Stevens’ Wife’s Emails SubpoeanedProsecutors in the case against Sen. Ted Stevens are leaving no stone unturned, subpoenaing emails sent from his wife Catherine which may have discussed the home renovations which are at the center of the charges against Stevens, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
Though the subpoena was sent Sept. 15 to Catherine Stevens’ law firm, it was made public over the weekend when the defense asked a judge to intervene, calling it a “fishing expedition.” The law firm had already turned over 26,000 pages of documents, but declined to turn over communications between Catherine and her husband Ted, citing spousal privilege.
On the subpoena, the government seeks the correspondence between Catherine Stevens and 34 other people. Some of those names are new, and related to evidence not yet discussed in the trial — like the name of Anchorage jeweler George Walton and his Alaska Gold and Diamond, Co. Any documents relating to diamond earrings are also requested in the government’s subpoena.
So as we head into the fourth (and possibly final) week of Stevens’ trial it seems like we may have more to look forward to besides the possibility of Stevens’ himself testifying and the defense’s parade of illustrious character witnesses.