Former Newtown Police Sergeant Sentenced for Selling Steroids

NEWTOWN, CT—The former Newtown police sergeant accused of running a large anabolic steroid-selling ring was sentenced to 16 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

Steven Santucci will also have to serve six months of home confinement, 120 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine during his supervised release. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments

Santucci imported steroid ingredients from China and manufactured and sold wholesale quantities of steroids, according to the U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut office.

Certain members of the alleged conspiracy ring were accused of also selling prescription pills and cocaine.

Related:

• Affidavit: Former Newtown Cop Took $30k Safari, Cruises While Selling Steroids
• Newtown Police Chief Condemns 'Sordid Actions' by Santucci, Local Officials 'Saddened'
• Affidavit: Newtown Cop Completed Illegal Drug Deals Inside Department Building
• Newtown Dispatcher Sentenced for Steroid Ring Dealings

Santucci wired more than $120,000 to foreign sellers and charged more than $300,000 on personal credit cards, including more than $100,000 for luxurious vacations.

Investigators obtained credit card statements that showed Santucci charged more than $310,000 to two cards from April 2011 to November 2014.
Some of the charges included:

• More than $30,000 on an African safari.
• More than $25,000 on Celebrity Cruises.
• More than $111,000 on lodging expenses, including $17,000 at Four Seasons resorts, $19,000 on Hyatt and Grand Hyatt and $7,000 at the Ritz Carlton.

Santucci earned about $80,000 per year as a police officer with Newtown.

Former Newtown dispatcher Jason Chickos was previously sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty last year.

Some of the sales occurred at The Edge Fitness Clubs in Fairfield, Conn., the Fairfield Wheeler Golf Course, and Griffin Hospital, according to an affadavit. Chickos is described in the affidavit as a close associate of Santucci and a major distributor, purchasing thousands of dollars of steroids from Stantucci at a time.

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