Post by Fish Troll on Mar 26, 2009 20:19:20 GMT -5
As expected, Miguel Tejada received probation and community service for lying to Congress about performance-enhancing drugs.
Tejada was sentenced before a federal judge on Thursday, receiving a year of probation and 100 hours of community service, in addition to a $5,000 fine.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay delivered the sentence to a somber Tejada in the U.S. District Court, according to a Hearst newspaper report. Last week, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor last week submitted a 10-page memo urging probation and community service focused on youth education and outreach. But the final sentence, according to the report, was at Kay's discretion.
Tejada briefly addressed the court, saying he took "full responsibility."
"I apologize to the Congress, to the court, to all the fans of baseball and especially the kids," Tejada said quietly.
"People have to know that when Congress asks questions, it's serious business," Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Durham told the court, according to The Associated Press. "And if you don't tell the truth -- and we can prove you haven't told the truth -- then there will be accountability."
Tejada was sentenced before a federal judge on Thursday, receiving a year of probation and 100 hours of community service, in addition to a $5,000 fine.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay delivered the sentence to a somber Tejada in the U.S. District Court, according to a Hearst newspaper report. Last week, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor last week submitted a 10-page memo urging probation and community service focused on youth education and outreach. But the final sentence, according to the report, was at Kay's discretion.
Tejada briefly addressed the court, saying he took "full responsibility."
"I apologize to the Congress, to the court, to all the fans of baseball and especially the kids," Tejada said quietly.
"People have to know that when Congress asks questions, it's serious business," Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Durham told the court, according to The Associated Press. "And if you don't tell the truth -- and we can prove you haven't told the truth -- then there will be accountability."
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