Steroid Bust in Texas - Lee Thompson was involved???

[Ron]

This is not true - Lee Thompson was never involved in this at all this week. In fact, Lee is in Denver this past week.  Brock operated his Smoothie Factory's shops for him, and that is the connection. Just because Lee owns the Smoothie Factory where Brock worked does not mean he is involved. But all Lee did was hire the guy, and nothing else. End of story.  This blog was ammended already, but people keep posting it out there, so lets just get it clear.  Lee is fine and has nothing to do with this crap!

Lets get the facts straight please... but posting this saying he is involved isnt cool to him nor his family.

The arrests of over 50 individuals in Fort Bend and Harris counties today constituted one of the largest steroid busts ever in Southwest Texas.  This operation, now known as “Farmacia de Juicy Phruit” began at 4:30am and continued throughout the day on Wednesday. According to Tim Johnson, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, the ringleader of this operation is Charles Brook Faulkenhagen, owner and operator of Fitness Consultants, a Sugar Land-based company.  Faulkenhagen used this company to unlawfully import substances such as Human Growth Hormone.

Currently, it appears as though most of these arrests have originated from substances sold by Faulkenhagen to other parties. Among those arrested was Lee Thompson, head of the Texas NPC and IFBB Head Judge According to Anthony Roberts, “It is unclear right now if he was arrested for possession, distribution, or simply named because some of the people who were arrested had been associated with his chain of gyms, One 2 One Training Center”.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright called it a “loosely-knit organization” that operated out of gyms and fitness centers in Fort Bend and Harris counties. Wright said 49 suspects face state charges and 17 face federal charges ranging from manufacturing to selling, possessing and distributing illegal drugs to include steroids, xanax, marijuana, Ecstasy, Viagra and vicoden. Arrests also took place in Dallas, Georgia and Florida.

[RPF]

MELTDOWN

[Tre]

I didn't see a Lee Thompson mugshot. 

[240 is Back]

Which blog reported Thompson was involved?

[polychronopolous]

I've been trying to tell them Ron but no one ever listens to poly.

[Ron]

http://www.steroidtimes.com/operation-farmacia-de-juicy-phruit-updated/2009

This is one of them... but emails and posts keep coming up, etc...  it seems his connection with Brock might look suspicious since Brock was his manager of his smoothie factory. But saying he distributed drugs is uncool and unfair to his family.

http://www.khou.com/perl/common/slideshow/sspop.pl?recid=16558&nextimage=0

Some of the mug shots and names

ASCENZI, Brad
BOGGS, Joesph L.
BRAMLET, Winston
BROUSSARD, Victor
BROWN, Michael Carl
CANTON, Jeremy
CHOLEWA, Michael
DISNEY, Michael Dwayne Jr
EHLER, Donald Gene
FIKES, Brian Thomas
GEISELMAN, John Christopher
GONZALES, Jason Nicholas
HARRIS, Zachary
HELMBOLD, Damian
HEBERT, Bevan Brooks
HOLMES, Craig Thomas
HOPPER, Ronald Thomas
KONIKOWSKI, Adam
LEGENDRE, Corey Neil
MARTIN, David Wayne
MCCALLAY, Terry Shane
MCCORMICK, Derrell
MCCORMICK, Madeline Magreta
MURPHY, Alan
NYAN, Neyu
PETERSON, Kevin Lynn
PETRY, Vyron Darsel
PRENGER, Fred
PROVENZANO, Joshua Lee
RAMIREZ, Arthur M.
RANKIN, Thomas Joseph III
RICHARDSON, Vernon Albert
RINCON, Jorge E.
RODRIGUEZ, Oscar Reynaldo
Rosser, Lance
SHARIFI, Neima
SHARIFI, Shervin Joshua
STUHR, Micah
VILLARREAL, Christopher
WHITEMAN, Kurt Randall
WOODS, Johnny Ray

[jesusbod]

None of these people look like they work out.

[karu]

I heard that none of the NPC/IFBB was involved, since steroids are against their rules.

[Ron]

I heard that none of the NPC/IFBB was involved, since steroids are against their rules.

Yes, correct - I am worried about the NFL, NBA and MLB - since steroids are also against their rules, and opinions that half of them are using something.... wow - excellent insight there Karu....

[G o a t b o y]

Ron, unlike others on here, I completely believe texasbubba Lee wasn't involved.  I know it wasn't the Bubba, it was his "brother-in-law"! 

[Stormcloud]

Millard Baker is at it again, accusing Lee of being involved in the Texas Steroid Case. Well, now he says this is proof that he was involved.


NPC Texas Chairman Lee Thompson Indicted on Federal Steroid Conspiracy Charges




NPC Texas Chairman and IFBB Judge Lee Thompson was indicted on anabolic steroid conspiracy charges by a federal grand jury on April 30, 2009 in United States District Court for the South District of Texas. Court documents confirm the rumors that Timothy Lee Thompson aka Lee Thompson was one of the individuals facing federal charges in the Operation Farmacia de Juicy Phruit drug bust led by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Department and the DEA. Lee Thompson was charged with one count of “conspiracy to manufacture and possess with the intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of anabolic steroids, a Schedule III controlled substance (21 USC 841(a)(1); 841(b)(1)(D); and 846)”. *

Lee Thompson, the owner of One-2-One Training Centers in the Houston area, was previously publicly identified only as the “gym owner” arrested in the steroid bust. His identity was “unsealed” following his arrest. Lee Thompson is one of 22 co-defendants named along with Charles Brock Falkenhagen, the primary suspect in the investigation, in a superseding federal indictment. The superseding indictment included 46 counts involving the distribution of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, hydrocodone, MDMA and money laundering. It is important to note that Thompson ONLY faces a single steroid conspiracy charge while Falkenhagen was named on each of the 46 counts.

Thompson was the third person arrested in the federal case; he appeared in court and was released on $50,000 unsecured bond the day prior to the highly-publicized execution of several dozen state and federal arrest warrants in steroid raids in the Houston area on May 27, 2009. Brock Falkenhagen and Richard Troy Daniell Jr. were arrested the previous week on May 20, 2009. Thompson’s arraignment was set for June 1, 2009 at 10:00am.

Lee Thompson’s indictment regardless of his guilt or innocence, is troubling news for competitive bodybuilding organizations including NPC Texas, NPC and the IFBB given his high-profile position within the organizations. The National Physique Committee (NPC) and International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) may have hoped to have this information suppressed in their own self-interest. However, full disclosure is clearly in the best interests of personal trainers, fitness professionals, gym owners, contest promoters and others involved in the network of competitive bodybuilding . After all, they are most likely to be affected by the increasing attention by law enforcement to steroids in bodybuilding (especially in Texas).

The immediate concern for the NPC and IFBB is the impact that Thompson’s legal problems will have on his promotion of the NPC Texas State Naturals Bodybuilding Championship (Jul. 18), NPC Texas State Bodybuilding Championships (Oct. 24) and IFBB Houston Pro Fitness/Figure/Bikini contest (Aug. 29).  Thompson’s legal issues could also potentially bring increased attention by law enforcement upon the the bodybuilders competing at these contests especially since the aforementioned contests are all held in Fort Bend County.

Recent steroid investigations in Oklahoma and Texas have shown that local law enforcement, with the cooperation of the DEA and other federal agencies, is willing to infiltrate loosely organized networks of competitive bodybuilders and prosecute bodybuilders for what amounts to mere steroid possession. At present, the Operation Farmacia de Juicy Phruit steroid investigation reveals that state and federal law enforcement agencies are also engaged in targeting gym owners, personal trainers and their clients on steroid conspiracy and steroid possession charges. Gym owners and personal trainers who are asked by clients to “hook them up” with a local gym sources could open themselves up to conspiracy charges even though they have no direct involvement in the steroid dealing; this type of assistance is not uncommon in the bodybuilding community. Given the widespread use of anabolic steroids and ancillary drugs in competitive bodybuilding, gym owners and personal trainers that cater to this demographic may be at greater risk of scrutiny.

The single charge against Lee Thompson arises from his relationship with Brock Falkenhagen. It appears that Thompson had legitimate business relationships with Falkenhagen that may have involved the Smoothie Factory franchise(s) located in Sugar Land, Texas. The nature of the business relationship is unclear at this point. Some sources suggest that Thompson owned the franchises and Falkenhagen was simply employed by Thompson. It appears more likely that Falkenhagen and his wife were the owners although Thompson may have been an investor. The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce identifies Brock Falkenhagen as the owner and Falkenhagen’s wife has identified herself as the owner on her MySpace page. Thompson appeared along with the Falkenhagen couple at the grand opening of the Smoothie Factory in Sugar Land.

Lee Thompson’s relationship with Falkenhagen along with his high-profile involvement with NPC and IFBB bodybuilding appear to have made him vulnerable to investigation. Investigators may have targeted Thompson as the possible nexus between Brock Falkenhagen (steroid supply) and the competitive bodybuilding/commercial gyms (steroid demand). But the nature and strength of the evidence acquired to support the government’s theory of conspiracy in the case of Lee Thompson has not been made public.

Lee Thompson faces a penalty of “not more than twenty years imprisonment; and a fine not more than $250,000; and not more than two years supervised release; $100 special assessment.”

[G o a t b o y]

Well, well...  seems texasbubba was busted after all! 

[gordiano]

Well, well...  seems texasbubba was busted after all! 

It wasn't him.....


it was his brother in law! 

[GetItOnNY]

Gordiano Hany loves all men.
Also Gordiano what do you think of this stack.Plazmosis,Rogaine, and Propecia?
I think with the Plazmosis alone I should put on 30-35lbs of muscle, just imagine if I added the other 2.We are talking a Mr O type of stack, lol

[Millard Baker]

Millard Baker is at it again, accusing Lee of being involved in the Texas Steroid Case. Well, now he says this is proof that he was involved.

This is the first time I ever mentioned anything about Lee Thompson.

[Tre]

Millard Baker is at it again...

Who is Millard Baker?

[emn1964]

Who is Millard Baker?

Who is Tre?

[TheBlockHead]

 The late David Jacobs (Rest In Peace) told me a while back that he predicted something like this would happen to him. True Story!



 - Block!

[Tre]

 The late David Jacobs (Rest In Peace) told me a while back that he predicted something like this would happen to him. True Story!

Indicted on drug charges for being part-owner of a smoothie shop? 

Gotta love America. 

Remind me why we're paying all those extra taxes again?

[emn1964]

Indicted on drug charges for being part-owner of a smoothie shop? 

Gotta love America. 

Remind me why we're paying all those extra taxes again?

You can let go of Lee's nutsack now Tre, he can't help you any more...

[G o a t b o y]

So if texasbubba gets convicted and sent away, will there be a Houston pro show next year?

[Big_Tymer]

i didnt know such outstanding ifbb / npc officials engaged in such shady law breaking behavior.

[the big fan]

Tre , those taxes are because of the man you voted for presdent

[bigdumbbell]

i feel sorry for Leeanne

[Tre]

Tre , those taxes are because of the man you voted for presdent

Thanks, Obama! 




















 

You can let go of Lee's nutsack now Tre, he can't help you any more...

That there should be a presumption of guilt because he's the owner of a smoothie shop only underscores the insanity running rampant in America today. 

I'm not content to just sit and take it. 

Plus, I got a Muscle Mansion to protect!!