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Written by The Roving Reporter
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
 A Tucson man was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to distribute steroids, money laundering and bribery.
Aaron Habben, 35, was arrested after U.S. customs officials found packages filled with anabolic steroids that were being shipped to mailboxes in Tucson from China in February 2002, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Federal agents watched the mailboxes and identified Habben. A search warrant served on his house turned up thousands of pills of anabolic steroids, gallons of liquid anabolic steroids, 15 false identification cards and $64,000 hidden in a dresser.
According to authorities, Habben offered the money to the agents in exchange for his freedom. After he was arrested, they say he continued selling steroids using others as intermediaries.
Habben was found guilty of 73 felony counts in September. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy Jorgenson to 130 months.
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