21, 2006, Yahoo! Sports reported that one of Victor Conte's initial defense lawyers, Troy Ellerman, had been targeted by the FBI as a possible source of leaks to unspecified members of the media during the Barry Bonds probe. On December 22, the Associated Press reported that the federal government filed papers on December 21 stating the two Chronicle reporters—and authors of Game of Shadows—should receive the maximum 18 months imprisonment for allegedly leaking grand jury information. On February 14, 2007, Ellerman pleaded guilty to leaking grand jury testimony. In the plea agreement, Ellerman will spend two years in jail and pay a $250,000 fine. The government also dropped their case against Williams and Fainaru-Wada. Critical reception Entertainment Weekly called the book "a shocking exposé of the seedy side of pro sports that underscores just how easy it is to cheat." The New York Times called it "devastating," writing that "the book gives the reader minutely detailed accounts of the drug regimens supposedly followed by athletes intent on beating the system." See also Doping in the United States Steroids in baseball References External links Game of Shadows "Book details Bonds' steroid regimen", ESPN.com, March 7, 2006 The Truth About Barry Bonds and Steroids: Sports Illustrated, March 7, 2006, an excerpt from the book "Latest revelations seal the deal for Bonds' legacy", Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com, March 7, 2006 "Bonds unyielding before grand jury during BALCO steroid investigation", Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 2006 Bonds book authors subpoenaed: CBC Sports, May 6, 2006 Reporters challenge Bonds' leak subpoena: Boston.com, May 31, 2006 2006 non-fiction books Drugs in sport in the United States Major League Baseball books Major League Baseball controversies Doping in baseball Barry Bonds Gotham Books books