Lance Armstrong was accused in participating in a doping program

The doping case against Lance Armstrong 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 about 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has used controlled substances. The charges against Lance Armstrong threatened not only to his athletic career but also to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that this cyclist took steroids were in vain.
This cyclist said that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office decided to close the case. He noted that it was a right decision. Armstrong added that he was waiting to continue his usual life, being a father, a competitor and an advocate in the fight against cancer.
The attorney Andre Birotte announced during a press conference that the US Attorney’s Office closed the investigation related to the case of Lance Armstrong. This attorney didn’t mention about any reason of this decision. But he indicated that come previous similar investigations were also closed.
For example, the case connected with Barry Bonds was claimed to be less-than-successful. Prosecutors were not able to prove that this sportsperson had lied about administration of steroids. As for the case related to Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge declared about previous mistrial.
Investigators believed that a doping program was organized by Armstrong’s team. They desired to define whether it was so as they believed. Authorities investigated whether Lance Armstrong encouraged or induced doping.
In fact, prosecutors put efforts to define whether 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 forced to testify before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were accused in lying under oath.
 Frank, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and her wife Betsy Andreu accused Armstrong in usage of controlled substance. They noticed that they were shocked by the decision to close the investigation. They concluded that such situations happened due to possessing money and corruption.