Seth Fishman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

[Wandering Eyes]

Seth Fishman was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction on two counts of conspiring to violate drug adulteration and misbranding laws. He faced a possible sentence up to 17 1/2 years in prison, but Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil gave him a sentence she felt was more in line with what others convicted in this case have received.

In addition to his prison time, Fishman will be held jointly responsible for $25 million in restitution along with all the others convicted as part of the federal doping trial, and must forfeit $13.5 million, which is what he earned from his business of manufacturing and distributing performance-enhancing substances designed to evade detection. Fishman's sentencing also includes a $250,000 fine. The veterinarian showed no emotion while his sentence was pronounced.

Prior to sentencing, Fishman said: “I should have never pushed the envelope and helped trainers out. I have no desire to make another substance for a racehorse again.”

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said: “As a veterinarian, you enjoyed a special position of trust and you abused that position of trust.”
Vyskocil said after she read the sentence that she hoped his punishment would provide a deterrent for others to stop doping racehorses.
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