A Westerly resident has been charged with steroid trafficking and money laundering in a federal court in Providence, Rhode Island.
Evan Speck, 34, of Charlestown, has agreed to plead guilty to possession with the intent to distribute steroids, distribution of a misbranded drug, and money laundering, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court.
Speck will forfeit 3 firearms and a total of $17,954 in cash seized during a court-authorized search executed on March 20, 2017. He will also forfeit a sum of money equal to the total value of forfeitable assets, in the amount of $536,000, based on his narcotics trafficking.
According to court documents, the government and Speck have agreed that for the purpose of calculating the appropriate sentencing guideline range, the amount of steroids relevant to count one of the information is the equivalent of 79.99 kilograms of marijuana; the defendant possessed a dangerous weapon in connection with drug trafficking; and the defendant distributed an anabolic steroid to an athlete.
Speck’s guilty plea is the result of an investigation by the Rhode Island FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Task Force, IRS Criminal Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Speck will face statutory penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment, a fine of $500,000, and a term of supervised release of 3 years for possession with the intent to distribute steroids. He will face statutory penalties of up to 3 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and a term of supervised release of 1 year for distribution of a misbranded drug. He will face statutory penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment, a fine of $500,000, and a term of supervised release of 3 years for money laundering.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dulce Donovan and Mary E. Rogers.
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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