<p>Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's public admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs will not change US prosecutors' decision to spare him of criminal charges, an attorney who oversaw the federal investigation said on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The statement by André Birotte, the US attorney based in Los Angeles, follows Armstrong's confession in a televised interview last month. <br /><br />"We made a decision on that case a little over a year ago. Obviously, we've been well aware of the statements that have been made by Mr Armstrong in other media reports. <br /><br />That does not change my view at this time," Birotte said at a news conference in Washington. <br /><br />The government will continue to look at the case, Birotte added, but Armstrong's admission "hasn't changed our view as I stand here today." <br /><br />In February 2012, Birotte said his office had closed its investigation into possible crimes by Armstrong.</p>
<p>Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's public admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs will not change US prosecutors' decision to spare him of criminal charges, an attorney who oversaw the federal investigation said on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The statement by André Birotte, the US attorney based in Los Angeles, follows Armstrong's confession in a televised interview last month. <br /><br />"We made a decision on that case a little over a year ago. Obviously, we've been well aware of the statements that have been made by Mr Armstrong in other media reports. <br /><br />That does not change my view at this time," Birotte said at a news conference in Washington. <br /><br />The government will continue to look at the case, Birotte added, but Armstrong's admission "hasn't changed our view as I stand here today." <br /><br />In February 2012, Birotte said his office had closed its investigation into possible crimes by Armstrong.</p>