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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
And is Linford in jail?
Is Carl Lewis in jail?
That's kind of the point.
How many cases do you know where the prosecutor doesnt seek a jail sentence, but the judge gives the maximum sentence anyway?
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Was Linford and Lewis being investigated by federal agents for any possible connection to illegal steroid distribution by BALCO? Did they knowingly make false statements that impeded the investigation into BALCO and illegal steroid distribution?
In a related case, former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield entered a guilty plea in a San Francisco court to charges that he made false statements to federal agents investigating his connections to BALCO and whether he knowingly used the performance enhancing drug known as 'the clear'. I'm sure he'll be getting six months prison time as well.
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Marion Jones has not been found guilty of fraud. She has not been sentenced for fraud. This is a simple case of a women lying to try and protect her partner... it is just unthinkable, especially when the lie is retracted - that this could be an offence that carries jail time. It is beyond belief. I mean, really... look at what has actually happened here and justify it is it is possible - rather than slinging around accusations that she has been sent to jail for cheque fraud, which is untrue
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Making false statements to federal investigators will result in being charged with obstruction of justice. Lying while under oath will result in perjury. You do not have the right to make false statements to investigators, grand juries, or other law enforcement entities, whether you're protecting somebody or yourself (and if you have to protect yourself, that's what the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is there for). You do not even have the right to remain silent unless the stuff you says is self-incriminatory. Greg Anderson's silence in protecting Barry Bonds is why he spent a year and a half in jail.
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If Mary Smith has a boyfriend involved in cheque fraud and lies about it to try and protect him, then tells the truth... she isnt going to jail. There is not even a question of her going to jail.
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What good is it to tell the truth after you've already been caught in a lie?
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We see examples of Olympic races almost full of drug cheats quoted here... in my opinion Marion Jones hardly tarnishes the sport, by using performance enhancing drugs she is a pretty accurate reflection of many champions,
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These 'drug cheats' were not connected with BALCO. These 'drug cheats' did not make false statements to investigators denying that they ever used 'the clear,' knowing that it was an illegal performance enhancing drug.
This is about one thing and one thing only, BALCO. It's n ot some kind of vast misogynist conspiracy, it's not some racist attempt to tear down a black woman, it is the end result of lying to the wrong people, namely federal agents.
This is the wrong case to stake your claim on.