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  • Justice Calls for Release of Alaska Ex-Lawmakers

    06/05/2009 6:41:04 AM PDT · by calcowgirl · 11 replies · 522+ views
    WSJ ^ | June 5, 2009 | Brent Kendall
    WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department called for the release of two convicted former state lawmakers in Alaska because of prosecutorial errors, in a new embarrassment for the department after it dropped charges against former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. Former Alaska state Reps. Peter Kott and Victor Kohring, both Republicans, were convicted in 2007 on bribery and extortion-related charges. Mr. Kott was sentenced to six years in prison and Mr. Kohring received a 3½-year term. Attorney General Eric Holder said a review of the two cases showed that prosecutors failed to provide information that should have been disclosed to the defense....