Stevens Federal Corruption Probe Includes Seafood Industry Earmarks
Move over Veco, the seafood industry needs some room in the federal corruption investigation of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). Until now, only Stevens' son Ben Stevens, a former state Senate President, had been publicly ensnared in the fishing probe targeting...more »
Posted on October 30, 2007 5:29 PM
Construction Kicks Off in Arkansas, Thanks to Don Young Earmarking
Rep. Don Young (R-AK) didn't just look out for Alaska when he chaired the House transportation committee. He saw the big picture, keeping in mind the myriad of needs across the country, particularly in those districts that hosted fundraisers for...more »
Posted on October 30, 2007 11:48 AM
Veco CEO: My Nephew Blackmailed Me Over Stevens Remodeling
Here's some strange news coming out of the Alaska trial of former state Rep. Vic Kohring. It turns out that when former Veco CEO Bill Allen testified last month in a separate corruption trial about being blackmailed by his own...more »
Posted on October 29, 2007 6:52 PM
Stevens' Lawyer Makes List of Most Powerful DC Lawyers
Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-AK) superstar white collar defense lawyer Brendan Sullivan made Washingtonian's list of most influential DC law and lobbying types. Sullivan's other famous clients had included Oliver North and several Duke lacrosse players. And what drives this successful...more »
Posted on October 26, 2007 12:28 PM
2nd Veco Exec Testifies to Paying Ben Stevens $250K in "Fees"
Bad news for Ben Stevens. Another Veco executive testified in federal court to paying the one-time state Senate President, and son of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), $250,000 in bogus consulting fees. Former Veco vice president Rick Smith's testimony came during...more »
Posted on October 26, 2007 11:41 AM
Accused Pol: "You Dun Got The Wrong Man."
Maybe the corruption trial of former state legislator Rep. Vic Kohring (R-AK) is really a call for healthcare reform. Kohring learned the age-old HMO lesson (never, ever go out of network) the hard way and ended up begging Veco executives...more »
Posted on October 25, 2007 12:57 PM
Siegelman's Lawyer: D.C. Justice Officials Played "Integral" Role in Prosecution
A former lawyer for Don Siegelman (D-AL) told the House Judiciary Committee today that his client's case took a "180 degree" turn in 2004, after Justice Department officials in Washington told local prosecutors to take another look at the case...more »
Posted on October 23, 2007 3:52 PM
Davis: Phone Records Support GOP Lawyer's Story on Siegelman Case
Many Democratic members deferred their time to Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) during today's Judiciary Committee hearing on allegations of political prosecutions so that he could dig into the case of ex-Gov. Don Siegelman (D-AL). Davis, who is convinced that the...more »
Posted on October 23, 2007 3:30 PM
GOPer: DoJ Ought to Investigate Siegelman Whistleblower
This morning the House Judiciary Committee is taking a look at allegations of political prosecutions at the Department of Justice, including the case of former Gov. Don Siegelman (D-AL), who has long claimed his party affiliation triggered the charges against...more »
Posted on October 23, 2007 11:22 AM
Former U.S. Attorney to Testify about Siegelman Case
Tomorrow morning the House Judiciary Committee will hold a heading on whether politics spurred a series of prosecutions, focusing on the cases of Cyril Wecht and former Gov. Don Siegelman (D-AL). Unfortunately, Dana Jill Simpson, the Republican lawyer who has...more »
Posted on October 22, 2007 6:18 PM
