How much has she been paying her lawyers.
She must have been making a couple million a year back in 2000-2001. Now she's broke?
Apparently so as she was cashing a fraudulent check and hasn't she been saying she's broke in the Dan Pfaff lawsuit.
Someone explain this to me.
There were several articles and threads a few months ago on the topic.
It basically came to the conclusion that drugs, 2 babies, and years of litigation with pricey lawyers didn't help, especially if she spent big bucks thinking she was going to continue running.
She was extremely dumb with her money. Not the first pro athlete to blow millions.
Lawyers fees run up really fast...
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steroids and drugs are available to everyone. they are TOO EASY to get ahold of.
the only reason they are illegal in the sporting world is because they can be detrimental to your health in the distant future. if Marion jones or anyone else wants to use them, let them go ahead. their health is their perogative.
if youre a real athlete then you'll do whatever it takes to get an edge over your opponent. drugs or no drugs, Marion Jones still beat everyone else in the olympics and has ran the 2nd fastest 100meter time ever, right behind Flo-Jo.
theres no reason she should have to forfit anything or be punished. if there is a punishment, it will be to her health in the distant future.
this is to the "all knowing people" out there: have you seen her bank statements to make a authentic case about her finances? She may be broke and she may not be broke, Im sure she's the only one (or her accountant)who has that information. If you have proof please present it. Note: lawyer fees, 2 babies, blah blah blah doesnt make a person "BROKE". Got copies of her tax returns or bank statements, do you?
I think when she filed for bankruptcy a few months back is enough proof.
Posted on 25/06/07
Jones facing bankruptcy
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Seven years after winning a women's record of five Olympic track and field medals and snagging multimillion-dollar endorsement deals, Marion Jones is broke.The sprinter is heavily in debt, fighting off court judgments and down to a bank balance of about $2,000, according to recent court records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.
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IF MC HAMMER and MIKE TYSON can be broke, Marion can be broke. Either that, or, she stashed it away and the joke's on all us suckers, which, to be honest, is very likely.
mook curer wrote:
IF MC HAMMER and MIKE TYSON can be broke, Marion can be broke. Either that, or, she stashed it away and the joke's on all us suckers, which, to be honest, is very likely.
If she committed perjury on bankruptcy petition then the joke will really be on Marion.
Marion has never filed anything of the sort. It would be public knowledge. All eight lanes in the finals of 100m finals were enhanced. She was just better than them. It was a classy thing on her part to give them back. So what, doesn't remove the fact she won. She ask forgiveness and thats enough for me. Sitting here throwing stones isn't going to get it. As if you all haven't done anything wrong.
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money manager101 wrote:
How much has she been paying her lawyers.
She must have been making a couple million a year back in 2000-2001. Now she's broke?
Apparently so as she was cashing a fraudulent check and hasn't she been saying she's broke in the Dan Pfaff lawsuit.
Someone explain this to me.
marion being broke does have a strange sound to it. my first thought was she has some money off shore. she married obadele thompson from barbados and her mother is from beleze (marion has duel citizenship). seems there might be some money in one of those contries or somewhere else.
looking at athletes in general, seems like dishonest behavior is finally surfacing after so many have gotten away with their own personal ethics for a long time. sport fans can no longer believe ANYONE, it doesn't matter what sport they are in, what church they claim to go to or how they say NEVER did such and such. we now have a stiuation where to enjoy the sport you must believe all are guilty of impropriety.
we hate the cheating but it is everywhere. just ask bill belichek, a guy who did not need to cheat but did. so much for growing up around the honor code of the naval academy. he didn't get it.
with marion gone, i can't help but wonder if the feds are just waitng for the right moment to nail barry bonds. just one more nail to pound.
Although I agree that people here are making too much of the Marion case, your argument is flawed. It's like saying that you don't deserve a speeding ticket because all the other cars were also speeding. You should ask the cop who pulls you over forgiveness and that should be enough. What is unfair is that some cheaters get away with it, not that one cheater has been brought to justice.
Flaxseed oil is very expensive!
Thufore Thirdymyler wrote:
steroids and drugs are available to everyone. they are TOO EASY to get ahold of.
the only reason they are illegal in the sporting world is because they can be detrimental to your health in the distant future. if Marion jones or anyone else wants to use them, let them go ahead. their health is their perogative.
if youre a real athlete then you'll do whatever it takes to get an edge over your opponent. drugs or no drugs, Marion Jones still beat everyone else in the olympics and has ran the 2nd fastest 100meter time ever, right behind Flo-Jo.
theres no reason she should have to forfit anything or be punished. if there is a punishment, it will be to her health in the distant future.
WELL SAID!!!!
It's common for people who expect legal problems to shelter money in overseas banks, transfer funds to relatives, etc. O.J. has millions stashed away, and his home in Florida can;t be touched by the courts. Lance Armstrong has money hidden from the courts in his tax shelter (cancer foundation), etc. They appear broke on paper but are rich as hell.
There was one article linked here, awhile back, that listed a dozen or so expensive automobiles she had owned in the past five years. It was "rediculous" (as most letsrun'ers say).
ive heard of skiers that have money in swiss accts and have to go back every year to take out some money because if they withdraw the the lot then they face huge fines. I dont think it would be too far a stretch to think she has money in banks all across europe