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Criminal

Feb. 7, 2012

US probe of Armstrong dropped in rare fashion

In the first official acknowledgement of the U.S. attorney's criminal probe of cycling legend Lance Armstrong, prosecutors took the rare step of saying, "Case closed."


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In the first official acknowledgement of the U.S. attorney's criminal probe of cycling legend Lance Armstrong, prosecutors took the rare step of saying, "Case closed."


U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte announced Friday he shut down an investigation into whether U.S. cyclists used illicit substances.


The probe, which attracted international media attention, appeared to...

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