Christoph
05-06-07, 23:52
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing investigators during a probe tied to the Iraq war.
Investigators were trying to determine who leaked the identity of CIA analyst Valerie Plame in 2003 after her husband accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence to build its case for war.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby arrives for his sentencing hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, June 5, 2007. Libby was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing investigators during a probe tied to the Iraq war. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Judge Reggie Walton also imposed a fine of $250,000 and two years probation.
Libby's lawyers were expected to ask Walton to suspend the sentence while they appeal the case.
http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/6/worldupdates/2007-06-05T214430Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-301621-2&sec=Worldupdates
Investigators were trying to determine who leaked the identity of CIA analyst Valerie Plame in 2003 after her husband accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence to build its case for war.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby arrives for his sentencing hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, June 5, 2007. Libby was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing investigators during a probe tied to the Iraq war. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Judge Reggie Walton also imposed a fine of $250,000 and two years probation.
Libby's lawyers were expected to ask Walton to suspend the sentence while they appeal the case.
http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/6/worldupdates/2007-06-05T214430Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-301621-2&sec=Worldupdates