US sprinter jailed for fraud
2008-05-17 HKT 10:40
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The US Olympic sprinter Tim
Montgomery has been sentenced
to three years and ten months
in prison for taking
part in a multi-million dollar
bank fraud and
money-laundering plot. The
former 100 metre world record
holder and Olympic relay
champion pleaded guilty to
fraud and conspiracy charges
over a bogus cheque scam in
April 2007. His former partner
- the sprinter Marion Jones -
was also implicated in the
crime. Montgomery sought
leniency, saying his fall from
grace was punishment enough.
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