USA Today investigative report: Many companies masquerading products as dietary supplements run by criminals

ARLINGTON, Va. — A USA TODAY investigation on Friday found that many of those companies marketing dietary supplement containing with drug-spiked products are run by people with criminal backgrounds and regulatory run-ins. 

The crimes range from those involving illicit drugs, including barbiturates, crack cocaine, Ecstasy and other narcotics, to arrests for selling or possessing steroids and human growth hormone. 

"Other supplement company executives have records of fraud, theft, assault, weapons offenses, money laundering or other offenses," USA Today reported.