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Baseball Star Barry Bonds Indicted

carrie — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:42:12 +0000

Barry Bonds was indicted today on 4 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from lying to a federal grand jury about whether he has knowingly taken steroids.

Earlier this year Bonds, who played for the San Francisco Giants, passed Hank Aaron to become baseball’s career home run leader with 762 homers. He was let go from the team at the end of the season and is currently a free agent.

If convicted on all charges, Bond’s could go to prison for up to 30 years.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bondsindicted&prov=ap&type=lgns

Ex Cheney Aide Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby Gets 30 Month Sentence

carrie — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:49:30 +0000

Former Vice Presidential Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby was sentenced on Monday to two and a half years in prison for lying during a C.I.A. leak investigation. Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered the sentence and also fined Libby $250,000.

A federal jury found Libby guilty on March 7th of obstruction of justice, making false statements, and perjury. The charges stemmed from an investigation into who leaked the identity of a C.I.A. official whose husband had questioned US involvement in Iraq. Libby was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents and a federal grand jury.

Once he goes to prison, Libby will be the highest ranking senior White House official to do jail time since the days of Watergate.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/us/05cnd-libby.html?ref=us

Federal Jury Convicts Ex Cheney Aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby

carrie — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:35:38 +0000

A Washington jury on Tuesday found former Vice Presidental Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby guilty of obstruction of justice, making false statements, and perjury. The charges stemmed from an investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA official whose husband had questioned US involvement in Iraq. Libby was convicted of lying to FBI agents and a federal grand jury. Libby is scheduled to be sentenced on June 5th.

Source: Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030600400.html