The 32-year-old James Charles Rivera was sentenced to 8 years in prison for leading a scheme to distribute steroids around the world and launder the proceeds through cash and cryptocurrency.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, James Rivera using the moniker "JuicePal", arranged the distribution of steroids to at least 43 states, as well as Canada, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom and countries in the European Union.
Rivera conducted the operation from the UK, while accomplices in the United States handled steroid manufacturing, shipping, receiving cash payments and forwarding money to Rivera.
The drug trafficking operation was ended by the defendant's arrest on December 10, 2021, by HSI agents at the John F. Kennedy International Airport.
He pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in February 2023. In his plea agreement, Rivera admitted he and his accomplices processed thousands of orders from 2018 to late 2021. They reportedly received a total of at least 450.974 bitcoins from the sales.
So all the people going to Tijuana, Mexico to buy steroids are committing a crime? Or is "using the internet" what has these soyboys upset...