Editor’s Note: This special report was archived in July 2007. It was last updated with the sentencing of Scooter Libby.
Libby sentenced to 30 months in prison
Former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000 for lying to investigators about what he told reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose name was leaked to the media in 2003. Libby was convicted March 6, 2007, of four counts in a five-count indictment alleging perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to FBI investigators. He plans to appeal the verdict. Full story