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  • Anthrax Reporter Held in Contempt

    03/08/2008 2:15:53 AM PST · by Iron Munro · 26 replies · 1,317+ views
    Associated Press ^ | March 7, 2008 | Pete Yost
    A federal judge held a former USA Today reporter in contempt of court Friday and ordered her to pay up to $5,000 a day if she refuses to identify her sources for stories about a former Army scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said Toni Locy must pay fines out of her own pocket as long as she continues to defy his order that she cooperate in scientist Steven J. Hatfill's lawsuit against the government. Hatfill accuses the Justice Department of violating his privacy by discussing the investigation with reporters. Locy had...
  • Judge May Hold Reporter in Contempt (anthrax, Hatfill)

    02/19/2008 10:08:32 AM PST · by TrebleRebel · 60 replies · 733+ views
    AP ^ | 2/19/08 | Hope Yen
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge says he will hold a former USA Today reporter in contempt if she continues refusing to identify sources for stories about a former Army scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. At a hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said that reporter Toni Locy (LOW-see) must cooperate with Steven J. Hatfill in his lawsuit against the government. Hatfill is suing the Justice Department, saying the agency violated the federal Privacy Act by giving the media information about the FBI's investigation of him. In addition to Locy, the judge is considering whether...