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1 4 - 0 4 - 2 0 0 6 Bonds' grand jury Report: Feds probe perjury BY MICHAEL O'KEEFFE New York Daily News April 13, 2006 George Mitchell is no longer Barry Bonds' biggest problem. Federal authorities are investigating whether Bonds committed perjury when he told the BALCO grand jury in 2003 that he had never knowingly used steroids, CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle's Web site reported last night. Another federal grand jury has been hearing evidence for more than a month on whether Bonds lied during his December 2003 testimony, CNN said. The U.S. Attorney's office in San Francisco would not confirm or deny the report and Bonds' attorneys said they were unaware that a grand jury had been convened. The Chronicle reported that Bonds' personal surgeon, Dr. Arthur Ting, has been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. Ting, who treated Bonds for a knee injury that kept him out for most of the 2005 season, was called to appear before the panel at the U.S. District courthouse in San Francisco later this month, according to the paper. According to "Game of Shadows," Ting accompanied Bonds to BALCO headquarters in Burlingame in 2003 to draw blood from the slugger. The investigation is not unexpected; the Daily News and other media outlets have reported for more than a year that Bonds could face perjury and tax-evasion charges. But the prospect of criminal charges gained traction last month with the release of "Game of Shadows," the book by San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. Fainaru-Wada and Williams wrote that Bonds knowingly used steroids obtained by personal trainer and boyhood pal Greg Anderson as early as 1998. Bonds and other athletes were given immunity for their testimony, provided it was truthful. Bonds repeatedly has denied using banned performance-enhancing drugs, and a Daily News reporter overheard Bonds tell the grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. Bonds already is the focus of a Major League Baseball investigation led by Mitchell, the former Senate majority leader. That probe also is expected to look at other players involved in the BALCO steroid-trafficking scandal, including the Yankees' Gary Sheffield and Jason Giambi. Sheffield and Giambi also testified before the grand jury in 2003. Giambi reportedly admitted his use to the grand jury, and Sheffield reportedly denied using anything other than a testosterone cream he said he thought was legal. The Daily News reported last year that Major League Baseball had begun a quiet investigation into Bonds' legal problems, relying on its own security staff to monitor alleged perjury and tax evasion. MLB spokesman Rich Levin declined comment last night. Some baseball insiders hope that Bonds, who has 708 career home runs, will retire before he approaches Hank Aaron's all-time home run record of 755. They may get their wish: Bonds, who seemed unbeatable in spring training, has struggled since the regular season began: Once the most feared hitter in baseball, the career .300 hitter is currently batting .188 and has not homered this season. [Link]

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