Ex-Connecticut police officer to face sentencing in drug case
HARTFORD — A former Connecticut police sergeant who pleaded guilty to his role in a steroid distribution ring is scheduled to be sentenced.
Former Newtown police Sgt. Steven Santucci faces sentencing Thursday in federal court in Hartford.
The Connecticut Post reports that Santucci could get nearly six years in prison. In a sentencing memorandum filed with the court, Santucci said his drug abuse began nearly a decade ago when his efforts at the gym failed to give him the body-building results he desired.
He pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Federal prosecutors say Santucci used the proceeds of the drug sales to fund a lavish lifestyle that included vacations and cruises to exotic locations. About a dozen people were arrested.
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