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Files seized from the office of Toronto physician Anthony Galea included folders labeled "NFL" and "CFL," according to documents obtained by ESPN.
Authorities also confiscated a large amount of homeopathic drugs, nearly 800 ampoules that had Russian labels affixed, along with a small amount of human growth hormone. The October raid in was in connection to a Canadian investigation into Galea.
"I would imagine you could find that in any doctor's office," Mark Mahoney, Galea's Buffalo-based attorney, told ESPN.
Galea, 50, was indicted by U.S. Department of Justice in May on three counts linked to smuggling pharmaceuticals into the country and lying to investigators. In an indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, authorities alleged Galea unlawfully treated at least one NFL player with HGH.
He faces up to 28 years in prison and fines that could near $1 million if convicted on the three counts linked to smuggling pharmaceuticals into the country and lying to investigators.
The court documents didn't include the names of any patients, but the Washington Post reported that Galea treated Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss with HGH.
Galea has treated several high-profile athletes -- including golfer Tiger Woods and swimmer Dara Torres -- in recent years, many of whom have turned to him for his novel approach treating injuries. He uses a centrifuge to spin the red blood cells from patients and then re-injects to help in healing.
But it's his use of HGH, a drug that's tightly controlled, and the unapproved drug made out of calf's blood, Atovegin, that has drawn the interest of authorities and league officials.
Report: Dr. Anthony Galea Had NFL, CFL Files Seized
Jun 21, 2010 – 6:15 PM
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