Top federal anti-corruption prosecutor steps down
Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Stumble It!WASHINGTON - The head of the Justice Department's anti-corruption unit is stepping down after the office's botched trial of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
The public integrity unit has been under intense scrutiny since the conviction of Stevens, an Alaska Republican, was thrown out due to key evidence being withheld from his defense.
William Welch's departure is "a mutual decision," said Welch's boss, Lanny Breuer. Welch plans to remain a federal prosecutor, but will relocate to Massachusetts. Breuer also praised Welch as "an extraordinary person."
A few of the prosecutors who worked on the Stevens case have already taken other positions, and there are two separate investigations into how the case was handled.
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Too much drama!
Typical federal government; they are not held accountable other than to promote them to another location.
..there's a shocker...
"Last Bridge to Nowhere" (Publication Consultants, 2008) by Frank Prewitt, in the library, Alaskana section.
Imagine a government where accountability is a matter of being switched from one taxpayer-funded job to another...
Didn't we already throw one of those out circa 1781?
they should be sending him and his accomplices to jail. they should be joined by the people who helped slander Palin and interfere with an election by sending "investegators" up to distract everyone. how is that any different?
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