Roger Clemens Indicted!

 A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted seven-time Cy Young Award winnerRoger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone.

Clemens indictment

A look at the indictment charging Roger Clemens with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury in connection with his February 2008 testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The indictment (PDF)

Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury. The New York Times first reported the indictment.

The six-count grand jury indictment said that Clemens obstructed a congressional inquiry with 15 statements that he made under oath, including denials that he had ever used steroids or human growth hormone. The indictment alleged that he lied and committed perjury regarding the same matters.