Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 26, 2009
Naked Novitsky

Playboy's Jonathan Littman once again takes on Jeff Novitsky and his prosecution of Barry Bonds. Littman once again paints Novitsky as the evil person in this drama:

A hearing was scheduled. Novitzky's credibility was on the line. In October 2004 he filed a sworn declaration in Judge Illston's court stating that my Playboy article "falsely stated that agent White overheard me discussing getting a 'book deal' in connection with my involvement in this case. This is untrue. I have never had such a discussion with anyone and have never had any involvement with a 'book deal' in connection with this case or any other."

Rains deployed a detective to track down Iran White and learn the identity of the two San Mateo task-force agents who had also heard Novitzky talk about his hope to participate in a book deal. According to The New York Times, the lawmen talked to Rains and told him Novitzky had engaged in a host of improper, if not illegal, acts ranging from tipping off the media to the BALCO search to falsifying investigative reports and his plans to participate in a book or movie deal.

The government dragged its heels in turning over discovery to the defense, until finally Judge Illston ordered it to disclose the secret investigation of Novitzky to defense counsel by May 25, 2005. The government sent the full 150-page report by Federal Express on May 31. With a hearing set for June 7, Conte and his lawyers knew they had struck gold. If made public, the investigation of Novitzky could destroy his credibility and scuttle the government's chance to prosecute Bonds and the other key targets.

With the Bonds trial starting soon, the whole article is well worth the read. Remember, however, you are clicking through to Playboy, so be careful if you're at work.

Hat tip, Giants Win.


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Comments

and now media is requesting the juror's data and questionnaires be unselad and spread over the front pages....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_bonds_steroids;_ylt=Ar0xpN_kmYw0QL_AswT_3oMLMxIF

Tell you what - when Selena Roberts gives up her sources, Judge Illston will rule whether the press can have access to this sealed information.

The press is like a kid - every time you say you can't have it, they whine and throw a tantrum.

Posted by: Bob Tufts at February 26, 2009 04:01 PM

Might want to put that playboy warning in bold. :)

Posted by: john at February 26, 2009 04:35 PM

...and BEFORE providing the link! :-D

Posted by: James at February 26, 2009 07:32 PM

Or you could be like Curtis Granderson and ask your mother first if it's OK to follow the link.

Posted by: soccer dad at February 27, 2009 08:21 AM

Gee, this sounds like a good article. I may have to pick up a copy of the magazine to read the article.

Posted by: rbj at February 27, 2009 09:31 AM
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