A federal judge on Thursday ordered I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to report to prison while his attorneys appeal his perjury and obstruction convictions, reported CNN.
Libby's attorneys asked that the order be stayed, but U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton denied that and told Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff that he had 10 days to appeal the ruling, reported CNN.
According to CNN, Libby was sentenced to two and half years in prison for lying and obstructing the investigation into who revealed in 2003 that Valerie Plame Wilson was a CIA operative. He also was fined $250,000.
At the beginning of Thursday morning's hearing, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton told the court he had received "harassing" and "hateful" messages, reported CNN.
"In the interest of full disclosure, I have received a number of harassing, angry and mean-spirited phone calls and messages. Some wishing bad things on me and my family," the judge said, according to CNN. "Those types of things will have no impact."
Libby was found guilty of lying to investigators about what he told reporters about Valerie Plame Wilson, whose identity as a CIA operative was leaked to the media in 2003, reported CNN.
According to CNN, in the time since sentencing, a group of prominent legal scholars has filed a friend-of-the court brief, setting out why they believe Libby's appeal will have merit.-New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
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