Federal Indictments

Meadowlands

Meadowlands Announces Exclusion List Additions

November 03, 2023

On Friday, Nov. 3, Meadowlands Racetrack issued a statement indicating that a number of individuals would be placed on the track's exclusion list, effective Dec. 1, 2023.

Jason Servis

Servis Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

Thoroughbred trainer Jason Servis was sentenced to four years in prison today for his role in a years-long scheme in which horses trained by Servis were doped with approved and unapproved drugs design...

Nick Surick and Preppy Art

Surick Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

January 19, 2023

Former trainer Nick Surick was sentenced to 62 months in prison Thursday (Jan. 19) in federal district court in New York.

Jason Servis

Servis Pleads Guilty In Federal Doping Case

December 09, 2022

Racehorse trainer Jason Servis acquired, distributed, and directed others to administer prohibited performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses.

Rene Allard

Allard, Banca, Grasso Sentenced To Prison

November 16, 2022

Veterinarian Louis Grasso and Standardbred racehorse trainers Richard Banca and Rene Allard have been sentenced for their roles in a racehorse doping scheme.

Dept. of Justice Southern District of New York

Giannelli Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison

September 08, 2022

On Thursday (Sept. 8) Lisa Giannelli received a sentence of 42 months in prison for her role in an approximately 20-year scheme to sell and distribute to racehorse trainers and others in the racehorse...

Dept. of Justice Southern District of New York

Fishman Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant Seth Fishman, DVM, received a sentence of 11 years in prison on Monday (July 11) for his rol...

Rene Allard

Allard, Banca, Grasso Plead Guilty

On Thursday (June 2) documents were filed with the United States District Court of Southern New York indicating that Rene Allard entered a plea of guilty to one count of Drug Adulteration and Misbrand...

Dept. of Justice Southern District of New York

Giannelli Found Guilty Of Conspiracy

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Friday (May 6) the conviction at trial of defendant Lisa Giannelli, on one count of drug adulteration an...

Chris Oakes

Oakes Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

Chris Oakes received a sentence of 36 months in prison on Thursday (March 3) for his role in felony drug misbranding and adulteration charges.

Dept. of Justice Southern District of New York

Fishman Convicted In Drug Case

February 02, 2022

Seth Fishman peddled hundreds of customized Performance Enhancing Drugs to racehorse trainers across the United States and abroad.

Navarro Sentenced To Five Years In Jail

December 17, 2021

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant Jorge Navarro received a sentence of sixty months’ imprisonment today (Dec. 17) for his role...

Oakes Pleads Guilty In New York

October 20, 2021

On Wednesday (Oct. 20) trainer Chris Oakes entered a guilty plea in the Southern District of New York to drug misbranding and adulteration with intent to defraud or deceive.