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Olympic Gold Medalist Marion Jones to Serve Prison Time for Lying to An Investigator and Check-Fraud

By Altman & Altman

Olympic athlete Marion Jones, 31, will serve six months in prison for lying to an investigator about her steroid use and her involvement in a check-fraud scheme. Jones must also complete 400 hours of community service while serving two years probation. The world champion athlete opted for a plea agreement last October when she admitted that she lied to an investigator about her use of a performance-enhancing drug before and after the 2000 Olympic Games. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals as a runner and long jumper at the Sydney games and was considered one of the greatest female athletes in the world. Jones testified in court that, from September 2000 until July 2001, she took what she thought was flaxseed oil while training with her then-trainer Trevor Graham...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 11, 2008 (boomark / email).