By Allan LengelTicklethewire.com
WASHINGTON – An FBI agent involved in the Sen. Ted Stevens public corruption case is accusing the government of “violations of policy, rules and procedures as well as possible criminal violations” that include disclosing names of grand jury witnesses during the investigation and altering a document that was later turned over to the defense.
In an explosive affidavit flush with blacked out names and passages of sensitive information, the unnamed agent accused an unnamed government investigator of becoming too close with witnesses and disclosing far too much information to people about the investigation. The accusations were filed late Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington.
The agent has asked for whistle blower status. Stevens’ attorney responded Monday by filing a motion asking that the indictment be dismissed or the judge order up a new trial. Stevens was convicted on public corruption charges shortly before the Nov. 4 election, which he lost.
“A whistle blower complaint submitted by a Special Agent with the FBI now confirms what the defense has long contended: the government cheated and lied in order to obtain a verdict against Senator Ted Stevens,” the motion said.
The FBI did not have an immediate comment last night.
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