Marion Jones has today been sentenced to six months in prison.The sentence, handed down by United States District Judge Kenneth Karas, stemmed from Jones’ admission to lying about steroid use and cheque fraud.
Jones, 31, denied using performance-enhancing drugs during a 2003 grand jury investigation into BALCO, a San Francisco area laboratory linked to the steroids scandal in sports.
Today’s sentencing came a month after Jones was formally stripped of her Olympic medals. This will serve as a deterent to althelets who may want to use drugs in future.