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Justice Served...on a Platter
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:02pm by Andy Shen
For the last few months we kept hearing rumors about the Armstrong investigation – the case was strong, indictments would be sweeping, doping was the least of his crimes. But then, at 5pm Friday before Superbowl weekend, André Birotte, US Attorney for the Central District of California, released a terse statement closing the investigation without further comment. As the media scrambled back from their weekend plans to write a story thy never expected to write, we’re left to wonder why the investigation was scrapped, and why the announcement was timed to ensure it would get the least amount of coverage possible.
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This is Birotte’s email address: andre.birotte@usdoj.gov. Send him an email if you think criminals shouldn’t escape prosecution if they’re wealthy and connected. Let him know that the government shouldn’t encourage whistleblowers like Landis and Hamilton to speak up against an immensely powerful figure, only to pull the rug out from under them. Tell him he shouldn’t unilaterally negate two years of Novitzky’s hard work. Get the word out on Twitter, Facebook, smoke signals, whatever. Feel free to post all of this on your site or blog. If this investigation was quashed for political reasons, it is our job as fans of our sport to make our voices heard.
http://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2012/justice-servedon-platter
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:02pm by Andy Shen
For the last few months we kept hearing rumors about the Armstrong investigation – the case was strong, indictments would be sweeping, doping was the least of his crimes. But then, at 5pm Friday before Superbowl weekend, André Birotte, US Attorney for the Central District of California, released a terse statement closing the investigation without further comment. As the media scrambled back from their weekend plans to write a story thy never expected to write, we’re left to wonder why the investigation was scrapped, and why the announcement was timed to ensure it would get the least amount of coverage possible.
....
This is Birotte’s email address: andre.birotte@usdoj.gov. Send him an email if you think criminals shouldn’t escape prosecution if they’re wealthy and connected. Let him know that the government shouldn’t encourage whistleblowers like Landis and Hamilton to speak up against an immensely powerful figure, only to pull the rug out from under them. Tell him he shouldn’t unilaterally negate two years of Novitzky’s hard work. Get the word out on Twitter, Facebook, smoke signals, whatever. Feel free to post all of this on your site or blog. If this investigation was quashed for political reasons, it is our job as fans of our sport to make our voices heard.
http://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2012/justice-servedon-platter
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