Prosecutors close Lance Armstrong case
By The Associated Press
This article was published February 3, 2012 at 4:10 p.m.
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LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs.
In a press release, United States Attorney Andri Birotte Jr. says the case has been closed but didn’t disclose the reason for the decision.
Investigators looked at whether a doping program was created to keep Armstrong and his teammates running at the head of the pack while, at least part of the time, they received government sponsorship from the U.S. Postal Service.
Armstrong won the Tour de France every year from 1999-2005 and has always fiercely denied doping.
Prosecutors, however, began presenting evidence nearly two years ago to a federal grand jury in Los Angeles, and several of Armstrong’s former teammates and associates provided testimony.
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LevitiCuss says... February 3, 2012 at 4:55 p.m.
"In a press release, United States Attorney Andri Birotte Jr. says the case has been closed but didn’t disclose the reason for the decision."
I would imagine it had something to do with not having enough evidence to move forward.
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NickieD says... February 3, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
I am sick of hearing about the wasted money and time to discover whether or not modern athletes have 'drugged' to get better performance from their bodies.
The race between chemists and offical testers is almost as exciting as the races themselves.
The solution? Allow performance enhancing drugs and let 'em have at it. Think of all the money saved on R&D if their were allowed to just see who produce the best, strongest, fastest chemo-ionic person.
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