Olympian Jones jailed for lying over drugs
Published Date:
12 January 2008
By JOHN INNES
OLYMPIC athlete Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying about steroid use and involvement in a fraud case.
The former United States sprinter pleaded guilty last October and was sentenced yesterday – a month after she was formally stripped of her Olympic medals.
Defence lawyers asked US District Judge Kenneth Karas to limit sentencing the former sprinter to probation or house arrest. They argued she had been punished enough having already apologised, retired and given up her five Olympic medals.
Jones, 31, denied using performance-enhancing drugs during a 2003 grand jury investigation into BALCO, a San Francisco area laboratory linked to the steroids scandal in sports. But the five-time Olympic medal winner retired in October after pleading guilty to two charges of lying to federal investigators.
Jones won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metre races along with the 4x400m relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She also won a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay and long jump. But Jones returned all five of her Olympic medals in October.
The full article contains 184 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
11 January 2008 9:49 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Drugs in sport
