feb. 27.
The raid was the climax of a wide-ranging probe into Internet sales of steroids delivered to recipients ranging from Gould to professional baseball and NFL players.
Coleman never denied that the detective obtained anabolic steroids. She said Gould needed the drugs for home therapy because of a medical condition. Coleman has not publicly disclosed the nature of the condition.
Since June, the attorney has insisted Gould did not break any laws. The special prosecutor, Albany attorney Paul F. Edwards, agreed.
“After careful examination of all available evidence, I have concluded that no criminal charge is appropriate,” he stated in a letter to Coleman dated Oct. 24. “Accordingly, I am closing my file.”
Edwards could not be reached Tuesday. Coleman on Tuesday said the matter “never should have gotten this far.”
Heather Orth, a spokeswoman for Soares, declined to comment.
Gould, an Albany High School graduate and one-time NFL offensive line prospect, joined the department in 1990. Known to some by the nickname “RoboCop,” he’s made hundreds of arrests as one of the city’s better-known narcotics officers.
The Times Union first reported in February that a city detective was caught up in the steroids probe, but did not identify him because there were no allegations of wrongdoing at the time.
Investigators learned of Gould’s involvement after they searched the Manhattan home office of a doctor who wrote prescriptions for a Texas wellness clinic. Many months later, after they sifted through mounds of records, they found information signaling Gould’s orders for steroids.
Gould received 300 syringes — as well as somatropin, winstrol and testosterone — at his home, according to court papers documenting a Dec. 15, 2005, prescription.
Court papers show the prescription came from Cellular Nucleonic Advantage, a so-called wellness clinic outside Houston. Its operators have since shut down their business and have since pleaded guilty to felony charges. Gould received three shipments from the Orlando pharmacy between December 2005 and last August, court papers showed. Gould’s link to the steroids investigation surfaced publicly in June, adding a new chapter to already existing tensions between Albany’s top prosecutor and its police chief.
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Monday 29, Oct 2007
Who Takes Steroids? 30 Year-Old White Guys — THE TRUTH
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the real people who take steroids or buy steroids are simple people , 30 year old white males with a good job purchase these drugs! NOT 18 year old ghetto crackheads! Anabolic steroids aren’t a joke, and these people are well educated about steroid abuse and steroid information.
A new study on anabolic steroid usage has pinpointed Wired’s demographic as the primary users of the substances.
Contrary to the steroid-user image epitomized by pro athletes like Barry Bonds, the survey of over 2,000 male steroid users found that the typical user was “30 years old, well-educated, and earning an above average income in a white collar occupation.”
On the other hand, perhaps Wired’s readers are like its writers, in which case the other attributes of steroid users — driven as well as dedicated to gym attendance and diet — are qualities that we can only wish for.
The study, which appears today in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, pinpointed the desire for more muscle mass, strength, and physical attractiveness as the primary drivers of usage, not increases in athletic performance. Other “significant” factors driving men to take steroids were “increased confidence, decreased fat, improved mood, and attraction of sexual partners.” Curiously, side effects like shrunken testicles, baldness, and back acne were left off the list.
The desire for muscle mass for muscle mass’ sake appears to be a relatively new phenomenon that some researchers link to changes in marketing around male body image. Just as Barbie’s waist line has shrunk while her chest has grown, GI Joe’s biceps (scaled to human size) grew from 12.2 inches in 1973 to 26.8 inches in 1998.
The study’s authors questioned whether you could shoehorn steroid usage patterns into the traditional substance abuse paradigm. The steroid users planned their steroid use to maximize its benefits within their otherwise healthy lifestyles.
“This is simply not a style or pattern of use we typically see when we examine substance abuse” said Jack Darkes, Ph.D, a co-author.
The study also could help drive changes in public health efforts to stop anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) use. Most outreach has focused on the Varsity Blues demographic, not the Office Space demographic.
“The focus on ‘cheating’ athletes and at risk youth has led to irrelevant policy as it relates to the predominant group of non-medical AAS users,” said Rick Collins, another author of the study. “The vast majority of AAS users are not athletes.”
Though accurate numbers for drug abuse are hard to produce, a National Institute on Drug Abuse study found that about 1 million Americans had used anabolic steroids.
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Monday 29, Oct 2007
Innovative-Research (IBE) Contacted by Feds in regards to Raw Deal….
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From an e-mail they sent out. I think it’s actually kind of funny that they are under the impression that the “goverment” is not under the correct impression regarding the nature of peptides, and that they’re going to work “dilegently” to elucidate matters.
As if the Feds would knock on someone’s door if they didn’t think they had a case, or didn’t understand what a particular type of drug is. Anyway, here’s the e-mail IBE/Innovative-Research has sent out to their customers:
Dear Innovative Research Customer,
We wanted to update all Innovative Research customers about our current End of Summer Sale shipping delays. We had a very large response to our End of Summer Sale and were experiencing some shipping delays. Unfortunately, we have also now been effected by the recent “Operation Raw Deal” enforcement efforts. There is nothing to be alarmed about as the only reason Innovative Research has been contacted in this enforcement is due to the IGF and peptides we currently sell. It seems as though the goverment has an incorrect impression of the nature of IGF and the peptides we and other similar companies are selling. We are working dilegently to resolve this matter and want to assure eveyone not to have any worries about receiving their orders.
We ask for all customers to be patient because everyone will receive the orders they have paid for. Anyone of our customers who were with us during Hurricane Katrina know that we honored every order and did not stop until every order was accounted for and with this National Disaster we will do the same.Thank you for your patience,
Innovative Research Admin
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Wednesday 24, Oct 2007
probation for selling steroids?
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interesting, I wonder who he rolled on????
A Colleyville man who sold steroids to an undercover police officer last year has been sentenced to four years’ probation, authorities said.
But he still went to jail.
Bryan Pomeroy, 22, was taken into custody Monday afternoon after being sentenced to 30 days because he was on probation when he was arrested in the drug case.
In the steroids case, Pomeroy pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and delivery of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to four years’ probation with deferred adjudication for each charge.
Deferred adjudication means the felony conviction would be dropped if he completes probation, but the arrest will remain on his record.
Pomeroy was also fined $400 on each charge, and he must allow his probation officer to search his home for alcohol and drugs after he’s released from jail, according to Tarrant County criminal court records.
Pomeroy was arrested in July 2006 when authorities raided his home in the 4100 block of Beckley Court in Colleyville. Just days before the raid, Pomeroy sold testosterone to an undercover officer. He was released after posting $22,500 bail.
Authorities said at the time of the raid there were at least five types of steroids in the home.
Pomeroy was on probation on two misdemeanor assault charges when he was arrested, a prosecutor said Monday.