Senator Stevens Took Bribes (Another repuke bites the dust)

[cali]

Allen Admits To Bribing Ben Stevens
By Laura McGann - September 14, 2007, 10:44 AM
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 . 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.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004185.php

[ewoden]

1. Que the Freddy Mercury !!!

[annabanana]

3. ok

Dum, Dum, Dum, Dum,

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust

[FormerDittoHead]

2. NOW will they stop building the bridge? n/t

[napi21]

4. They aren't talking about Sen TED Stevens (US Senator), bhey are talking about his son who

is a AK State Senator. I think we still have to wait for the results of the FBI investigation on old Teddy!

[Igel]

5. A "former State Senator" at that. n/t

[catmandu57]

7. They've got him by the short and curlies too

There's another thread discussing that, seems the contractor who built his house has spilled the beans, it's only a matter of time.

[roguevalley]

10. the defense asked allen if he had ever helped with building Ted's

house in Girdwood. He said yes. He said they had put money and manpower into building Ted's house. How's that for testimony. Old Ted had his house built by Veco and Allen owned up to it today. The local radio station for AirAmerica here -listen to it live on www.kudo1080.com- had a breaking news flash from the AP guy. When allen told it, everyone ran from the room to report it. Expect it on the blogs, etc soon.

[malaise]

6. Send this to KO

Let the Shit hit the MSM fan.

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. K & R! Another criminal in the repuke party EXPOSED!

:bounce: Now, can we please get rid of his dad?!

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Young Ben has not yet been indicted, though...

In this house, we're thinking that they're holding off on him until dad is out of the way so that he won't be able to influence anything. Also, this VECO stuff is only part of the corruption that Ben Stevens has been involved in. There are also some rather cushy deals that he was involved with in the fisheries business -- things that Ted threw his way, so the feds may be planning to his Ben with a WHOPPER of an indictment. I wouldn't want to be him just sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop.

[roguevalley]

11. blue, doesn't that fisheries stuff include Don too?

[Blue_In_AK]

13. It probably does

since Don seems to be in on as much corruption as he possibly can be. I'm so glad that Bill Allen is spilling the beans. How much time do you think he'll get? We're thinking about 10 years maybe.

[roguevalley]

14. at least ten. he's going to prison for his kids and other

family members I think. that will cost him.

[B Calm]

12. So when is this right-wing moral values SOB going to resign?