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An American mother has been legally charged for allowing her 14 year old son to become severely overweight. The mother, Jerri Gray, was arrested and charged with ‘unlawful neglect toward a child‘ and ‘custodial interference‘. She is now out of jail on a $50,000 [$62,000 AU] bond and barred from seeing her son. According to [...]

Various reports are surfacing that the [American] IFBB and it’s amateur wing the NPC, are attempting to suppress information online of the arrest of Lee Thompson, who is head of the NPC in Texas, the promoter of the IFBB Houston Pro Show, an IFBB judge and the fiancee of IFBB Bikini Pro Stacey Oster. Reports [...]

As of June 01 2009, “Operation I.N.F.R.A” is reporting that Dirk Prinsloo, a South African national wanted for various crimes including 15 counts of drugging and sexually assaulting children, may be hiding in Australia and that “he is likely to be active in bodybuilding wherever he is in Australia“ and it is also reported that [...]

Former Mr New Zealand and IFBB pro Marc Rainbow, 42, alongside 24 year old personal trainer and bodybuilder Andrew James Van Lent are both facing more then 50 charges involving drug importation. Reports say that most of the drug charges carry a fine of up to $40,000 NZ [$32,000 AU | $25,000 US] and some [...]

ABC news is reporting that a 43 year old Australian man was caught at Melbourne airport carrying almost 150 vials of steroids, and is expected to be charged with importing prohibited goods. After arriving on a flight from Hong Kong, he was stopped by Customs officials and found to be carrying steroids scattered around his [...]

The rumours are true; Dallas Morning News are stating that eight time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman has been arrested and charged with falsely identifying himself as a police officer. After being stopped for speeding by a policeman on Friday May 22 in Dalworthington Gardens, Texas, Coleman produced a police badge and told the police officer [...]

An American man accused of selling drugs was too fat to get into court so they conducted the legal proceedings in the back of a truck which was backed into the loading dock of the courthouse this week. News reports have him weighing up to 700lbs [320kg] and if convicted Stephen Turo faces up to [...]

The Associated Press is reporting that Australian bodybuilder Martin Kapitan has been suspended for two years for testosterone usage and possession and that the ban was imposed by the International Natural Bodybuilding Association [INBA]. Martin competed in the 2007 INBA Victoria Titles, placing 3rd in the intermediate men’s class.
Direct quote from various news sources:
“The Australian [...]

37 year old Spanish bodybuilder Manuel Manchado, who was one of the new crop of IFBB pros from 2008, has been sentenced to two years in prison for steroid possession in his native Spain. A former NABBA bodybuilder, Manuel had just won the 2008 IFBB European Heavyweight class, his highest level win to date. Click to enlarge [...]

New Zealander IFBB pro Justin Rys who was recently released from prison, was featured on a 15 minute interview feature with 3news.co.nz. From the website:
“Some people become addicted to alcohol, some addicted to gambling. Justin is addicted to weight gain, an addiction labelled megarexic. His addiction saw him thrown in jail for importing illegal drugs with [...]

American sprinter Marion Jones was released from prison on Friday September 5th after completing a six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators over steroid use.
Marion Jones won five medals [three gold and two bronze] at the 2000 Sydney Australia Olympics.

Marion Jones alongside Australian great Cathy Freeman

She was stripped of the medals after admitting steroid use before the games and [...]