Sullivan is listed on the court docket as one of the attorneys from the department's Public Integrity Section, which had come under fire for failing to share evidence with the defense team representing Stevens. The violations in that case enraged the trial judge and prompted Attorney General Eric Holder to walk away from the corruption conviction of Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the Senate.
Brian Heberlig, a lawyer who represented Sullivan in the investigation of the Stevens prosecutors, told NPR that Sullivan had been cleared by ethics authorities.
"The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility completely exonerated Mr. Sullivan," Heberlig said. "He should not have been included in the investigation of the Stevens matter in the first place, as he was not on the trial team, had no decision-making authority, and exercised sound judgment in his supporting role. Now that he has been vindicated, Mr. Sullivan has put this matter behind him and is rightfully back prosecuting cases for the Department's Public Integrity Section."
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