Professional Cycling For the Fans - Floyd Landis convicted in France over doping lab hacking

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FriendlyFred
11-10-11, 09:47 AM
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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/general/view/20111110floyd_landis_convicted_in_france_over_doping_lab_hacking/srvc=home&position=recent


NANTERRE, France — A French court has convicted American cyclist Floyd Landis in absentia for his role in hacking into the computers of a French doping lab.

The court in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre has given Landis a 12-month suspended prison sentence — six months fewer than the penalty sought by the state prosecutor.

The WADA-accredited lab in the town of Chatenay-Malabry south of Paris uncovered unusually high testosterone levels in Landis’ samples from the 2006 Tour de France, and he was later stripped of his victory.

Prosecutors say Landis and coach Arnie Baker masterminded a plot to hack into the lab’s computer system to obtain documents as they sought to defend the cyclist’s name.

johnny99
11-10-11, 10:53 AM
Floyd who?
LemondFanForeve
11-10-11, 09:19 PM
Floyd who?

You know, the scapegoat for all of the TDF riders who doped(including King Lance)?

rangerdavid
11-11-11, 06:03 AM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com//10112011/58/landis-handed-suspended-jail-term.html
Thulsadoom
11-11-11, 06:15 AM
Thank GOD the sentence was suspended. Wouldn't want to screw up his NASCAR schedule.
DScott
11-11-11, 07:27 AM
Floyd who?
datlas
11-11-11, 07:30 AM
Eff him. Not even worthy of our bandwidth.

Wait, we need to get to 3 million, so we can make an exception for today.
dstrong
11-11-11, 07:31 AM
Who's Floyd Landis?
datlas
11-11-11, 07:35 AM
Who is John Galt?
DScott
11-11-11, 07:36 AM
John who?
ColinL
11-11-11, 07:36 AM
That guy is a ******. I don't have any idea why any person would consider him a credible witness.

I'm not saying this is an argument for or against doping on the USPS team, but I am saying that I don't believe a thing out of Floyd Landis' mouth.
dwellman
11-11-11, 07:43 AM
French?

Hacking?

Um. . . sure. Yeah. Whatever.
Homebrew01
11-11-11, 07:45 AM
217
DScott
11-11-11, 07:50 AM
217

What is Floyd's current bank balance?
Nachoman
11-11-11, 07:55 AM
Anybody can be found guilty of practically any crime, in absentia (when someone is not their to defend themselves).
And from what I recall, both Landis and Baker lack the ability to hack into someone else's computer.
waterrockets
11-11-11, 08:04 AM
<Moved the one from the 33 to pro cycling, merged with this one>
Bacciagalupe
11-11-11, 08:43 AM
A little more detail: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577029800156942714.html?mod=googlenews_wsj


Anybody can be found guilty of practically any crime, in absentia (when someone is not their to defend themselves).
He knew there were court proceedings; he had the opportunity to defend himself; he had a lawyer present.



And from what I recall, both Landis and Baker lack the ability to hack into someone else's computer.
They didn't perform the hacking. A guy named Alain Quiros apparently did the hacking and plead guilty; the same guy apparently hacked into Greenpeace's systems on behalf of a French energy company. Two other people were also involved, though their role is not discussed in the article.
popeye
11-11-11, 03:47 PM
Who's Floyd Landis?

He is the guy who paid back all his supporters who sent him money to defend his lies.