The Fl. deal *is* the same circumstances. He received an interest free loan to buy into the condo in the first place. It's that loan that he didn't disclose.

Quid pro quo is pretty obvious, but hard to prove legally. They're getting him for non-disclosure felonies. Hence, the Fl. deal is in the same basket.

This real estate deal is in keeping with other deals in Ted's past.

Again, quid pro quo was hard to prove legally, even though it stinks like spawned out salmon... but in this case, Ted didn't get an interest-free loan to buy in, and he disclosed the income properly.

Posted at August 15, 2008 7:01 PM in response to Sen. Stevens Scored Big In Florida Condo Deal, Prosecutors Allege

How convenient. Just as the legislature starts investigating, she gets the AG to parallel that investigation and "discover" the tapes and calls first, then holds a quick news conference to distance herself from them

Must've been kinda how Nixon felt when he realized investigators would eventually find the tapes. "Oh, crap...."

Posted at August 14, 2008 9:24 AM in response to AK Gov. Says Staffer Pressed for Trooper's Firing

Wrong.

Coconut Road is Don Young's albatross, not Stevens'.

Posted at July 31, 2008 9:32 PM in response to September Trial Date Set For Sen. Ted Stevens

According to the article, $25,000.00.

Posted at July 11, 2008 9:04 AM in response to State Sen. Don Olson Is Mystery "Senator A"

Tick-tock, tick-tock Benny!

Posted at July 10, 2008 2:38 PM in response to Another State Legislator Indicted in Alaska Corruption Probe

In all fairness, Don has never gotten a break from the Anchorage Daily News.

(And in all fairness, he's never deserved one.)

Young sees the ADN as his sworn mortal enemy. His current crises with Veco and Coconut Road, he said, were part of a conspiracy by ADN's owners, McClatchy, and environmentalists.

Posted at May 2, 2008 10:48 PM in response to GOP Rep, Staffer Call Don Young a Crazy Liar

Also of note is this accompanying story in the Anchorage Daily News this morning:

Federal prosecutors in the political corruption cases want to delay indefinitely the sentencing of former Veco chief executive Bill Allen and vice president Rick Smith.

The investigation into corruption in Alaska has a "substantial amount of work" left to do, prosecutors said in court documents filed on Thursday.

I'd guess that this "subtantial amount of work" might have something to do with Ted Stevens, his son Ben, and perhaps Don, as well as several other state legislators and others who have been implicated, but not yet charged.

Posted at February 1, 2008 1:18 PM in response to Young Spends Big on Lawyers, Keeps Mum