The underworld figure and biochemist at the centre of the Essendon supplements scandal has opened a specialist anti-ageing clinic in Dubai under an assumed name.
Shane Charter, the 57-year-old convicted drug trafficker nicknamed “Dr Ageless”, is now going by the name Shane Bakker in promotional materials for his new “longevity” centre set up in the United Arab Emirates.
But the former champion bodybuilder couldn’t resist using his own photo on the website for Health Corp Dubai, a clinic that is apparently headquartered in the luxurious Meydan Hotel.
Dr Ageless was a key player in the 2012 Essendon and Cronulla football doping scandals.
Charter left Australia about two years ago in a bid to restart his life following a major heart attack that nearly killed him, along with a series of criminal charges stemming from a police raid of his Melbourne-based clinic in 2022 that seized steroids and human growth hormone.
Charter did not respond to a request for comment about the name change.
The new clinic promises “cutting-edge protocols using stem cells, peptides, IVs, and cellular repair”.
“At Health Corp, our mission is to empower individuals to extend their healthspan, optimise their biology, and realise their fullest potential through science-based, personalised, and innovative health solutions,” the website said.
“We combine advanced diagnostics, longevity medicine, biotechnology, and holistic lifestyle interventions to create programs that enhance vitality, resilience, emotional wellbeing, and long-term performance.”
It is unclear where clients receive treatments from Health Corp Dubai, which lists its address as the business centre at the Dubai hotel.
Health Corp Dubai, which is not registered in the UAE according to local incorporation records, is listed as a sole trading business in Australia in the name of a relative and has an Australian web address.
The business is being run along with professional bodybuilders Adam Rochester and Calum von Moger, a three-time Mr Universe and actor who once played Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 2020, Charter was hit with fines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration over a fake “breakthrough” COVID-19 treatment he was offering. That same year, this masthead revealed that Charter had loaned $1 million to a health and wellness company run by former Liberal trade minister Andrew Robb.
Numerous underworld figures have sworn by the treatments facilitated by Charter, including former bikie Toby Mitchell after he was shot six times in 2011, and Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim, who was shot eight times in 2022.
In 2007, Charter was sentenced to nearly four years’ jail over a scheme to import 100,000 pseudoephedrine tablets, used in the manufacture of amphetamines.
“Shane brings more than 20 years of experience in precision health, biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and clinical wellbeing. His vision drives Health Corp’s evolution into a world-leading longevity and performance institute,” the Health Corp Dubai website said.
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