Lance Armstrong to pay $5M settlement for defrauding U.S. government
Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career. According to a 2011 "60 Minutes" investigation, Armstrong's former teammates saw him injecting himself with banned substances, including the blood doping agent EPO.