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20070914
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 Pete
Kott - Ben
Stevens -  Ted
Stevens -  Secret
-  Alaska
-  VECO
-  Oil
-  Money
-  Crime
-  Politics
- 2006
Election - "Witness
in Alaska says he had oil company contacts: Ex-CEO
who pleaded guilty says he talked with top unit officials" ... "Veco Corp.'s
former chief executive told a federal jury Thursday that he was in regular
contact with officials at ConocoPhillips and BP's Alaska divisions while
bribing state lawmakers there to limit the state's oil production tax."
... "Bill Allen, ex-CEO of Veco, the [Alaska] Anchorage-based oil-services
contractor, made the claim at the bribery and fraud trial of former Alaska
state [Alaska state Republican Representative] Rep. Pete Kott. Allen told
jurors in Anchorage federal court that he paid Kott about $8,000 to help
fund the lawmaker's 2006 re-election campaign in exchange for his vote
and influence with other representatives during a legislative debate over
state oil taxes. Kott denied the charges." ... "Allen said he wanted to
keep oil taxes low for his oil producer clients, whom he called "the three
big boys" in secretly recorded conversations, and encouraged them to build
a multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the lower 48
states. The clients were ConocoPhillips, BP and Exxon Mobil, he said."
... "On Thursday Allen claimed to have paid phony consulting fees to [Alaska
state Republican Senator] Ben Stevens. Ben and [his father, Alaska Republican
Senator] Ted Stevens have denied any wrongdoing and haven't been charged
with a crime." -By Tony Hopfinger
-Bloomberg via -Chron
20070725
-
 Don
Young -  Jack
Abramoff
- Ted
Stevens - Ben
Stevens - Alaska
-  VECO
- Oil
- Construction
- Money
- Politics-  Colorado
- "Alaska's
Young and Stevens Face Criminal Inquiry." ... "[Alaska
Republican Representative] Rep. Don Young of Alaska, the former chairman
of the House Transportation Committee, now is the subject of a continuing
criminal inquiry involving possible political favors for a company in Alaska,
people close to the case said. [Alaska Senator Representative] Sen. Ted
Stevens of Alaska, the powerful former chairman of the Appropriations Committee
and the longest-serving Senate Republican, is also under criminal investigation."
... "Federal investigators are examining whether Rep. Young or Sen. Stevens
accepted bribes, illegal gratuities or unreported gifts from VECO Corp.,
Alaska's largest oil-field engineering firm, people close to the case said."
... "Mr. Young has also faced questions about campaign donations received
from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff." ... "VECO was acquired in June
by CH2M Hill, a closely held Colorado engineering firm, after Mr. Allen,
VECO's former CEO, agreed in May to plead guilty to charges of bribery,
conspiracy and extortion." ... "Mr. Stevens has publicly said that he was
asked to retain documents related to the federal investigation of his son,
[former Alaska State Republican Senator] Ben Stevens, and other members
of the state legislature, and related to VECO's role in the remodeling
of a family home in Alaska in 2000." -By John R. Wilke
-WSJ.com
20070718
-
Ted
Stevens - Ben
Stevens - Alaska
- Oil
-
 Legislators
-  Home
- Politics
- VECO
- "Stevens:
My money, not Veco's: REMODEL: Senator is emphatic
that filing extensions are unrelated." ... "The money spent on renovations
that doubled the size of [Alaska Republican Senator] U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens'
Girdwood [Alaska] home and led to a federal grand jury investigation came
out of his own pocket, the Alaska Republican told reporters Tuesday." ...
"A federal grand jury is investigating the renovations in 2000, including
work that might have been performed by oil services company Veco and contractors
who were hired or supervised by the company. The company's former executive,
Bill Allen, has pleaded guilty to bribing state legislators." ... "Interest
in Stevens' finances has grown since the FBI raided the office of his son,
former Alaska Senate President [Republican] Ben Stevens, as part of a wider
corruption and bribery probe. The younger Stevens has not been charged
with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing." -By Erika
Bolstad -ADN.com
20070529
-
Ted
Stevens - Ben
Stevens - Alaska
- VECO
- House
- Construction
- Money
- Politics
- "Feds
eye Stevens' home remodeling project: GIRDWOOD [Alaska]:
Veco approved some invoices for 2000 upgrade at senator's house, says builder."
... "The FBI and a federal grand jury have been investigating an extensive
remodeling project at U.S. Sen. [Alaska Republican Senator] Ted Stevens'
home in Girdwood that involved the top executive of Veco Corp. in the hiring
of at least one of the key contractors." ... "Three contractors who worked
on the project said in recent interviews with the Daily News that the FBI
asked them to turn over their records from the job. One said he was called
to testify about the project before a federal grand jury in Anchorage [Alaska]
in December." ... "The remodeling work, which more than doubled the size
of the house, occurred in the summer and fall of 2000." ... "The FBI and
the U.S. Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, which are in the
midst of a broad investigation of corruption in Alaska, would not comment."
... "The wide-ranging federal inquiry surfaced in August [2006] when agents
raided six legislative offices, including those of then-Senate President
[former Alaska state Republican Senator] Ben Stevens, one of Ted Stevens'
sons." ... "Ben Stevens has not been charged. But the charges pleaded to
by Allen and Smith alleged Ben Stevens improperly accepted $242,000 from
Veco for "giving advice, lobbying colleagues, and taking official acts
in matters before the legislature."" -By Richard Mauer
-ADN.com
20070507
-
Ben
Stevens - VECO
- Money
- Politics
- Alaska
- Enforcement
- "Charges
indicate Stevens was bribed by VECO execs." ... "Former
[Alaska Republican state Senator and Alaska state] Senate President Ben
Stevens has not been indicted, but the charging documents against [VECO
CEO] Bill Allen indicate Stevens received far more money for his "official
services" from VECO Corp. than the other indicted lawmakers." ... "VECO
paid Stevens' consulting company more than $243,000 since 2002." ... "According
to charging documents, Allen told U.S. attorneys that those payments were
largely for Stevens' "taking official acts" in his capacity as a legislator.
Allen also said Stevens only did 20 hours worth of consulting work for
VECO since 2002 that was not directly tied to state legislation." -By
Jason Moore -KTUU.com
-
Ben
Stevens - VECO
- Money
- Politics
- Alaska
- "Lawmakers
cited in Veco case identifiable." ... "Charging documents
unsealed by federal prosecutors Monday after Veco executives Bill Allen
and Rick Smith pleaded guilty in Anchorage [Alaska] to bribing Alaska legislators
refer to lawmakers only by letters --Representatives A, B and C, and Senators
A and B." ... "Senator B is described as being part of a conspiracy in
which Allen and Smith say they paid him "for giving advice, lobbying colleagues
and taking official acts in matters before the Legislature."" ... "One
former senator matches the description of Senator B: former [Alaska state
Republican Senator and] Senate President Ben Stevens." ... "The court documents
list payments from Veco to Senator B ranging from $43,750 to $57,000 a
year over five years, for a total of $243,250 between 2002 and 2006." ...
"Stevens reported on his legislative financial disclosure forms that he
received payments in those amounts from Veco, for a total of $243,250 over
those years." -By Lisa Demer and Sheila Toomey
-ADN.com
-
Ben
Stevens - VECO
- Money
- Politics
- Alaska
- Enforcement
- "Ben
Stevens implicated in VECO corruption probe." ...
"Federal authorities have not announced any action against former [Alaska
Republican state Senator and Alaska state] Senate President Ben Stevens,
but there is little doubt he is the man referred to in VECO Corporation
part-owner and CEO Bill Allen's indictment as "State Senator B." Those
documents describe him as a man whose income from VECO vastly eclipses
others charged in the corruption case." ... "In the court documents, Allen
acknowledges that in actuality the payments provided to the senator were
in exchange or giving advice, lobbying colleagues, and taking officials
acts in matters before the legislature." ... ""There were clear bribery
laws that were being broken here. I took it to the state troopers, I took
it to the district attorney, I took it to David Marquez, who was the attorney
general," [Alaska 'Republican Moderate Party' leader Ray] Metcalfe said.
"I took it to APOC [Alaska Public Offices Commission] I took it to every
single agency the state of Alaska has that's responsible for enforcing
the law; 100 percent of them, to the man, said no."" -By
Jason Moore -KTUU.com
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