25 Rich Athletes Who Went Broke

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6. Marion Jones

6. Marion Jones
3-time Olympic gold medalist
Estimated earnings: $7 million per year

As the song goes, Ms. Jones had a thing goin’ on…with steroids, check counterfeiting, check forging, committing perjury to the IRS, money laundering and more illegal drugs. The fastest woman in the world certainly ran a lot of scams. After being indicted, she lost all her medals, went bankrupt, and served 6 months in the big house. She will stay on probation for a long time.

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6. Marion Jones

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