Libby Trying to Put Sentence on Hold

[sabra]

Source: WP/AP

WASHINGTON -- I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby wants what Martha Stewart got.

The former White House aide, who faces 2 1/2 years in prison for perjury and obstruction, cited the domestic celebrity in court documents Wednesday as part of his bid to put his sentence on hold.

A federal judge agreed to put Stewart's five-month prison sentence on hold while she appealed her 2004 conviction for lying about a stock deal (though Stewart opted to serve the time anyway). WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers got a similar deal after his conviction in an $11 billion accounting fraud, as did David Safavian, a former White House official convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.

Libby mentioned those case and others Wednesday. At Libby's sentencing last week, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he saw no reason to delay the prison term but agreed to hear arguments on the issue.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300650.html

[Dulcinea]

1. Sadly, he has the money to stall indefinitely.

He can afford to keep this tied up in the courts until he can get a presidential pardon.

[Orsino]

2. And if he never actually goes to jail before the pardon...

...the expunging of his record will be nearly complete in the minds of the public.

[BlueJazz]

3. Gee Wiz...I wonder how many poor, disadvantage kids who steal....

...a CD from Wal-Mart get their sentences on "Hold"

[gratuitous]

4. Let's see, Martha Stewart copped a little more profit . . .

Martha Stewart dumped some stock just before it tanked to make herself an extra $48,000 she didn't need. Scooter sold out a CIA asset during war time, endangering who knows how many lives, programs, and ongoing counterterrorist investigations.

Oh yeah, I can see the parallels. Free Scooter!