Lance Armstrong sued by U.S. for Post Office Sponsorship Funds

The Justice Department late Tuesday formally filed its case against Lance Armstrong and his company Tailwind Sports for millions of dollars that the U.S. Postal Service spent to sponsor the cycling team.

"The USPS paid approximately $40 million to sponsor the USPS cycling team from 1998 to 2004," the court document says.

The government said it was intervening to recover triple the amount of the sponsorship funds under the False Claims Act, which could bring a total of more than $100 million in damages.

The complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charges that the use of prohibited drugs constitutes a breach of contract with the Postal Service.

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Lance Armstrong Target of ANOTHER Federal Investigation

Lance Armstrong is reportedly the target of a RENEWED federal criminal investigation connected to his rampant drug use during his cycling career ... and could face serious time in the slammer if convicted.

Just weeks after Armstrong fessed up to cheating his ass off on his way to 7 Tour de France titles, ABC News is reporting that feds are actively investigating Armstrong for obstruction, intimidation, and witness tampering.

If Lance is ultimately prosecuted -- and convicted -- a judge could sentence him to federal prison.

Multiple riders -- and other people close to Lance -- have publicly accused Armstrong of threatening them into silence over the years ... but nobody really listened until Lance went to Oprah and copped to being a jerk.

According to the report, investigators are not concerned with Armstrong's drug use so much as they are with Armstrong allegedly threatening and interfering with witnesses who could have testified against him.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/06/lance-armstrong-federal-agents-criminal-investigation-obstruction-intimidation-witness-tampering/#ixzz2K9VpCwzv

Lance Armstrong Sued by Book Readers

Two readers have filed a class-action suit, saying, "Give us our money back!"

Rob Stutzman and Jonathan Wheeler filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming they never would have read Armstrong’s books — 2000′s It’s Not About the Bike and the 2003 follow-up, Every Second Counts — “had they known the true facts concerning Armstrong’s misconduct and his admitted involvement in a sports doping scandal.”

“Stutzman bought the book in California and read it cover to cover,” the lawsuit reads. “Although Stutzman does not buy or read many books, he found Armstrong’s book incredibly compelling and recommended the book to several friends.

Stutzman and Wheeler are also calling the books “works of fiction.”

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