Regarding the bona fides of P. Fitzgerald in chasing Rove

[Inland]

Look in today's Chicago Tribune, www.chicagotribune.com, on the charges brought by Fitzgerald against the city government of Chicago. Not only aggressive, but relying on a, er, inventive interpretation of federal law to make patronage hiring a crime.

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1. link would be helpful

thanks

[Inland]

3. www.chicagotribune.com

www.chicagotribune.com

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2. Inventive interpretation - needed to take down the Bush Organized Crime

Family for outing Plame. They structured the crime to avoid prosecution under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. Thus, Fitz will have to go after them under other statutes enumerated in their Nondisclosure Agreements, such as:

* Conversion of classified materials for improper use (18 USC. Sec. 641)(10 years imprisonment);
* transmission of defense information (Sec. 793)(10 years);
* Disclosure of classified information related to codes or communications surveillance, Sec, 798 (10 years);
* Unauthorized removal and retention of classified, Sec. 1924 (1 year imprisonment)(Larry Franklin, who has been indicted in the parallel OSP-AIPAC spy case, is already charged with this offense);

Here's the relevant section of the Nondisclosure Agreement the Bush Gang all signed:

"I have been advised that any breach of this Agreement may result in the termination of any security clearances I hold; removal from any position of special confidence and trust requiring such clearances; or the termination of my employment or other relationships with the Departments or Agencies that granted my security clearance or clearances. In addition, I have been advised that any unauthorized disclosure of classified information by me may constitute a violation, or violations, of United States criminal laws, including the provisions of Sections 641, 793, 794, 798, *952 and 1924, Title 18, United States Code, * the provisions of Section 783(b), Title 50, United States Code, and the provisions of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982. I recognize that nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver by the United States of the right to prosecute me for any statutory violation."

For a full text of both the Nondisclosure Agreement and Related Laws, please see: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/7/18/161945/313
and http://www.bizbozos.com/US_Code/18/18_USC_Sec_1924.html

There will likely also be indictments handed down in this case for criminal conspiracy and perjury, which are old prosecutorial favorites. :7

[Inland]

4. I think the length of investigation and number of witnesses

indicates that Fitzgerald is looking at a bunch of different theories.

Unlike repugs and Hannnity, I don't assume no crime has been committed and that he's too stupid to realize it.