So I just saw this piece over at Yahoo and just realized (or at least put it together, since there seems to be little or no correlation and little or no mention of it in the traditional or sports media) that one of the eight US Attorneys fired in December, was none other than Kevin V. Ryan, who was the same US Attorney who was investigating Barry Bonds alleged steroid use. According to this piece there was speculation that the government was going to back off Bonds a bit after Ryan's departure.Since U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan was fired in December, speculation has mounted that the Department of Justice would quietly extinguish the long-running investigation into Bonds.
"There is absolutely no doubt that the U.S. attorney is still running a grand jury and still taking evidence that involves Bonds," said Michael Rains, the lawyer for Bonds. "There is still an active effort to indict Barry."
Letendre's testimony came the day before Ryan's final day on the job, but a temporary successor had already been named in court documents
What do you think was the firing of Patrick Ryan Kevin Ryan related to the Barry Bonds investigation? Conspiracy? Did anyone else realize this same guy was involved, or have I just had my head in the sand for the past few months?
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We have written about US Attorney Kevin Ryan several times:
http://grg51.typepad.com/steroid_nation/2007/04/the_balco_gr_an.html
It looks like the Grand Jury is still open for business.
Actually it's 'Kevin Ryan' (incorrect in your last paragraph) :-)
Thanks for making me aware of your site. I will keep an eye on it for updates on the steroid issues as it evolves over time.
I will throw you a link later today pointing to this article
Jeff
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