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Nick Marsh, one of the lawyers who prosecuted the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for corruption, took his own life over the weekend, his attorney confirmed to The Hill. NPR first reported Monday that Marsh committed suicide. Bob Luskin, Marsh's attorney, told The Hill on Monday that his former client committed suicide but said he did not know additional details. Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division conveyed his "deepest sympathies" to Marsh's family and friends.

NPR's Carrie Johnson has learned that lawyer Nick Marsh took his own life over the weekend. Marsh was one of the lawyers who prosecuted former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens for corruption, a prosecution that failed amidst charges of misconduct. The Attorney General dropped that case, saying there were problems with sharing evidence with the defense. The judge in the case appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether the government had broken the law. Separately, the Justice department's Office of Professional Responsibility launched a probe of its own. The investigation had been going on for more than a year and a...