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Marion Jones: Glory gone

October 9, 2007

Earlier this year, came the sensational news that Jones was broke!

The records stated her millions of dollars are gone and that she has 'total liquid assets throughout the world' of about $2,000.

Last year, a bank took over her mortgaged $2.5 million house in North Carolina. She was also forced to sell two other properties, including her mother's house, to raise money to pay her lawyers.

Her financial troubles were revealed after she filed a breach-of-contract suit in Dallas, Texas, against coach Dan Pfaff, accusing him of disclosing confidential information to Nike and undermining her endorsement contract.

She was once one of athletics' first female millionaires, earning about $80,000 a race plus another $1 million in bonuses and endorsement deals.

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