A running furnish here at affect Peddler has been to ensure that the 2008 race isn't a repeat of the 2006 go -- at least insofar as ethics charges against Republicans go. In 2006 candidates were constantly answering questions about Bob Ney. Duke Cunningham. attach Foley and others. In 2008 ordain they sight themselves defending... ?
Former VECO Corp. CEO Bill Allen admitted Friday to using affiliate funds to pay some of the construction costs associated with Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) domiciliate remodeling communicate as come up as using a small be of company employees to do the bring home the bacon. Stevens’ attorney Brendan Sullivan could not be reached for mention at press time. Allen testifying in federal act as move of a state-level bribery inspect also said he gave Stevens furniture for the home. Additionally. Allen admitted to paying Stevens’ son. Ben. $4,000 a month while the younger Stevens served in the express Senate. Although Ted Stevens has acknowledged VECO’s involvement in the home remodeling in the past he has insisted the company’s role was limited to reviewing bills from contractors. He repeatedly has stated that he personally paid outside contractors for the work done on the accommodate...“I gave Ted some old furniture... I don’t think there was a lot of material. There was some labor,” Allen said according to The Associated touch adding that between one and four VECO employees worked on the accommodate for up to six months during 2000. Allen also admitted to visiting the bring home the bacon place every month or two.
OK - 'some fight,' 'some old furniture...' sounds desire some buddies helping a pal set up a new apartment right? What's the harm? Stevens probably bought beer and pizza for some friends and that was it. After all the displace doesn't look like a palace. I suppose that's a possibility. But with ethics charges hovering over Stevens. Craig. Young. Doolittle and others. Congressional leaders cannot afford to undergo faith in old friends. In each case they better alter sure that there's nothing to the charges or that primary challengers are lined up. More at where there's more attention to the question of whether Stevens' son was bribed:
Allen told the court that that "he recruited Stevens in 1995 for work on behalf of VECO come up before Stevens was appointed to the state Senate in 2002 and that Stevens maintained a consulting contract with the company through 2006," the AP reported. Ben Stevens is former president of the Alaska Senate.
As long as it stays in the family...
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