"Santana Moss, a wide receiver for the NFL's Washington Redskins, is one of the professional athletes who allegedly received treatment from a Toronto physician charged Tuesday with smuggling muscle-building drugs into the United States, according to sources close to the case.

But at this point, federal prosecutors do not intend to file criminal charges against Moss or any other athlete who had dealings with the doctor.

That word came Wednesday afternoon from William J. Hochul Jr., U. S. attorney in Buffalo.

"At this juncture, any of the persons who are alleged to have used these substances are considered witnesses, and not targets, of this investigation," Hochul told The Buffalo News.

Will the information that federal agents obtained about any athlete's dealings with Dr. Anthony Galea be shared with Major League Baseball, the National Football League or any other sports organization?

"I'm not going to comment on that right now," Hochul said.

In a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Buffalo, Galea was accused of drug smuggling, conspiracy, lying to federal agents, unlawful distribution of human growth hormone and introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce.

His lawyers, including Mark J. Mahoney of Buffalo, denied the allegations of wrongdoing against the doctor. They said he treated American athletes — including golfer Tiger Woods and baseball player Alex Rodriguez — but only to help them heal from injuries. Mahoney said the doctor never provided athletes

with any illegal performance-enhancing treatments.

"Officials of the NFL and other sports organizations can sleep soundly tonight, because there is nothing he did with these athletes to help them with performance enhancement," Mahoney said Wednesday. "