▁Lib ya , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Johnson ▁had ▁been ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁$ 7 , 3 0 0 ▁by ▁a ▁Roman i ▁gang ▁in ▁Rome . ▁His ▁wal let ▁was ▁taken , ▁containing ▁$ 7 , 3 0 0 ▁in ▁c ash , ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁his ▁pay ▁for ▁training ▁G add af i . ▁Johnson ▁gave ▁ch ase , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁catch ▁them ▁after ▁they ▁van ished ▁into ▁a ▁sub way ▁station . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Johnson ▁launched ▁a ▁cl othing ▁and ▁sports ▁supp lement ▁line , ▁the ▁Ben ▁Johnson ▁Collection . ▁The ▁mot to ▁for ▁Johnson ' s ▁cl othing ▁line ▁was ▁" C atch ▁Me "; ▁however , ▁the ▁cl othing ▁line ▁never ▁caught ▁on . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁interview , ▁Johnson ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁sab ot aged ▁by ▁a ▁" M yst ery ▁Man " ▁inside ▁the ▁do ping - control ▁room ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁final ▁in ▁Se oul . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁sports ▁world ▁are ▁still ▁taking ▁dru gs ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁performance . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Johnson ▁file d ▁a ▁$ 3 7 ▁million ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁lawyer ▁Ed ▁Fut erman , ▁claim ing ▁Fut erman ▁made ▁una ut hor ized ▁pay ments ▁from ▁his ▁trust ▁account ▁to ▁pay ▁b ills