The case against Armstrong was announced to be closed

The case against Lance Armstrong connected with doping is announced to be closed. He remains to be considered a champion that won at the Tour de France 7 times.
It is known that federal prosecutors tried to determine whether this cyclist and his teammates have taken part in a doping program. The length of the investigation has been approximately 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has taken prohibited preparations. The accusations against this cyclist threatened not only to his athletic career but also to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that Lance Armstrong took steroids were in vain.
Armstrong claimed that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office made a decision to close the investigation. He confirmed that it was a right decision. Armstrong concluded 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 just said that certain previous similar investigations were also closed.
For example, the investigation linked with Barry Bonds was considered to be less-than-successful. Prosecutors couldn’t prove that this athlete had lied about usage of steroids. As for the case related to Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge proclaimed about previous mistrial.
Investigators suspected that a doping program was organized by Armstrong’s team. They desired to define whether it was so as they thought. Authorities investigated whether Armstrong encouraged or promoted doping.
Actually, prosecutors tried to define whether Lance Armstrong and his team violated federal conspiracy and fraud charges. While Barry Bonds testified before a federal grand jury and Clemens testified before Congress, Armstrong was not required to testify before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were accused in lying under oath.
 The former Armstrong’s teammate Frank and her wife Betsy Andreu charged Armstrong with usage of forbidden preparations. They claimed that they were shocked by the decision to close the case. They added that such situations happened due to money and corruption.