SCANDAL SHEET: (TRACK STAR, STEROID USER, MONEY LAUNDERER, HEROIN DEALER)

Timothy Montgomery (born January 25, 1975) is a former American athlete and 100 meter record holder. He was stripped of his records after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. He has been charged by federal investigators in a New York-based check fraud scheme and for dealing heroin in the Hamptom Roads area of Virginia.

In April 2006, Montgomery was indicted and arrested on fraud charges for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme. He is accused of depositing three bogus checks totaling $775,000. Montgomery allegedly received $20,000 for his participation. His former coach, Steven Riddick, was also a defendant in the case.

Riddick is serving a five-year prison term and Montgomery's former girlfriend, Marion Jones (the mother of his son) is serving a six-month prison term for lying to investigators about the check-fraud scam and using steroids.

Montgomery plead guilty to the charges on April 9, 2007. He is due to be sentenced in November, and is expected to serve up to 46 months in prison.

On May 1, 2008, an indictment was unsealed that accused the 33-year-old sprinter of dealing more than 100 grams of heroin in the Virginia over the past year, according to The Virginian Pilot, the daily newspaper in Virginia Beach, Va.  Montgomery told the newspaper he knew nothing of the accusations and that his arrest was a "total surprise."