WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Lewis Libby, chief of staff and national security adviser to the vice president, has been indicted on multiple counts in the CIA leak case.
The White House said Friday Libby resigned after the indictment, and the resignation was accepted.
The charges included obstruction of justice, two counts of false statements to the FBI in 2003 and two counts of perjury before the grand jury in 2004.
Libby's testimony and statements allegedly did not reflect conversations with NBC News' Tim Russert, Time magazine's Matt Cooper and The New York Times' Judith Miller.
Libby was not charged with illegally leaking CIA covert official Valerie Plame's name after learning of it from classified sources, though the indictment notes he had access to classified material.
Plame is married to former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson, who publicly said his mission to Africa as a CIA envoy did not support a claim by President Bush that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was seeking nuclear material from Nigeria.
Vice President Dick Cheney advised Libby of Plame's identity, using information supplied by the CIA, the indictment said. Cheney was not charged.
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald scheduled an early afternoon news conference to discuss his findings in the case.
Presidential adviser Karl Rove is expected to escape indictment but the investigation is continuing.
The indictment refers to, but does not name, an "Official A" who talked to columnist Robert D. Novak about Plame. Novak published the name in a July 14, 2003, column.
The indictment also refers to, but does not name, "other officials" in the vice president's office who used State Department intelligence officers to gather information on Wilson.
