Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested at the governor’s home on federal corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. The 76-page FBI affidavit revealed that Blagojevich was captured on …
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Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, is convicted on 4 of 5 federal counts related to the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity: obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury, and one count of making false statements to federal …
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Syndicated columnist Robert Novak publicly identified Valerie Plame as a covert CIA operative in his column, revealing her classified status after her husband, Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush administration’s claims about Iraqi uranium procurement. The leak, attributed to senior …
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