Sports | Lance Armstrong doping Lance Armstrong Escapes Doping Charges Federal prosecutors close investigation By John Johnson Posted Feb 3, 2012 4:36 PM CST Copied Lance Armstrong attends the 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6, 2011, in Bourne, Massachusetts. (Getty Images) Good news for Lance Armstrong: Federal prosecutors won't charge him with doping, reports the AP. Authorities announced today that they're shutting down a two-year investigation into whether Armstrong juiced his way to repeated Tour de France glory. Armstrong has denied the charges all along, even as former teammates (like this one) went public with their allegations. Prosecutors didn't explain what prompted the decision. Read These Next Iran's new leader issued a defiant first statement. Country star cancels rest of his tour: 'I am mentally unwell.' Report finds uninjured cop took an ambulance as a dying man waited. Second 'Doomsday Plane' in 2 months is seen over California. Report an error