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CORRECTED: Cycling: US agents investigating Armstrong: report

February 6, 2013 22:00
US federal agents are investigating disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for crimes including obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation, ABC News reported Wednesday. Citing an anonymous source, ABC News said the current probe is focused on different charges from those previously investigated in a federal probe that was dropped last year. US Attorney Andre Birotte, who led the prior investigation, said he had no plans to press charges despite Armstrong's recent doping admissions, but he did not definitively rule out such action.

Cycling-USADA extends deadline for Armstrong to cooperate

February 6, 2013 21:45
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has given disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong two more weeks to cooperate fully in an investigation into cycling's darkest episode in return for a possible reduction of his life ban. Armstrong had initially been set a Feb. 6 deadline by USADA to answer questions under oath, but that was extended on Wednesday after the athlete's attorney Timothy Herman said the timing for an interview could not be accommodated.

Armstrong wants 'to be part of solution' to doping: USADA

February 6, 2013 21:30
US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said Wednesday that Lance Armstrong wants to help clean up cycling, and the agency has extended its deadline for the confessed cheat to cooperate to do so. "We have been in communication with Mr. Armstrong and his representatives and we understand that he does want to be part of the solution and assist in the effort to clean up the sport of cycling," Tygart said in a statement. "We have agreed to his request for an additional two weeks to work on details to hopefully allow for this to happen."

URGENT ¥¥¥ Armstrong 'wants to be part of solution' to doping: USADA

February 6, 2013 21:00
US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said Wednesday that Lance Armstrong wants to help clean up cycling, and the agency has extended the deadline for the confessed cheat to cooperate with it. "We have been in communication with Mr. Armstrong and his representatives and we understand that he does want to be part of the solution and assist in the effort to clean up the sport of cycling," Tygart said in a statement. "We have agreed to his request for an additional two weeks to work on details to hopefully allow for this to happen." bb/jk

Cycling: US agents investigating Armstrong: report

February 6, 2013 20:45
US federal agents are investigating disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for crimes including obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation, ABC News reported Wednesday. Citing an anonymous source, ABC News said the current probe is focused on different charges from those previously investigated in a federal probe that was dropped last year. US Attorney Andre Birotte, who led the prior investigation, said he had no plans to press charges despite Armstrong's recent doping admissions, but he did not definitively rule out such action.

Cycling: US agents actively investigating Armstrong: reports

February 6, 2013 17:31
US federal agents are investigating disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for crimes including obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation, reports said Wednesday. Citing an unnamed source, ABC News said the current probe is focused on different charges from those previously investigated. US Attorney Andre Birotte, who led the federal probe that was dropped last year, said he had no plans to press charges despite Armstrong's recent doping admissions, but he did not definitively rule out such action.

Cycling: US agents actively investigating Armstrong: report

February 6, 2013 13:46
US federal agents are actively investigating disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on possible crimes beyond issues they chose not to pursue last year, ABC News reported Wednesday. The broadcaster cited an unnamed source saying agents are probing whether the US cyclist had ever obstructed justice, tampered with or intimidated witnesses, different charges than those previously examined at a federal level.

Cycling: US agents actively investigating Armstrong: report

February 6, 2013 12:46
US federal justice officials are in the middle of an active criminal investigation of disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, ABC News reported on Wednesday. The broadcaster cited an unnamed source saying agents are probing whether the US cyclist had ever obstructed justice or tampered with or intimidated witnesses -- different charges than those previously looked at a federal level.

US attorney says no plan to prosecute Armstrong

February 5, 2013 22:15
US prosecutors said Tuesday they have no plans to press criminal charges against cycling cheat Lance Armstrong, despite his confession that he owes his Tour de France victories to illegal doping. US Attorney Andre Birotte, who led a federal investigation into the disgraced rider, did not definitively rule out action, but said Armstrong's public admission had not yet changed the decision not to prosecute.

US attorney says no plan to prosecute Armstrong

February 5, 2013 17:16
US prosecutors said Tuesday they have no plans to press criminal charges against cycling cheat Lance Armstrong, despite his confession that he owes his Tour de France victories to illegal doping. US Attorney Andre Birotte, who led a federal investigation into the disgraced rider, did not definitively rule out action, but said Armstrong's public admission had not yet changed the decision not to prosecute.
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