By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The mess from the bungled prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens isn’t over yet. The website Main Justice reports that the Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the lead FBI agent in the case, Mary Beth Kepner. New of the probe surfaced when FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A draft by the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility concluded that two prosecutors and an FBI agent in the Sen. Ted Stevens case engaged in misconduct,the Associated Press reported. AP, citing ” a lawyer familiar with the matter,” said the report found that prosecutors Joseph Bottini and James…
Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens before his defeat It’s hard to figure out what was more interesting: the trial or the post-trial with even juicier allegations of government wrongdoing. By RICHARD MAUER and LISA DEMER Anchorage Daily News As the Justice Department prepares its official response to the FBI whistle-blower complaint that surfaced in the case of…
The case is only getting uglier. Whether the prosecution can survive all the allegations and maintain the conviction is a big question mark. At minimum, a new trial could be in the making. But who knows. By ERIKA BOLSTAD Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — One of the FBI agents assigned to investigate corruption in Alaska…
