I ready an article today that Bary Bonds was going to appear before the BALCO grand jury and in the article it stated this:
"Athletes that already have appeared before the grand jury include track star Marion Jones and her boyfriend, 100-meter world record-holder Tim Montgomery, four Oakland Raiders and Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken.
An appearance before the grand jury, or being subpoenaed to testify, does not mean an athlete is a target of the probe."
Has anyone heard as to why Amy was subpoenaed or her reaction to being subpoenaed? This whole bay area steriod thing is getting interesting...
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Two things need to be remembered here:
1. Most witnesses called before a grand jury are NOT targets or believed to be guilty of wrongdoing. They're simply believed to have information that could be useful. Prosecutors, in fact, are often reluctant to call witnesses who are suspected of wrongdoing, because of fifth amendment/immunity concerns.
2. Grand jury witnesses are commonly asked by the government not to speak publicly about their testimony or the subject of the investigation (athough they're not generally subject to secrecy rules), so as not to prejudice the investigation.
Two things need to be remembered here:
1. Most witnesses called before a grand jury are NOT targets or believed to be guilty of wrongdoing. They're simply believed to have information that could be useful. Prosecutors, in fact, are often reluctant to call witnesses who are suspected of wrongdoing, because of fifth amendment/immunity concerns.
2. Grand jury witnesses are commonly asked by the government not to speak publicly about their testimony or the subject of the investigation (athough they're not generally subject to secrecy rules), so as not to prejudice the investigation.
