Might want to be careful, Rev.

So.

Besides NCAA and state officials probing the auction ... I mean recruitment ... of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, now federal officials are involved.

Note to the Rev. Cecil Newton, Cam's dad, who is alleged to have demanded lots and lots of cash for his son's services: The feds don't like to be lied to. Don't believe me? Ask, oh ... Marion Jones or Martha Stewart ... or any number of folks who've made that mistake.

Don't ... lie ... to ... the ... feds.