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May 20, 2008
Trevor Graham's Just Desserts
The self-styled "mastermind in chemistry" faces three counts of lying to federal agents during investigations that began with his anonymous tip that set off the BALCO scandal in 2003. His exact motives for blowing the whistle in the first place are still unknown, though I suspect it was related to his competitive nature.
Graham was an athlete. His clients were world-class athletes. The competition in track and field, especially among runners, is fierce. Once his clients got caught using banned substances, he was probably resentful that BALCO clients were getting away with it. I think he decided to level the playing field by ratting the BALCO athletes out.
But no good deed goes unpunished. Already under suspicion due to the inordinate number of clients who were caught and suspended, Graham made a poor choice and lied to federal agents about providing his clients (and Marion Jones in particular) with steroids. The feds caught on and pursued a case against him.
His lawyer is portraying him as a saint who did the right thing only to be set up. Sorry, I'm not buying it. Too many of his clients have been caught using. Enough of them have come forward to implicate Graham as the connection to Heredia. Have fun coaching the prison track team, Trevor!
Posted by MD Wong at 14:10:08
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