grizzly adam
10-04-2004, 08:08 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/more/10/01/ferrari.trial.ap/index.html
Lance's longtime friend and fitness coach is under scrutiny.
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) -- An Italian doctor who treated leading cyclists, including six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, received a 12-month suspended jail sentence for sports fraud and malpractice.
Michele Ferrari, however, was acquitted of the most severe charge of distributing health-threatening doping products. His lawyer, Dario Bolognesi, said they will appeal the sentence. Lorenzo Gresti, the public prosecutor, had recommended 14 months in jail."I have always said that I have zero tolerance for anyone convicted of using or facilitating the use of performance-enhancing drugs," Armstrong said.
Lance's longtime friend and fitness coach is under scrutiny.
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) -- An Italian doctor who treated leading cyclists, including six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, received a 12-month suspended jail sentence for sports fraud and malpractice.
Michele Ferrari, however, was acquitted of the most severe charge of distributing health-threatening doping products. His lawyer, Dario Bolognesi, said they will appeal the sentence. Lorenzo Gresti, the public prosecutor, had recommended 14 months in jail."I have always said that I have zero tolerance for anyone convicted of using or facilitating the use of performance-enhancing drugs," Armstrong said.