Figure Skater Nicole Bobek Charged in Meth Ring Bust
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Nicole Bobek was once a talented figure stater but opted for a short lived career change. According to New Jersey’s Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio, Nicole Bobek played a vital role in the drug ring that distributed methamphetamine (commonly referred to as meth). Nicole Bobek and 18 other people from the math ring were arrested during a successful drug bust that ended its operation. Prosecutor Edward DeFazio says Nicole Bobek was part of “the upper echelon of this (meth trafficking) ring”.
Nicole Bobek is now 31 year old, but back in her better days (pre math) she did pretty good as figure skater. Her biggest achievement was the title of a US champion in 1995 and a bronze from the World Championships in Figure Skating. The meth ring she was a part of operated primarily in New York where they were selling $10,000 worth of meth per week. The drug was brought to New York from the West Coast. The ring Nicole Bobek was part of may have also been involved in bleaching $1 bills and reprinting them as bills of larger denomination. Counterfeiting equipment and guns that were in rings possession were confiscated by the police.
Nicole Bobek had run ins with the law before. Even as 17 year old she was arrested and charged as a minor with first degree home invasion. She’s currently being held in New Jersey on a $200,000 bond where she was extradited from Florida as fugitive from justice. If found guilty, Nicole Bobek could face up to 10 year in prison. What sad end to what once was a decent figure skater. Meth’s not good for you, m’kay?