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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704457604576011490820993006.htmlHe established the Floyd Fairness Fund and sought financial support.
Backing came from some of the same people who bankrolled Tailwind. Mr. Weisel chipped in $50,000, says Mr. Landis. Mr. Bucksbaum sent tens of thousands to Mr. Landis's law firm. Mr. Williams, the Connecticut businessman, and Mr. Cashin, the private-equity executive, sent money. Mr. Landis says he spent about $2 million on his defense, and that about 70% of the outside money he raised came from this circle of wealthy cycling backers.
TeamSkyFans said:Landis wore a wire & recorded video to implicate Michael Ball
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6...ate-Michael-Ball-in-doping-investigation.aspx
TeamSkyFans said:Lance discussed on Around teh Horn on ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2839445
podcast
An overview of the perfromance-enhancing drug investigation against Lance Armstrong
""I've spoken to Novitzky on the phone at length last year. The guy is described by people as the Elliott Ness of his area of law enforcement and if you've got him on your tail you're in big trouble," Anderson told the Sunday Star-Times.
"He doesn't undertake things he isn't going to win. Those guys have a ridiculously high ratio of convictions – they don't undertake superfluous investigations and I don't think this is going to be a good outcome if you're Lance Armstrong.
Colm.Murphy said:Who wants to bet an indictment comes down before this:
http://www.businessinsider.com/lance-armstrong-poised-to-make-a-killing-on-demand-medias-ipo-2011-1
If so, would such an indictment delay or postpone an IPO? Any other cases to cite where something similar happened?
Here is an expert take on the demand media IPO and the problems associated. An expert cited in the article states he'd never buy into it, and is not sure the deal (IPO) can get done.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41155886/