Cliff Groh, Alaska Lawyer & Blogger (Part 1)

Cliff Groh is an Alaskan lawyer & blogger who covered the Stevens trial. He talked about the case against former Sen. Stevens as well as some of the other Alaska legislators who have or are facing corruption charges. The program also includes portions of an interview with Colleen Walsh, a juror in the case, and excerpts from an August 2008 radio interview that Sen. Stevens did with Alaska Public Radio. His blog can be found at alaskacorruption.blogspot.com.

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Length: 1:00 min

Colleen Walsh, Stevens Trial Juror

Colleen Walsh, known as Juror 11, was an alternate in the Stevens Trial. She joined the jury's deliberations after another juror falsely claimed her father had died. Colleen Walsh started a blog about the trial called juror11.blogspot.com.

Length: 52 min

Chuck Neubauer, Former Los Angeles Times Investigative Reporter

Chuck Neubauer, a former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter, spent a year looking at the connections between elected officials and their family members who lobbied Congress. As part of that series, he wrote stories about Sen. Stevens and his son, Alaska state legisator Ben Stevens. His reporting can be found on www.latimes.com.

Length: 34 min

Wev Shea, former U.S. Attorney in Alaska

Wev Shea, a Republican and former U.S. Attorney in Alaska, wrote about alleged misconduct by Justice Department prosecutors and FBI officials involved in the Stevens trial and investigation. The FBI obtained a letter written by Sen. Stevens to Mr. Shea in June 2007 in which Stevens said he and his wife paid over $130,000 for VECO-supervised renovations to their home in Girdwood, Alaska. Wev Shea's writings can found on www.alaskadispatch.com. He joined us from Anchorage for this interview.

Length: 1:05 min

Sen. Stevens Indictment News Conference (7/29/08)

Matthew Friedrich, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Justice Department, announced criminal indictments against Sen. Stevens. He was facing seven counts of false statements about gifts received from oil services companies in Alaska. Some of the gifts included renovations on his home. Following the announcement, Mr. Friedrich answered questions from reporters.

Length: 14:37 min

Telephone Conversations Between Sen. Stevens, Bill Allen & Others

The U.S. Justice Department submitted these seven telephone conversations as evidence in the trial of Sen. Stevens in October 2008. The calls, which were made in 2006, include Sen. Stevens, former VECO Corporation CEO Bill Allen and other friends of the Senator.

Sen. Stevens Verdict News Conference (10/27/08)

Matthew Friedrich, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Justice Department, spoke to reporters outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse following the conviction of Sen. Stevens on charges of corruption. He is accompanied by other government prosecutors involved in the case.

Length: 4:30 min

Sen. Stevens Outside Courthouse After Conviction (10/27/08)

Sen. Stevens leaving the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse after he had been found guilty on corruption charges.

Length: 30 sec

Sen. Stevens Campaign Rally in Alaska (10/29/08)

Sen. Stevens returned to Alaska and was met by supporters at the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage after his conviction.

Length: 9:59 min

Interview with Sen. Stevens on Alaska Public Radio 8/19/2008

Sen. Stevens is interviewed on Alaska Public Radio's "Talk of Alaska" program about the trial and his re-election efforts.

Length: 60 min

Sen. Stevens Conviction - Washington Journal Segment (10/28/08)

Roll Call Reporter Paul Singer and Anchorage Daily News Reporter Erika Bolstad spoke about the guilty verdict reached by a jury in the corruption trial of Sen. Stevens. They talked about the trial, its impact on the U.S. Senate campaign in Alaska, as well as Sen. Stevens' future. They also responded to telephone calls and e-mail.

Length: 38:26 min

Sen. Stevens Farewell in Senate (11/20/08)

Sen. Stevens delivered a farewell speech in the Senate chambers. He was the longest-serving Republican senator with six terms in office. He lost a close re-election campaign following his conviction of corruption charges.

Length: 10:50 min