A Canadian doctor who has treated Tiger Woods, Alex Rodriguez and other high-profile athletes was charged Tuesday with smuggling, unlawful distribution of human growth hormone and conspiring to lie to federal agents. Dr. Anthony Galea of Toronto was named in a federal criminal complaint following an eight-month investigation by the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Food and Drug Administration. A former doctor for the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, Galea is known for using a blood-spinning technique – called platelet-rich plasma therapy – designed to speed recovery from injuries. But he is not authorized to work in the United States, US Attorney William Hochul said, and is accused of repeatedly entering the country from 2007 to 2009 to treat professional athletes from Major League Baseball, the National Football League and Professional Golfers' Association. During that time, he billed three football players about $200,000.
