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A South Carolina man has pled guilty to federal narcotics charges.
According to a press statement, John Franklin Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pled guilty to one count of introducing a novel substance into interstate commerce to deceive and mislead, as well as one count of unlawfully producing and selling anabolic steroids.
He was the proprietor of a supplement firm that produced and transported unlicensed medications and illicit steroids to bodybuilders.
As part of a plea deal, Cochcroft will lose more than $200,000 in earnings from the sale of illegal nutritional supplements...
"Through its process of assessing pharmaceuticals for effectiveness and safety, the FDA performs a critical role in protecting the country." Individuals who circumvent that process endanger the public's health and must be held responsible," said U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh. "My office is dedicated to protecting the communities of the Western District of Virginia from individuals and businesses that sell potentially harmful items laced with unlawful controlled narcotics, and I am thankful to the FDA-OCI for their hard work on this case."
According to the announcement, Cochcroft acknowledged to marketing to the country's bodybuilding and fitness groups, claiming that his "dietary supplements" would boost muscle growth.
He also acknowledged to manufacturing and marketing multiple items containing a steroid known as a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator, or SARM.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, SARMs may cause serious adverse effects such as liver damage, heart attack, and stroke.
Officials said Cochcroft intended to deceive and defraud the government and consumers by manufacturing, marketing, and selling these types of products using multiple addresses with fictitious business names, collaborating with Chinese suppliers to mislabel drug products as foodstuffs, and purposefully failing to obtain FDA approval for products.
Various goods containing anabolic steroids, which are designated as Schedule III prohibited drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, were confiscated as part of the investigation.
According to a press statement, John Franklin Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pled guilty to one count of introducing a novel substance into interstate commerce to deceive and mislead, as well as one count of unlawfully producing and selling anabolic steroids.
He was the proprietor of a supplement firm that produced and transported unlicensed medications and illicit steroids to bodybuilders.
As part of a plea deal, Cochcroft will lose more than $200,000 in earnings from the sale of illegal nutritional supplements...
"Through its process of assessing pharmaceuticals for effectiveness and safety, the FDA performs a critical role in protecting the country." Individuals who circumvent that process endanger the public's health and must be held responsible," said U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh. "My office is dedicated to protecting the communities of the Western District of Virginia from individuals and businesses that sell potentially harmful items laced with unlawful controlled narcotics, and I am thankful to the FDA-OCI for their hard work on this case."
According to the announcement, Cochcroft acknowledged to marketing to the country's bodybuilding and fitness groups, claiming that his "dietary supplements" would boost muscle growth.
He also acknowledged to manufacturing and marketing multiple items containing a steroid known as a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator, or SARM.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, SARMs may cause serious adverse effects such as liver damage, heart attack, and stroke.
Officials said Cochcroft intended to deceive and defraud the government and consumers by manufacturing, marketing, and selling these types of products using multiple addresses with fictitious business names, collaborating with Chinese suppliers to mislabel drug products as foodstuffs, and purposefully failing to obtain FDA approval for products.
Various goods containing anabolic steroids, which are designated as Schedule III prohibited drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, were confiscated as part of the investigation.
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