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Article: Prosecution details athletics coach Graham's alleged lies in closing arguments
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- May 27, 2008
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Athletics coach Trevor Graham orchestrated a doping scheme for his elite athletes and lied to government investigators about his role in it, the prosecution said in closing arguments of Graham's trial on Tuesday.
"This is a very simple, straight forward case. It's about telling the truth," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Finigan told the jury. "If federal agents come to speak to you and you speak to them, there's only one rule: You tell them the truth. ... Throughout the interview, he was not truthful with the agents."
The defense was set to make its closing argument later Tuesday.
Graham is accused with three counts of lying to investigators in June ...