Judge Says Jail For Bush Whistle-Blower Protector Scott Bloch

WASHINGTON - A federal judge says the former head of a whistle-blower protection office under President George W. Bush must spend at least a month in jail.

The opinion issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson Wednesday night could derail Scott Bloch's plea agreement. Prosecutors had agreed he should get probation for pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying to Congress about files that he ordered erased from office computers.

Bloch was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, but Robinson postponed that until Monday because of her ruling.

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