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27 Charged in $100B Horse Racing Doping Rings, New York 2020
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the unsealing of four indictments charging 27 individuals with widespread doping of racehorses competing across the United States and abroad.
The defendants, who were charged in four separate indictments, allegedly engaged in the systematic and covert administration of illegal performance-enhancing drugs to enhance the racing performance of horses beyond their natural ability.
Of the 27 defendants, 19 – including trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis – are charged in an indictment detailing four conspiracies to manufacture, distribute, and administer adulterated or misbranded drugs, which has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.
The investigation, which was led by the FBI New York Joint Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, revealed the cruelty and inhumane treatment of horses that were subjected to doping as a way to cheat the odds and rake in millions of dollars.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea commended the NYPD investigators, working with federal partners, for carrying out a meticulous and important investigation that put the lives of horses at the center of an alleged plot to cheat.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman stated, “Today’s unsealing of four indictments for widespread doping of racehorses is the largest ever of its kind. These defendants engaged in this conduct not for the love of the sport, and certainly not out of concern for the horses, but for money. And it was the racehorses that paid the price for the defendants’ greed.”
The care and respect due to the animals competing, as well as the integrity of racing, are matters of deep concern to the people of this District and to this Office.
The defendants charged in the four indictments include: Jorge Navarro, Jason Servis, Seth Fishman, Louis Grasso, Scott Robinson, Scott Mangini, and Sarah Izhaki, among others.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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