February 22, 2007
Grand Jury Alleges A Multi-State Steroid Distribution Conspiracy
FEB 22  -- A federal grand jury in Providence has alleged that a New York doctor, a discredited New York doctor, and the owner of a New Jersey pharmaceutical company operated a scheme to illegally prescribe anabolic steroids and human growth hormones for body builders and other customers in Rhode Island and elsewhere.
June W. Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Attorney Robert Clark Corrente, George P. Hemmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, Douglas A. Bricker, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, and Peter Zegarac, Inspector in Charge of the Postal Inspection Service jointly announced an 80-count indictment that alleges illegal drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering. The grand jury returned the indictment yesterday in U.S. District Court, Providence.
The indictment charges 
Daniel McGlone , 54, of North Brunswick, New Jersey, and 
Ana Maria Santi , 68, of Queens, New York. Victor Mariani, a New York physician, is named in the indictment but charged separately with participating in the same conspiracy.