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In 2014, Montgomery relocated to [[Gainesville, Florida]] to start a business focused on general athletic and sports training for youth and adults. The motto for the business is "Never Underestimate My Ability" as encoded into the business website name [http://www.numaspeedelite.com NUMA Speed]. The motto is a reference to both the initial success, extensive life challenges and ultimate redemption reflected in his athletic and business timeline.

 

Montgomery did not qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], finishing seventh in the final of the United States Olympic trials. Before the trials, however, he was charged with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs by the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] (USADA). While he has not returned a positive drug test, according to press reports he testified to the agency that he, along with a number of other prominent athletes, obtained steroids and [[human growth hormone]] from [[Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative|BALCO]], a laboratory near [[San Francisco]]. The USADA sought a four-year suspension on Montgomery, who appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS). On December 13, 2005, CAS found Montgomery guilty and imposed a two-year ban. On top of the ban, all of Montgomery's results and awards since March 31, 2001, including his former world record, were also stripped.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4521452.stm|title=Montgomery hit with two-year ban|department=[[BBC Sport]]|work=[[BBC News]]|date=December 13, 2005|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> After the ban was made public, Montgomery announced his retirement. The investigation also implicated his former partner [[Marion Jones]], winner of the women's 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games.