The charges against Armstrong threatened to his Foundation of cancer research

The doping case against Lance Armstrong is announced to be closed. He remains to be considered a 7-time winner at Tour de France.
It is known that federal prosecutors put efforts to define whether Lance Armstrong and his teammates have participated in a doping program. The duration of the investigation has been about 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has administrated banned medicines. The charges against this person threatened not only to his athletic career but also to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that Lance Armstrong administrated steroids were in vain.
Lance Armstrong said that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office decided to close the case. He noted that it was a right decision. Armstrong claimed that he was waiting to continue his usual life, being a father, a competitor and an advocate in the fight against cancer.
Andre Birote, an attorney proclaimed during a press conference that the US Attorney’s Office closed the investigation connected with the case of Lance Armstrong. This attorney didn’t notice about any reason of this decision. But he indicated that previous similar cases were also closed.
For example, the case related to Barry Bonds was considered to be less-than-successful. Prosecutors were not able to prove that this sportsperson had lied about administration of steroids. As for the case related to Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge announced about previous mistrial.
Investigators suspected that a doping program was established by Armstrong’s team. They tried to define whether it was so as they suspected. Authorities investigated whether Lance Armstrong encouraged or promoted doping.
In fact, prosecutors tried to find out whether Armstrong and his team broke federal conspiracy and fraud charges. While Barry Bonds testified before a federal grand jury and Clemens testified before Congress, Armstrong wasn’t forced to present before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were accused in lying under oath.
Frank, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and her wife Betsy Andreu charged Armstrong with intake of forbidden medicines. They confirmed that they were shocked by the decision to close the case. They added that such cases happened due to power of money.