Bryan Wilson, 40, a former resident of Columbia but now lives in Kansas City was sentenced to two years and eleven months in federal prison. April Jones, 35, his former wife, faces only six months of imprisonment. Both sentences are not entitled to a parole.

The third defendant is Jason Varner, 35, of Jefferson City. He attempted to buy steroids worth $10,000. His case was separate although related to the two previous cases. He received three years probation with three months house arrest.

The three were a part of the largest illegal steroids investigation on history in 2007. The operation was called “Operation Juice Box”. This was a part of “Operation Raw Deal”. It targets anabolic steroids trafficking as well as the import of raw materials mainly from China.

Wilson and his ex-wife used to deal steroids illegally from 2003 to September 15, 2007. Wilson was arrested on September 15 where he was found to possess one kilogram of raw steroid powder at the Nifong UPS store.

Wilson faces charges of conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jones, on the other hand, faces one count of money laundering.

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Last year’s Operation Raw Deal continues to claim quarry. This time, it’s a couple.

The conviction is the result of Operation Raw Deal, an international investigation that targets the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of anabolic steroids and its raw materials. The raw materials were mainly sourced from China. Raw Deal’s related investigation in the Western District of Missouri is dubbed Operation Juice Box.

From Columbia Tribune:

April Dawn Wilson, 33, entered her plea in front of Magistrate Judge William Knox a day after her ex-husband pleaded guilty to his role in an international anabolic steroids bust from last year. She was indicted by a federal grand jury in September.

The former couple admitted they participated in a conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids from 2003 until Sept. 15 and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney John Wood’s office.

According to reports, it was in February 2007 when Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents in California identified Wilson as an underground lab operator in the distribution trade of anabolic steroids. Wilson was subsequently entrapped in September after picking up a package containing raw steroid powder. The package was sent from China to a Columbia UPS store.

Wilson conducted his illegal trade by ordering raw chemicals and steroid powders online, manufactured them right at makeshift lab in his home and sent them via mail across the country.

Their distribution business was reportedly good. The couple had several accounts, and to disguise their money laundering activity they commingled their legitimate income with the money from drug proceeds.

From 2002 through 2007, April Wilson admitted, they deposited a total of $874,023 into those bank accounts, including $519,402 in cash deposits. She also confessed that she used a $15,000 cashier’s check of drug money as payment for a Noble M12 sports car in November 2005.

Tags: April Day Wilson, Bryan Wilson, conviction of steroid dealers, Operation Juice Box, Operation Raw Deal

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