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JOHN COWDERY News:
20080710
John
Cowdery -  Kott
-  Kohring
-  Weyhrauch
-  Oil
-  Money
-  Politics
-  VECO
-  Federal
-  Crimes
-  Alaska
"Cowdery
indicted on two corruption charges." ... "The federal
indictment filed today against state [Alaska state Republican Senator]
Sen. John Cowdery revolves around the oil tax legislation pushed so hard
by Veco Corp. [Corporation] and its executives in 2006." ... "The Anchorage
Republican is charged with conspiracy and bribery, accused of scheming
with Veco executives to win over another senator in the battle for the
tax favored by North Slope oil producers." ... "According to the 16-page
indictment, Cowdery and others conspired to give the other state senator
$25,000, characterized as campaign contributions." ... "[Veco chief executive
Bill] Allen and Veco vice president Rick Smith have pleaded guilty to bribing
legislators, including Cowdery, to push through a version of an oil tax
favored by North Slope producers." ... "Two former legislators, [Republican]
Pete Kott of Eagle River [Alaska] and [Republican] Vic Kohring of Wasilla
[Alaska], are serving federal prison sentences after being convicted of
corruption charges related to the push for the tax. A third former legislator,
[Republican] Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau [Alaska's capital], was indicted
too and is awaiting trial while courts consider an appeal on what evidence
can be heard." -By Lisa Demer
-ADN.com
20070508
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Kohring
- Kott
- Weyhrauch
- John
Cowdery
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 VECO
- Alaska
- Oil
- Money
- Politics
- "VECO
corruption scandal." ... "So far, only VECO's top
executives have admitted to their involvement in the conspiracy to trade
money and gifts for votes on oil and gasline issues." ... "Three [Alaska
Republican] lawmakers: current Representative Vic Kohring, former Representatives
Pete Kott and Bruce Weyhrauch, and former VECO CEO, Bill Allen, have been
charged with conspiracy and fraud." ... "[Alaska state] Senators "A" and
"B" in the charging documents remain unnamed at this time. But Kevin Fitzgerald,
the attorney for John Cowdery, tells CBS 11 News he is convinced "Senator
A" is current Anchorage Senator Cowdery." ... "Cowdery's lawyer says, while
the FBI hasn't arrested his client, it is clear from Allen's charging documents
that "Senator A" and Cowdery have remarkable similarities." -By
Andrea Gusty -KTVA.com
20070506
-
Kott
- Weyhrauch
- Kohring
- John
Cowdery
- VECO
- Alaska
- Oil
- Money
- Politics
- "Kohring's
state House committee post pulled: OIL, GAS: Arrests
also put spotlight on 2006 petroleum profits tax law." ... "The chairman
of a key state House committee was deposed and Alaska's most important
oil tax law fell under new scrutiny Saturday as lawmakers reacted to the
arrest of one current and two former legislators [Alaska state Republican
Representatives Kott and Weyhrauch] on federal corruption charges." ...
"[Alaska state Republican Representative] Rep. Vic Kohring, R-Wasilla,
will lose his chairmanship of the Special Committee on Oil and Gas, House
leaders said. Kohring was charged with selling his vote on oil taxes last
year to oil field services company Veco." ... "The House committee had
an important early role in shaping gas pipeline legislation this year.
Republican majority leaders placed Kohring in charge of the committee this
session, even though he was one of six legislators whose offices were raided
by the FBI in a Veco-related probe last fall." ... "The legislation in
question was an overhaul of the state's oil production tax, which pays
for most of state government and adds to the Alaska Permanent Fund. Veco
wanted to keep the oil tax low and also was pressing for construction of
a gas pipeline from which it would profit, according to the indictment."
... "Kohring's leadership position was not challenged when the session
began, but objections were raised by minority Senate Republicans when [Alaska
state Republican Senator] Sen. John Cowdery, R-Anchorage, another FBI search
target, was named chairman of the powerful Rules Committee." -By
Tom Kizzia and Sabra Ayres -ADN.com
20060831
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Alaska
- Oil
- Company
- Politics
- "FBI
searches offices of Alaska lawmakers: Legislators
targeted in five locations as part of 'pending investigation'." ... "Federal
agents raided the offices of at least six Alaska lawmakers [5 Republicans
and 1 Democrat] Thursday in a search for any ties between the legislators
and a large oil field services company, officials said." ... ""This morning,
investigators from the FBI interviewed me in my office regarding an investigation
of VECO [oil and construction corporation]," Rep. Vic Kohring, R-Wasilla,
said in a prepared statement." ... "Agents conducted office searches in
both Juneau and Anchorage belonging to Sen. John Cowdery, R-Anchorage,
the Senate Rules Committee chairman." ... "The offices of Senate President
Ben Stevens, R-Anchorage; Kohring; Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, R-Juneau; Sen.
Donald Olson, D-Nome; and Rep. Pete Kott, R-Eagle River also were searched."
-AP via -MSNBC
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