‘Ghosts of Mississippi’ prosecutor turned judge sentenced for lying to FBI in bribery probe

Famed Miss. judge sentenced for lying to FBI

Detroit voters hope Tues. election brings political stability to City Council, mayor’s office

Detroit seeks political stability with election

Lawyer says he gave copies of ex-mayor’s incriminating text messages to Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — A lawyer who obtained a trove of sexually explicit text messages while suing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2007 said Thursday he gave a copy to the Detroit Free Press, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning stories led to criminal charges and forced the mayor from office last year.

Texas soldier who staged kidnapping hoax to cover AWOL gets prison, dishonorable discharge

FORT HOOD, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier who tried to fake his kidnapping by a Mexican drug cartel after he went AWOL was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and dishonorably discharged.

Judge orders FBI to release much of its interview with Cheney during CIA leak investigation

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the FBI must publicly reveal much of its notes from an interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.

Ex-contractor at Eglin AFB sentenced to probation in fraud case tied to Congressional earmarks

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former defense contractor for Eglin Air Force Base was sentenced to four years’ probation Tuesday for obstructing justice as part of wider fraud scheme by contractors and defense lobbyists with ties to a powerful Pennsylvania congressman.

BALCO lawyer released from prison after serving 16 months of 30-month term

NEW YORK — The lawyer who leaked confidential grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes to the San Francisco Chronicle five years ago was released from prison after serving 16 months of his 30-month sentence.

Clarification: BC-US–Obit-Novak

WASHINGTON — In an Aug. 18 obituary about columnist Robert Novak, The Associated Press reported that Novak’s column identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative and the investigation into that disclosure led to the conviction of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff. The story should have stated that Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to investigators, not for being the source of the leak to Novak.