BOSTON - A Methuen man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a steroid distribution conspiracy.
Scott Birchall, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute steroids. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for Jan. 5, 2018.
From approximately July 2013 until February 2014, Birchall was involved in a conspiracy to distribute steroids in and around Methuen. Birchall obtained steroids from alleged co-conspirator Daniel Frederickson for redistribution. On six occasions, Birchall distributed steroids to an undercover officer. At the conclusion of the investigation, agents executed a search warrant at Birchall’s residence, where they seized steroid pills and $26,000 in cash.
The charge of conspiracy provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, a mandatory minimum of two years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $500,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; North Reading Police Chief Michael Murphy; and North Andover Police Chief Charles Gray made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Ferguson of Weinreb’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
