Ex-Prosecutor Charged in Bungled Terror Trial
From Times Wire Reports
A former federal prosecutor and a State Department official were indicted in Detroit on charges of conspiring to conceal evidence during a botched terrorism trial that proved a major embarrassment for the Bush administration.
Former Assistant U.S. Atty. Richard G. Convertino, 45, and State Department Regional Security Officer Harry Raymond Smith III, 49, were charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false declarations.
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