Brother of wrestler Kurt Angle among three to plead guilty for roles in darknet steroid operation

[Tommy Lee Jones]

Oh it's true, it's damn true

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The brother of retired professional wrestler Kurt Angle is one of three people who pleaded guilty Monday in an operation that prosecutors said manufactured and sold steroids on the darknet.

Ronald Roginsky, John Ambrose and Eric Angle were part of a group that sold anabolic steroids and other controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the organization operated online under the username “qu4ntum” on sites such as AlphaBay, Dream Market and Wall Street.

Prosecutors said members of the organization took steps to hide their identities as they imported chemicals from China and shipped steroids throughout the U.S. While much of the business was done on the darknet, members also sold on the regular web and in person, according to court records.

A grand jury indicted the trio Sept. 18. Their trial was set for next week in front of U.S. District Judge James Gwin, though the defendants reached agreements with the government. Ambrose and Angle pleaded guilty Monday to a drug conspiracy charge, while Roginsky admitted to drug and money laundering conspiracy charges.

Prosecutors said Roginsky, of Brunswick, and Ambrose, of Chicago, were responsible for the sale of at least 60,000 units of steroids. Angle, who lives outside of Pittsburgh, admitted Monday that he bought 721 grams of steroids in liquid form for redistribution.

Eric Angle is the older brother of World Wrestling Entertainment hall of famer and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle. He was also a wrestler, appearing on TV along his brother in the early 2000s in high-profile fights against The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar.

Court records portray Roginsky, 52, as the head of the organization. He manufactured the steroids and initially sold them using online bodybuilding forums. He used ten different Post Office boxes and a UPS store to receive the chemicals to make the steroids and to receive payments.

He agreed to fulfill darknet sales in fall 2018 and laundered proceeds through bank accounts and a line of credit. Roginsky also used money from the operation to make a down payment on a home and to buy a car.

Roginsky told an investigator from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service during a November 2018 raid at his house that he had not worked in the previous two years.

He agreed last year to forfeit a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, a 1985 Buick Regal, as well as bitcoin, gift cards and more than $213,000.

Gwin will sentence the trio in April.

 

[Heelish]

 

[JuvenileHell]

Kurt Angle has the 3 I's, his brother has the 3 L's

 

[The Rainmaker]

2020 has been wild.

 

[OVER]

This the same brother that got in trouble for choking some kid at a wrestling meet not the one who killed his wife.

Spoiler

His killer brother got off super light too.

A Dormont man was sentenced today to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison for killing his wife last year.

David Angle, the brother of Olympian and professional wrestler Kurt Angle, had pleaded guilty in June to one count of voluntary manslaughter.

Angle, 63, was sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel in the death of Donna Angle on Sept. 20, 2015.

According to the prosecution, Angle told police that on the morning of Sept. 20, 2015, he and his wife had a domestic dispute. He called 911 at 6:22 a.m. and said, "'she was smacking me, I was smacking her. She fell on the floor. I had my knee on her chest, not long but long enough I guess. I tried to revive her and I can't get her back. This has been 10 minutes.' "

The medical examiner's office determined that Ms. Angle died from asphyxiation.

 

[Tommy Lee Jones]

This the same brother that got in trouble for choking some kid at a wrestling meet not the one who killed his wife.


His killer brother got off super light too.

jesus had no idea kurt came from a apparently fukked up family.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

the three I’s
Intoxication

Illegal substances

And immolation

 

[julesocean]

Whole family move sloppy. Should have been on high alert checking for them

Also, Ambrose is a real last name?

 

[The Girl From Innsmouth]

Also, Ambrose is a real last name?

Irish saint's name. Well, the saint was Italian. Ambrose is the translation.

 

[Jimmy Two-Times™]

"Darknet"? fukking wild.

 

[TheGodling]

"Darknet"? fukking wild.

Those snuff films aren't the only thing selling like hot cakes on the dark web.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Angle family stay involved in fukkery now

 

[Carl Tethers]

Those snuff films aren't the only thing selling like hot cakes on the dark web.

 

[jadillac]

that was one of the dopest moments when they switched outta the ring.

WWE is missing that level of creativity

 

[Jimmy Two-Times™]

Those snuff films aren't the only thing selling like hot cakes on the dark web.

What is the "darknet" I've always heard of it. Surely you're being tracked by your ISP. How could they remotely feel they could get away with such a thing?