 On October 5, 2007, Jones admitted to lying to federal agents under oath about her steroids use prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics and pleaded guilty at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (in White Plains).She confessed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas that she had made false statements regarding the BALCO and a check-fraud case.She was released on her own recognizance but was required to surrender both her US and Belizean passports, pending sentencing in January.