Shrewsbury Man Admits Role In Steroid Ring

SHREWSBURY, MA — A Shrewsbury man and a Worcester man both pleaded guilty to their roles in a steroid distribution ring that operated in Worcester County.

Alan Rich, 32, of Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a tableting machine to manufacture a controlled substance. Ryan Baillargeon, 34, Worcester, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute steroids. They are expected to be sentenced Dec. 15.

Both pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester on Thursday.

Baillargeon and Rich were part of an operation that distributed steroids in and around Worcester and Shrewsbury, the U.S. Attorney's office said. In 2014, a witness told officers that he went to alleged co-conspirator Daniel Frederickson’s home over many months to purchase steroids from Frederickson. On one occasion, while inside, the witness saw Baillargeon, Frederickson’s roommate, packaging steroids.

Investigators said the witness twice purchased steroids from Frederickson after the encounter.

Police searched Frederickson and Baillargeon's home on March 12, 2014 and found a functioning anabolic steroid conversion laboratory, as well as approximately 20,000 doses of steroids in liquid and pill form, about 100 grams of raw steroids in powder form and approximately 10,000 doses of liquid steroids still in production.

The next day, law enforcement intercepted a package from China addressed to Baillargeon that contained Nandrolone Decanoate, a controlled substance. Rich allowed Frederickson to store a tableting machine, used to create steroid pills, at Rich’s home in exchange for money and a small amount of steroids, according to investigators.

Story by Charlene Arsenault (Patch Staff)

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