Three defendants arrested as part of the largest illegal steroid investigation in history were sentenced in a federal court on Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri. Bryan G. Wilson, 40, of Kansas Cityand formerly of Columbia, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in federal prison. His ex-wife, April Jones, 35, of Columbia was sentenced to six months. Neither sentence carries the possibility of parole.
They were arrested in 2007 as part of Operation Juice Box, which was conducted by various Missouri law enforcement agencies. This was a part of Operation Raw Deal, a federal effort that targeted international trafficking of anabolic steroids and its raw materials coming mainly from China.
Wilson pleaded guilty in August 2008 for charges of conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Former Columbia man sentenced for dealing illegal steroids - Columbia Missourian