Paulo Berejuk, the alleged testosterone supplier to Anthony Bosch, was arrested and charged by the DEA earlier this week. The 50-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to distribute testosterone and HGH on Thursday.
Bosch was taken into custody by the DEA back in August and agreed to eventually plead guilty to charges of distributing performance-enhancing drugs to baseball players ranging from the professional and high school levels. Days later, the DEA arrested Berejuk and tagged him as the alleged main supplier to Bosch. Berejuk, a chemist, was believed to have produced testosterone and HGH in his garage.
More information has surfaced since Berejuk's arrest. According to the DEA, Berejuk was paid $20,000 per month by Biogenesis of America (Bosch's anti-aging clinic) for his supply of PEDs. But it is believed Bosch was not Berejuk's only customer. DEA Agent Gene Grafenstein said powder was found in Berejuk's home when he was arrested earlier this week. This powder is used in producing HGH, so it is believed Berejuk was working for other buyers/distributors since Bosch has long been removed from the illegal operation.
With this evidence, coupled with the fact that he pleaded not guilty, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Garber sided with the prosecution and agreed to keep Berejuk in custody without bail because it is feared he may flee to Brazil, his country of origin. He's also viewed as a danger to the community since he was dispensing controlled substances without a medical or pharmaceutical license.
Berejuk is now part of the criminal case involving Biogenesis of America and Major League Baseball. Bosch and other conspirators have been on the DEA's radar ever since the MLB simultaneously suspended 14 players in the largest PED scandal in the history of baseball. Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez was the face of the scandal and was handed a season-long suspension by commissioner Bud Selig.
Defense attorney Robert Barrar is trying to work out a more reasonable bail situation because Berejuk has left the country and returned numerous times with knowledge that he might be arrested. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years, but no trial date has been set.
