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Allen Admits To Bribing Ben Stevens
The mystery is solved! (Again) On the witness stand yesterday Bill Allen identified the "Senator B" in his guilty plea as former State Senator Ben Stevens (R-AK), son of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).
Allen pleaded guilty to paying Stevens "consulting fees" in exchange for votes -- and made it clear that he's a briber with a big heart.
As to Stevens, he started consulting for Veco in 1995, six years before he was appointed to the Senate, Allen said. "He was real good at details. He was like Pete [Kott]. He would work," Allen said.By the time Stevens was in the Senate, he had four kids, Allen noted. "How am I supposed to say 'now that you're a senator, Ben, I can't give you more money,' " Allen testified. "I couldn't do that."
Politicians have mouths to feed too, after all.
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Comments (6)
Michael Lafferty wrote on September 14, 2007 11:04 AM:Let me see if I have this right…
Because of a more than half-decade association and a sense of loyalty, Bill Allen—out of the goodness of his heart, though unlawfully—gave funds to a former employee and father of four, because he simply could not help himself? This is simply a personal charitable contribution?
Who comes up with this stuff?
Princess Sparkle Pony wrote on September 14, 2007 11:30 AM:I bet one of Stevens' kids bought him that awesome Looney Toons tie!
Anonymous wrote on September 14, 2007 1:04 PM:Isn't Stevens working on one of the Veco boats right now... or is it someone elses? If he is,apparently Allen still hasn't learned a lesson...
Anonymous wrote on September 14, 2007 1:22 PM:whoever he is working for will be the new conduit for Big Oil's easy $
a new 20 year cycle of corruption will begin with local media's assistance of not investigating anything
Anonymous wrote on September 14, 2007 5:38 PM:if we can only get rid of TPM.......
Like Father like Son.
Allen's 'All in the Family' platitude to take care of Ben's family reminds me of episodes of the godfather.
Ted's been around long enough to work out payment schedules for the Family pork-barrel.
parrot wrote on September 16, 2007 1:25 AM:No, he just couldn't do that to poor Stevens, not that.