ZURICH (AP) — An Irish journalist has filed a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union leaders Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen.
Paul Kimmage alleges defamation and fraud in protecting Lance Armstrong while he won seven Tour de France titles.
Kimmage’s lawyer, Cedric Aguet, tells The Associated Press that a 28-page file was submitted on Thursday to the Swiss local prosecutor’s office near UCI headquarters in Zurich.
Aguet says the dossier concerns “possible massive fraud” if the UCI’s present and former presidents helped Armstrong avoid scrutiny.