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Roger Clemens Charged with Obstruction
Written by alec Thursday, 19 August 2010 19:53
Major league baseball pitcher Roger Clemens has been indicted for obstruction of Congress and other charges today. These are related to statements made to a congressional committee in 2008.
The charges come from a 2008 appearance by Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In their sworn testimony, the two contradicted each other with Clemens claiming that he did not use any performance-enhancing drugs.
McNamee's testimony, as well as a report by Sen. George Mitchell, claimed that Clemens had used banned substances at various points in his career.
Clemens has not pitched in a game since 2007. He had an amazing career playing for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros and New York Yankees. He was the first pitcher to win seven Cy Young awards. He posted a record of 354-184 over 24 seasons.
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