Some Athlete-Clients Of Dr. Galea Face Subpoena
/David Epstein and Melissa Segura of SI.com report that the investigation of Tiger Woods doctor Anthony Galea is ongoing and that federal law enforcement officials have "alerted a number of world-class athletes to expect grand jury subpoenas."
While it is unclear which athletes and how many will be subpoenaed, it is an indication that the multi-agency, federal investigation of Galea is progressing. According to a December story in The New York Times, Galea's medical assistant told investigators that he had administered performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. The FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Food and Drug Administration investigators are working together on the case. Galea has stated that he did not provide performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. According to two sources familiar with the investigation, law enforcement officials have been in touch with NFL players who have used Galea's services.
Teri Thompson and Adam Rubin report on Jose Reyes's meeting with the FBI. Reading this it's hard to envision how the FBI won't be questioning Tiger as well.
Reyes said he told the FBI that he spent five days in Galea's Toronto office in early September, receiving three plasma replacement injections every other day, to help him recover from a torn right hamstring tendon. He said he was asked if he had been injected with human growth hormone, which Galea has admitted prescribing to patients, and which is illegal in the U.S. with limited exceptions. It is not illegal in Canada.
"They asked me if he injected me with (HGH). I said 'no,' Reyes said. "What we do there, basically, he took my blood out, put it in some machine, spin it around and put it back in my leg." Reyes added that his meeting with the FBI was 40 minutes to an hour and said he did not expect to have further involvement as the case moves forward. He said one of his agents, Chris Leible, was with him during the meeting and that he was surprised to get the call.
