224
Libby resigned:
Eric Schmitt, “Indicted Aide Had Been ‘Cheney’s Dick Cheney,’ ”
New York Times
, October 30, 2005.
225 Senator Kennedy’s reaction to indictment: U.S. Fed News, October 28, 2005.
225–27 Editorial reaction:
Meet the Press
transcript, NBC, October 23, 2005; “Hot Topic: Obstruction for What,”
Wall Street Journal
editorial, October 29, 2005; “The Case Against Scooter Libby,”
New York Times
editorial, October 29, 2005; “Mr. Libby’s Indictment,”
Washington Post
editorial, October 29, 2005.
232
Novak described his decision:
Robert Novak, “My Leak Case Testimony,”
Washington Post
via Creators Syndicate, July 12, 2006.
233 Armitage identified as Novak’s source: Michael Isikoff, “The Man Who Said Too Much,”
Newsweek,
September 4, 2006; Michael Isikoff with David Corn,
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War
(Crown, 2006); R. Jeffrey Smith, “Armitage Says He Was Source of CIA Leak,”
Washington Post
, September 8, 2006.
251 Libby conviction: Kate Phillips, “A View from the Libby Jury Box,”
New York Times
, March 6, 2007.
254 Giuliani comment: Wolf Blitzer, CNN transcript, June 5, 2007.
254 Bush’s decision to commute Libby’s sentence but not pardon him: George W. Bush,
Decision Points
(New York: Random House, 2010).
255 Russert interviews Novak:
Meet the Press
, NBC transcript, July 15, 2007.
257 Blagojevich verdict: “Blagojevich 23, Fitzgerald 1,”
Wall Street Journal
, Review and Outlook, August 19, 2010.
Also mentioned in the text:
Lewis Libby,
The Apprentice
(St. Martin’s Press, 1996).
Bob Woodward,
Plan of Attack
(Simon & Schuster, 2004).
PART THREE: BARRY LAMAR BONDS
Legal Documents
United States of America v. Barry Lamar Bonds
, 07-0732 SI.
Indictment; grand jury testimony; related docket entries.
U.S. Opposition to Defendant’s Motion
in Limine
to Exclude Evidence.
Unsealed government exhibits; various trial memoranda.
United States of America v. Victor Conte et al.,
04-0044-SI.
Indictment; Novitzky declaration; affidavit of Special Agent Jeff Novitzky.
Valente testimony transcript; IRS memoranda of interviews with Conte, Valente, Anderson, and Korchemny; trial motions to dismiss.
Grand jury transcripts of Tim Montgomery, C. J. Hunter, GJ Investigation, Northern District, California.
United States of America v. Marion Jones,
05-Cr-1067.
Indictment; sentencing memoranda; affidavit of Jeffrey Novitzky; transcript of plea hearing; transcript of sentencing hearing.
United States of America v. Troy Ellerman,
07-0080-JSW.
Sentencing memoranda; related affidavits; transcript of sentencing hearing.
United States of America v. Fainaru-Wada et al.,
06-xr-90225-JSW.
In re Grand Jury Subpoenas to Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams; various motions; Hershman Declaration.
United States of America v. Trevor Graham,
06-0725-SI.
Indictment; trial transcript; sentencing memoranda; presentencing report.
McCormack v. ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, Inc., et al.,
Colorado District Court, 1:2007cv01228, complaint and answer.
Books, Articles, and Other Sources
SFGate.com
, the website of the
San Francisco Chronicle
, compiled all of the paper’s BALCO coverage from December 21, 2003, through February 5, 2009, in “The BALCO Investigation: A Special Report” (
www.sfgate.com/barrybonds/
). Most of the articles are by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. I found this an indispensable resource and relied on it for many dates and details.
268–71 Barry Bonds/Kimberly Bell biography: Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams,
Game of Shadows
(Penguin, 2006); “The Barry Bonds Interview,”
Playboy
, July 1993; Joan Ryan, “A Career of Conflict: Giants Slugger Bonds Is Still Trying to Forge His Identity,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, February 17, 1997.
271
“I think he has changed”:
Josh Suchon,
This Gracious Season
(Winter Publications, 2002).
271
“Do I look bloated?”:
Michael O’Keefe, “Barry Bonds’s Ex-Mistress Details Star’s Steroid Use, Temper,”
New York Daily News
, Oct. 3, 2007.
274
“Call God. Ask him”:
David Grann, “Baseball Without Metaphor,”
New York Times Magazine,
September 1, 2002.
279
Hoskins evidently dropped any plans:
Josh Peter, “Bonds and Hoskins’ Tale of the Tape,” Yahoo! Sports, February 23, 2009.
279 The conference room meeting with Hoskins: Duff Wilson, “Ruined Friendship Could Imperil Bonds,”
New York Times
, July 13, 2006.
280 FBI investigation of Hoskins: Sam Walker, “On Sports: Barry Bonds’s Other Campaign–Slugger Says Bats, Jerseys Aren’t Authentic, Jolting a Market,”
Wall Street Journal
, May 19, 2006.
289 On Kevin Ryan: Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, “Prosecutor Reflects on BALCO Firestorm,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, June 17, 2007.
290
Now, over the phone:
Victor Conte, unpublished ms., “BALCO: The Straight Dope on Barry Bonds, Marion and What We Can Do to Save Sports,” p. 134.
290 Conte’s description of the BALCO raid: Conte, unpublished ms., pp. 161–62.
296
“She thought about her money ”:
Maggie Jones, “What Makes Marion Jones Run?”
New York Times Magazine
, April 30, 2010.
303–4 Ashcroft press conference: CNN transcript,
Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
, February 12, 2004.
308–9
San Francisco Chronicle
stories: Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, “Sprinter Admitted Use of BALCO ‘Magic Potion’ ”; “Track Star’s Testimony Linked Bonds to Steroid Use/Montgomery Said BALCO Owner Named Slugger,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, June 24, 2004; Fainaru-Wada and Williams,
Game of Shadows
.
310
Since she was first identified:
Liz Robbins, “Track and Field; Jones Will Sue if Barred From Games,”
New York Times
, May 17, 2004.
310
The campaign climaxed in June:
Marion Jones and Kate Sekules,
Life in the Fast Lane
(Melcher Media, 2004).
314
Jones was allowed to compete:
SI.com
via Reuters, “Friday: Bad Day for U.S.; New Dawn for China,” August 28, 2004.
315
Ellerman told the
New York Times: Carol Pogash, “Lawyers Are Frustrated by Leaks in BALCO Investigation,”
New York Times
, December 3, 2004.
316–17 Conte on TV:
20/20
transcript, Victor Conte interviewed by Martin Bashir, ABC News, December 3, 2004.
318
It was too much material for one story:
Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, “Giambi Admitted Taking Steroids,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, December 2, 2004.
320
The
Chronicle
’s revelations:
Thomas Boswell, “The Truth Lies in Numbers,”
Washington Post
, December 4, 2004.
320
The
20/20
episode:
Jere Longman, “In Conte’s
20/20
Talk, Legal Experts See a Risk,”
New York Times
, December 11, 2004.
320–21 Kimberly Bell on
Geraldo: At Large with Geraldo Rivera
transcript, “Barry Bonds’ Alleged Mistress Speaks Out,” Kimberly Bell interview, August 8, 2005.
323
Heredia felt bad:
David Walsh, “Angel Heredia, the Whistle-Blower,”
Sunday Times
(London), May 11, 2008.
325
Chronicle
editorial: “Government as Editor,”
San Francisco Chronicle
editorial, September 20, 2006.
350
Over fifty experienced prosecutors:
Martin Kuz, “Untouchable,”
San Francisco Weekly,
October 4, 2006.
350
After announcing his resignation:
Bob Nightengale, “Outgoing U.S. Attorney Trailed BALCO and Bonds,”
USA Today,
January 31, 2007.
352
Hours after Bonds’s indictment:
Christian Red, “Greg Anderson Faces More Jail Time, Refuses to Spill Juice on Barry Bonds,”
New York Daily News,
November 20, 2007.
354
“the wrist slap”:
Eric Gilmore, “Wrist Slap Is Heard Far and Wide,”
Contra Costa Times
, July 16, 2005.
355
Troy Ellerman served:
Nathaniel Vinton, “Troy Ellerman, Lawyer Who Leaked BALCO Testimony, Tells Law Students He’s Sorry for His Actions,”
New York Daily News,
October 17, 2009.
356
Marion Jones was released:
Maggie Jones, “What Makes Marion Jones Run,”
New York Times Magazine,
April 30, 2010.
357 Marion Jones on
Oprah:
“The Oprah Show, Former Olympic Medalist Marion Jones’s First Interview After Prison,” October 29, 2008, on
www.oprah.com
.
357
Though banned from track and field:
Marion Jones,
On the Right Track
(Howard Books, Simon & Schuster, 2010).
357
Montgomery pleaded guilty:
Mike Fish, “The Fastest Man in the Prison Yard,”
ESPN.com
, September 22, 2009.
PART
FOUR: BERNARD L. MADOFF
Legal Documents
United States of America v. Bernard L Madoff
, 09 Cr. 213 (DC), March 10, 2009.
Plea Allocation of Bernard L Madoff–statement to the court, March 12, 2009.
Madoff sentencing transcript.
SEC v. Bernard L Madoff, Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC
, December 11, 2008.
Victim impact statements, June 15, 2009, U.S. Department of Justice.
United States of America v. Frank DiPascali,
Criminal Complaint 09 Cr 764 (RJS).
Plea transcript, August 11, 2009.
United States of America v. David G. Friehling
, 09 Cr 700 (AKH).
“Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme.”
David Kotz, Report No. OIG-509, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Investigations, August 31, 2009, and supporting exhibits, especially:
OIG (Office of the Inspector General) Exhibit 13, interview transcript, Thomas Thanasules, March 26, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 36 & 37, interview transcript, William Ostrow, May 5, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 38, interview transcript, John Nee, May 6, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 48 & 49, interview transcript, Peter Lamore, May 14, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 53, interview transcript, Simona Suh, May 27, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 55, interview transcript, Doria Bachenheimer, June 3, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 56, interview of Meaghan Cheung, June 4, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 104, memorandum of interview of Bernard Madoff, June 17, 2009.
OIG Exhibit 216, e-mails produced by Renaissance Technologies to the OIG.
OIG Exhibit 267, interview transcript, Bernard Madoff, May 19, 2006.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Securities Division, in the matter of Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC, Docket No. 2009-0029, Transcript Fairfield Exhibit No. 1.
367–68
A week later:
Michael Ocrant, “Madoff Tops Charts, Skeptics Ask How,”
MAR/ Hedge
, May 2001.
368
Another article:
Erin Arvedlund, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”
Barron’s,
May 7, 2001.
374–75, 379–81, 420, 425 Madoff’s operations and his victims: James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver with Doris Burke, “How Bernie Did It,”
Fortune,
May 11, 2009; Mark Seal, “Madoff’s World,”
Vanity Fair,
July 31, 2009.
387–94 Harry Markopolos described his involvement in the Madoff investigation in congressional testimony and a book: Testimony of Harry Markopolos before the House Committee on Financial Services, February 4, 2009; Harry Markopolos,
No One Would Listen
(Wiley, 2010).