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Another State Legislator Indicted in Alaska Corruption Probe
Alaska State Sen. John Cowdery (R) was indicted today on two counts of conspiracy and bribery. Cowdery is the latest Alaskan politician to fall in the wide-reaching public corruption scandal.
Former VECO Corp. CEO Rick Smith testified in September of last year that he had bribed Cowdery, and four other State Senators, including Stevens, for favorable legislation on an Alaska gas pipeline.
Cowdery was a former co-worker and friend of former State Senator Ben Stevens, who has been the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI.
Cowdery's indictment can be found here.
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Comments (8)
Even if Cowdery cannot be directly linked to Uncle Ted through the patrilineal connection, there is all sorts of entertainment to be found beneath the northern lights. Largely because those lights are usually pretty dim for long, long stretches of time.
July 10, 2008 2:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tick-tock, tick-tock Benny!
July 10, 2008 2:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's pretty clear from the indictment that Ben Stevens is "State Senator B," given that he "resigned from the Senate in 2006," and "knowingly and unlawfully conspire[d]" with Cowdery and Allen to bribe State Senator A. So we now have a federal indictment which, without naming him, accuses Stevens of committing a criminal act.
July 10, 2008 2:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
And, unless I'm badly mistaken, State Senator A looks an awful lot like Charlie Huggins.
July 10, 2008 3:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
But he looks like such a nice guy. All grey and happay and everything.
July 10, 2008 3:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is there anybody who is not a crook in Alaska?
July 10, 2008 4:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, there are a lot of us, but we've generally be outvoted ... but that's going to change in November.
July 10, 2008 4:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Looks like Mr. Cowdery also donated $1,000 to Ted Stevens this cycle, according to Open Secrets
Probably should have kept that for his own legal fees...
July 10, 2008 4:46 PM | Reply | Permalink