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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' personal trainer was held in contempt of court and ordered to return to jail Monday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating the Giants slugger for perjury and other charges.
Greg Anderson, who stood before a federal grand jury five times without answering pertinent questions, was held in contempt of court for two weeks last month but was released when the grand jury's term expired.
Anderson could remain behind bars for months or more while a new grand jury investigates.
He served three months in prison and three months of home detention after pleading guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering in the investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, which allegedly supplied Bonds and other athletes with performance-enhancing drugs.
Anderson has refused to say whether he gave Bonds steroids. Bonds told a different grand jury in 2003 that he did not knowingly use steroids and that Anderson gave him flaxseed oil and arthritic balm.
Authorities suspect Bonds lied under oath. Besides perjury allegations, they also are investigating him on suspicion of tax evasion regarding income from sales of his sports memorabilia.
Attorneys for Anderson told U.S. District Judge William Alsup that testifying before the grand jury would violate a deal struck in December to plead guilty. They say Anderson specifically stated he would not cooperate with the government as part of the deal.
Greg Anderson, who stood before a federal grand jury five times without answering pertinent questions, was held in contempt of court for two weeks last month but was released when the grand jury's term expired.
Anderson could remain behind bars for months or more while a new grand jury investigates.
He served three months in prison and three months of home detention after pleading guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering in the investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, which allegedly supplied Bonds and other athletes with performance-enhancing drugs.
Anderson has refused to say whether he gave Bonds steroids. Bonds told a different grand jury in 2003 that he did not knowingly use steroids and that Anderson gave him flaxseed oil and arthritic balm.
Authorities suspect Bonds lied under oath. Besides perjury allegations, they also are investigating him on suspicion of tax evasion regarding income from sales of his sports memorabilia.
Attorneys for Anderson told U.S. District Judge William Alsup that testifying before the grand jury would violate a deal struck in December to plead guilty. They say Anderson specifically stated he would not cooperate with the government as part of the deal.
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