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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 10:25 AM
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Court security guards investigated for accepting baseballs autographed by Roger Clemens
Several security guards at the District’s federal courthouse have landed in foul territory for accepting free baseballs autographed by superstar pitcher Roger Clemens shortly after a judge last month declared a mistrial in his perjury prosecution.

The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating why and how six signed balls were sent to a guard by someone on Clemens’ defense team. That guard apparently passed the balls along to four or five other officers, the Marshals Service said.

The guards, who work for a private contracting firm, are not permitted to accept gifts from defendants. Baseballs signed by Clemens retail between $100 and $400, depending on their condition.

“The investigation is ongoing but preliminary results indicate that up to six baseballs were given to a contracted court security officer and were distributed among four or five other court security officers,” the Marshals Service said in a statement issued in response to questions by The Washington Post.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/court-security-guards-investigated-for-accepting-baseballs-autographed-by-roger-clemens/2011/08/16/gIQAMOADJJ_blog.html?hpid=z2

Sheesh!
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