You gotta love Greg Anderson

[BIG_DADDY]

Out of this whole steroid/MLB mess he is one of the very few I have respect for at this point. Tell the Grand Jury to go **** themselves Greg.

http://sports.iwon.com/news/07262006...=home&SEC=news

Bonds' Trainer Set to Appear Before Grand Jury, But Not Expected to Talk
Jul 26, 3:36 PM (ET) Email this Story

By PAUL ELIAS and DAVID KRAVETS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Lawyers for Barry Bonds' personal trainer say he'd rather go back to prison for a third time than take part in the grand jury investigation of his childhood friend for tax evasion and perjury.

Fresh off a 15-day jail term for refusing to cooperate in an earlier phase of the probe, Greg Anderson is expected to be called Thursday before a new grand jury investigating the San Francisco Giants slugger. But the trainer is expected to renew his vow of silence.

"He's resigned to do whatever it takes to maintain his integrity," said Paula Canny, an attorney and close friend of Anderson.

Anderson was released from prison last week on the same day prosecutors announced a grand jury investigating Bonds had expired without issuing an indictment. The new grand jury quickly was assembled, and Anderson received what was believed to be the first subpoena - ordering him to appear before the panel on Thursday.

If he again refuses to testify, he'll be hauled in front of a federal judge who will demand to know why he should be excused from testifying to a grand jury, a requirement even the president of the United States has to honor.


Since Anderson's legal arguments remain largely the same, the judge likely will send the trainer back to prison. It would be his third trip to a federal lockup in less than a year; Anderson served three months after pleading guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering stemming from the government's investigation of the Bay Area lab that allegedly supplied Bonds and other elite athletes with performance-enhancing drugs.

Authorities are investigating whether Bonds lied under oath when he told an earlier grand jury he didn't know whether the substances given to him by Anderson were steroids. The probe also reportedly is focused on whether Bonds paid taxes on the sale of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sports memorabilia.

Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, says his client is guilty of nothing more than being famous.

"They're harassing Greg Anderson to get to Barry," Rains said.

Some legal experts see Anderson as the key to proving the perjury allegations, since Bonds reportedly testified the trainer gave him two substances that fit the description of "the cream" and "the clear" - two performance-enhancing drugs linked to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative.

In 2003, Bonds reportedly testified to the grand jury investigating BALCO that he believed the substances were flaxseed oil and arthritis balm, not steroids.

Anderson also could offer insight into the doping calendars bearing Bonds' name that were seized when federal agents raided Anderson's house, according to court papers connected to the steroids probe.

But Anderson's lawyers say he shouldn't have to testify because of the numerous leaks of secret grand jury testimony to the San Francisco Chronicle over the course of the four-year investigation. Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada have written a book based largely on leaked testimony.

"The gross, callous and destructive breaches of grand jury secrecy in this case create ample just cause for Mr. Anderson's refusal to testify," said one of Anderson's attorneys, Mark Geragos.

His lawyers also say the agreement he made with prosecutors to plead guilty last year in the BALCO case stipulated he wouldn't have to cooperate in the investigation.

"The government is violating the terms of the plea bargain," Canny said.

Anderson also claims he should not have to testify because he was the target of an illegal wiretap.

The new grand jury ordering Anderson's testimony can stay in session for as long as 18 months. By law, an intransigent Anderson can be locked up for the grand jury's full term, though a judge can free him sooner if convinced Anderson never will talk.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Miles

Palmeiro testified before Congress which has the same implications with sworn testimony before a grand jury. The only reason he didn't face the same thing as Bonds was that there was no evidence that he took steroids before he testified. The only reason he was there was he was named in the Conseco book and as far as I have heard that was the only thing against him. He tested positive after appearing before Congress.

Bonds on the other hand had a shit load of circumstantial evidence against him that all happend before he testified.

Thanks for clarifying......BTW.....circumstantial, schmircumstantial....

[go bo]

what mean this "baseball"?

[burt]

Originally Posted by go bo

what mean this "baseball"?

USA's anwwer to cricket...only boringer.....(nice word)

[pikesome]

Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

Thanks for clarifying......BTW.....circumstantial, schmircumstantial....

Thats more than enough to get many people convicted. People who are guilty.

[burt]

Originally Posted by pikesome

Thats more than enough to get many people convicted. People who are guilty.

.....as well as many who aren't...............

[Halfcan]

So I guess if you are famous-you can get busted for steroids and tax evasion for $ made signing your name?

Why is Bonds still allowed in the game?

[burt]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

So I guess if you are famous-you can get busted for steroids and tax evasion for $ made signing your name?

Why is Bonds still allowed in the game?

circumstantial, schmircumstantial....innocent 'til proven guilty...I suppose....

[Miles]

Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

circumstantial, schmircumstantial....innocent 'til proven guilty...I suppose....

Circumstantial evidence can prove guilt if there is enough of it. It just means that from the single piece of evidence you have to make some inference.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Miles

Circumstantial evidence can prove guilt if there is enough of it. It just means that from the single piece of evidence you have to make some inference.

Please tell that to O.J.'s jurors.....

[hawkchief]

Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

Thanks for clarifying......BTW.....circumstantial, schmircumstantial....

That's the whole point, Dale. If a tool like Anderson would testify, and answer the Grand Jury's questions, the circumstantial evidence turns into the PROOF you so badly need to see. Then people can get off this "witch hunt" BS and quit the pity party for Bonds. As Miles pointed out, it's a different can of worms with Palmiero and Sosa, and much less evidence to go after them.