On December 30, 2003, Fitzgerald was appointed Special Counsel and charged with investigating the 2003 leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity to the press. Less than two years later, on October 28, 2005, he brought an indictment of five counts -- including perjury and obstruction of justice -- against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, US Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff.
In March 2007, Libby was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury, and one count of lying to the FBI. In June 2007, Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison and a $250,000 fine.
As United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Fitzgerald supervised the public corruption investigation known as Operation Safe Road. In April 2006, a federal jury in Chicago convicted former Illinois Governor George Ryan (R, age 72) of 18 corruption-related charges stemming from that FBI investigation into allegations that unqualified truck drivers could secure driver licenses in exchange for a bribe.
In March 2007, Libby was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury, and one count of lying to the FBI. In June 2007, Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison and a $250,000 fine.
As United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Fitzgerald supervised the public corruption investigation known as Operation Safe Road. In April 2006, a federal jury in Chicago convicted former Illinois Governor George Ryan (R, age 72) of 18 corruption-related charges stemming from that FBI investigation into allegations that unqualified truck drivers could secure driver licenses in exchange for a bribe.