Thread: Barry Bonds Indicted

NOVEMBER 15--Baseball star Barry Bonds was indicted today on perjury and obstruction of justice charges stemming from a years-long federal probe that examined his alleged use of steroids. A copy of the Bonds indictment, which was filed today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, can be found below. According to the five-count indictment, Bonds lied to a federal grand jury in December 2003 when asked about his use of steroids. During that appearance, Bonds, 43, repeatedly denied that his trainer, Greg Anderson, provided him with performance-enhancing drugs like human growth hormone and the illegal products distributed by the notorious Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. Under oath, Bonds clamed that one cream proferred by Anderson was flaxseed oil. "And I was at the ballpark, whatever, I don't care. What's lotion going to do to me? How many times have I heard that: 'This is going to rub into you and work.'" Federal prosecutors apparently will seek to prove that the purported flaxseed oil was, in fact, one of BALCO's illegal salves, which were known as "the clear" and "the cream." That charge, the indictment indicates, will apparently be buttressed by results showing that Bonds has tested positive for steroids: "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." Bonds's initial court appearance is scheduled for December 7. If convicted of the felony charges, he faces up to five years in prison on each of four perjury counts and 10 years in the can on the obstruction rap.
Barry Bonds Indicted - November 15, 2007

Maybe Barry Bonds will be acquitted for lying to a federal grand jury?

I think this is a waste of time and money. Lots of Pros today probably do illegal drugs. But then again, he still had to hit all of those pitches. I don't know - they seem to really be going after this guy.

Oh yeah...like we don't have any other problems to deal with. What a crock of shit!!! Why are we even fucking with this shit???

They say he can do thirty years for lying under oath.

Maybe Dubya can help him out, like he did for Scooter.

Perhaps Barry's lawyers can site Scooter's case and our laws can be changed. Lying under oath to a grand jury isn't such a bad crime after all. President Bush thinks it's OK!