What's Ted's connection?Bill AllenVECO CEO Bill Allen pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy and tax fraud in federal court on May 7, 2007. [Key Figures In The Case, Anchorage Daily News, 5/8/2007] Allen admitted to paying more than $400,000 to public officials and their families. While more than half of that money went to Ben Stevens, named as “State Senator B” in the plea documents, he has not yet been charged. [Veco Executives Allen, Smith Plead Guilty To Bribery, Conspiracy, Anchorage Daily News, 5/8/2007] As Allen continues to cooperate with the FBI investigation into Alaska corruption his sentencing has repeatedly been delayed. His sentencing is currently scheduled to take place sometime in February 2009. [Bill Allen Waiting For ‘Ax To Fall,’ Anchorage Daily News, 8/17/2008] Bill Allen also admitted to illegally using company funds to pay for construction costs and furniture for Senator Ted Stevens’ Girdwood home beginning in 2000. [Allen Says He Paid For Work On Stevens’ Home, Roll Call, 7/17/2007] Senator Ted Stevens and Bill Allen became partners in a firm in 2002. According to state documents, the two are listed as members of the company Alaska’s Great Eagle, LLC. [Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development; Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Retrieved 5/8/2007] The same year that Senator Stevens and Bill Allen became business partners, VECO’s political action committee contributed $10,000 to the Senator. [Donors, Center for Responsive Politics, Retrieved 8/20/2008] |
 
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