
Man Admits to Selling Unapproved Bodybuilding Drugs in Montana
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - A Tennessee man, 31-year-old Tyler Hall has admitted to making millions of dollars from the “introduction of unapproved drugs into interstate commerce”, according to a press release from the Montana U.S. Attorney’s office.
I spoke with Montana’s U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich, who provided more details about the case against the Greenville, Tennessee man.
“A Tennessee person who has been making a lot of money, almost $4 million selling drugs, unapproved drugs that is for use in bodybuilding,” began Laslovich. “These are activities associated with his business that he ran out of, Kalispell, known as ‘Rats Army’ and he pled guilty late last week to a federal crime.”
The Tennessee Man Admitted Introducing Unapproved Drugs into Interstate Commerce
Laslovich said Hall was taking advantage of aspiring bodybuilders by introducing the unapproved drugs.
“He was taking advantage of folks where people want to look good and they're working out and they're taking the supplements,” he said. “In many instances, of course, legal supplements, but in this instance, they were not legal. He was misleading people using drugs that were not approved by the FDA, saying that people didn't need a doctor to write a prescription, and he really made a lot of money doing it.”
Hall Made Millions by Introducing Illegal Bodybuilding Supplements
Laslovich described part of the investigative work that brought Hall to justice.
“We were able to track the proceeds, almost $4 million that he made from Rats Army out of Kalispell,” he said. “So we know that is at least within and around Flathead County, in this instance, where folks were ingesting these when it was illegal for this person to do what he did. Then you don't know what you're putting in your body because you're not getting the warnings that are required. You don't know what you're putting in your body, and ultimately, it can hurt you.”
Hall’s activities became a federal case after the products crossed state lines.
It Became a Federal Case After the Products Crossed State Lines
“Because of that interstate commerce element associated with the transportation of the drugs across our borders in Montana, that gave us that federal nexus to pursue them, and I'm glad we did, and I'm glad that he's pled guilty, and I should add that his sentencing is set for May 15,” he said.
Laslovich said the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) conducted the investigation, while his office prosecuted the case.
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