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RMAC
11-15-2007, 05:11 PM
Just heard on ESPN that Bonds has been indicted for perjury.
buff4life
11-15-2007, 05:13 PM
are you listening to the same ESPN i'm listening too?
g$$
11-15-2007, 05:16 PM
I hope they have enough to nail him once & for all. Can't stand the guy.
Old Tiger
11-15-2007, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by g$$
I hope they have enough to nail him once & for all. Can't stand the guy. word...
RMAC
11-15-2007, 05:19 PM
Originally posted by buff4life
are you listening to the same ESPN i'm listening too?

That's just what my roommate came in and told me they said on TV. We do have three of them though.
crzyjournalist03
11-15-2007, 05:22 PM
It's all over the net!

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=nation_world&id=5764052
Darren
11-15-2007, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by RMAC
That's just what my roommate came in and told me they said on TV. We do have three of them though.

3 roomates?
RMAC
11-15-2007, 05:26 PM
Originally posted by Darren
3 roomates?

Haha, no, 3 ESPN channels. I do also have 3 roommates though.
westtxfballfan
11-15-2007, 05:38 PM
All counts carry 0-5 years punishment, and he would be looking at possible jail time if he pleads guilty and almost definite jail time if he goes to trial and loses. (A couple of years maximum the way the federal sentencing guidelines work.) In West Texas fed court, at a minimum, he would probably get about 10 months - half of that in a halfway house - and a felony conviction for the rest of his life. In California fed court - even though it's supposed to be the same across the country - who knows how easy they'll go.
crzyjournalist03
11-15-2007, 06:06 PM
this story provides a lot more details and looks like Bonds is facing an uphill battle:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3112487

And just from what law experts discussed when the Michael Vick news broke, the FEDs have a 90% success rate of convicting people they prosecute. They don't go after somebody unless they have good, solid evidence.

Barry Bonds may very well have taken his last swing in MLB.
kepdawg
11-15-2007, 06:13 PM
Nice of them to wait until he broke the record! :rolleyes:
crzyjournalist03
11-15-2007, 06:16 PM
Originally posted by kepdawg
Nice of them to wait until he broke the record! :rolleyes:

I don't think the feds were worrying about his playing career when the research was going on. As we've seen in other cases (Vick, NBA refs), they move to their own beat, and they'll bring out information whenever they're ready. They don't exist to worry about who the all-time home run king is.