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<< Previous   of   Next >> AP  (click to enlarge) Tim Montgomery enters Manhattan federal court in New York on Friday. Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his part in a fake-check scheme.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 Olympian Montgomery sentenced to 46 months for check fraud Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months in prison Friday for his part in a multimillion-dollar fake-check scheme. The former track star, 33, hung his head as Judge Kenneth Karas imposed the sentence. Montgomery pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy in the bank fraud and money laundering plot. Prosecutors said he had a hand in depositing bogus checks worth $1.7 million. Montgomery retired in 2005 after he was banned from track and field for doping. He has a child with Marion Jones, the track superstar who is now in prison for lying about the check scam and about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. “I’ve had everything I ever wanted in life. I’ve stood on the top of the mountain,” Montgomery told the court. But now, “the gold medal, all those people cheering, that was part of another world. ... In jail, my status is gone.” The judge told him, “Being a track star does not somehow disable someone from saying 'no.'” “I know this is a tough day for you. Think about those kids,” the judge said in an apparent reference to Montgomery’s four children. “... That’s what’s going to help you say 'no' next time.” After the sentencing, Montgomery nodded and smiled at his parents, siblings and a girlfriend. “Tim has always made me proud of him. Like all sons, they do make mistakes,” said Eddie Montgomery, the sprinter’s father. He asked the court for leniency, saying the family would help Montgomery after his prison term. “I love him; the family loves him, and we just want the best for him,” the elder Montgomery said. Tim Montgomery still faces drug-dealing charges in Virginia. In deciding on the prison term, the judge did not hold the new charges against Montgomery. The check case also ensnared Montgomery’s former coach, gold medalist Steve Riddick, and Jones’ longtime agent, Charles Wells. Both pleaded guilty.

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