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0 2 - 0 6 - 2 0 0 5 Two men indicted on charges of trafficking steroids
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
SEATTLE -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Snohomish County men on charges they obtained anabolic steroids from pharmacies in Mexico and provided them to personal trainers and others in Washington and Oregon.
Franklin Curtis Witter, 45, of Marysville, and Edward John Suden, 45, of Edmonds, were arrested Wednesday morning following a one-year investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. Witter made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court Wednesday afternoon, while Suden was scheduled to make his first appearance Thursday.
According to investigators, Witter and Suden imported the drugs from pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico, and distributed them primarily in Snohomish County, but also in King County, which includes Seattle; Moses Lake, in central Washington; and Portland, Ore.
Some of those who helped Witter and Suden distribute the drugs were personal trainers employed by fitness centers, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. As part of the investigation, injectable anabolic steroids were sold to undercover officers in Snohomish County.
The indictment charges the men with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Witter is also charged with conspiracy to launder $100,000 from the drug sales.
The first charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine. The latter carries up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $500,000 or twice the value of the money laundered.
1 8 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 5 Man pleads guilty in steroid case
By Jim Haley SEATTLE - An Edmonds man pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids obtained from pharmacies in Mexico and sold to personal trainers in Washington and Oregon. Edward John Suden, 45, was one of two Snohomish County men indicted in May by a federal grand jury in connection with the case, following more than a year- long investigation by federal and local investigators. He's scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 7 by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly. The maximum penalty is five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. However, federal lawyers are expected to recommend either probation or a relatively short prison sentence, according to the plea agreement with Suden. A second defendant, Franklin Curtis Witter, 45, of Marysville, remains charged in the case. The two men were arrested June 1. Suden admitted that beginning in February 2004, he agreed with Witter and others to distribute the anabolic steroids and other controlled substances. In addition, according to the plea, he distributed them and collected drug debts from at least three others. The "defendant knew that he was collecting money owed to Witter as part of the conspiracy to distribute controlled substances," the agreement states. The charge alleges the two men imported the steroids and powerful painkillers from pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico, and distributed them primarily in Snohomish County. Some of the drugs also were sold in King County, Moses Lake and in Portland, Ore., court documents say. Some who helped the sales were personal trainers who worked for fitness centers, according to the indictment. As part of the investigation, anabolic steroids were sold to undercover members of the Snohomish Country Regional Drug Task Force. The investigation started with an anonymous tip that a trainer at 24-Hour Fitness on Evergreen Way in Everett had been selling steroids. When the trainer was arrested in March 2004, the gym fired him. Witter also is charged with conspiracy to distribute steroids and conspiracy to launder $100,000 from drug sales. 2 8 - 0 4 - 2 0 0 6 Marysville man gets 2-1/2-year term for steroid dealing
By Christine Clarridge A bodybuilder who distributed steroids to gyms and fitness centers throughout the Northwest was sentenced Thursday to 2 ½ years in prison.
Franklin Curtis Witter, 46, of Marysville pleaded guilty in federal court
last year to conspiracy to import and distribute anabolic steroids and
opiate-based prescription pain medicine, such as oxycodone.
Witter acknowledged he had traveled to Southern California several dozen
times over a period of years to buy the drugs that had been imported from
Tijuana, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Zilly followed the recommendation of prosecutors in sentencing Witter to 2 ½ years. Zilly said the quantity of drugs, the length of time over which they were sold and the number of people affected influenced his decision. "I think this is the minimum sentence given the offense," Zilly said.
According to court documents, Witter and Edward John Suden, 45, of Edmonds
sold anabolic steroids — such as methandrostenolone, Many of the steroids were sold at gyms and fitness centers, including some in King and Snohomish counties, through personal trainers, prosecutors claimed. Prosecutors said they estimated, by conservative standards, that Witter sold more than 46,000 oxycodone tablets. Suden pleaded guilty in July 2005 and was sentenced to three years of probation. In addition to the prison term, Zilly sentenced Witter to three years of supervised probation and recommended that he attend a 500-hour drug-treatment program while in prison. Witter had asked the judge for the opportunity to get treatment, saying he hoped to use his time behind bars to address addictions that fueled the crime. |
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