ɡɹˈeɪəm fˈɜːst plˈeɪd ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl wˈɪsəlblˌoʊɚ ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə bˈælkoʊ skˈændəl bˈeɪ ˈɛɹiə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi kˈoʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv ʌv dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ɐnˈɑːnəməsli sˈɛndɪŋ ɐ sɪɹˈɪndʒ kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ðə dɪzˈaɪnɚ stˈɛɹɔɪd tˈɛtɹɐhˌaɪdɹoʊdʒstɹˌɪnɑːn tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈæntaɪdˈoʊpɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənsi.
Graham first played a critical whistleblower role in the BALCO scandal (Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative) of June 2003, anonymously sending a syringe containing the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone to the United States Anti-Doping Agency.