Bodybuilder busted

Written by IM Magazine
Published on Friday, 12 February 2010

A former-firefighter in Boston has been busted after his competing in a bodybuilding contest tipped off authorities that he wasn’t really disabled.

Albert Arroyo had claimed a March 2008 accident at his fire station had cost him his career and was claiming disability benefits.

However, when Arroyo was caught on camera competing in the 2008 Pro Natural American Championships, the jig was up.

Arroyo placed eighth in the competition and has pleaded not-guilty to fraud in a U.S. District Court.

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