Roger Clemens indicted on federal perjury charges

Reporting from Washington —

A federal grand jury Thursday indicted former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens on charges of lying to Congress when he repeatedly denied under oath that he had used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

According to the indictment, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner “well knew” that he was trying to hide the truth from a House oversight committee in 2008 when he said: “Let me be clear. I have never taken steroids or HGH” — human growth hormone, another banned drug.

If convicted, the onetime pitching star for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Houston Astros faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1.5-million fine.

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