Federal jury convicts Pocatello man on anabolic steroid charges
A federal jury in Pocatello convicted a 47-year-old Pocatello man of conspiracy to import anabolic steroids, importation of anabolic steroids and possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids Friday.
U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced Travis M. Newbold was charged by indictment on November 28, 2017.
According to the evidence presented at trial, on October 25, 2017, investigators from Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Pocatello Police Department conducted a controlled delivery of a package that was destined for Newbold’s address.
The package contained over three pounds of powdered anabolic steroids.
Investigators searched Newbold’s home that day pursuant to a search warrant, and they found over three pounds of additional anabolic steroid powders, liquid vials of anabolic steroids, recipes for making oral and injectable anabolic steroids and other steroid dispensing paraphernalia.
A search of Newbold’s phone revealed he was ordering the anabolic steroids from China and helping to trans-ship packages for a China-based anabolic steroid supplier.
“I want to thank the agencies and dedicated law enforcement officers who helped bring this case to trial,” said U.S. Attorney Davis. “Helping to ban the flow of illegal imported drugs into Idaho is a high priority to our office. We are proud the partnership with local and federal law enforcement yielded a conviction in this important case.”
His sentencing is set for January 10, 2019 in Pocatello before the Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill.
Newbold faces up to ten years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine and at least three years supervised release.
This case was investigated through the combined efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Pocatello Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Eastern Idaho Partnership.
