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Virginia man producing dangerous anabolic steroids and masking agents in his basement, selling them on social media, sentenced to prison

November 18, 2019

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Alexandria man was sentenced to five years in prison for manufacturing and distributing anabolic steroids and money laundering. According to court documents, John Russell Kestel, 38, ran an anabolic steroid manufacturing and distribution conspiracy for at least three years. Kestel imported raw steroid powders from China...