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Posted: 2:36 PM Feb 3, 2012
US Attorney Birotte Issues Statement on Armstrong Doping Case
United States Attorney AndrDe Birotte Jr. released a statement Friday regarding the Lance Armstrong doping investigation.
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FILE - This Feb. 15, 2011, file photo shows Lance Armstrong during an interview in Austin, Tx. Attorneys for Armstrong have demanded an on-air apology from "60 Minutes" after the head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory denied allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen, File)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - United States Attorney AndrDe Birotte Jr.
released the following statement Friday regarding the Lance Armstrong doping investigation:
"United States Attorney AndrDe Birotte Jr. today announced that his office is closing an investigation into allegations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.
The United States Attorney determined that a public announcement
concerning the closing of the investigation was warranted by numerous reports about the investigation in media outlets around
the world.
Mr. Birotte commended the joint investigative efforts of his prosecutors and special agents with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Postal Service - Office of the Inspector General."
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