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Commutation Order Baffles Libby Judge

Ben Worthen — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:42:55 CDT

The federal judge who sentenced Scooter Libby to 30 months in prison expressed his frustration with President Bush's commutation order yesterday, pointing out that the administration had championed the sentencing guidelines he followed. Reggie Walton, a Bush appointee with a lock-'em-up reputation, vented in a footnote to an order that...

Libby Ponies Up $250K Fine

M. Morris — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:32 CDT

Lewis Libby has discharged the first part of his penalty for perjury and obstruction, paying a $250,000 fine and $400 "special assessment" to the clerk of the DC district court. A facsimile of the cashier's check, dated July 2—the day President Bush issued his commutation order—appeared on...

Bush Commutes Libby Sentence

Greg Atwan — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:41:39 CDT

Scooter Libby won't be going to jail: President Bush commuted the former Cheney aide's 30-month sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice tonight, but stopped short of a pardon. The move came hours after a federal appeals court denied Libby's motion for bail pending his appeal.

Judge Orders Libby to Prison

M. Morris — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:42:42 CDT

Scooter Libby may not remain free pending appeal, the judge in his perjury trial ruled today, and must begin serving his 30-month sentence this summer. His defense team will turn next to a federal appeals court, the Washington Post reports, but the most pressing legal question now is whether President...

Prosecutor Pushes for Quick Action on Libby

M. Morris — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:28:34 CDT

The prosecutor in the Scooter Libby case wants the judge to send the vice president's ex-chief of staff to prison sooner rather than later. Arguing that the chance of an appeals court overturning the conviction is "at best, remote," Patrick Fitzgerald filed documents today calling for Libby's 30-month sentence to...

Libby Draws 30 Months, $250K Fine

M. Morris — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:44:33 CDT

The vice president's ex-chief of staff will spend 30 months in prison and pay a $250,000 fine for lying to federal investigators about his role in blowing a CIA agent's cover. Judge Reggie Walton cited "overwhelming evidence" of Scooter Libby's guilt in sentencing him today on charges of perjury,...