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New York: Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to nearly four years in prison today for his part in a multimillion-dollar fake-check scheme. The former track star, 33, hung his head as Judge Kenneth Karas imposed the 46-month sentence. Montgomery pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy in the bank fraud and money laundering plot. Prosecutors said he had a hand in depositing bogus checks worth $1.7 million. Montgomery retired in 2005 after he was banned from track and field for doping. He has a child with Marion Jones, the track superstar who is now in prison for lying about the check scam and about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. “I’ve had everything I ever wanted in life. I’ve stood on the top of the mountain,” Montgomery told the court. But now, “the gold medal, all those people cheering, that was part of another world. ... In jail, my status is gone.” Montgomery won a gold medal in the 400 relay at the 2000 Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics. — AP
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