Report: A second U.S. Attorney in California to probe Lance Armstrong, this time for obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation [TLR Note:TLR is of the opinion key to understanding reason behind prior decision to NOT prosecute Armstrong has to do with 1 - events dealing with John Keker, Chris Young, Tony West, Assistant US Attorney Angela Davis ties to Jon Streeter 2- two financial donations by Armstrong just prior to decision]

Despite comments Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney in Southern California saying he would not renew the investigation into Armstrong that he dropped last year, another arm of the government is again investigating Armstrong, this time for obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation, according to ABC News.

“Birotte does not speak for the federal government as a whole,” ABC quoted a high level source as saying of Andre Birotte, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. “Agents are actively investigating Armstrong for obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation.”

That news came on the heels of an announcement by Andre Birotte, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles who shut down the two-year investigation into Armstrong last year, who said he had no regrets even though Armstrong has now acknowledged using banned substances.

According to sources familiar with the Armstrong case, agents investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner who was stripped of his titles and banned for life from the sport by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, were outraged that Birotte dropped the case, reportedly because of political pressure and without discussing it investigators who were reportedly recommending an indictment.

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