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Post by kokka78 on Jan 11, 2008 21:29:44 GMT
Disgraced US sprinter Marion Jones has been sent to prison for six months for lying to federal prosecutors over steroid use and drugs fraud.
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U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Karas imposed the sentence after Jones pleaded guilty to two charges last October, part of a stunning demise of the five-time medalist from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Karas gave Jones six months for lying about steroid use and two months - to run concurrently - for a separate charge of misleading federal investigators about her knowledge of a check fraud case involving her ex-boyfriend, former 100 metres world record holder Tim Montgomery.
Jones, 32, became the biggest name in international sport to admit to using steroids with her guilty plea in October. She tearfully admitted to betraying the trust of her fans and country after years of vehemently denying she used performance enhancing drugs.
She confessed to lying to federal investigators in 2003 when she denied knowing that she took the banned substance tetrahydrogestrinone, known as "the clear," before the 2000 Olympics.
As part of her plea deal, prosecutors asked the judge to sentence her to between zero and six months in prison, and defense lawyers asked for mercy because she had suffered public humiliation.
Jones has been stripped of the five track and field medals she won in Sydney, three of them gold, and all of her performances as of September 2000 have been erased from the record books.
Jones, who once pulled in millions of dollars in product endorsements, is now in financial ruin.
Eurosport __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Only 6 months? 
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Post by Red Yank on Jan 12, 2008 3:24:17 GMT
Can't say he didn't have it coming, but it's still sad to see someone's life laid to ruin. There's a lot of pressure for athletes to maintain top form and constantly win so while he made the choice to use steroids and lie about it, you can understand what leads people to do these kind of things.
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Post by Gapi on Jan 12, 2008 9:06:34 GMT
Yes, It probably wasn't entirely her decision
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Post by jigglymarina on Jan 12, 2008 10:45:11 GMT
I think she has been punished enough, and 6 months are just fine, maybe even a bit too much. I mean, as Jorge has said, athletes are under immense pressure and the decision she made about using illegel substances may not have been entirely hers. She has been stripped of her medals and lost all her money, and now this prison sentence - I think she's learnt her lesson.
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Post by kokka78 on Jan 12, 2008 11:07:54 GMT
Sorry but its a matter of saying YES OR NOT! U can't cheat like that just bcos u wanna win Doping is cheating and just bcos she kept to say she wasn't dope for years to me 6 months are not enough.
Look in tennis if ATP catch u dope u're out for about 2 years.
She won cheating and she was all smiles for her medals,she didn't win with honesty and hard work like others.
athletes who use any form of dope to win are cheaters and shouldn't be called athletes or winners.
Just look at Bode Miller who say is right to dope..."in italy we say the first chicken who speak is the one who made the egg" so if he says is right to dope probably he's a dope himself.
If u're good enough u can win without any help,just proving yourself the results will come through,if u're not stay at home.
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Post by jigglymarina on Jan 12, 2008 11:18:24 GMT
Sorry but its a matter of saying YES OR NOT! U can't cheat like that just bcos u wanna win Doping is cheating and just bcos she kept to say she wasn't dope for years to me 6 months are not enough. Look in tennis if ATP catch u dope u're out for about 2 years. She won cheating and she was all smiles for her medals,she didn't win with honesty and hard work like others. athletes who use any form of dope to win are cheaters and shouldn't be called athletes or winners. Just look at Bode Miller who say is right to dope... "in italy we say the first chicken who speak is the one who made the egg" so if he says is right to dope probably he's a dope himself. If u're good enough u can win without any help,just proving yourself the results will come through,if u're not stay at home. I agree, I condone all usage of illegal substances. I was saying that the 6 months she got, on top of all the other sanctions she got, was enough and that she has probably learnt her lesson. |
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Post by kokka78 on Jan 12, 2008 11:21:35 GMT
Sorry but its a matter of saying YES OR NOT! U can't cheat like that just bcos u wanna win Doping is cheating and just bcos she kept to say she wasn't dope for years to me 6 months are not enough. Look in tennis if ATP catch u dope u're out for about 2 years. She won cheating and she was all smiles for her medals,she didn't win with honesty and hard work like others. athletes who use any form of dope to win are cheaters and shouldn't be called athletes or winners. Just look at Bode Miller who say is right to dope... "in italy we say the first chicken who speak is the one who made the egg" so if he says is right to dope probably he's a dope himself. If u're good enough u can win without any help,just proving yourself the results will come through,if u're not stay at home. I agree, I condone all usage of illegal substances. I was saying that the 6 months she got, on top of all the other sanctions she got, was enough and that she has probably learnt her lesson. yeah i know my post wasn't refer to u sweety...but honestly for her 6 months are nothing cos she retired pretty soon...i wonder why lol so giving to her 6 months...sounds stupid....they should take it back everything prize money and medals(things they did with the medals) |
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Post by Tatty on Jan 12, 2008 15:13:53 GMT
She's not been jailed for cheating. She's been jailed forlying to Federal Officers. A Federal crime, if I'm not mistaken.
So 6 months is fully deserved. Not only is she a cheat, but she's a liar too. The worst kind of scum.
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Post by kokka78 on Jan 12, 2008 22:15:12 GMT
She's not been jailed for cheating. She's been jailed forlying to Federal Officers. A Federal crime, if I'm not mistaken. So 6 months is fully deserved. Not only is she a cheat, but she's a liar too. The worst kind of scum. Yeah i agree but she lied cos she cheated!!! so put them together!!! it makes me sick  |
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Post by Dan_Utd on Jan 14, 2008 23:36:57 GMT
She had it coming really, if u cheat and then lie to federal agents then u can expect to be punished heavily, its really a disgrace what she did.
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Post by jigglymarina on Jan 15, 2008 17:42:57 GMT
She had it coming really, if u cheat and then lie to federal agents then u can expect to be punished heavily, its really a disgrace what she did. I agree, it is a disgrace, but more on a moral than a criminal level. Just my opinion... |
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Post by Tatty on Jan 15, 2008 20:27:30 GMT
She had it coming really, if u cheat and then lie to federal agents then u can expect to be punished heavily, its really a disgrace what she did. I agree, it is a disgrace, but more on a moral than a criminal level. Just my opinion... Explain how lying to Federal officials is not criminal please. She's lucky I'm not a judge, I'd stick her in jail for 5 years. |
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Post by jigglymarina on Jan 16, 2008 10:59:07 GMT
I agree, it is a disgrace, but more on a moral than a criminal level. Just my opinion... Explain how lying to Federal officials is not criminal please. She's lucky I'm not a judge, I'd stick her in jail for 5 years. She has already been punished by having her medals taken away, plus all the bad rep whe got now. No one considers her a hero anymore. I think that's her greatest punishment. Offcourse, lying to Federal officials is a criminal offence, but let's face it, it's not like she's a real criminal. Just look at how many rapists, muggers, wife-beaters, and killers are out there. What she did is not that bad when you compare it to other crimes. |
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Post by stretfordendling on Jan 16, 2008 11:43:52 GMT
She "Stole" those medals by taking stuff in the first place. She's getting what she deserves.
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Post by adexkola on Jan 22, 2008 14:31:17 GMT
What a shame. I always thought she was fine.
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