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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Steroids dealer boasts sales to Nats, Caps

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Richard Thomas, 35, and Sandra Thomas, 49, were charged Tuesday with steroid possession and several other drug counts. Evidence (below) includes thousands of does of steroids.

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By Tim Lemke

A husband and wife arrested in one of the largest steroid raids in Florida history say they sold the illegal performance-enhancing substances to players on the Washington Nationals and Washington Capitals.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday arrested Richard and Sandra Thomas on 10 counts of steroid possession with intent to distribute, 10 counts of importing the drugs and one count of maintaining a dwelling for drug sales.

Mr. Thomas told detectives that he sold steroids to professional athletes in several sports and named the Capitals and Nationals as teams whose players were his clients, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

" 'Name the sport - if they played it, I sold it,' " Sheriff Judd said Mr. Thomas told detectives. "Then [he] went further and specifically mentioned two professional sports teams from the Washington, D.C., area whose players he had sold steroids to - the D.C. Nationals baseball team and the Washington Capitals hockey team."

Mr. Thomas did not, however, provide the names of specific players or say when any sales occurred. Authorities said they had no evidence to support the claim and that they are investigating the matter.

Capitals President Dick Patrick said the team still is collecting information but at this point sees no credibility in the claim.

"We have no reason to believe there is any merit to the story, but the National Hockey League and the Washington Capitals take all such allegations seriously," Mr. Patrick said.

Bill Daly, the NHL's deputy commissioner, said the league will conduct an investigation and that both the league and the club are cooperating with law enforcement officials.

The investigative unit of Major League Baseball will conduct an inquiry on behalf of the Nationals, league spokesman Rick Levin said.

Nationals President Stan Kasten said he had faith in the league's anti-drug policy, which includes frequent testing of players and penalties for those who fail.

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