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Woman tied to Dr. Galea will plead guilty
Posted by Michael David Smith on June 24, 2010 2:06 PM ET
A woman at the center of the investigation into Dr. Anthony Galea, who has been accused of giving performance-enhancing drugs to Commanders receiver Santana Moss and other athletes, has agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to federal agents.
The New York Daily News reports that Mary Anne Catalano, the Canadian woman whose arrest at the border last year led to federal scrutiny into Galea, will plead guilty this afternoon. Smuggling charges against Catalano, who is reportedly cooperating with investigators, have been dropped.
The Catalano case is the latest example of the way the government goes after people connected to performance-enhancing substances not by prosecuting them for possession, but by prosecuting them for lying about it. The athletes tied to BALCO have similarly been prosecuted for lying to investigators and grand juries, rather than for possession of controlled substances.
Catalano was caught crossing the border with human growth hormone in her car in September. She first claimed she was bringing Galea the substance for a demonstration at a medical conference but later reportedly told investigators Galea was going to use the HGH on Moss.
Posted by Michael David Smith on June 24, 2010 2:06 PM ET
A woman at the center of the investigation into Dr. Anthony Galea, who has been accused of giving performance-enhancing drugs to Commanders receiver Santana Moss and other athletes, has agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to federal agents.
The New York Daily News reports that Mary Anne Catalano, the Canadian woman whose arrest at the border last year led to federal scrutiny into Galea, will plead guilty this afternoon. Smuggling charges against Catalano, who is reportedly cooperating with investigators, have been dropped.
The Catalano case is the latest example of the way the government goes after people connected to performance-enhancing substances not by prosecuting them for possession, but by prosecuting them for lying about it. The athletes tied to BALCO have similarly been prosecuted for lying to investigators and grand juries, rather than for possession of controlled substances.
Catalano was caught crossing the border with human growth hormone in her car in September. She first claimed she was bringing Galea the substance for a demonstration at a medical conference but later reportedly told investigators Galea was going to use the HGH on Moss.
