CREW's Melanie Sloan Issues Statement on Dismissal of Charges Against Former Senator Ted Stevens.WASHINGTON -- Earlier today, on a Department of Justice motion, Judge Emmett Sullivan dismissed all charges against former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. CREW executive director Melanie Sloan Melanie Sloan (b. 16 December 1965) is the Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Sloan was born in Delaware.[1] She attended the University of Chicago and received her J.D. from University of Chicago Law School. said, "While there is no excuse for the disgraceful dis·grace·ful adj. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. dis·grace  ful·ly adv. misconduct of the prosecutors in this case,
we should not lose sight of the fact that Sen. Stevens abused his office
for personal gain. The dismissal of this matter does not, as Stevens,
his lawyers and his supporters have claimed, prove the senator was
innocent of the charges. In fact, there was abundant evidence that Sen.
Stevens accepted numerous gifts from VECO VECO Vernier Engine Cut Off head Bill Allen and failed to
disclose them as required by law. This sordid sor·did adj. 1. Filthy or dirty; foul. 2. Depressingly squalid; wretched: sordid shantytowns. 3. mess reflects equally poorly on the Public Integrity Section and Sen. Stevens, but in the end it is the public that has lost the most: a corrupt politician has escaped punishment and future prosecutions of politicians have been jeopardized." Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is an American government watchdog organization founded in 2003. One of their most visible projects is a biannual list of Washington politicians they label as the "most corrupt. (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Peter Bjork at 202.408.5565/pbjork@citizensforethics.org. |
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