WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Three FBI agents and a counterterrorism expert were arrested on charges they hid their use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, authorities said.
Two of the agents -- former female bodybuilder Katia Litton, 42, and her husband Matthew Litton, 39 -- allegedly spent at least $17,000 over nearly four years on performance-enhancing anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, which they got from a Washington-area doctor who allegedly gave them bogus diagnoses of pituitary dwarfism.
Two different doctors allegedly wrote prescriptions for the four suspects -- including agent James Drew Barnett, 42, and FBI intelligence analyst Ali Sawan, 45 -- using the same false diagnosis.
Barnett went to a gynecologist to get the steroids and human growth hormone, spending more than $10,000 on medical tests and prescriptions, prosecutors said.
One of the doctors allegedly wrote more than 5,000 prescriptions for steroids in the past five years, prosecutors said.
No details about the doctors were released.
The four employees "concealed and covered up" their use of the drugs while filling out medical forms the FBI regularly uses to assess employee fitness for duty, prosecutors said.
The four were arrested in their offices by U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Office of Personnel Management agents and were charged with making false statements on U.S. government documents, ABC News reported.
The four were ordered to submit to drug testing and were barred from having firearms. They were also told they must stay within 50 miles of their homes and must appear in court Oct. 5 for a preliminary hearing.
They each face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted.
Their lawyers could not be immediately reached for comment.
