Justice Department Files Motion to Drop Case Against Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens

The U.S. Justice Department has asked the federal court to dismiss its case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was convicted of seven felony counts of corruption in the fall.

(Fox News) - The U.S. Justice Department filed a motion Wednesday to drop its case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was convicted of seven felony counts of corruption last fall.

Attorney General Eric Holder decided to abandon the case due to prosecutorial misconduct, Justice Department sources told FOX News.

Stevens was convicted last year of lying on a Senate disclosure form in order to hide $250,000 in gifts he received from an oil company executive and friends.