Baseball Player Miguel Tejada Receives Probation for Denying Knowledge of Steroid Use in MLB
Tejada Refused to Tell Congressional Investigators What He Knew About Steroids in Baseball
Major League baseball player Miguel Tejada was sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service for the charge of making misrepresentations to Congress. Tejada pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in February 2009; the Dominican Republic citizen faced up to six months in prison and deportation for refusing to tell Congressional investigators what he knew about steroid use in professional baseball.
Miguel Tejada represents a unique case. Tejada has denied ever using any banned performance enhancing substance. The federal government has not accused Tejada of using steroids or even lying about his use of steroids. The government has explicitly admitted there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Tejada ever used steroids. He was not accused of perjury i.e. lying under oath. Instead, Tejada was accused of lying to Congressional investigators about his knowledge of steroid use by others in the MLB and his discussions with other MLB players about steroids.
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Tejada Refused to Tell Congressional Investigators What He Knew About Steroids in Baseball
Major League baseball player Miguel Tejada was sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service for the charge of making misrepresentations to Congress. Tejada pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in February 2009; the Dominican Republic citizen faced up to six months in prison and deportation for refusing to tell Congressional investigators what he knew about steroid use in professional baseball.
Miguel Tejada represents a unique case. Tejada has denied ever using any banned performance enhancing substance. The federal government has not accused Tejada of using steroids or even lying about his use of steroids. The government has explicitly admitted there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Tejada ever used steroids. He was not accused of perjury i.e. lying under oath. Instead, Tejada was accused of lying to Congressional investigators about his knowledge of steroid use by others in the MLB and his discussions with other MLB players about steroids.
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