Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence

[Care4all]

When I consider that Sandy Berger was fined US$50,000, received 2 years probation and 100 hours of community service for actually violating the US Codes regarding classified material (a substantive crime); I find that Libby's sentence was excessive considering his convictions were only process crimes.

I think the US$250,000 fine and probation is appropriate. Regardless of how Libby's appeal of his convictions turns out, I hope this is the last action GWB takes WRT Libby's case.

well, in this case cocky, ''your opinion'' doesn't matter because our LAW dictates the severity of crimes and their just do punishment.

Sandy Berger was CONVICTED of a MISDEMEANOR according to our laws....he removed classified information....and was sentenced/punished according to the LAW.

libby was charged and convicted of obstruction of justice and purjury which are MUCH HIGHER CRIMES than bergers MISDEMEANOR and was sentenced according to his 4 FELONIES!l

Bush could be obstructing justice himself, by commuting him, because libby's investigation involvrd bush and cheney and their possible illegal doings imo.

 

[red states rule]

well, in this case cocky, ''your opinion'' doesn't matter because our LAW dictates the severity of crimes and their just do punishment.

Sandy Berger was CONVICTED of a MISDEMEANOR according to our laws....he removed classified information....and was sentenced/punished according to the LAW.

libby was charged and convicted of obstruction of justice and purjury which are MUCH HIGHER CRIMES than bergers MISDEMEANOR and was sentenced according to his 4 FELONIES!l

Bush could be obstructing justice himself, by commuting him, because libby's investigation involvrd bush and cheney and their possible illegal doings imo.

and all the criminals (including terrorists) that Clinton let walk?

250,000 fine, criminal record and probation still stand

Libs do live by a long list of double standards

 

[red states rule]

Speaking of double standards, how these Dems can say what they say with a strights face is amazing


Presidential candidate and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton described actions that led to Libby's conviction as part of a larger effort by the White House to silence critics of the war in Iraq.

"Today's decision is yet another example that this administration simply considers itself above the law," said Clinton of Bush's decision to commute Libby's sentence. "This case arose from the administration's politicization of national security intelligence and its efforts to punish those who spoke out against its policies.

"Four years into the Iraq war, Americans are still living with the consequences of this White House's efforts to quell dissent. This commutation sends the clear signal that in this Administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice."

Fellow 2008 hopeful and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards also blasted the commuted sentence.

"Only a president clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences could take the action he did today," Edwards said. "President Bush has just sent exactly the wrong signal to the country and the world. In George Bush's America, it is apparently okay to misuse intelligence for political gain, mislead prosecutors and lie to the FBI.

"George Bush and his cronies think they are above the law and the rest of us live with the consequences. The cause of equal justice in America took a serious blow today."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said: "The President's decision to commute Mr. Libby's sentence is disgraceful. Libby's conviction was the one faint glimmer of accountability for White House efforts to manipulate intelligence and silence critics of the Iraq war. Now, even that small bit of justice has been undone.

"Judge Walton correctly determined that Libby deserved to be imprisoned for lying about a matter of national security," Reid said. "The Constitution gives President Bush the power to commute sentences, but history will judge him harshly for using that power to benefit his own vice president's chief of staff who was convicted of such a serious violation of law."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: "The president's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people.

"The president said he would hold accountable anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak case. By his action today, the president shows his word is not to be believed," Pelosi said. "He has abandoned all sense of fairness when it comes to justice, he has failed to uphold the rule of law, and he has failed to hold his administration accountable."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287790,00.html

 

[Care4all]

HA! That sure shoves it up some witch hunting liberal asses.

Who's witch hunting Liberal ass?

The appointed Rebublican prosecutor?

The 12 Jurrors that Libby's Lawyers got to pick?

Sure, whatever you think....

 

[red states rule]

Who's witch hunting Liberal ass?

The appointed Rebublican prosecutor?

The 12 Jurrors that Libby's Lawyers got to pick?

Sure, whatever you think....

Watching the reactions of the Dems is pure joy

The same ones who to this day defend Clinton, are on the verge of a stroke

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Since 'Scooter' obstructed the investigation, the underlying crime went unpunished.

Unfounded hearsay. The reality is the Prosecutor knew EXACTLY who told whom that Plame was an employee of the CIA. He chose to take no action against anyone except Libby and to boost his claim he chose to pretend Libby was hiding information.

If I were Cheney I would have brought charges of Slander against the Prosecutor.

And the "crime" was supposed to be outing a covert agent. Yet Libby was NEVER charged with that. The claim being he was ordered to so by Cheney. Simple enough, BUT if he outed her, why would the Prosecutor need him to confess to that?

We have Care4all telling us over and over that there are numerous credible witnesses that Libby not only told them she worked for the CIA but that she was a COVERT asset. Was the Prosecutor just a bumbling idiot? Maybe it was all a great right wing Conspiracy?

If Libby did not out her why would anyone believe he was covering for Cheney when NO CRIME occurred to cover for? Simple, the Judge allowed the Prosecutor to make unfounded claims with no evidence presented to back them up.

 

[red states rule]

You have elected Dems and the liberal media repeating the grand lie

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also chimed in.

"A jury of his peers found Libby guilty of lying about his role in revealing the identity of a covert CIA operative," Sanders said. "It is unfortunate that President Bush in commuting his sentence has once again put political considerations above the interests of our judicial system."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287790,00.html

 

[CockySOB]

well, in this case cocky, ''your opinion'' doesn't matter because our LAW dictates the severity of crimes and their just do punishment.

Sandy Berger was CONVICTED of a MISDEMEANOR according to our laws....he removed classified information....and was sentenced/punished according to the LAW.

libby was charged and convicted of obstruction of justice and purjury which are MUCH HIGHER CRIMES than bergers MISDEMEANOR and was sentenced according to his 4 FELONIES!l

Bush could be obstructing justice himself, by commuting him, because libby's investigation involvrd bush and cheney and their possible illegal doings imo.

Sugar, did you take a gander at how I phrased my statement? Well, you did because you directly mentioned that it was my opinion. Unlike your repeated efforts to claim your opinion as "fact."

 

[RetiredGySgt]

So the better you are at obstructing justice, the more deserving you are of being absolved of lying?

I guess it only matters when the lie is about extramarital sex.... oh yeah, and only if it's a dem.

Hypocrites.

Libby had no REASON to lie. No crime was committed. How hard is that to understand, your a Lawyer. Clinton lied to protect his ass in an ongoing case that DIRECTLY effected him.

 

[red states rule]

Libby had no REASON to lie. No crime was committed. How hard is that to understand, your a Lawyer. Clinton lied to protect his ass in an ongoing case that DIRECTLY effected him.

RGS - it is a "fact" everybody lies about sex

 

[CockySOB]

Who's witch hunting Liberal ass?

The appointed Rebublican prosecutor?

The 12 Jurrors that Libby's Lawyers got to pick?

Sure, whatever you think....

Right. You show even more evidence that you have no clue how our justice system works. Makes me doubt you actually DID serve on a jury, for if you had, you'd know that the defense doesn't get to pick the jury. Rather the defense along with the prosecution, get to "filter" the jury pool and exclude a certain number of potential jurors. In the end, the jury is generally composed of some of the prosecutor's picks as well as the defense's picks.

 

[red states rule]

Right. You show even more evidence that you have no clue how our justice system works. Makes me doubt you actually DID serve on a jury, for if you had, you'd know that the defense doesn't get to pick the jury. Rather the defense along with the prosecution, get to "filter" the jury pool and exclude a certain number of potential jurors. In the end, the jury is generally composed of some of the prosecutor's picks as well as the defense's picks.

and members of the jury said after the trial, they were sorry Rove was not trial

some impartial jury, eh?

 

[CockySOB]

and members of the jury said after the trial, they were sorry Rove was not trial

some impartial jury, eh?

All the media attention prior certainly biased the jury pool I feel. This case was played to the media, and IMO meant that Libby couldn't get a fair trial from the outset. The parallel to Nifong's Folly is hazy, but present. The public had already come to its own general conclusions based on what the prosecutors each said in their respective investigations. But while Nifong acted illegally under the color of law, I think Fitzgerald stayed within his legal bounds.

 

[red states rule]

All the media attention prior certainly biased the jury pool I feel. This case was played to the media, and IMO meant that Libby couldn't get a fair trial from the outset. The parallel to Nifong's Folly is hazy, but present. The public had already come to its own general conclusions based on what the prosecutors each said in their respective investigations. But while Nifong acted illegally under the color of law, I think Fitzgerald stayed within his legal bounds.

Juror Explains Libby Verdict: They Felt He Was ‘Fall Guy’
By Greg Mitchell
Published: March 06, 2007

NEW YORK A spokesman for the jury that convicted “Scooter” Lewis of four counts today of perjury and obstruction of justice today in a federal courtroom told reporters immediately afterward that many felt sympathy for Libby and believed he was only the “fall guy.”

Denis Collins said, “We asked ourselves, what is HE doing here? Where is Rove and all these other guys….He was the fall guy.”

He said they believed that Vice President Cheney did “task him to talk to reporters.”

He said, “some jurors said at one point, ‘We wish we weren’t judging Libby…this sucks.” More than once he said many jurors found Libby “sympathetic.”

Asked about Vice President Cheney not testifying, he said, “Having Cheney testifying would have been interesting.” And when the defense opened the trial by suggesting that Libby was scapegoated by the White House, “I thought we might get to see President Bush here.” But said Libby not testifying was not such a big deal since they’d listen to nine hours of tapes of his earlier testimony.

He also said that they found Tim Russert of NBC “very credible” and the defense “badgering” Judy Miller may have hurt them as some jurors developed “sympathy” for her. Even though she admitted having a “bad memory,” the fact that she had notes counted a lot in her favor, he said. Despite the badgering, some jurors thought Miller was “nice.”

Collins, a journalist who has written for The Washington Post and other newspapers – and is author of the 2004 book, “Spying: The Secret History of History”– described the jury’s painstaking deliberations. He said there were several “managerial types” on the jury and they spent many days just assembling post-it notes in some kind or “buildings blocks” fashion. They did not take an immediately straw vote.

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/oj-style-juror-gives-his-thoughts-on-guilty-libby-verdict

 

[Care4all]

and all the criminals (including terrorists) that Clinton let walk?

250,000 fine, criminal record and probation still stand

Libs do live by a long list of double standards

I know Clinton was CRITICIZED greatly by those in your party for his PARDONS, but who did he COMMUTE from a crime?

Also, if it IS THE PEROGATIVE of the President, why did your side BITCH AND MOAN till the cows came home ABOUT Clinton's pardons?

Isn't that a bit hypocritical of you and your side?

Care

 

[red states rule]

I know Clinton was CRITICIZED greatly by those in your party for his PARDONS, but who did he COMMUTE from a crime?

Also, if it IS THE PEROGATIVE of the President, why did your side BITCH AND MOAN till the cows came home ABOUT Clinton's pardons?

Isn't that a bit hypocritical of you and your side?

Care

I point this out, only because you ibs are having a severe temper tantrum

BTW, a pardon wipes the slate clean

Libby still has a felony conviction on his record

 

[CockySOB]

I know Clinton was CRITICIZED greatly by those in your party for his PARDONS, but who did he COMMUTE from a crime?

Also, if it IS THE PEROGATIVE of the President, why did your side BITCH AND MOAN till the cows came home ABOUT Clinton's pardons?

Isn't that a bit hypocritical of you and your side?

Care

http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/clinton_comm.htm

You can wander the US Department of Justice, Pardon Attorney's website to find information on all the pardons and commutations of various Presidents over the past few decades. When GWB leaves office, I expect the site will publish his list as well.

 

[red states rule]

CLINTON'S Commutating and Pardon List..


Washington, D.C. 20530
January 20, 2001


Pardon Grants January 2001



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ALLEN, Verla Jean
Everton, Arkansas
False statements to agency of United States

ALTIERE, Nicholas M.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Importation of cocaine

ALTSCHUL, Bernice Ruth
Sherman Village, California
Conspiracy to commit money laundering

ANDERSON, Joe, Jr.
Grove Hill, Alabama
Income tax evasion

ANDERSON, William Sterling
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Conspiracy to defraud a federally insured financial institution, false statements to a federally insured financial institution, wire fraud

AZIZKHANI, Mansour T.
Huntsville, Alabama
Conspiracy and making false statements in bank loan applications

BABIN, Cleveland Victor, Jr.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conspiracy to commit offense against the United States by utilizing the U.S. mail in furtherance of a scheme to defraud

BAGLEY, Chris Harmon
Harrah, Oklahoma
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine

BANE, Scott Lynn
Mahomet, Illinois
Unlawful distribution of marijuana

BARBER, Thomas Cleveland
Hampton, Florida
Issuing worthless checks

BARGON, Peggy Ann
Monticello, Illinois
Violation of the Lacey Act, violation of the Bald Eagle Protection Act

BHATKA, Tansukhlal

Income tax evasion

BLAMPIED, David Roscoe
Ketchum, Idaho
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine

BORDERS, William Arthur, Jr.
Washington, D.C.
Conspiracy to corruptly solicit and accept money in return for influencing the official acts of a federal district court judge (Alcee L. Hastings), and to defraud the United States in connection with the performance of lawful government functions; corruptly influencing, obstructing, impeding and endeavoring to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, and aiding and abetting therein; traveling interstate with intent to commit bribery

BOREL, Arthur David
Little Rock, Arkansas
Odometer rollback

BOREL, Douglas Charles
Conway, Arkansas
Odometer rollback

BRABHAM, George Thomas
Austin, Texas
Making a false statement or report to a federally insured bank

BRASWELL, Almon Glenn
Doravilla, Georgia
Conspiracy to defraud government with respect to claims; perjury

BROWDER, Leonard
Aiken, South Carolina
Illegal dispensing of controlled substance and Medicaid fraud

BROWN, David Steven
New York, New York
Securities fraud and mail fraud

BURLESON, Delores Caroylene, aka Delores Cox Burleson
Hanna, Oklahoma
Possession of marijuana

BUSTAMANTE, John H.
Cleveland, Ohio
Wire fraud

CAMPBELL, Mary Louise
Ruleville, Mississippi
Aiding and abetting the unauthorized use and transfer of food stamps

CANDELARIA, Eloida

False information in registering to vote

CAPILI, Dennis Sobrevinas
Glendale, California
Filing false statements in alien registration

CHAMBERS, Donna Denise
Memphis, Tennessee
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, use of a telephone to facilitate cocaine conspiracy

CHAPMAN, Douglas Eugene
Scott, Arkansas
Bank fraud

CHAPMAN, Ronald Keith
Scott, Arkansas
Bank fraud

CHAVEZ, Francisco Larios
Santa Ana, California
Aiding and abetting illegal entry of aliens

CISNEROS, Henry G.



CLINTON, Roger



COHN, Stuart Harris
New Haven, Connecticut
1. Illegal sale of gold options
2. Illegal sale of silver options


COOPER, David Marc
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Conspiracy to defraud the government

COX, Ernest Harley, Jr.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Conspiracy to defraud a federally insured savings and loan, misapplication of bank funds, false statements

CROSS, John F., Jr.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Embezzlement by a bank employee

CUNNINGHAM, Rickey Lee
Amarillo, Texas
Possession with intent to distribute marijuana

DE LABIO, Richard Anthony
Baltimore, Maryland
Mail fraud, aiding and abetting

DEUTCH, John

Described in January 19, 2001 information

DOUGLAS, Richard

False statements

DOWNE, Edward Reynolds

Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion; securities fraud

DUDLEY, Marvin Dean
Omaha, Nebraska
False statements

DUNCAN, Larry Lee
Branson, Missouri
Altering an automobile odometer

FAIN, Robert Clinton

Aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false corporate tax return

FERNANDEZ, Marcos Arcenio
Miami, Florida
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana

FERROUILLET, Alvarez

Interstate transport of stolen property, money laundering, false statements

FUGAZY, William Denis
Harrison, New York
Perjury in a bankruptcy proceeding

GEORGE, Lloyd Reid

Mail fraud

GOLDSTEIN, Louis
Las Vegas, Nevada
Possession of goods stolen from interstate shipment

GORDON, Rubye Lee
Tampa, Florida
Forgery of U.S. Treasury checks

GREEN, Pincus
Switzerland


HAMNER, Robert Ivey
Searcy, Arkansas
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute

HANDLEY, Samuel Price
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Conspiracy to steal government property

HANDLEY, Woodie Randolph
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Conspiracy to steal government property

HARMON, Jay Houston
Jonesboro, Arkansas
1. Conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, importation of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute


2. Conspiracy to import cocaine


HEMMINGSON, John

Interstate transport of stolen property, money laundering

HERDLINGER, David S.
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Mail fraud

HUCKLEBERRY, Debi Rae
Ogden, Utah
Distribution of methamphetamine

JAMES, Donald Ray
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Mail fraud, wire fraud, and false statement to a bank to influence credit approval

JOBE, Stanley Pruet
El Paso, Texas
Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and bank fraud

JOHNSON, Ruben H.
Austin, Texas
Theft and misapplication of bank funds by a bank officer or director

JONES, Linda

Conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other offenses against the United States

LAKE, James Howard

Illegal corporate campaign contributions, wire fraud

LEWIS, June Louise
Lowellville, Ohio
Embezzlement by a bank employee

LEWIS, Salim Bonnor
Short Hills, New Jersey
Securities fraud, record keeping violations, margin violations

LODWICK, John Leighton
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Income tax evasion

LOPEZ, Hildebrando
San Isidro, Texas
Distribution of cocaine

LUACES, Jose Julio
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Possession of an unregistered firearm

MANESS, James Timothy

Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance

MANNING, James Lowell
Little Rock, Arkansas
Aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false corporate tax return

MARTIN, John Robert
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Income tax evasion

MARTINEZ, Frank Ayala
Elgin, Texas
Conspiracy to supply false documents to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

MARTINEZ, Silvia Leticia Beltran
Elgin, Texas
Conspiracy to supply false documents to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

McCORMICK, John Francis
Dedham, Massachusetts
Racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, and violation of the Hobbs act

McDOUGAL, Susan H.



MECHANIC, Howard Lawrence

1. Violating the Civil Disobedience Act of 1968


2. Failure to appear

3. Making false statement in acquiring a passport


MITCHELL, Brook K., Sr.

Conspiracy to illegally obtain USDA subsidy payments, false statements to USDA, and false entries on USDA forms

MORGAN, Charles Wilfred, III
Little Rock, Arkansas
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine

MORISON, Samuel Loring
Crofton, Maryland
Willful transmission of defense information, unauthorized possession and retention of defense information, theft of government property

NAZZARO, Richard Anthony
Winchester, Massachusetts
Perjury and conspiracy to commit mail fraud

NOSENKO, Charlene Ann
Phoenix, Arizona
Conspiracy to defraud the United States, and influencing or injuring an officer or juror generally

OBERMEIER, Vernon Raymond
Belleville, Illinois
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and using a communications facility to facilitate distribution of cocaine

OGALDE, Miguelina
Glendale, California
Conspiracy to import cocaine

OWEN, David C.
Olathe, Kansas
Filing a false tax return

PALMER, Robert W.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Conspiracy to make false statements

PERHOSKY, Kelli Anne
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Conspiracy to commit mail fraud

PEZZOPANE, Richard H.
Palo Heights, Illinois
Conspiracy to commit racketeering, and mail fraud

PHILLIPS, Orville Rex
Waco, Texas
Unlawful structure of a financial transaction

POLING, Vinson Stewart, Jr.
Baldwin, Maryland
Making a false bank entry, and aiding and abetting

PROUSE, Norman Lyle
Conyers, Georgia
Operating or directing the operation of a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol

PRUITT, Willie H. H., Jr.
Port Richey, Florida
Absent without official leave

PURSLEY, Danny Martin, Sr.
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Aiding and abetting the conduct of an illegal gambling business, and obstruction of state laws to facilitate illegal gambling

RAVENEL, Charles D.
Charleston, South Carolina
Conspiracy to defraud the United States

RAY, William Clyde
Altus, Oklahoma
Fraud using a telephone

REGALADO, Alfredo Luna
Pharr, Texas
Failure to report the transportation of currency in excess of $10,000 into the United States

RICAFORT, Ildefonso Reynes
Houston, Texas
Submission of false claims to Veterans Administration

RICH, Marc
Switzerland


RIDDLE, Howard Winfield
Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado
Violation of the Lacey Act (receipt of illegally imported animal skins)

RILEY, Richard Wilson, Jr.

Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute

ROBBINS, Samuel Lee
Cedar Park, Texas
Misprision of a felony

RODRIGUEZ, Joel Gonzales
Houston, Texas
Theft of mail by a postal employee

ROGERS, Michael James
McAllen, Texas
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana

ROSS, Anna Louise
Lubbock, Texas
Distribution of cocaine

RUST, Gerald Glen
Avery, Texas
False declarations before grand jury

RUST, Jerri Ann
Avery, Texas
False declarations before grand jury

RUTHERFORD, Bettye June
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute

SANDS, Gregory Lee
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine

SCHWIMMER, Adolph

Conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, conspiracy to export arms and ammunition to a foreign country and related charges

SERETTI, Albert A., Jr.
McKees Rocks, Pennyslvania
Conspiracy and wire fraud

SHAW, Patricia Campbell Hearst
Wilton, Connecticut
Armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a felony

SMITH, Dennis Joseph
Redby, Minnesota
1. Unauthorized absence


2. Failure to obey off-limits instructions

3. Unauthorized absence


SMITH, Gerald Owen
Florence, Mississippi
Armed bank robbery

SMITH, Stephen A.



SPEAKE, Jimmie Lee
Breckenridge, Texas
Conspiracy to possess and utter counterfeit $20 Federal Reserve notes

STEWART, Charles Bernard
Sparta, Georgia
Illegally destroying U.S. Mail

STEWART-ROLLINS, Marlena Francisca
Euclid, Ohio
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine

SYMINGTON, John Fife, III



TANNEHILL, Richard Lee
Reno, Nevada
Conspiracy and restraint of trade

TENAGLIA, Nicholas C.
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
Receipt of illegal payments under the Medicare program

THOMAS, Gary Allen
Lancaster, Texas
Theft of mail by postal employee

TODD, Larry Weldon
Gardendale, Texas
Conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. in violation of the Lacey Act and the Airborne Hunting Act

TREVINO, Olga C.
Converse, Texas
Misapplication by a bank employee

VAMVOUKLIS, Ignatious
Exeter, New Hampshire
Possession of cocaine

VAN DE WEERD, Patricia A.
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Theft by a U.S. Postal employee

WADE, Christopher V.



WARMATH, Bill Wayne
Walls, Mississippi
Obstruction of correspondence

WATSON, Jack Kenneth
Oakridge, Oregon
Making false statements of material facts to the U.S. Forest Service

WEBB, Donna Lynn
Panama City, Florida
False entry in savings and loan record by employee

WELLS, Donald William
Phenix City, Alabama
Possession of an unregistered firearm

WENDT, Robert H.
Kirkwood, Missouri
Conspiracy to effectuate the escape of a federal prisoner

WILLIAMS, Jack L.

Making false statements to federal agents

WILLIAMS, Kevin Arthur
Omaha, Nebraska
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine

WILLIAMS, Robert Michael
Davison, Michigan
Conspiracy to transport in foreign commerce securities obtained by fraud

WILSON, Jimmie Lee
Helena, Arkansas
Converting property mortgaged or pledged to a farm credit agency, and converting public money to personal use

WINGATE, Thelma Louise
Sale City, Georgia
Mail fraud

WOOD, Mitchell Couey
Sherwood, Arkansas
Conspiracy to possess and to distribute cocaine

WOOD, Warren Stannard
Las Vegas, Nevada
Conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing a false document with the Securities and Exchange Commission

WORTHEY, Dewey
Conway, Arkansas
Medicaid fraud

YALE, Rick Allen
Belleville, Illinois
Bank fraud

YASAK, Joseph A.
Chicago, Illinois
Knowingly making under oath a false declaration regarding a material fact before a grand jury

YINGLING, William Stanley

Interstate transportation of stolen vehicle

YOUNG, Phillip David
Little Rock, Arkansas
Interstate transportation and sale of fish and wildlife

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pardonchartlst.htm

 

[red states rule]

Obama's lie...........


Obama statement on Bush decision to commute Libby's sentence| July 02, 2007
Barack Obama today released the following statement on President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby.

"This decision to commute the sentence of a man who compromised our national security cements the legacy of an Administration characterized by a politics of cynicism and division, one that has consistently placed itself and its ideology above the law. This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin restoring the American people's faith in a government that puts the country's progress ahead of the bitter partisanship of recent years."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859871/posts

 

[Care4all]

Juror Explains Libby Verdict: They Felt He Was ‘Fall Guy’
By Greg Mitchell
Published: March 06, 2007

NEW YORK A spokesman for the jury that convicted “Scooter” Lewis of four counts today of perjury and obstruction of justice today in a federal courtroom told reporters immediately afterward that many felt sympathy for Libby and believed he was only the “fall guy.”

Denis Collins said, “We asked ourselves, what is HE doing here? Where is Rove and all these other guys….He was the fall guy.”

He said they believed that Vice President Cheney did “task him to talk to reporters.”

He said, “some jurors said at one point, ‘We wish we weren’t judging Libby…this sucks.” More than once he said many jurors found Libby “sympathetic.”

Asked about Vice President Cheney not testifying, he said, “Having Cheney testifying would have been interesting.” And when the defense opened the trial by suggesting that Libby was scapegoated by the White House, “I thought we might get to see President Bush here.” But said Libby not testifying was not such a big deal since they’d listen to nine hours of tapes of his earlier testimony.

He also said that they found Tim Russert of NBC “very credible” and the defense “badgering” Judy Miller may have hurt them as some jurors developed “sympathy” for her. Even though she admitted having a “bad memory,” the fact that she had notes counted a lot in her favor, he said. Despite the badgering, some jurors thought Miller was “nice.”

Collins, a journalist who has written for The Washington Post and other newspapers – and is author of the 2004 book, “Spying: The Secret History of History”– described the jury’s painstaking deliberations. He said there were several “managerial types” on the jury and they spent many days just assembling post-it notes in some kind or “buildings blocks” fashion. They did not take an immediately straw vote.

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/oj-style-juror-gives-his-thoughts-on-guilty-libby-verdict

Libby IS THE FALL GUY for the Vice President's actions and possible crimes.

This is VERY CLEAR by reading all you can on the Libby trial.

This is WHY communting him could be OBSTRUCTION of Justice in and of itself.

It takes balls to commute someone involved in the investigation of a crime with your own office, who was convicted of 4 felonies involved in the coverup of that crime, (obstruction of justice and perjury)!!!!

This is like Nixon or Ford, commuting the staff from his administration for the crimes they committing by lying about the watergate break in and the president's involvement in it..... these guys were charged with obstruction of justice in the watergate investigation as libby was charged with obstruction of justice in the Plame investigation.... Nixon going out nor Ford coming in to office never had the balls to commute someone involve in THEIR OWN WRONG DOINGS....

Bush is pretty BOLD, and defiant of the law when it comes to his "men" imo.

Let it go down in history as another one of his legacies, I guess...