Libby Found Guilty

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After deliberating 10 days, a federal jury Tuesday found I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby was convicted of:

-- obstruction of justice when he intentionally deceived a grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame;

-- making a false statement by intentionally lying to FBI agents about a conversation with NBC newsman Tim Russert;

-- perjury when he lied in court about his conversation with Russert;

-- a second count of perjury when he lied in court about conversations with other reporters.

Jurors cleared Libby of a second count of making a false statement relating to a conversation he had with writer Matt Cooper, formerly of Time magazine.

Full Story: Libby guilty on 4 of 5 counts in CIA leak trial