While a list of names is not yet available, according to Sports Illustrated, “Federal law enforcement officials have alerted a number of world-class athletes to expect grand jury subpoenas in the case against Canadian physician Anthony Galea, three sources familiar with the investigation tell SI.com. While it is unclear which athletes and how many will be subpoenaed, it is an indication that the multi-agency, federal investigation of Galea is progressing. According to a December story in The New York Times, Galea’s medical assistant told investigators that he had administered performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes.”
Galea, a native of Toronto, faces charges in Canada of conspiring to smuggle human growth hormone (HGH) and the drug Actovegin into the U.S., conspiracy to smuggle prohibited goods into Canada, unlawfully selling Actovegin, and smuggling goods into Canada in violation of the Customs Act. The doctor’s client list includes Tiger Woods, U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, Broncos quarterback Chris Simms, former Browns running back Jamal Lewis, and Mets shortstop Jose Reyes.
At his now infamous “Statement of Principles to the Press” of last week, Woods denied using steroids or PEDs. Woods is reputed to have received controversial blood platelet spinning procedures on his knee. Woods is presently in recovery of sex and prescription drug addiction, and is taking an indefinite leave of golf. Some golf writers are apready pressuring PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem for an opinion on whether Woods’s prescription drug addiction exposes hi to possible suspension on the PGA Tour.
