Anomalies in Ted Stevens Case.

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An article here has some interesting comments on Ted Stevens FBI investigation. It involves a whistle blower saying a witness was not made available to the defense.

The article comments on what seems to be inappropriate FBI conduct that looks like a honey trap, or at the minimum inappropriate action involving a key witness, Allen. Comments on an accusation/smear from 1990 and some odd hotel visits by an agent in a hotel room.

It is not that well written, hard to understand whats going on, and this is the only article I have found, could be anything.

But something seems to be happening.

It is good for whistle blowers to come forward when things are wrong, hopefully the irregularities can be figured out, and either proceeded with sentencing, or overturned, dependant on decision of the courts.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/631518.html

During the Stevens trial, the agent inappropriately met with Allen in a hotel room more than once, the whistle-blower said. During Allen's testimony, the agent dressed in a way that was meant to be a "surprise/present for Allen," the whistle-blower said.

A witness issue erupted during the trial when the government sent home the Veco supervisor at Stevens' home, Rocky Williams, without calling him to the stand. Prosecutors said he was too ill to testify. But Williams was also under subpoena as a defense witness, and the defense team didn't know Williams was back in Alaska until he called from home. That led to a loud objection from Stevens' lawyers and a stern lecture from the judge.

The whistle-blower agreed that Williams was ill and feared that Williams could die in Washington if not treated. But the whistle-blower said the prosecution team ignored his pleas that the defense and the judge be told of the plan to send Williams home.

"The defense and judge found out, were very angry, and suggested prosecutorial misconduct had occurred," the whistle-blower wrote.

The whistle-blower also said that someone from the prosecution team didn't want to send a complete copy of an FBI interview of Allen to the defense because it contradicted information sent earlier in a letter to the lawyers.

The whistle-blower said he initially brought his complaints directly to the agent or agents, and also to Eric Gonzalez, the chief division counsel to the FBI in Anchorage, but the problems were not solved, he said.

He decided to take his complaint to Washington after one of the FBI sources, former Alaska corrections official Frank Prewitt, wrote a self-published book about the investigation that contained information he "should not have known." Another book is being written in prison by one of the people convicted in the case, the whistle-blower said, "and I feared more problems would occur and I would be in the middle of problems again."

[Blue_In_AK]

1. The trial was a mess, really.

I have no doubt that Uncle Ted is guilty of everything he was accused of, and more, but from a legal standpoint, I certainly wouldn't blame him for filing an appeal.

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2. Well if the whistle blower is real and honest.

It sounds like a bit of a mess, but impossible to tell. Its one of those fair applications of law, regardless of sides, have to hope there are no behind the scenes manipulations of reports of it.

Have to hope the courts have courage to do whats right by law, either overturn, or uphold conviction. But based on legal stuff, not the status of people involved.

'Uncle Ted'? Is that one of those 'family' remarks? or is that a common nick name for him?

The idea of the type of misconduct they spoke of seems more then standard policy of FBI, but also don't know if it is true. Something more is going on then being said, would be my best guess.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Yeah, Uncle Ted is his common nickname up here.

After someone's been your senator for 40 years, you develop a certain familiarity. :rofl: