Doctor charged in death of bodybuilder who competed at Arnold

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Doctor charged in death of bodybuilder who competed at Arnold



A bodybuilder who died after becoming ill at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2007 was among the clients of a doctor indicted in New York on charges of illegally selling steroids.

Dr. Richard Lucente of Staten Island was charged last week with 76 counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance to more than 200 clients from 2005 to 2007. That included 27 counts involving bodybuilder Joseph Baglio, who died of heart failure at Ohio State University Medical Center.

Lucente also was charged with reckless endangerment for providing Baglio with steroids, testosterone and growth hormone even though he knew that Baglio had a heart transplant in 2004 because of previous steroid use, prosecutors said.

Lucente pleaded not guilty and was released on $20,000 bail.

Defense attorney John Meringolo said there was no proof that Lucente did anything that contributed to Baglio's death.

Jim Lorimer, a partner in the festival with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said Baglio was not a competitor at the festival. Baglio was working in a booth for the company MET-Rx, which sells health foods and supplements, according to its Web site.

Baglio complained about not feeling well, and a friend took him to OSU Medical Center, where Baglio died March 8, 2007.

Bodybuilders, including Schwarzenegger, have admitted using drugs to achieve the exaggerated muscular look that judges reward. Schwarzenegger now condemns steroid use, and the sport's sanctioning body began testing for the substance.

This year's Arnold Sports Festival, set for March 6-8, will be the second in which competitors must sign a statement saying they have agreed to submit to the testing.

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Ya it's sad when someone dies, but we all die of something at some point in our lives. Once again the media and law enforcement/government are on a witch hunt and Baglio is the newest martyr for these assholes to use.

[Jack Tragic]

Indeed! But in this case I just don't see the witch hunt...what I DO see is that the Doc is not at fault as no one put a gun to his patient's head and said "take thease compounds or i will shoot you"! This is just one more example of a body builder pushing just TOO hard for that 15 minutes of fame. imo the electrolite manipulation while in precontest depletion was probably the culprit in one way or another. Alot of us tend to want "too much, too fast"...no matter what cost...
                    ...as far as Arnold admitting to using androgens in the past...they were still legal back in the '70's. And for him to now condem or seporate them from himself is just plain ludicrous! HA! Being the Governor of one of the most "liberal" states in the union. I bet his wife Maria is even thinking to herself after hearing his stance on the subject..."damn Arnold...grow some balls bitch"! 

   In respect. Great physique Joe! RIP brother! You did very well my man! We will miss you...   J.