Post by LARRY on Nov 15, 2007 18:04:03 GMT -5
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Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges
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IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. GOOD BY "HALL OF FAME" HELLO "HALL OF" SHAME
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By MICHAEL O'KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, November 15th 2007, 5:55 PM
Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction charges, ending a four-year investigation into whether the slugger lied under oath to a grand jury about BALCO, the Bay Area lab at the center of baseball's steroid scandal.
The indictment unsealed Thursday, three months after the 43-year-old Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record, says the slugger tested positive for anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs but lied about it when he testified in front of a federal grand jury in December 2003.
"During the criminal investigation, evidence was obtained including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for Bonds and other athletes," the indictment said.
But when a prosecutor confronted Bonds with documents that indicated he had tested positive for steroids, Bonds said he had not.
"I'm surprised," said John Burris, one of Bonds' attorneys, "but there's been an effort to get Barry for a long time. "I'm curious what evidence they have now they didn't have before."
Major League Baseball vice president of labor relations Rob Manfred declined to comment, saying he had not yet seen the indictment.
In August, Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become baseball's career home run leader and ended the season with 762 homers. The San Francisco Giants told the seven-time National League MVP earlier this year that they didn't want him back next season. He is currently a free agent.
Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges
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IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. GOOD BY "HALL OF FAME" HELLO "HALL OF" SHAME
*************************************************
By MICHAEL O'KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, November 15th 2007, 5:55 PM
Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction charges, ending a four-year investigation into whether the slugger lied under oath to a grand jury about BALCO, the Bay Area lab at the center of baseball's steroid scandal.
The indictment unsealed Thursday, three months after the 43-year-old Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record, says the slugger tested positive for anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs but lied about it when he testified in front of a federal grand jury in December 2003.
"During the criminal investigation, evidence was obtained including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for Bonds and other athletes," the indictment said.
But when a prosecutor confronted Bonds with documents that indicated he had tested positive for steroids, Bonds said he had not.
"I'm surprised," said John Burris, one of Bonds' attorneys, "but there's been an effort to get Barry for a long time. "I'm curious what evidence they have now they didn't have before."
Major League Baseball vice president of labor relations Rob Manfred declined to comment, saying he had not yet seen the indictment.
In August, Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become baseball's career home run leader and ended the season with 762 homers. The San Francisco Giants told the seven-time National League MVP earlier this year that they didn't want him back next season. He is currently a free agent.
