Fraser Verrusio

Former Aide To Young Convicted In World Series Tickets Scandal

Ryan J. Reilly | February 10, 2011, 4:40PM

A federal jury in Washington has convicted a former aide to Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on corruption charges related to his acceptance of an all-expenses paid trip to Game One of the 2003 World Series, the Justice Department said Thursday.

The jury took just two days to convict 41-year-old Fraser Verrusio on one count of conspiring to accept an illegal gratuity, one count of accepting an illegal gratuity and one count of making a false statement in failing to report his receipt of gifts from a lobbyist and the lobbyist's client on his 2003 financial disclosure statement, according to a press release.

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Topics: Corruption, Don Young, Fraser Verrusio, Jack Abramoff, Justice Department, Michael Scanlon, Trevor Blackann