Chargers & "other NFL teams" involved in drug scandal...

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/16/pharmacy-chargers-doctor-surrenders-license/

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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/07/report-dea-investigation-two-chargers-doctors-for-suspicious-and-illegal-prescriptions/1

This has to become big news.

[GRIM]

As the Drug Enforcement Administration continues to investigate the San Diego Chargers and San Diego Padres' drug control as well as a drug laboratory that conducts business with NFL teams, a source with knowledge of the situation says that the Chargers have never failed an NFL internal drug audit.

Per our source, the Chargers are in compliance with the league.

RSF Pharmaceuticals, which wrote prescriptions to the Chargers' team doctor, David Chao, has surrendered its federal registration, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

In a statement, the DEA said the drug laboratory is “no longer authorized to obtain, distribute, possess, or manufacture controlled substances."

We've also been told that RSF Pharmaceuticals has hired the same attorneys that represented BALCO.

Per the report, the DEA seized RSF discs with the title "Sport Pharm Database" and "Sport Pharm Reports."

It's our understanding that NFL teams were strongly encouraged to use the Sports Pharm reporting accounting system to oversee their control and accounting of prescription of drugs. And we're told that Sports Pharm was used a very high number of NFL teams.

It's also being used by several major-college teams. The fallout from this case could be significant.

League spokesman Greg Aiello told the Union-Tribune that at least half the NFL teams don't use RSF and it's left to teams' discretion which drug labs to use.

“There’s no relationship our office has witth the company," Aiello said.

The league is monitoring the situation.

“It’s a federal investigation so we’re not in position to comment on it,” Aiello said. “We’re certainly aware of it and following developments. It’s an internal matter. If it’s something we need to communicate at some point, of course we would do that.

"Abuse of prescription drugs is a violation of league policies, however we would become aware of that, whether it’s a law enforcement matter or some other way. We would take action. There’s accountability. Whether it’s the club or an individual would have to be determined."

The investigation stems from former Chargers safety Kevin Ellison being caught with 100 pills of Vicodin and the New Orleans Saints' drug control case.

RSF reportedly filled 50 prescriptions for Chao.

Pharmacies aren't allowed by law to fill prescriptions for a doctor that are written by himself.

Chao hasn't been charged with a crime.

The lawyer for RSF downplayed the situation.

“We believe that, at worst, there’s some bookkeeping errors and confusion on the part of the DEA as to what happened,” Michael Lipman said. “When it’s all said and done, it will be much ado about nothing.”

The DEA issued the following statement about the investigation:

One of DEA’s responsibilities is verifying the correctness of controlled substance inventories, records, reports and other documents required to be kept under the Controlled Substances Act and for the purpose of protecting the public health and safety. As a registered individual (“registrant”) with the Drug Enforcement Administration, these physicians, pharmacies and manufacturers are required to keep complete and accurate records of all controlled substances received, prescribed, dispensed, purchased, manufactured, delivered or otherwise disposed of, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 827 and 21 C.F.R. Parts 1304 et seq. Violations of Title 21 U.S.C. have the potential to be prosecuted criminally, civilly, and administratively.

On June 30, 2010, RSF Pharmaceuticals and RSF Pharmaceuticals Inc., voluntarily surrendered their DEA registration numbers to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Based upon this surrender, RSF Pharmaceuticals and RSF Pharmaceuticals Inc., are no longer authorized to obtain, distribute, possess, or manufacture controlled substances.

This is still an ongoing investigation

[doug7dust]

interesting... fuck the chargers! hope goodell screws em

[Old Bob]

Yeah, what doug said.

[Sleet]

Goodell needs to go NCAA on them and strip them of their SuperBowls, wait, nevermind. :D

[Birdwell]

The Suit punishes players big. He pats the wrist of organizations.

Suspensions with forfeiture of pay for players, a fine and loss of a single draft pick for an organization.

Compare what happened to the Patsieswith what happened to F1 Team McLaren that same year. Cought with possession of a Ferrari techical document (akin to practice tapes and stolen sideline signals), F1 fined McLaren $100 million and stripped it of all championship points.

Watch. The Suit will punish players and absolve the team.

[Sabers]

The Suit punishes players big. He pats the wrist of organizations.

Suspensions with forfeiture of pay for players, a fine and loss of a single draft pick for an organization.

Compare what happened to the Patsieswith what happened to F1 Team McLaren that same year. Cought with possession of a Ferrari techical document (akin to practice tapes and stolen sideline signals), F1 fined McLaren $100 million and stripped it of all championship points.

Watch. The Suit will punish players and absolve the team.

Individual players are low-hanging fruit to a suit.

G.