CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Five individuals have been convicted and sentenced in federal court for unlawful steroid distribution.
Carl R. Benedict, 50, Anthony F. DiDomenico, III, 29, both of Morgantown, Richard J. Pinelli, Jr., 28, of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, Joseph B. Greco, 27, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, and Derek S. Starn, 34, of Bridgeport, each pleaded guilty to a criminal Information charging them with one count of Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance “Testosterone.”
They were each sentenced to probation for a period of six months.
The United States Postal Service, the FDA, the Mon Metro Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the DEA investigated.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John Parr prosecuted the case on behalf of the government, while U.S. Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull presided.