Chris Benoit's Doctor Indicted on 175 Counts, Government Continues Crackdown on Steroids

A doctor accused of prescribing steroids to wrestler Chris Benoit was indicted on 175 federal counts of illegal prescription abuse, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The doctor, Phil Astin, was already indicted once, almost a year ago, on seven counts of overprescribing to two people other than Benoit. Now he's charged with 175 counts related to 17 more patients.

Although the new indictment includes other drugs prescribed to other patients, make no mistake: This is all part of the government's crackdown on steroids. The Astin case matters to federal prosecutors because they want to show that they're tough on people who distribute performance-enhancing drugs.

Benoit, a WWE star, killed his wife, his son and himself last year, and some have suggested that his steroid use could have played a part in his actions.