 A ruling against federal prosecutors by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan in February 2012 included a report detailing "the systematic concealment of significant exculpatory evidence" and "widespread and at times intentional misconduct" by Justice Department lawyers during the prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, be made public by March 15, 2012.Anderson was represented by Anchorage attorney Paul Stockler, a former state prosecutor who usually handles civil litigation.Stockler successfully defended an Anchorage aviation company against federal weapons charges in a prominent case in 2006.