Armstrong was not required to testify before a grand jury

The case against Lance Armstrong related to doping is proclaimed to be closed. This person remains to be considered a 7-time winner at Tour de France.
It is known that federal prosecutors put efforts to determine whether this cyclist and his teammates have taken part in a doping program. The duration of the investigation has been about 2 years.
Lance Armstrong denied that he has used controlled substances. The charges against this cyclist threatened to his athletic career as well as to his Foundation of cancer research and support. The efforts to prove that Lance Armstrong took steroids were in vain.
Armstrong claimed that he had heard that the US Attorney’s Office decided to close the case. He noted that it was a right decision. Armstrong mentioned that he was waiting to continue his usual life, being a father, a competitor and an advocate in the fight against cancer.
Andre Birote, an attorney announced during a press conference that the US Attorney’s Office closed the investigation connected with the case of Lance Armstrong. This attorney didn’t notice about any reason of this decision. But he just said that come previous similar investigations were also closed.
For example, the case connected with Barry Bonds was considered to be unsuccessful. Prosecutors couldn’t prove that this sportsperson had cheated about usage of steroids. As for the case linked with Roger Clemens, the trial was indicated for another time because the judge declared about previous mistrial.
Investigators believed that a doping program was established by Armstrong’s team. They wanted to determine whether it was so as they believed. Authorities investigated whether Armstrong encouraged or promoted doping.
Actually, prosecutors tried to learn whether Lance Armstrong and his team violated federal conspiracy and fraud charges. While Barry Bonds testified before a federal grand jury and Clemens testified before Congress, Armstrong was not required to testify before a grand jury. Barry Bonds and Clemens were accused in lying under oath.
 Frank, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, and her wife Betsy Andreu charged Armstrong with administration of banned drugs. They noted that they were shocked by the decision to close the investigation. They concluded that such cases happened due to money and corruption.