BALCO, Bonds and Perjury Traps, Oh My!

Guest Mark Pearlstein, partner at law firm McDermott, Will & Emery, joins Sound Bar to discuss with Jim how reports of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball turned into a high priority yet controversial federal criminal investigation. We take a swing at analyzing “The BALCO Scandal” and how it ultimately led to BALCO’s demise as well as the investigation, prosecution and ultimate vindication of San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds.