CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Sen. Stevens

Is Alaska corruption investigation still alive?

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? More»

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. More»

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. More»

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»

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.

09/17/07 - Letter to Min. Leader McConnell

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CREW ASKS MIN. LEADER MCCONNELL TO REMOVE SEN. STEVENS FROM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

17 Sep 2007 // Today, Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asking that he remove Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) from his committee assignments and refer the criminal matters surrounding the FBI investigation into Sen. Stevens' activities to the Senate Ethics Committee.

CREW ASKS THAT SENATORS STEVENS AND VITTER JOIN SENATOR CRAIG IN RELINQUISHING THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

29 Aug 2007 // Washington, DC - Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, expressed surprise that Sen. Larry Craig has been forced to relinquish his committee assignments in light of this week's revelations that he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with an attempted sexual encounter with an undercover officer in a Minneapolis airport restroom.
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CREW ASKS THAT SENATORS STEVENS AND VITTER JOIN SENATOR CRAIG IN RELINQUISHING THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

29 Aug 2007 // More»