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Patrick J. Fitzgerald

Patrick J. Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York) is an American attorney and the current U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. On December 30, 2003, Fitzgerald was appointed to continue the investigation into the Plame affair. Fitzgerald was named by Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey after then-Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself from the case due to conflicts of interest. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Atlantic hurricane season • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Bali bombings investigation • California wildfires • UK Conservative Party leadership election • DeLay political financing scandal • Fuel prices / Peak oil • Hurricane Wilma • Irans nuclear program • Kashmir earthquake • London bombings investigation • Malawi food crisis • Niger... Image:Patrick Fitzgerald 18380357. ... Image:Patrick Fitzgerald 18380357. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... The law of the United States is derived from the common law of the United Kingdom, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary War. ... The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties, divided into two divisions: The eastern division: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, and Will counties. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Valerie Plame and Joseph C. Wilson in 2004. ... Jump to: navigation, search United States Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. ... James B. Comey is the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. ... Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust, such as a lawyer, a politician, or an executive or director of a corporation, has competing professional and/or personal interests. ...

Career

Fitzgerald was born into a working-class Irish-Catholic family in Brooklyn and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood. His father worked as a doorman in Manhattan. Fitzgerald attended Regis High School, a Jesuit Catholic school in Manhattan, and received degrees in economics and mathematics from Amherst College before graduating from Harvard Law School in 1985.[1] The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... Flatbush is a neighborhood of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Jump to: navigation, search Regis High School is an all-scholarship college preparatory school for Catholic young men. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Catholic schools are educational ministries of the Catholic Church. ... U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center for Economic and Policy Research (USA) National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) - Economics material from the organization... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amherst College is an independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After practicing civil law, Fitzgerald became an Assistant United States Attorney in New York City in 1988. He handled drug-trafficking cases and in 1993 assisted in the prosecution of La Cosa Nostra figure John Gotti, the boss of the Gambino crime family. In 1994, Fitzgerald became the prosecutor in the case against Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and 11 others charged in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. In 1996, Fitzgerald became the National Security Coordinator for the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. There, he served on a team of prosecutors investigating Osama bin Laden.[2] He also served as chief counsel in prosecutions related to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Civil law has at least three meanings. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... Jump to: navigation, search 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Cosa Nostra is the name by which members of the Mafia in the United States refer to the organization. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Gotti John Gotti (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) (also known as The Dapper Don and The Teflon Don) was the boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the most feared of New Yorks mafia families. ... The Gambino crime family is one of the Five Families that controlled some organized crime based in New York City, New York, USA within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known familiarly as the Mafia (also known as La Cosa Nostra). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman is a blind Egyptian Muslim cleric who at one time resided in New York City. ... The aftermath of the bombing. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Osama bin Laden Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin (born March 10, 1957) (Arabic: ), commonly known as Osama bin Laden, or Usama bin Laden, (Arabic: ), is the founder of al-Qaeda, a Sunni Islamist terrorist network that has been involved in attacks against... Jump to: navigation, search Aftermath at the Nairobi embassy. ...

On September 1, 2001, Fitzgerald was nominated for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois on the recommendation of U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald (no relation), a Republican from Illinois. On October 24, 2001, the nomination was confirmed by the Senate. Jump to: navigation, search September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Peter Fitzgerald Peter G. Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 1999 until 2005. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States (the other being the Democratic Party). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... US Capitol Building. ...

Illinois

Soon after becoming U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois, Fitzgerald began an investigation of political appointees of Illinois Governor George Ryan (Republican), who were suspected of accepting bribes to give licenses to unqualified truck drivers. Fitzgerald soon expanded this investigation, uncovering a network of political bribery and gift-giving, and leading to more than 60 indictments. Ryan, who did not seek re-election in 2002, was indicted in December 2003. The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. ... George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. ... 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2003. ...

On July 18, 2005, Fitzgerald's office indicted a number of top aides to Democrat Richard M. Daley, the mayor of Chicago, on charges of mail fraud, alleging numerous instances of corruption in hiring practices at City Hall. Jump to: navigation, search July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) has been Mayor of Chicago since 1989. ... Mayors of Chicago, Illinois, Current or Previous The mayoral term in Chicago was two years from 1837 through 1907, at which time it was lengthened to four years. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Senator Fitzgerald chose not to run for reelection in 2004, leaving U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald without a congressional patron. In the summer of 2005, there were rumors that he would not be reappointed to a second four-year term in retaliation for his vigorous, impartial, and largely leak-free investigations into corruption in Illinois and Chicago government, as well as for his investigation of the Plame scandal. [3]

Personal life

Fitzgerald is unmarried. Reports indicate that despite being universally seen as extremely competent, intelligent, and meticulous in his work, behind the scenes he is ironically messy, scatterbrained, and fun-loving. His desk and his office are kept in permanent disarray, with assistants discovering drawers stuffed with dirty socks. He once forgot to hook up gas to his apartment for several months, and also forgot a lasagna he had cooked in the oven for several months before finally rediscovering it there. He is known to work well past midnight often and to sleep in his office. He enjoys beer, basketball, and practical jokes. Once when a colleague was nervously waiting for an answer for a judge on a motion, Fitzgerald wrote and delivered a goof court opinion to the colleague. He tried for several months to adopt a cat, but was refused due to his work habit. He finally found a friend in Florida with a cat to give away and flew there from New York to pick up the cat. Jump to: navigation, search Lasagne Lasagne, also lasagna, is both a form of pasta in sheets (often rippled in North America, though seldom so in Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named Lasagne al forno (meaning Lasagne in the oven) made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and ragu (a... A workaholic is a person addicted to work. ... Jump to: navigation, search A typical mug of lager beer, showing the golden colour of the beer and the foamy head floating on top. ... Jump to: navigation, search Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... Jump to: navigation, search Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758) This article is about the domestic cat. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land...

Plame affair

On December 30, 2003, Fitzgerald was appointed Special Counsel (under Department of Justice regulation 28 CFR Part 600) in the Plame affair investigation. Through this, Fitzgerald was delegated "all the authority of the Attorney General" in the matter. In February 2004, Acting Attorney General Comey clarified the delegated authority and stated that Fitzgerald has plenary authority. Comey also wrote "further, my conferral on you of the title of 'Special Counsel' in this matter should not be misunderstood to suggest that your position and authorities are defined and limited by 28 CFR Part 600."[4] Jump to: navigation, search December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. ... Justice Department redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search Valerie Plame and Joseph C. Wilson in 2004. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → // February 29, 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. ... Derived from the Latin term plenus meaning full, plenary authority refers to the complete power of a governing body. ...

On October 28, 2005, Fitzgerald brought an indictment for false statements, perjury, and obstruction of justice against Scooter Libby, who then resigned. Fitzgerald indicated that the leak investigation was not over, and it was widely believed that Karl Rove was the main target of the investigation, although Fitzgerald refused to comment on any specific person. I. Lewis Scooter Libby, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search Karl Rove Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950 in Denver, Colorado) is an American political consultant, and (as of 2005) U.S. President George W. Bushs senior advisor, chief political strategist, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff in charge of policy. ...

Outlook

In his first press conference after announcing Libby's indictment, Fitzgerald was asked about comments by Republicans such as Kay Bailey Hutchison "I certainly hope that if there is going to be an indictment that says something happened, that it is an indictment on a crime and not some perjury technicality..." Fitzgerald responded, "That talking point won't fly... The truth is the engine of our judicial system. If you compromise the truth, the whole process is lost … if we were to walk away from this, we might as well hand in our jobs." Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943), is the senior United States Senator from Texas. ...

See also

• Plame scandal timeline
• CIA leak grand jury investigation
• Fitzmas

The Plame affair or the CIA leak scandal refers to the disclosure that Valerie Plame Wilson is a United States Central Intelligence Agency operative in a newspaper column by Robert Novak on July 14, 2003 and subsequent alleged cover up. ... Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois CIA leak grand jury investigation is an on going federal inquiry about the unauthorized release of a covert Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers identity, a possible violation of criminal statutes, including the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Sources

This article uses content from the SourceWatch article on Patrick Fitzgerald under the terms of the GFDL. SourceWatchs logo features a magnifying glass through which its name, somewhat distorted, can be seen. ... Jump to: navigation, search GNU logo The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft license for free content, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU project. ...

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Patrick Fitzgerald

• USDOJ Office of Special Counsel Homepage News and documents from Fitzgerald's investigation
• US Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois - Patrick J. Fitzgerald official profile including his major cases
• Boston Globe, December 31 2003, "Ashcroft steps aside in probe into CIA leak"
• Why Did Attorney General Ashcroft Remove Himself From The Valerie Plame Wilson Leak Investigation? Signs that a Key Witness May Have Come Forward, by John W. Dean in Writ, including discussion of Fitzgerald's appointment as special prosecutor for the Plame affair
• Washington Post, February 2 2005,"The Prosecutor Never Rests: Whether Probing a Leak or Trying Terrorists, Patrick Fitzgerald Is Relentless"
• New York Times, October 22 2005,"Leak Prosecutor Is Called Exacting and Apolitical"
• The Guardian, October 29 2005, "Profile of Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald: "Workaholic who earned his spurs taking down the mob"
• Patrick and Peter Fitzgerald are unrelated
• Description of Patrick Fitzgerald's prosecution of the Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman trial