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USA Today Reporter Held In Contempt of Court for Source

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· Story link Former USA Today reporter Toni Locy is being held in contempt of court for failing to identify…
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Former USA Today reporter Toni Locy is being held in contempt of court for failing to identify her source who identified former Army scientist Steven Hatfill as a person of interest in the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Locy is one of five reporters Hatfill subpoenaed in his effort to identify who leaked his name. (2/20/08)

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