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Marion Jones Reports to Jail  

Posted Mar 8, 08 6:09 AM CST in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Marion Jones has entered a federal prison in Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The disgraced former sprinter is beginning a 6-month sentence for lying to investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in a check-fraud scam. She has already returned her Olympic gold medals and her name has been removed from the record books.

Jones was once the most famous female in the world but fell spectacularly from grace after admitting steroid use. The judge who put her away refused to hand down a probation-only sentence, saying her behavior affected "the integrity of athletic competition." She is expected to serve her time in the prison's minimum-security unit, and will be on probation for two years after her release.

Sources Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Associated Press

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Former Olympic champion Marion Jones holds her head as she leaves federal court in White Plains, N.Y. with her husband, Obadele Thompson, in this Jan. 11, 2008 file photo. The former Olympic track gold...   (Associated Press)
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Disgraced former Olympic champion Marion Jones leaves after being sentenced at the Westchester County Federal Courthouse Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 in White Plains, N.Y. Jones was sentenced to six months...   (Associated Press)
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American athlete Marion Jones holds up her five Olympic medals for track and field events outside Sydney's Opera House in Australia, in this Oct. 1, 2000 file photo. The IOC formally stripped Marion...   (Associated Press)
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