The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach a federal judge for obstruction of justice while in office for lying to investigators about allegations of sexual misconduct.

A federal court froze the assets of Lake Shore Asset Management, a hedge fund firm run by a former chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, after regulators said it overstated its holdings, Bloomberg News reported Friday.

A federal appeals court unanimously refused on Monday to step in and delay former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence in the CIA leak case, The Associated Press reported.

Hollinger International’s former chief lawyer, on trial for fraud with its ex-chairman, Conrad M. Black, is an “honest and trustworthy man” and should be acquitted of all charges, his lawyer told jurors Monday in closing arguments, Bloomberg News reported.

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.

The former chief operating officer of Enron's broadband Internet division, Kevin P. Hannon, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in the fraud that led to the company's collapse, a court official said on Monday, according to Reuters.

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation, reported The Associated Press.