U.S. Government Is Suing Lance Armstrong, Seeks $40 Million in Damages

The U.S. government is suing Lance Armstrong for $40 million.

The banned cyclist, 41, is accused of violating his contract with his team and is said to have been "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France.

That team? The U.S. Postal Service, which "paid about $40 million to sponsor the USPS racing team from 1998 to 2004," court documents said.

Armstrong admitted to doping during all of his seven Tour wins.

The lawsuit also names former U.S. Postal Service team director Johan Bruyneel and team management company Tailwind Sports as co-defendants.

Lance ended years of denial in a January interview with Oprah Winfrey in which he described doping as part of the process of winning the Tour.

The U.S. government announced in February it would join the 2010 lawsuit filed by ex-USPS rider Floyd Landis, who himself admitted using drugs.

Tuesday was the deadline for the DOJ to file its complaint.

According to the suit, the USPS paid about $40 millionto be the title sponsor of Lance Armstrong's teams for six of his Tour de France victories.

It added that Armstrong's salary during that time, excluding bonuses, was $17.9 million - which the government wants to recoup on top of sponsorship funds.

"Defendants were unjustly enriched to the extent of the payments and other benefits they received from the USPS, either directly or indirectly," the complaint said.

The government also asked for a jury trial.

First Book Printed in America Up For Auction, Price Tag - $30 Million

The first book ever printed in America, in the year 1640, will be going up for auction later this year, according to BBC News.

The expected price tag? Up to $30 million!

The Bay Psalms Book was printed in Plymouth Massachusetts, written by Pilgrims as a declaration of their independence from the Church of England.

The book was last up for auction in 1947, where it sold for $151,000 (equal to $1.56 million today).

The current record for a printed book sold at auction is $11.5 million, which was paid in 2010 for Birds of America, by famed ornithologist John James Audubon.

What's the most you would pay for a book? I bet it doesn't approach $30 million!

MMA Fighter Fakes Death, gets Arrested for Armed Robbery

Here's a story you don't read about everyday...

Mixed martial arts promoters Christo Piliafas and Scott DiPonio say they were shocked to learn today of Charles Rowan's arrest for armed robbery and assault… because they were led to believe he died in a car accident last month.

Just two weeks ago, the promoters helped raise $1,000 to pay for Rowan's funeral, only to discover that his girlfriend, Rosalinda Martinez, clearly misled them.

After all, Martinez, Rowan and a friend were booked this afternoon after holding up a gun shop in Michigan.

They were charged with three felonies, including assault with intent to murder because they left the gun shop owner a bloody mess.

“It made me sick to my stomach. I was furious. I was livid,” Piliafas saidupon seeing Rowan's mug shot. “It’s not so much about the money. It’s just how many people were involved in this scam.... The little bit that I knew [about] this kid, I never would have thought that he’d try to pull some Machiavelli crap like that.”

Rowan’s fifth career fight was scheduled for February in Traverse City. That evening, according to DiPonio said, Martinez called from Rowan’s phone number to inform him that her Rowan had been involved in a wreck on the way to the event and was dead.

Rowan has past convictions for failing to register as a sex offender and for attempted delivery and manufacture of pot.

Iran Filing Lawsuit Against The Movie “Argo”

You won’t believe this but its true!

Iran is filing a lawsuit against Argo, and while director Ben Affleck was snubbed for Best Director at the Academy Awards, hopefully he can at least win this.

Calling Argo propaganda is kind of a laugh coming from a country whose president famously claimed there are no gay people there.

The state-run press is apparently going after internationally renowned lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre. The suit claims the film presented an Iraniphobic portrayal of the historical conflict.

The film was admittedly pro-America, which is a tad surprising considering Affleck's liberal activism and general anti-war disposition.