Armstrong may have yet more to lose if he admits to having doped

The disgraced Texan's decision to talk to the famed U.S. talk show host has divided opinion, as some say he needs to do something radical to rehabilitate his public profile, while others say speaking out will only make matters once.

The crux of the matter is whether Armstrong, having been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, will finally admit that he was a drugs cheat. Such a confession would overturn more than a decade of strenuous denials.

“If I were his lawyer, I'd be telling him not to do it. I think he's crazy,” said Peter Keane, law professor at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, of the cyclist's decision to give the interview, which will be aired Thursday.

“He's in considerable jeopardy of some sort of criminal prosecution ... for which he could go to prison,” Keane said.

The threats to Armstrong's liberty stem from the fallen icon's role in the U.S. Postal Service team, where he spent his most successful years in the saddle.

Having been paid by the government, the former team leader could face criminal charges for making fraudulent statements to his bosses.

He could also be accused of perjury over disclosures made under oath to a U.S. federal jury in 2005. If convicted, each false statement could lead to five years in jail.

1|2|Next Page>>

SHARE CLOSE
Blogger		Google+
Live Journal		Plurk
Stumble Upon

Tweet

	PREVIOUS ARTICLE
	Henley, Langley sit at 17-under to break Sony Open record, share lead

NEXT ARTICLE
Embarrassed 10-man Real Madrid held to 0-0 tie at last-place Osasuna

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email

Submit