*Breaking* Oil Exec: Workers Remodeled Stevens Home

[cali]

Sep 14 02:51 PM US/Eastern
By DAN JOLING
Associated Press Writer




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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The former head of an oil field services company admitted Friday that he had employees work for several months on remodeling the home of Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.
Ex-VECO Corp. CEO Bill Allen discussed the work while testifying in the corruption trial of former state House Speaker Pete Kott.

Allen and former VECO Vice President Rick Smith pleaded guilty in May to extortion, conspiracy and bribery of legislators.

Under cross-examination by Kott's defense attorney James Wendt, Allen acknowledged that the more than $400,000 he admitted spending in the bribery charge was for other legislators—and for work done at Stevens' home in Girdwood.

"I don't think there was a lot of materials," Allen said. "There was some labor."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php? id=D8RLDHA80&show_article=1&catnum=0

any good dems who could run for that seat?

He's screwn.

[spotbird]

1. Well, well, well

If he were a Democrat he'd be in real trouble.

[cali]

2. Oh, make no mistake about it

He's in real trouble. The FBI just did a big search of his house. His son who's a state senator has been testified against as taking bribes. Stevens is in a shitload of trouble.

[napi21]

3. Gee, I wonder if Mitch McConell has passed out yet?

Every time he thinks he has Pub corruption under control, oops....there's ANOTHER ONE!

Hang in there Mitch. Life will get a lot worse before it gets better...if it ever does!

[cali]

5. My fondest dream for '08 is

that KY will ditch the Mitch.

[xxqqqzme]

4. it just might be time for stevens to join Warner in retirement.

I'm certain his family would like him to spend more time w/ them.......or maybe not.

[catmandu57]

6. Sounds like a forced retirement

is in teddy's future, soon very soon I hope.

[blogslut]

7. I wonder if Ted is too old for incarceration?

:)

[cali]

8. Oh, I don't think so.

I'm sure he'd do right well in jail, too.

[havocmom]

13. He is on the Bridge to Nowhere, whether it gets built or not

[salinen]

17. incineration

is appropriate.

[cali]

9. kick this is the story about Stevens that

I meant to post

[opihimoimoi]

10. Hilarious...K&R

:kick:

[maddezmom]

11. kick

and rec'd

[BuyingThyme]

12. Puke spin: Stevens is pro-labor.

[malaise]

14. Has Stevens resigned from the Senate yet?

Why isn't this breaking on MSM -fugging Friday news dump.

[cali]

16. I don't know!

Frustrating. I don't have TV, so I only know what's going on in the MSM if I read it here.

[malaise]

19. I have on MSNBC and I sure haven't heard a word of this

I saw another post about it here a short while ago.

[cally]

15. Lisa Murkoski had a difficult Senate Race in 2004

I forget her opponent at the time but he would be a good Democratic candidate for this Senate seat.

[Blue_In_AK]

18. It was Tony Knowles

and I think he's pretty well done here after his defeat for governor last year by Sarah Palin. Don't worry, though, we have an over-abundance of good Democratic candidates here this year (although most of them seem to be eyeing Don Young's seat). I'm sure somebody will step forward if Ted is out.

[cali]

20. Fantastic to hear. What I want to know

is do you think this will do in the old coot?

[malaise]

21. I'm kicking this back to the top n/t

[L. Coyote]

24. ditto

[L. Coyote]

25. Error: You've already recommended that thread. KICK

[Mnemosyne]

22. Remember his little hissy fit after Katrina? "I will quit the Senate if " Bet

he wishes he had left then, asshole.

:rofl:

[L. Coyote]

23. Sizzle, sizzle!! TPM is all over this again today. TPM Archive link is

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/cats/ted_stevens/

ALSO, those links here in DU thread: Sens. Murkowski & Stevens (Rs-AK) Get Nods In Two Alaska Trials = Corruption and Lavish Spending
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1793668