Five Charged in $500K Steroid Conspiracy

Five individuals are under federal indictment for running a multi-year anabolic steroid trafficking ring across Florida and beyond, authorities announced today. The operation, tied to the nationwide crackdown known as Operation Total Package, has unsealed charges against Donald McCloud Long, 50, Sarah Ann Long, 33, Armando F. Aman, 37—all of Jacksonville—and Shelby Travis Phillips, 26, of Savannah, GA. Taylor Salvione, 25, from Gloversville, NY, faces a separate but related charge in the same conspiracy.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the defendants conspired from December 2013 through September 27, 2016, to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids—classified as a Schedule III controlled substance. Salvione’s alleged involvement ran from March 2015 to April 2016. Each defendant now faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $500,000 fine if convicted.

The indictment details a coordinated network using mail, digital communications, and interstate transport to move illicit performance-enhancing drugs. The scheme attracted scrutiny from federal investigators who tracked shipments, financial flows, and encrypted communications over several years. At the heart of the bust was a web of clandestine labs, drop points, and shell identities used to evade detection.

Operation Total Package, spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), brought together a coalition of federal and local agencies. Partners included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Customs and Border Patrol, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Beach Police, Green Cove Springs Police, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency—highlighting the reach and complexity of the investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Kelly S. Karase is prosecuting the case, emphasizing the government’s crackdown on underground steroid markets that feed into gyms, amateur athletics, and online black markets. “This wasn’t just about bodybuilding,” Karase stated in a press briefing. “This was a structured criminal enterprise profiting off illegal drugs that carry serious health risks.”

An indictment is not a conviction—each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Still, the charges mark a significant blow to a trafficking ring that operated under the radar for nearly three years. Court dates are pending as federal prosecutors prepare for trial.

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