Lance Armstrong could face perjury charges following USADA allegations Armstrong was reminded of the legal nature of what was to follow from the outset. The gravity of the situation was spelt out by Mr Jeffrey Tillotson acting for SCA Promotions and the Insurance company as a transcript of the start of the interview demonstrated: Q. A deposition is an opportunity for participants to litigation to take sworn testimony from witnesses or parties. Do you understand that? A. Yes. Q. I'm going to be asking you a series of questions regarding the facts, the claims, and the allegations in the arbitration to which you are duty bound to provide your best answer. A. Yeah. Q. You understand that although we're in the conference room of your lawyers, you are giving testimony as if you are in a court of law. A. Correct Q. And that penalties of perjury attach to this deposition just like they would to a court of law proceeding. A. Of course. Having established the ground rules, USADA now believe Armstrong gave seven false statements during his subsequently legally binding evidence. In their "reasoned evidence which they released last night they list them as follows: Specifically, he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs, and distanced himself from claims about his relationship with Dr Michele Ferrari, the Italian who USADA accused of being US Postal's doping mastermind. USADA contends that Armstrong perjured himself on the following seven subjects. 4 That Lance Armstrong never violated the rules of the UCI or the Tour de France in connection with the Tour de France in 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004. 5 That Lance Armstrong had never taken any performance enhancing drug in connection with his cycling career. 6 That Lance Armstrong never had any knowledge of Tyler Hamilton using illegal substances when he was Armstrong's team-mate. USADA concluded that "as demonstrated by the testimony of numerous witnesses in this case, each of the above statements made under oath and subject to the penalties of perjury were materially false and misleading when made."