Tejada charged with lying about steroids

10 February 2009 @ 07:35 pm EDT

All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada was charged Tuesday with lying to congressional investigators about the use of steroids while playing in baseball game.

Former American League MVP Miguel Tejada (R) and an unidentified member of his legal team leave a federal courthouse in Washington, February 11, 2009. In the latest blow to Major League Baseball, five-time All-Star Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to lying to Congress about his knowledge of other players using steroids. Tejada, 34, admitted that during a 2005 congressional hearing that he made the misrepresentations to c...

1 of 1

According to The Washington Post reports, Tejada made misrepresentations to congressional staffers during an interview in a Baltimore hotel room regarding steroids. The charges against Tejada were outlined in documents filed in Washington federal court on Tuesday.

Tejada, who currently plays for the Houston Astros, is scheduled to appear at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., court officials said, where he is expected to plead guilty.

Tejada charged with lying about steroids

Most Popular Slideshows

Most Popular on IBTimes