| Six people have pleaded guilty in New York to charges relating to the sale of phony LiveStrong wristbands. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced the six have turned over almost $112,000 to the Austin-based Lance Armstrong Foundation. Also Online Lance Armstrong Foundation (livestrong.org) Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of Austin set up the foundation. He's a cancer survivor. The investigation involves counterfeiting and trademark charges related to the wristbands that sell for one dollar apiece. Undercover agents in March bought about 1,000 of the bogus yellow wristbands from a Manhattan storefront. Authorities found 81-thousand more at the site and at a home in Queens. About 55 million genuine LiveStrong wristbands have been sold since the campaign began in the spring of 2004. This text is invisible on the page, but this text is affected by the invisible item's flow. This text is invisible on the page, but this text is affected by the invisible item's flow. More headlines... Nice start leads to winning finish for Rangers Mack Brown reveals depth chart Cycling body to investigate Armstrong allegations http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/083005dnspolivestrong.72721ce.html
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