Ted Stevens

DOJ Prosecutors Concealed Exculpatory Evidence Against Ted Stevens

Ryan J. Reilly | November 21, 2011, 11:57AM

A lawyer appointed by a federal judge to investigate allegations of misconduct by Justice Department prosecutors handling the botched corruption case against the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) found "systematic concealment of significant exculpatory evidence" -- some of which was "willful and intentional" -- but is not recommending any criminal contempt charges.

The 500-plus page report by Henry F. Schuelke, III -- based on a review of 150,000 pages of documents, interviews with numerous witnesses and twelve depositions -- finds that the Stevens case was "permeated by the systematic concealment of significant exculpatory evidence which would have independently corroborated his defense and his testimony, and seriously damaged the testimony and credibility of the government's key witness," according to an excerpt released by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Monday.

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Topics: DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility, DOJ Public Integrity, Eric Holder, Ted Stevens

Ted Stevens

Senators Press Holder On Probe Of Ted Stevens Trial

Ryan J. Reilly | November 10, 2011, 6:00AM

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) died 15 months ago. Two-and-a-half-years earlier, the federal corruption case against him was dropped due to allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Now Attorney General Eric Holder says DOJ's internal investigators are "in the last stages of their examination" of what went wrong in the case and that a multi-hundred page report is on its way.

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Topics: Brenda Morris, DOJ, DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility, DOJ Public Integrity, Edward Sullivan, Eric Holder, James Goeke, Joseph Bottini, Justice Department, Nicholas A. Marsh, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Ted Stevens