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Ted's connections with: Ben’s Consulting FeesBen Was Paid Over $70,000 By SEMCO Energy, Which Received $2 Million In Earmarked Federal Funds From Ted.Ben Was Paid Over $70,000 By SEMCO Energy, Which Received $2 Million In Earmarked Federal Funds From Ted. Ben StevensBen Stevens was born in 1959 and was appointed to the Alaska State Senate by former Gov. Tony Knowles in 2001. In 2005, he served as the Alaska State Senate President. Trevor McCabeTrevor McCabe was a long-term aide and legislative director for Sen. Ted Stevens from 1991-1999. When he worked for Stevens, he exercised great influence in privatizing public fish stocks. McCabe was the chief political broker for the 1998 American Fisheries Act, which privatized valuable pollock resource in the Bering Sea, giving 40% of the entire pollock allocation to 19 specific private corporations, large factory trawlers who belong to the At-Sea Processors Association. Alaska Fisheries Marketing BoardIn 2003, Sen. Ted Stevens created the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board through an appropriations bill, and his son, Ben, was appointed by the secretary of commerce, after being recommended by Ted Stevens, as the board’s founding chairman from 2003 until 2006. Republican Corruption Scandal Engulfs AlaskaFBI agents took 12 boxes of documents labeled “Evidence” from Ben Stevens’ legislative offices during raids that rocked Alaska in August 2006. Specific items named in the FBI search for seizure included garments bearing the logos or phrases: ‘CBC,’ ‘Corrupt Bastards Club,’ ‘Corrupt Bastards Caucus,’ ‘VECO.’” |
 
Actions That Benefitted Ben's Clients 
Sen. Stevens got $2.7 million for pal’s road October 25, 2008 Stevens Took Campaign Contributions From Saddam Hussein Lobbyist October 15, 2008 NBC News covers Stevens trial and the Senate race September 26, 2008 When It Comes To The Wall Street Mess, Stevens Is Part Of The Problem In rare exchange with reporters, Palin avoids endorsing Sen. Ted Stevens’ political future September 25, 2008 
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