USA v. BLOCH

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:10-mj-00215

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Deborah A. Robinson

Firms

  1. August 03, 2011

    Ex-Bush Atty Can Nix Contempt Of Congress Plea: Judge

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday allowed former Bush administration lawyer Scott Bloch to withdraw his guilty plea for contempt of Congress, overturning a magistrate judge who denied the move even though Bloch hadn't been informed of a mandatory prison sentence.

  2. July 12, 2011

    Prosecutors Support Bush Atty's Bid To Nix Guilty Plea

    Federal prosecutors in Washington said Monday that a former Bush administration lawyer should be allowed to recant his guilty plea in a contempt case alleging he withheld information from Congress while it investigated his decision to have several government computers wiped.

  3. March 31, 2011

    Ex-Whistleblower Counsel Gets 1 Month For Contempt

    A judge Wednesday sentenced Scott J. Bloch, the controversial former head of the federal whistleblower protection program, to one month in prison on a criminal contempt charge for withholding information from a congressional committee.

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