CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Sen. Stevens

Ted Stevens headlining Don Young fundraiser

SOURCE: Josh Kraushaar // Politico

10 Aug 2009 // Alaska GOP congressman Don Young is enlisting a familiar ally to help him raise money for his reelection bid — former longtime Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who lost his bid for a seventh term amid an ethical cloud.

ACTIVITY: Since Stevens case was thrown out, not much has gone on.

SOURCE: Richard Mauer // Anchorage Daily News

23 May 2009 // Does the mess that befell the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens create such a cloud over the long-running Alaska corruption investigation that it's all but over?

CREW’S MELANIE SLOAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON DISMISSAL OF CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SENATOR TED STEVENS

7 Apr 2009 // Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, on a Department of Justice motion, Judge Emmett Sullivan dismissed all charges against former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.

CREW executive director Melanie Sloan said, “While there is no excuse for the disgraceful misconduct of the prosecutors in this case, we should not lose sight of the fact that Sen. Stevens abused his office for personal gain. More»

Sen. Stevens ‘got screwed’ by Justice

SOURCE: Susan Crabtree // The Hill

1 Apr 2009 // The Justice Department’s stunning decision to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had GOP senators hailing the news as a vindication while government watchdogs fretted over the impact on other corruption cases against public officials.

Holder urges Ted Stevens' conviction reversed

SOURCE: Kevin Johnson and Matt Kelley // USA Today

1 Apr 2009 // WASHINGTON — Legal analysts and lawmakers on Wednesday blasted prosecutors' conduct in the prosecution of former Alaska Republican senator Ted Stevens, while welcoming Attorney General Eric Holder's move to have the conviction thrown out.

US SEEKS TO DROP CASE AGAINST FORMER SEN. STEVENS

1 Apr 2009 // Devlin Barrett // AP - The Justice Department will seek to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, whose conviction on corruption charges sparked complaints of prosecutorial misconduct, officials said Wednesday. More»

Unsealed Record Shows DOJ Response to Stevens Whistleblower

SOURCE: Jill Burke // KTUU

18 Feb 2009 // ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- New details have emerged in former Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption case as previously sealed documents are being made public.

Justice Department prosecutors argue that the misconduct allegations of an FBI whistleblower who worked the case are not a basis for a new trial.

Stevens Fights to Keep State Law License

SOURCE: Richard Mauer // Anchorage Daily News

15 Dec 2008 // With his license to practice law now suspended in California and Washington, D.C., Sen. Ted Stevens is hoping to persuade the Supreme Court of his home state that it has no reason to follow suit despite his felony conviction in October.

CORRUPTION-TAINTED ALASKA SENATOR CONCEDES DEFEAT

20 Nov 2008 // ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFP) — Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, conceded defeat in his re-election bid when voters turned against him after a graft scandal.

GOP Unsure of When to Punish Stevens

SOURCE: Manu Raju // The Hill

14 Nov 2008 // Sen. Ted Stevens's (R) unsettled Senate race has put Republicans in a tough spot as they prepare to debate his future next week.

Many Republicans say they shouldn't allow a convicted felon to return to their conference, but they are unsure whether to kick him out before the Alaska Senate race is called.