A Veteran King County sheriff deputy admitted to the department he bought and used illegal steroids—yet he kept his job.

KIRO 7 uncovered the information after filing multiple public-record requests dating back to last year, when disgraced King County Deputy Darrion Holliwell was sent to prison for promoting the prostitution of his wife, theft from the department and selling steroids.

Holiwell is currently serving a 17-month sentence at the Monroe Corrections Center.

Last October, an internal investigator recommended Deputy Frank Stasiak be fired for buying a supply of steroids from Holiwell and for stealing King County ammunition and giving it to other people in the department.

Stasiak is currently a patrol officer in Burien.

While the internal investigator recommended Stasiak's termination for both offenses, Sheriff John Urquhart allowed Stasiak to keep his job.