Steroid Ring Helpers Plead Guilty To Roles In Worcester County Distribution

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

Both pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester on Thursday.

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

According to the U.S. Attorney-District of Massachusetts, Baillargeon and Rich were part of a steroid distribution conspiracy that distributed steroids in and around Worcester and Shrewsbury. 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 in Frederickson’s home, the witness saw Baillargeon, Frederickson’s roommate, packaging steroids. Thereafter, the cooperating witness made two controlled purchases of steroids from Frederickson.

Frederickson and Baillargeon's home was searched on March 12, 2014, when they found a functioning anabolic steroid conversion laboratory and seized approximately 20,000 doses of steroids in liquid and pill form, as well as approximately 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, said officials. 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.

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