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• Tim Montgomery, former American athlete and 100m record holder, was arrested on April 30, 2008, after being indicted on a federal heroin distribution charge. After pleading guilty in July, he was sentenced to five years in prison.Minneapolis Star Tribune: Former track star Montgomery sentenced... (October 10, 2008)

  The charges revolved around an alleged sale of 100 grams of heroin to a police informant.

  Montgomery was sentenced to four years in prison in a separate case involving $5 million in check fraud. Montgomery, who pleaded guilty in the case, admitted he worked with former coach, Olympic champion Steve Riddick to cash $1.7 million in stolen and counterfeit checks. His former partner, athlete Marion Jones was also involved in the scam.

• Fast Facts

  1. Sentenced to 5 years in prisonMinneapolis Star Tribune: Former track star Montgomery sentenced to 5 years... (October 10, 2008)
  2. Already due to serve 4 years for check fraud
  3. Stripped of his records, found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs
  4. Olympic Medals: Gold - 2000 Sydney - 4x100 m relay, Silver - 1996 Atlanta - 4x100 m relay
  5. Former companion: former Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones
  6. 2003: Had a child with Jones, Tim Jr
  7. Jones is currently serving a six-month prison term for her minor role in the fraud scheme
  8. Jones was stripped of her Olympic medals, world records were stripped
  9. 2005: Montgomery banned from track for two years for doping

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