DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - Christopher Crotty is the second of two defendants to plead guilty for importing anabolic steroids from Asia, repackaging them, and selling them to customers in North Texas and across the country through the U.S. mail.
Ryan Conor Savage started doing this in 2015. Crotty joined him in 2017. The pair collected payment via wire transfers. At one point, they had nearly 40,000 doses of steroids.
As part of a plea agreement, Savage agreed to forfeit property purchased with proceeds of the steroids distribution, including a McLaren coupe, a Cargo Mate trailer, a Ford truck and about $15,000 in cash.
"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to enforcing the drug laws across the full spectrum of illegal narcotics, and to protecting the public from illegal trafficking of all kinds," said DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Division Clyde E. Shelley, Jr.. "The investigation and prosecution of Savage's and Crotty's imported steroids distribution scheme will provide a deterrent to others looking to follow a similar path."
Savage is slated to be sentenced on April 22, 2019, and Crotty is scheduled to be sentenced on August 8, 2019. Each faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Boudreau is prosecuting the case.