Senator Ted Stevens Indicted
Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska (Republican) has been indicted for receiving goods and services illegally. There have been several reporters on this story for over two years. I posted a couple of items on him last year:here and here.
From the Washington Post:
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) was charged with seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure forms in an indictment unsealed in federal court in the District this afternoon.
The indictment accuses Stevens, former chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, of concealing payments of more than $250,000 in goods and services he allegedly received from an oil company. The items include home improvements, autos and household items.
The Alaska oil firm, Veco, and its one-time leader Bill Allen, asked for help in return. Allen and another former Veco official pleaded guilty in May 2007 in connection with their role in the bribery of Alaskan public officials. Prosecutors said that in some but not all instances Stevens or his aides allegedly provided the help requested by Allen and Veco. (more… )
[...] An answer to that question might be in order, for the really less than honorable, Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. Another old, white and dirty politician, is getting what he deserves. A good old fashioned public indictment. [...]
Boy, another prominant politician getting washed away by an oil spill…. The sad thing is that you can be sure this eventual conviction won’t stop big oil from corrupting our way of life.
Let’s stop waiting for big gov to kick the oil habbit. It’ll never happen until it’s no longer profitable. We the individuals have to stop using it thus reducing the demand and taking away the big money influence in Washington. Change always starts at home.