Jodi C. Silvio, a member of the Tiger Athletic Foundation board of directors, has been identified in a 12-member group in Alabama that has been allegedly dispensing and selling thousands of dosages of anabolic steroids, according to the New Orleans division of the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Silvio’s name has been erased from the TAF Web site and is no longer serving on the board, according to Herb Vincent, the athletic department liaison to TAF.
Although the DEA issued a press release identifying Silvio on Jan. 22, Vincent said the athletic department was unaware of the charges until today.
“I can’t comment any further,” Vincent said Friday evening. “We just became aware of this today.”
Silvio, 49, of Fairhope, Ala., is charged in 62 counts of drug conspiracy, drug distribution, money laundering conspiracy and moneylaundering, according to the DEA.
The indictment alleges that Silvio was treasurer of Applied Pharmacy Services, owned 15-25 percent of the pharmacy and worked as a fill-in pharmacist. The news release says Silvio participated in and benefited financially from the illegal distribution of steroids.
The release also says “The drug conspiracy and distribution counts carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Each count charging drug distribution to a person under the age of 21 carries a minimum penalty of one year and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine. The money laundering counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.”