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AP fileGreg Anderson, who was released from prison after federal indictments were brought against his friend Barry Bonds, is willing to return to jail if ordered again to testify against the controversial baseball star.
Anderson's friend Paula Canny, who is also a lawyer and member of his legal team, told The New York Daily News that Anderson realizes he could end up facing criminal contempt charges if he again refuses to testify against Bonds. This could lead to a more serious sentence than the one he received for defying a grand jury.
Canny and Mark Geragos, another attorney for Anderson, both say their client will never waver in his support for Bonds. "He's never going to testify," Geragos told the Daily News.
"He didn't like it there (in prison). But all any of us have is what we believe is who we are and our word and integrity," Canny told the newspaper. "I know that some people think that Greg is displaced. I don't think it's my position to judge, but whatever his position is, whatever it is that can make him be able to be most comfortable with who he is, we have to support."
Canny has been a longtime friend of Anderson's, and they grew closer after the raids of BALCO in 2003. She also represented Tigers star Gary Sheffield in the BALCO case. She said she hopes Anderson will not have to return to prison.
"I would hope that the federal government wouldn't seek to punish Greg anymore," Canny said. "I'm actually optimistic that they aren't going to.
"My hope is Greg's done."
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