Lance Armstrong

July 1, 2014
A federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last week that the U.S. Justice Department may proceed with its False Claims Act lawsuit against Lance Armstrong, alleging that the cyclist defrauded the government when he accepted sponsorship money from the U.S. Postal Service  while taking performance-enhancing drugs, The Wall...
April 24, 2013
The U.S. government filed its complaint against former cycling champion Lance Armstrong in Washington, D.C., Reuters reported yesterday.  Armstrong, now stripped of his seven Tour de France wins, is accused of defrauding his sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, by taking millions of dollars in sponsorship money while at the same time engaging in prohibited substance and...
February 22, 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it was joining a civil lawsuit alleging that Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and Tailwind Sports LLC and Tailwind Sports Corporation (Tailwind) submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in connection with its sponsorship of a professional bicycle racing team by regularly employing...
January 15, 2013
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Justice Department officials have recommended joining a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by former teammate Floyd Landis that alleges that Lance Armstrong and team managers defrauded the U.S. government when they accepted money from the U.S. Postal Service and then violated their contract by using performance-enhancing drugs...