[spyone]

No they weren’t. The stock was a dud long before this all came to light.

[GMMAC]

As with Scooter Libby, the principal conviction amounts to a 'process' infraction within a 'case' which likewise saw the same overly ambitious & biased US Attorney throwing a ton of $hit against the wall in the hope that some might stick.

As indicated by in both matters the bulk of the charges resulting resulting in acquittals.

If this is typical of Fitzgerald's conviction ratio, it's a pretty fair argument for prosecutorial abuse of process ... not that any Rat 'golden boy' is ever going to be formally confronted with such.

In fact, in some States this very sort of headline-grubbing bias-driven misconduct can even get you elected Governor - just ask New York's Elliot Spitzer!