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Barry Bonds' ex-girlfriend told a grand jury in San Francisco last week the Giants outfielder confided to her in 2000 that be began using steroids, two sources told the San Francisco Chronicle for Sunday's editions.
Kimberly Bell, 35, was subpoenaed by the prosecutors in the BALCO case and testified for about two hours with full immunity from prosecution, her attorney told The Chronicle.
"It's clear from the subpoena that they are looking at Barry Bonds and the possibility he may have given untruthful testimony to the grand jury," Hugh Levine, Bell's attorney, told The Chronicle.
In December 2003, Bonds testified to a grand jury that he used a clear substance and a cream given to him by a trainer who was indicted in a steroid-distribution ring, but said he didn't know they were steroids, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Bonds told a U.S. grand jury that he used undetectable steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear," which he received from personal trainer Greg Anderson during the 2003 season. According to Bonds, the trainer told him the substances were the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and a pain-relieving balm for the player's arthritis.
According to The Chronicle, Bell told the grand jury that she dated Bonds from 1994-2003 and that the outfielder gave her $80,000 in cash for the down payment on a house in Scottsdale, Ariz., near the Giants' spring training facility. She claims that Bonds earned the money from sales of autographed baseballs and memorabilia.
Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, told The Chronicle that the slugger had never used banned substances and had never given cash to Bell.
Rains claims that Bell's subpoena is further proof that the real target of the BALCO inquiry is Bonds.
"It's always been the U.S. versus Bonds, and they're always just gunning for the big guy," he told The Chronicle.
The Chronicle reported Rains wrote five letters between Oct. 14, 2003, and March 11, 2004, in which he acknowledged that Bell and Bonds had a long romantic relationship. Rains denied that Bonds had promised to buy Bell a house in those letters.
The Chronicle reported the breakup between Bell and Bonds was followed by a dispute over the house in Scottsdale. According to legal correspondence reviewed by The Chronicle, Bell threatened to sue Bonds for not paying off the house. Rains charged Bell with trying to extort money from the Giants slugger. The Chronicle reported Bell dropped the idea of a lawsuit in favor of writing a memoir about her experience.
The lead agent in the BALCO case, IRS investigator Jeff Novitzky, contacted Bell after she appeared with Geraldo Rivera on the Fox News Channel to talk about Bonds' alleged steroid use and to promote her own book project.
Bell told the grand jury that Bonds revealed his steroid use while discussing an elbow injury he suffered in 1999, according to The Chronicle. Bonds underwent surgery on April 21, 1999 to repair a torn triceps tendon and to remove a bone spur.
"He told me that steroids had probably caused the injury and that he would have to be more careful in the future," Bell said, according to The Chronicle.
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Kimberly Bell, 35, was subpoenaed by the prosecutors in the BALCO case and testified for about two hours with full immunity from prosecution, her attorney told The Chronicle.
"It's clear from the subpoena that they are looking at Barry Bonds and the possibility he may have given untruthful testimony to the grand jury," Hugh Levine, Bell's attorney, told The Chronicle.
In December 2003, Bonds testified to a grand jury that he used a clear substance and a cream given to him by a trainer who was indicted in a steroid-distribution ring, but said he didn't know they were steroids, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Bonds told a U.S. grand jury that he used undetectable steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear," which he received from personal trainer Greg Anderson during the 2003 season. According to Bonds, the trainer told him the substances were the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and a pain-relieving balm for the player's arthritis.
According to The Chronicle, Bell told the grand jury that she dated Bonds from 1994-2003 and that the outfielder gave her $80,000 in cash for the down payment on a house in Scottsdale, Ariz., near the Giants' spring training facility. She claims that Bonds earned the money from sales of autographed baseballs and memorabilia.
Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, told The Chronicle that the slugger had never used banned substances and had never given cash to Bell.
Rains claims that Bell's subpoena is further proof that the real target of the BALCO inquiry is Bonds.
"It's always been the U.S. versus Bonds, and they're always just gunning for the big guy," he told The Chronicle.
The Chronicle reported Rains wrote five letters between Oct. 14, 2003, and March 11, 2004, in which he acknowledged that Bell and Bonds had a long romantic relationship. Rains denied that Bonds had promised to buy Bell a house in those letters.
The Chronicle reported the breakup between Bell and Bonds was followed by a dispute over the house in Scottsdale. According to legal correspondence reviewed by The Chronicle, Bell threatened to sue Bonds for not paying off the house. Rains charged Bell with trying to extort money from the Giants slugger. The Chronicle reported Bell dropped the idea of a lawsuit in favor of writing a memoir about her experience.
The lead agent in the BALCO case, IRS investigator Jeff Novitzky, contacted Bell after she appeared with Geraldo Rivera on the Fox News Channel to talk about Bonds' alleged steroid use and to promote her own book project.
Bell told the grand jury that Bonds revealed his steroid use while discussing an elbow injury he suffered in 1999, according to The Chronicle. Bonds underwent surgery on April 21, 1999 to repair a torn triceps tendon and to remove a bone spur.
"He told me that steroids had probably caused the injury and that he would have to be more careful in the future," Bell said, according to The Chronicle.
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