Associated Press
June 20, 2008
Federal officials have told the wife of Barry Bonds' personal trainer that she's a target of a criminal investigation, according to a newspaper report.
According to reports, an unidentified lawyer briefed on the issue said that Greg Anderson's wife received a "target letter" from federal prosecutors in November, shortly after Bonds was indicted on perjury charges for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Reports identified Anderson's wife as Nicole Gestas, though friends of Anderson's said she took his name when the two married in 2006. She couldn't be reached for comment last night. She is reportedly under investigation for conspiracy and the letter was signed by assistant U.S. attorney Matt Parrella, the government's chief doping prosecutor.
Legal experts said the letter is an indication that prosecutors are attempting to ratchet up the pressure on Anderson to cooperate with the government's investigation of Bonds, who is scheduled to stand trial in March.
Anderson spent three months in prison after pleading guilty to steroids distribution as part of the investigation into a sports doping ring at the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative.
Anderson also spent more than a year in prison after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Bonds for perjury.
