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sev1oes'cQmpany 92 BCQ>Corp, _ .lvs,' when ,Ba"ck_s sgjd Ifiiday contacted ,aL tof @g3_f7 Gasline _1_ 9rt 1*omebody wglkedzng and.said,, cor,-.| A-the ces tthe Alaska Xou
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for fnanci;1_l_}1eS~bet92veen;the;con1p_aT;;yere;detailed ina guesggpiigon g_1;tj5:le.hatlo_o}<ing' ny,.;;na lawmalgerg. ;nd*"<19911}}'3$.} h?Y!n& *0 -ran in:thetate's thrgelargestneyqpaQe1finjMur1s@wk.{so 21p.'=1w .<!<>f~wi$h Pr<>22S:s=.92
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Campaign contribu_t_ions_rom VEO,iq rt raided xecu- the;dtfices46i$1<j@&i$ 1F%l}}!$ week. gtiYS t1 l5v_rpalgers', ;92~ to including'Chenau1t,
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contralct ; e_1qtg<_i.IWY1t.Q.5A1.?5k? and a 5P1'' ~,Be i1.,Stevens, '.l:6d;_92lfiSL,% the ofSen on. U,S=. duction tax-1aws:':* r I < * _V = jvyasalgg intheartic_le,as noted recivingvgem t Includedthgseafch in w_e;;e *the off;ce: o_f eroqs consultingfrom _fee_ Xl_ECO.,S_tevens fo_92';q*1eg1,<>1at'o1 _s'iso has the .Z>}lectd f_ro;n1Y1QQ,_T _Rep. *-Gqffllpi more$Z5t0,QQ0 Baistagjgis Jhgnt ,C1_q_b: Steyens, 'P;e_te _l_0}t, 'Rsince2000. 5 A L '__Eagl_e_ 'CowderX,[92 River; Sen; John QAllAlasha AL1i%," DiF'~?-.tQ! EX<%911,liVLQIZ. CVECO "=1 ~ page__ __l'Cip1I1tS,' <51:--u-nn~~ See. V -92-_-;@;=;~192s'-i"~='1" " ~~ '---' ' M
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y apkes wrote, column,_ ,th: iquesjiopingrgi gwhetheg si_nanci1.l_n}age_ the hetvyeent VECO gndalawmgkers '-'und}1e>ji n'{1g-1 crqted ~ex'i_c_e' oven tte'$, the politiqq1.;g'gces. 'cke ', Slope inaturall gronp up1iorts a Nort_h
T gas.pipelin e different-frp;m1,the;'i>roj prpposel ;
Yect YEC_O_,,aMurk9vv<i f1v'"ored:Br=Go_v. Franl_< ' and 92supported:,hyhea_vy- in__A:lz;s< hitter

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Tee; ssnrranimiss for semsre of own there xiii ihev ized was
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lawmakers QAisngseareizeds-wereeiixeefiices anzi-o'aich:i:e*vc*e cf iobbe
'ionaidAO1son;:i!Non1e; egentsweere i Iitiser 5i>i;5%4;'reg1iiAci1= ipany; No further, iikeif isto 5 -end Associaies, comment ii Aiesk nvoiiring izyjiig%s~na5;n, Heiienthai i" Roger VECO financiqi from cofoe thejusiice Departmeiii -_S1Z&_ Chan, 'ofanz;ic1;ai gas Oiiiyil nice is ana :;ioc*e - chief pipelineV petro- ~auii1c';ize <i'f s E; iieuzzi taxi.i A ' :eiaed- gseyznezzts, iiiodiiction lmenis to-f di' unless are fiieci, $ i.1. Leech officer, Oiscn Service, charges end Air H : acco;:ii:1,ge . mos, iqdingfsijig "fees'-anti -iize Ben _so_rge Stevens, "ey1:ancnen< IEQQ-egzidBiiiniiien; itshchairman,fees, Iii;
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nneeee:e-@e=weenwe Besides a'nd'its VECO executives, Depaxtment of justice. spokes; -Amongethebe items to seized, agents were authorized ;nvqxgan1qeiyn,_LeQhsgidi ,to gi3._eny the V Smithond documents ?eie r :'acc'ci<i_ing nempesy-presses: to t}1e,wsrrant,' fiQm@th' ceigzied to Ti3e,Pet rbieiinif; seaxchs ioeg:i3hgznds?n i 633- E8}: i?:i_{ia*; soose 'enErie <gleriod_:o }ctche:{}S5i<;iti1e-pres'~ Leatherdc Ciizii}"eieniipiistonM i Gonzee2 snid ;e 3? oi 1{iiiinian~ eat;-ensoassgeiidocumerggssconoegm iliiiina iiiis oi1 ;c- into}iiseexciz" senrrzmts exscuie J were being ecross
ihirgesi oii'ccmenis negotiated,
on return on5; nci may Menveci, an fmchoragobase coilsPricey. siiohring said cocci and Qioco they aiioifney said compaferiYECO, the
on inem,"Ea:ri interim ebinder rein? -inonzh .i19 i}aheut ~ "C0 i}'g !1_Zii{_it1i:ifs'.{ iiiio3I92IiI}i$ %{ii<ii&ic8iQtAs toe Sexanzieci ciiniractsg; said. eeiio ixaeeinnzi Fiscai ieigeepi;s ei1ne"* <irsfi* c onirac""egfeemf$>ie*5%" Alaska Gen Ehennnii have ni3?%feisegiggs snicieiiii hemega U $813 but canrecnii. hat,he ! g iuriaoxizici ~ani~' in; ~si;sie*s"_ i;; ee contract.
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thoughts hadof hatever and mayhave witnessing anyone line during amiracle contract seeing a gas
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The federalprobeinvolves of the state s one largest
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la special legislative session disappeared before theirhopeful Thursday. hat s'when eyes "I federal agents ar-
companies itslobbying and efforts oilandgasllegislation, on
including proposed 1ope the North natural pipeline gas deal; _Thereyvay legislators - -or should meet ' no s can -. _ and onsuch important vote an_ issnewhile FBIislooking l the
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It s It s over. timefor Gov.Frank Murlioxvsldlto his cancel plans a specialsession Legislaturefto for ofthe startsept. 19. time the It?s for Murkowshi administration, final in its hopefully, gas contract year; iinish a line next _ Gov. Murkowski his toclose deal tried best the before he
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packetinformation next of for the goyernorup and, topick

leaves ce, it justisn't ol but goingtohappen. And third no
three months office, startputting in to together transition its
special session year going xnalge this is t6 it happen; it tyill
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I MurkowskzIreatliggny ignore - ~ too lSpom dressing af ecision or !<g1g<;:r_at should 1?Y1a92~fm%<eY1> 1. s.h"tl inlhe <>.f.l1 mid<1.1 down nor successor flog_ ;92{%r; dll *election'can1paign Othe ga *t s an K egis orsIS ,. 'gas_ enough contract; [me reason to the put l
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Andit s aneven now worse forxhurried time work,ses, sions by line gas negotiators legislators, and considering the
tainted politics legal and uncertaintiestheFBI fof probe
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should producers. Anyall gas negotiati tljfeq line tn i gwski shutdown elfortto worktowardyat1 majorNorth Slope
deal in his nalWeeks. will addto thepublic s distrust just and dislike controversial for provisions in the;draft contract, warrants, closed-door: interviexys and ritmors. Before last weelds FBI _swoop;t:he governor been had
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legislative approvalgas line of a deal
before the Nov. election; when vote oncitia 1!; zens initiative7imposeca Alaskans will ontag: . to lgiliiondollar-a~yeatt North
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Slope natural reserve_S,_Th, hitConoco Phillips, gas tavtwill Ekxon Mobil and BB,for moving not fast enough builda to North Slope gas line. ov,Mur_kowsl;:i gures , '- rightfully so -1- that heavy the a_92Yijl ngthexlp get the_proje_ctbuilt.'.!nd -he gtiresthe only way gttlaslrans might vote. against the tax w'ould bea to havesigned deal forthe gas line inhand. 0The governor wentiso lastweek ashave the attorfar to ney general give an opinion onhow Legislature the might
be able to void, repeal or amend the after tax ibpasses.
a gas pipeline contr_a_ct>early i1e'>rt-year and then, assuming the punitive reserves_ta3g initiatiye schedule passes, a special
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have to believe thatleven ifltlaslgans are angry enough tobe ,_ pass bad tax year; wqul_dvb e enough tovoid a this they smart it after seeing 'proot th_a_t underway. the project is 1,
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for apublic vote overtum the Here's to law. hoping healthy residents snuff the effozt. out '
*Smoklng initiative; Opponentsaof'Anchorage's:new anti
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pgoog Sarah Paiin W1"?@h.e.1 @@11'i2?a;fofthe =1i1'1='*192ai< hioggers think knowj aw aileoedliiiiewior xiziio they ;i0f11'1s>1:'.- Joi_xn_Bitcagigaign. Lobbyist 4the; ideniity _ofhe insiiie man than qye=g_g@ig .11_'i$ mlioy i ;n'1soe;~*' _x1:__c rnolidiy * air really know anything? fortheUrS.*ator11ey Ear- 'miingx: i s3ob_? ~.'i orry progidont Gardingar, wigs report Admin Commish is thero connection 3 be-
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targeted in search warrants theMFBI, didnot ruleout accepting by but them from other company employees. says Smith Palin decided early on totake any not VECO money, although the anti-Palin columns editorials theVECO-owned Voice theTimes and in of indicatethe feeling is that mutual. Halcro also is avoidingall VECO money, which calls he,
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the in be backed by establishment when the anhe wonttake donationsjroin co_mpa.~ Legislature the1990s. , the areon a ; roll -spent the prima- ties_inhiisnment candidates ny either. Bot thatisnit exactly goirig out Polio, meantime, ry election defending criticism from the Knowles held own his eight years ason a limb, he said. the -.~ separateeditorial governor no for comparison inesday, He says lleco donatescandidates Voice of Times a to by Veeo that appears and listedsteos hesaid wouldward otf in it thinhs cancontrol, and it by see- space produced his future troubles. News everyday. ond termin the Legislature, the money the Daily He said: Loopholes that allowed tor startedto dry op. Now, ltWi}l1itiil ll8p While Palin often draws heat from Attorney General Gregg the oil industry forher association with mer state ' tTllY92 ~ il}'-i naturai gas pipeline plan tnat sodds Rentzes at to own stock incompanythat a if Vecoshows no yourAFDC P8 a on by troin coal deal he newas port, you would imagine would that gen~ with the ronte soughtoil companies, would henelit a former oil lobbyist. Can they gotiating for stateneed to closed, the be crate a response from youropponent, Parnell isa co-exist on the same ticket? executive branch employees would need Hetero said. reveal all potential con icts ofinterest Hetero is running with former Sol~ ;. Aiaskans choseSean Parnell to run to
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Speaker Harris Valdezand his-l Legislature make impact on a huge oil for seizing payments, contracts, John of proal oi John oi North resource development and on employment, gifts or fundraisers jorily Leader Coghill Pole.and gas by the
executives tolegislators. the
any and documents all concerning, ble future re- special session proceedings. wrote asepaiate setting article the stage ltletnheis believe oh" periodfor the a cooling is elections.placed top of its at the ilecdngrelating or to proposed legislationthe state Alaska invoicing in oi El: essential in to order distance Logic- Alaska the the agenda opening the arctic ther the creationnatural pipeaoi gas iiational Wildlife Beings, oil taxes ands latnre from perception this at corruption ' and as to learnwhat the is thegas pipeline, i Bi line or petrolearn the production tax. give time The maior Democratic presidential accomplish. The Legislature passed the attempting to petrocandidates, wrote atthe time, he are itlnrkowsld spokesmanManly John leum production tar lastmonth, a major renrite the state stax of oil laws that said the will governors staff is discussingbackedenvironmental groups the by and are base production the net taxes on profits rmlyagalnst drilling and in ANWR,for possibilities session with fora legislators. the they so done noth~ of each company s operations. hanent oil Alaska tile given up, completely. pipeline, have far {lliices raided Jnnean, in Anchormore that project ahead. Strihe that, harerrt i blan-lag to we given no, - " Closerhome, the Democratic to mi~ age and hiatannsiradnsitnaiysaid. the Borin legislatorseniis ough inelnded oi those Stevens; Sen. amp hienard, an anchorage nority. the Alaska attorney a review taxes by maof paid the representing company, said ing for the some John ilosrderpg R-Anchorage; itep.=-Pete Veco employees strong haven interest in producers, jor repeatingstatements the Kott, it-Eagle River, Rep. Kehring, Vic
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the on and The warrant cally looks speci on ence by public earlier possi- Earlier that year, in March, Allen
There could a be perceptionin u- the economy of of Alaska, wrote. they
politics, which right , is their of past that state deserves years the a it-tilasilia; Bruce Weyhraueh, Rep it-J1 Vecohasalways workedto bigger sharepie, Allen hard pro-. neau; and Donald D-Nome. Sen. Olson, of the wrote.
of the investigation.the raids ic development Bat hare climate inthose I tiatlytiens places apoaaataanatarnnrnn soared plans fora special session hierwhere it business, does she said. to tiiisstorp
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Bundy said they didnotannounce, 0,95 company under investigatio_n}by a1 announced the return Friday because didn we P 'gn. warrantedan an-0 ll".n1es.d;a 7 Bundy said the, teel thesituation I-!_ v Spokesman Elliott nouncement. , This isa criminal investigation, money wzis ijturned,Fr_iday, a afdaji a ivery -ter federallagents raided the oljticesand" it's serious matter? he
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giludirlg the of sen Seni Ted Stevensi dayand continued Friday.- Aeopy of
FBI began Thursotlat leastqsix Alaska legislators, said. The searches in-
"by links raisEF=in AlaskaMceayibigip TheAssociated Press, the for llApril that netted about $100,000 ginyestigatiento 9_r a production law} tax
Frank Murgas pipefline kof the contributions in questioh came _ contract Murkowski .. .._ , and thFt
, 5 lLthat fundraiser, including jgotiated. , chairman The warrantealled for ' seizure df
Responsive Politics,Washington, inade to lawmakersby a Allenaqd
largest oil companies ne-f ,in_from siz;Vecot ;orp..executi92{es s three at state
l;Bill~1Allen president-}>ete Iieath-i and lard, accqrding to 'I hegCenter for documents concerning a;iy';5a$ rn1ent Smith. also f0'rdd"cu;D.C.-based group thattracks money Agents looked -inpolitics. Yj f '
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1; Stoiize,-. A Regmiziiean--xvhose dis- bgiwnakers started H joking h8}"ii'er3; trict stretches from Cbugiak the ;i:i- the Corrupt Bastards Ciub or to .. Mat-Su. He said he asked the agents~ the Ci71" !P Beserds C=.m<;u.s are tvbetber hecould talkabout thein-. .someo:ie 'printed up hats. =-terview and said couId.==~ . they he _ -. The jokeis the absurdity..of_"th_e ~a1iegations, Hawker skid. , About.i_.'<;eo,said, Stoitze the'FBI wanted to-Ignowz theyever ask . Since ihe newsof the FBI imfes-_ I Did mete votra cerbsiniway? Just tigation broke,gviioie biogs deyoted ~.92 I. those types of general quesiioxjisi -tojihe corrupt bastards idea have ii
-listing 2si~:ing?of .w}1oVeco92,contributio1;*s' F of peoiilenumber to 111aw*_a em:Gov: I*"raiiik i92'Iurkowsi;i,_ Ii served the ?Legislaiure;i saiii in iiaekers
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1.Al?%k% $i8e Fain <11.1'i1i>>'92rb<.==x his searched _ _Around,tbe state, agents igiegisiativegtaif ziieifted; FBI- for recordson thepxjoposed gas him the pipe
1-, M 3_toltze_ Jiie said 1FBI'w;:11s mainly: 1 . Bot}; said their ces -1gere_!ioi:oi 1s eareheti. sa_id,_ti1ey_were Both told:i1terested ix3~Vecoe n<_i Kott,;R-i agie
i it that they were mtemewedby the ii Hawi-rer said he_wes _inter92iiewed 3.: BI as part ofa growing federal Hi *by i_.be ii'B_I_ for <innFridey e eiuiiie of iv estigatioignie possible . said be ineppropricorruptionhours. but itivouizi 1 _ate for to him revegl Veco. I'nyoiving1ew;nakersend speci ce. 'T
ever give you a hat? ,,< .'1 ~shirts, coffee bibs mogs, babyand Stoiize andstate Rep M1keHawk~ even tho3i_gs ti;iat",sey Cerrupi';_Bas~ er, Reucborage, reveaied '1 uesdav ~$e$.Qi .-i . 1~ 3*. ,. 1
'sp_ecuiaf.edsi<e,iab0;1t_ a thatthg-.y_ him iinvestigation, and neither is vego. soKoit because ,thei1'1_ di1t_ri<_:ts; ere iiext -doortojaeh other. _ it xio one Gov. far, in Fraiai< :i92/I,i1g'i<ow7 e _
Y ski'sbaibeezikquestioned Duringj the 2004 election sea office, by" the FBI, a spokesman"said. Agentsson, Veeo made it eiear _ti_1_e ,oo_mp}z~. did interview former Sen. RobinfIky by wanted Kixttreineiri iirtbe powto -101; whonew is zieputy irensoortgiiion; erfui Hotgse egieker p0$ii;idIi,j Stoitze commissioner. ~, ~ said. But instead, Vaidez Rep. JohnTwo giqzex; search warrants were Harris got post, the and Stoitze was. executed Thursgiay Jfriday in peeof *.1@..@1"wd end visibly-subverting. later six communitiesAnchorage; Ju- him, Nevrti:iess,.92Ve eo sport-rs neau, Wasiiia, Wiiiow, Eagle River sored a t im<iraiser~iti1at92beneiitedVf and Gir<iwood;Oi ees,of at least six. -Stoiize, agnoiig others. lawmakers =- Sens. BenQtevebs, Kott not rturried hefs calls in reJoiin Cowdery and Donny Oisozi, aiid< centdayg, W _ .
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end Vic Kobriiig yrere searched. Stolize said; I'hav'e_n dokie ' _ anytixixig _ The FBI giisp_iookezipver in_retu_rn,i_i1i_i} blame the_pubiic eieetrondebit
Reps. Pete Bruce Kati, Wejhqa ch
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it; ie,_ other anti _ree0i*ds-~ iizjobabiy su_,pici0uA. for being _ any . {2or1jeiatei.=to campaign fundraisers --Q He d_i<inft11<:zosv~ei2,o_z1t of on Friday during e oiffbe Pe- riipt Bast;1rds4 C1_ub ;bafs. But onc_e,_ =trp1euin Club, a privateorganization, be said, Vecq gave hatwith the him;
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Hearing therelationship that be-
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gated some the of Legislature's bigcant costto Veco. _
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OilAlaska water industry, with dential is politics llmission leakscon docuto what oil charged oveiseemg the a
Lawmakers chummy the ti are with
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Little has changed.
the Bastards Allen this, itgets is , Ill ingthemselves Corrupt wants and done, i how Croft, Arichorage j < Clubafter their namesshowedup in a Eric an Democrat, described things it newspaper piece Veco s the way worked opinion about
to 6 {| contributions 11lawmakersand the
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Corrupt Bastards loClub [I governor.

cate them all.
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needs legislation protect iiiterto its ests. Each uses other getwhatit the to ing,and s it legal. Butit s much partofdoing so a
t pollsters, again Croft described ,, acul-
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goitems replaced Thave Valley Rash shirts gotta-have-it as_the Alaska fashEven theinvestigation if fastzzles er thanyoucansaySecurity Aviation,
needs to kick over a few rocks to show
us Someone which unfortunately 1 _ve gotten theFBIisdoing a favor. kind of
business herethat the publicseems
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hemade bid governor year. a for this iOf thefive leading candidates, hewas
running an oil-free campaign when
Croft proudly proclaimed he was
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I Beth Here-mail WednesBragg's opinion column appears day, and Friday Sunday. addressis 1
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Mike McGavicl-fs decision return$14,000 in donations to from executives employees 92 EC{}, global and of the engineering construction and iimi, begs question: the Why did the RepuhllwnSenatecandidate,a supposetily
seasoned politico, accept support the rstplace? money pocket the in The is change themultimillionaire for who,
justby quitting insurance his industry job, wallcecl awaywith :1S28 millionbonus. Why botheracoepting small andriskydonations from ?ECC= s oil eld operations,a statewhereboth the sh and oil industries Alaska in are oftengreased corruption? by Alasl<a Ted Stevens, one,hasbecome multimillionaire part tltrougli Sen. for a in
questionable tiedtohispowerful deals position senior as Republican theSenate. 1997, example, in In for Stevens invested $50,000 e local-Alaska in projet;veyears later, developer hispartner the and bought investment the
backfor $872,000. At thesametime,Stevens helping a was steer $450 millionfederalhousing contract the to
developer. Similarly, Stevens Ben an son is Alaska state senator business and consultant can onthe who he receiving ofmoney end streams loose hisfather. set by Court documents thatin 2003Ben show Stevens held a secret optionbuy intoanAlaska to seafood company, Fisheries, Adak owned partby Icicle in Seafoods of Inc.
Seattle; the same at time, fatherTed waspushing federallegislation establish special to a AleutianIslands shing
area couldAdak that supply Fisheries millions dollars prized with of in pollock, ofit caught theSeattlemost by based North shing Paci c fleet. Ben Stevensnowup is caught in thenewest allegationscorruption. officeamong those of His was searched last week FBIagents by looking evidence possibly for of illegal deals between legislators VECO. was secret and it no thatVECO executives thehalls power give prowl of and freely state national to and campaigns, sometimes illegally asforback 1985, as VECO was ned$72,000 funneling for secret campaign ilonations Alaska cials to oi through anemployee payroll-deduction Such player plan!.a makes cozydealings thegreatwhitenorth: Stevens for in Ben
hasbeenon 92fECO's payroll, earning$240,000 in unexplained "consulting" fees,the pastsixyears,while Scott
Leathsril, son VECO the of president Leathard, onTedStevens Peter is payroll, employed an aide the as in senator's was thisquestionable offices. It into history familial and manage McCormick that strode, presumably eyes open, wide seeking Stevens Ted political blessings VECO's support ftmdlraiser April, and nancial at a lastA
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the personal role playedby Allen and several other Il oumleo:.1958. _ fessional lobbyistsin thepast, asit did while pushing for o private prison between 1995 and 2:302. But Allen, br'ougl1t Veco to bankruptcy court in' 1982, but the companywa_s_ rcorganil-ted.~ with support {tom North his priorities, in manner often described as a gentle-= manly rather than bullying. two days after rst being elected in~i993. noHouse and-terminals, power and plants systems, cnen'lic_aland dtc_s allegcd that Veeo had been set up by Alaska's oil giants to do their political work. tltiiciala for the ~uieoaeeTmeot- -* .' he was lining up instead with Rep. BriauPorter. He said Allen started talking about all the money he d raised that year for the Republican-Party andthc
Y -A SWAY will BEGlll.ATi0l*tS in Juneau is -forVeco's presence manydistinctive not just its role in helping nance campaigns for but
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er bought-out BR by The stories also depict a joint Bent-er, ilurengo, heels Colo; Springs, l >*;o.; Calgary; Athena; Vancouver, Qolumoio;~Nlumoai, * venture in the North Sea thatielljapart when Allen's Butch imlia;1ll:_o
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change, ibesb to prepare pasttwo the !iear_of jqigieligie that s negotiations for next governor. ' but the 1
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show others. ' ad legal pretectionto maybe IEeaae ' 4 Y v r"lge surancethat- he cotildwantsne part ;= V '= Lar Bamras said ,he of 12 what he called a McCarthyism -lntee ti Yeu l!,_n>tiee;hat lots=05 feliisgyiere Ki just'talking to the FBI,ta1ki:_1gthe view to process. i pops,"he said<. I watch Lew and 0rflf justa shing ifs expedition, i der. SoPm thinking,well I_d0n tknew not interested in participating in semeHI ~ 0* in
theybeialicing themunless to they,did.{rem beingasubject _o{an,inyes_tigaign, * ?sametl1hig%vron<; Larg " -/Remrassaid;92But aid! *7 ~ Bamras, whofaces no in wanted as-1; an l Thsletisrelves 'P>i e! oppositionNvemher, pzeleeiien
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tliemselvesin troubleevenif theyre not $500 eampaign epntribgltions {rum Yece but decided whatto it do guilty, said, he ' _ executivjes hanft the l ;_l;i.A:1 spokesman,iErie FBI Gonzalez, xvitlz money.
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but said generalbYthere neprobiem John Ceghill-of North Pele, said he was swith someone giving advice. ' interviewed Wednesdayby FBI. the ii
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he didxft hesitate to sit dawn with the
tectedhim as~a result of the e-mailbut
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ggred FBI will eveniuatiy i the qnes-
$3oghil1,'the majority leader, he 2% said
agents thefeiieralbvuilding~in~I* air-_-L1 in El, State JayRamras, Repl R-Feiriaanlis,
that letter might 5; I sought some legal adviee ehout theught a_n<_>n~subjeet thenature efthisbeeeuseisprettyse- hehelpfui for some He didxft think he iii it ginus becalled theFBl,"to by Ramras needed though. it, had seid. Large told alzout nen~sun- flhe-FBI wantedto know if92{eeo him the ject letter, and Ramrasaskedthe"FBI everoffered; or his ygiiea jgb, or him him ggents ene; for The'FBl-agents asked to votea certainwayer putin checked
' with the U.S.JusticeDepartment,then certain amendments, he said; Nothing happened that was out of told him they weuldn _t issueone but didn reallyneedto talk to him either: line, he said. Veeeeertainlyielzbied him, t :5-== <-w0-I-in-1|92Ir--,-~13:- t -J-.-_-,; ~._.;_.,,_92_ , '::.,_"< ' '!'*""> ' ' A"~* ..L.. ;_=,,c~_.,--;_____-:7-=~->~=1
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but walk out if 5 said whenthe 92FBI asked;him te come banks, told them l1e d
age, the? tried,to_ieadinto he me something.;

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ui o ibecause he's doxie wrong. hothhgg g; *_ r'ec6r<l he My clear, _s said.
pyolquo oo' vgent e- state I-Iouse inef est_ Axi_e_orag ,; "g a et
whose offices were searched. No one from Vecoe'eif implied or something was wanted in reiii ' " 1%dirin feel pressure, any except} stated that he X ln:eqMxvhqt' Qoghiil. saigd money; saidwhen called hey',w;an_ed,turn for the E _ Itlce1'tainlji.lielps me. by theDaily News theinccess- to Friday afternoon. donaBali it aioen > uzideziahy My returning their campaign pytjne oh-
**M0l$I1; Said z!ls'<i <l i3!X1'1'le' ?si2f $50l!"~ li8 donations from Veco officials, as well Shin. . .. I ",Coghill said hefs riot returning ve as a donation from Senate President Ben Stevens, one of the six lawmakers ;$5l} ,coolributioos from Veco executives
1eg_t;e;1oe fol
gligation. The p8i.1'0l81li'!l not personal, nor is it an opinion new pro ts tax tions is
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iwas the Veoo saidvoted versus innocence,he said.> But Ya big than he he of guilt issqe,a1zd ilfoz; a higher mac wanted.
I have promised to myself and myvotto ' oiltical<:ahiiidate E1 n 92vail '1s mar1"ae in ah? ii es: waht to engage ingaround seleanyone gets to if in-trotunethical behavior, ever; ifit s only peas hlezffheysay ihey re_gi_vigxg recent ceiyed. _J back 1; Veeo-ijeieted dofxations. And there may Moon, running against pemocrae V2 be others in give~bacl~: the group. Maxi Gruenherg, said the anti~incunil Republican lieixtexgant governor sentiment cam bent heholicezl among voters c thisyear, only seemed to; solidify onoe became jmblid.~ " "L .checl=.s that Veco of cialsgave hinf in =.-the investigtioiz
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with ~ "_Augusi, }ie~.sai We<inesdoy ones re- The otheriegislatbrssersexi
search iilurningaealiab}>ulVec0_epiitrihu-ewarrants _ N are Sen.John Cowdery F 0ns.~ __ . w, , li' makixi {no g go z1~e' gi mi aame 6 Tm 9 g -J naen ,RjAh_<;horage;i_Sep.sDoni1y;=Q1son,%'I;,, I
ilktionj said, but he aiided that a as can- 1.Rep-A Vie Kehezzs; R-Wa,sil==;;.92==j11,<l..!*T~=:>" __ es dili8!8,*921BjS to a Z}3ru<:WeyhrauchR>Juaeau. " h8lC_1 by the public high" Cogiilll is one of at ieasffour other ter standard.
have been irsteryieyve ll ; I can pest meet thosemamiarlis lawmakers who of puhlieaml_ti ar_xsperency trust i:yreturn- by the EBI.
fl ingthe contributions, he said. The.iov@e1.ieati,en 1s>o<1$.1ez1_<? med: On Friday, Regmblican House can~ dies the water ierihose who zirerunning for oice, .=sai<l'I~Iarris;. the House. a8 ainst DemocratRe Har cleafthe ,PFYCrawford fspeaker. He.wanted~the-Ii'BIrto , .
1; the outcome o the cuz'rent*invesliga~~' Pete~Kott, R-Eagleiiiiiier;Nome; ~Rep.*
4% but no one from 92"eco ever contact-bly worse than talking, Harris said. that
fHe said that didgft he want thedonaTo me,if yoii Hidn shy anythmg, if .; tions be distraction thecampaign, you kept to a in your mouthshut, the_tfs_prebaed him or I implied stljingsrwere altachedl
liin East Anchorage, sent ;1_ re-a out press ;na{x1_e_s; }_i' those enlt;iznpliegted.92 92'ho;g: 5 lease ermounehgg he gwmg was 'mone$* Qtiier92irise,_ szizi; the he public thinks back too. Goxmasoxisaid he returned everyoneis guilty. six ;; $500_,che~cks hereceived fron1,Yeco;of 5 He hasnft been inte1_*;iejg:er1~buf._ said i7 ciais last late year: he d absoluleiy? taikito he;FBI. i _ _
Edidete >running_ s ii Gofmason; who -Jeff

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lto the ., money. s... Wieeiw ee ew*@r@e.5o;ene;e 5; The'cheeks;jl_s showed up"in the "xaemeeaamma:2s'14see. eepele:x>1e_m:<:ns H
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Repubilcan Party chairman Randy Roe-
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It never occurred fiieng i _l to ~92 ~ anyo2ge~1t>ou?d>seer}ggi_{:g~J1fz
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pals at tleco, including Allen. Bill t,. The Republioanmkartywoxjft be able to 2| 4.1 stand the stench iiozning Vco from Headless restrictive corporate so ofquarters. The smell already reached bying laws has i Seattle shoe ficials could report less theiractivities. of Rtrubtiee Ssnetemsiidete
raised tor him,
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saw iizemsefvesfor _ -W_hz:
Mike Mo avick returned the $14,690 Veco And sueceetled when subservient lawmakers passeda measure known as the Bill
That ripping soumi you in back- Allen_' _ v hear the bil. _ ential in Capitol, not the they only aspired I watched part oithoprocess that pros ground is Alaskzfs Republican tea ng elite to emmsozeriee invisibility. not It never occurred to them anyonewould duced the Allen bill and sawy something I_ up invitations Veco to fumlralsers. y Pf them forwho they -let alone the are For the ofthis rest eleetion cycle, Randy, had !1<iYF2i''=I1,*lm9= l11e1.~">Y@ws see you andyour Republicanfriends are going rst-hand experience theLegislatme; FBI?-r- ~!andneverthemselves for with they_saw_ to playlittle game ofSurvivor -a and are. Sel awarness beyond > was a Ralph SeokinsofI* airbanks, ohainnz-an who they
you andfatten willbe the rst players tossed of SenateJudiciary, conducteda commitoff the islami. tee hearing on the hill. The committee was gathering information. Not much transIlmow, somewhere thiscolumn it in ts necessary tomake theobligatory concespired during afternoon. the A couple hours alter the hearing, I was sion:Nobody hasbeen arrested,nobody t in the bsir of the Boranof has beenconvicted, noBut we don t have to wait until the FBI has the
ties became so powertui to Juneau, influso
Bill A}len,>92?eco4aitd their legislative al~
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The some thing with those latsonakers who called themselves the Corrupt Bas~ F -tards one-- and probably. gave iieme E the
to a book that will be written aboiit this.
their grasp.
body has gone tojail.
Where does
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laugh over allegations that " Hotel; waiting a for friend. could havea 92_'eco s vgould n_oj_!l!ClQt.,92Yh}0 Seelrins,_Bill_Allen sew .tl1ey_wero in and ere} menI didn _t know sat
scandal. These blockheaos thought they
Corrupt Bastards Club perform the perp walkin
_-zzrrogaoce and - ~ izzdoffererzce to
orange suits before grommentingon Veccis in uencein the Legislature.
watgkizzg eyes oine mrz?

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Everybody in capithe
down ornearby table. a They began talking about the hearing amlbegan laughing; Laughing the at hearing: Laughing at the law, '
tioe and have ttrepowerto them accall to
-eozmt? _ ._ A _ For years, triends -luneaulzave our in in-
sisted they are tough on crime =;-1-,just throw another pot smoker lnjeil and we ll all be
company exceptional access tolawmakordinate! do _ X P
tol liuilgling knew Vco s money bought the
ers. Everytgody thelmilding lolew in many lawmakers, mostly Republicans were in;
endent_ o Veeo e dollars for _ 11 _
Where does sucl1 orr_oga_n?:e endiixdl fer-._ anti suffer illusion as the -7- those1oagled_of; Ll behavior W111 neither non 11 be once to wntelting eyes come from? ' ten do ~"= then" r;uetio}j_=-:<l..'' 92 ' -It is .wo_lI lmown ":1"]v92'ethe all hadleave ti{:i nor VVVVV ~ ' 0_ .v: o>z;erie_nco =that tizhilewe tlzrougtrlife _ ~"..' ~. V, e go
1 pens tothose yvhoget stoned arrogance F on
safer. Well, re about ndotrtwhat_l1apwe to
knewtveco wanted to make <~ state lob~ the ~i, -er-*> * >-u-a --wateeivr
their campaigns. Everybody in lml_ldmg_ the ~ ar'e_not o:s our behavior erving,us, does not oftf;eAnch:rageBai19Neiis,He cnbe:eeehed
' J" ; ohseriing others,like pretend we to othets a_n:s92ee1oareyie5eroi&;:eee<na:pe :I,, ia3L*_ tS.Ya1__ ~.. i'}5e3.QnL..-.-~-
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ttiieir election November. in _ . *1 : Notconvinced areproblems? atjust few there Look a
' scontributed almost$1millionto state and federalcam
'undertake suchcoordinated at investigation into,,Veco s y _ 1* nancial dealings with"Alaska legislators. , ;.r"Butthatshouldnstop public andlegislators t the -
MP .fexamples. _ SThe four Veco executives named _ the FBI warrants in
the What better than election an t to epairing damage 92'time 5 pushforfchange. those refuse help And who to should lose
candidates favorable coinpany s Almost tothe agenda. a l quarter-million dollars wenttostateA
aigns nationwide the decade allon over past -behalf of
tothese two last problems been have before"1 N' i Solutions
Veco;'t1fere"i Grgg "Itenl<es l ;Vhll8 attorney general Frank to Gov. Murkowski negotiated ia coal dealinvolving state a company which the and in Mr l {Renkes more $100,000 owned than ofstock.:The attorney" Egeneral resigned aftermonths in_;!00f5,enduring ofcriticism th6i88I l0l1Sictinterest con of betwenhis state I ?9l31gTl01'll'lg 10b his and personal nances. ix ""
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$80,000 to,Republic'an' went legislative
i leg';IEit1zi;sef;> coupleuire lg o_1 years,.92_ progregg: eLegislature should a law ass thabre lmakers details earri . toprqvide theym%neysir?1li olizhow
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candidates Alaska orthe Republican
off-hours. listin'gtlie . jnagic is not Simply? wdrd consultant enough;public the deserves anal" tokiiow legislators dwe issuesthey and wrketi hdofmey paid. ' i
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the notable Senate being President Ben l ingwork, most
withbiginoney that oating like around; wonder public cygiino the
moneyearn the office. they at And
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nodollar limit. LegisIa_toi s it thate cal need to holeinthe
much f iiiaiicial i,fi_ti"i=sIt'3a;p1iblic,iifticial ma; holdiiicom-* a
Next; _legislaforshow iild adopt at speci ciimlnm sho
ijfelection thislyeai;received has $252,000 the from company l t "for consulting since'2001. refuses work But senator to the 1*}hiin do to so.Hiding the maybegood behind law a legal _,
li.say what did the he for money, thelawdoesn t and require
Stevens. Anchoijage The Republican;wl_io is not seeking re
Um titan l3 F13? 9 ?1 candidate lZ1i tight liiniifm of apledgea ?.F1?:5:"l1 tqpass }i1a Pf rylegislative dollar con icts interest full and disclos of re legislators earnings outiide l They demandtliat should veryi iif' ll hdidatei0 . igovernor" vwrnsaib sa1;s1<1:h;.1ea1an@n.ii F1, .
Alaska,po_htics: money acciss in uence Qimpaign buys and
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l Instead, "the wide-ranging investigation overseen g l is being by attorneys the from Justice l!epartn_1ent s Public Integrity iSection Washington, said, in D.C:, Sierra p v_ The_Public Integrity Sectioiiaboutattorneys, has 25 a team that often outsuitcases of corruption> lives of in pursuit cases J as far as away Guam. They ve prosecuted by sher- I petty thefts .. s deputies, the iff massive frauds and the of Enron high-pro le 1
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legislative offices managed independent is being of the Alaska ,U.S. Attorney sU.S. office, Justice Department said a of cial Q Monday. is ~The whole office recusegi, _ Justice Department spokes-
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"I am not saying they have done anything wrong at all," Mayo said. No.one_frorn Veep ever approached him about wanting anything. But "if there ls any impropriety in it, we don t want it." He said he was following the advice of his campaign consultants, Marc and Jean Hellenthal. The FBI is investigating Veco Corp,and its possibly corrupt relationships with lawmakers. Mayo said the FBI questioned him but he didn't want to discuss what agents talked with him about and said he oldn t know
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As far as I know, Fm not suspected of anything. I am not in power. Iam not in a position to give favors," Mayo said. Even if he beats Democrat Bill Wielechooiski
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If you read the post that includes his e-mail and letter pm to Bill Allen ~- his comments are similar to Matt Moon's Tea leaves -9113/2006 6:34 quotes about why he returned Veco money. pm. Why is that? Peterson said Heiienthal is a political Mat-Su mega-prison consultant for them both. 9I13I2008 11:36 am add new comment ~_;t_..u 3"~4 92i?IW.-__ -_ _ _ -:_ ~e-:_~ __ ,-_- .' _ ._ 7 Palin and Veco Sarah Palin got thousands of dollars in Veco contributions the last time she ran. Tony Knowles did not. Enough said. new iilaskasiraigitaikeri September 2006- 12:27pm 14, reply Coming to a biog near you by Mike Doogan Until May 1994, Knowles was just another liberal
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Democratwith ambitions. Then -- in an essay in the voice of the Times, ownedby Veco chairmanBill Allen-- Knowles sidedwith the oil industryin a tax
ght with the state. Soon after taking the oath of of ce, he made tour of oil capitals, accompanied a by Alien.
Photos. Read
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DuringKnowles rst
legislative session,he pushed
through a bill that allowed oil companies to pay less for leases, a bene t for BP. This session, he's
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pushing deal that wouldlower a BP's paymentson Northstar._

in 1995, almost all of the $45,000 that Arco, Veco and 8P gave to the .
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Coldwell Banker Fortune resale, new homes,
Democratic Partywas paid at the time of Knowlesinauguration, midsummer a shingtrip fund-raiserfor Knowles, a Decemberfund-raiserfor a fund that or
Knowles uses to pay personal and political expenses. Last year was the rst
military,and
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time in the 1990s that any of the companies gave more money to the
Democratic Party than to the Republican Party. That company was BR. What is the relationship between all Knowles effort and all the companies money?
"Fortoo long, AlaskaRepublicans have managedto extract the majority of

campaign dollars from the oil industry," said Bob King, Knowles press
.E.iy.e_S_t.a.: E llteliitln men!
secretary."Aiaska's chemistrychangedlast year when Democrats political led

the way in keeping the industry healthy. Hopefully, voters will also appreciate what the industry has come to know when election time comes around.
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From companies the point view,the campaign of contributions are good

investments. if you were BP, wouldn't invest $350,000 if what you got in you return was $100 million? When you're dealing in those sorts of numbers, even_ Arco's $750,000 seems like chump change. But not to the politicians. To them, it's of money. That's reason a lot one legislative Republicans are trying to pass their bill and block Knowles bill, and vice versa. Each side wants the credit. Of course, they'vethe perfect got compromise. Pass both bills. That way the companies get everything they want. And the money keeps owing.
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Doogan was always a talkative kinda guy........ How far back can the FBI investigate? new ilamb99503September 2006 11:0-tam | 1-i. reply
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aurnw nuwmwrxnwuw%wwi liberal democrats don't get elected in States like Alaska. Veco gave $45,000 to they
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democraticThat party?
gure seemsawfullyhigh, especially since
democrats are and have always been ever since I could remember, the
minorityparty. How muchdid Veco give to the republican party?I'm curious. You refer back a time when oil was $9 a barrel. What other to
companies bene ted from the bill you say Knowles "pushed throught?" Not just BP. if companies pay less for a lease doesn't create an incentive that
for them to deveiope? Was there a

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better way back then?
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the reasonthey gave it to the democratiopartywas becauseVECOhad
limited outonindividual contributionsTonyandtheyneeded to the
party to launderthe money.You can give up to $25k to the party and

they can then funnelit to the candidate for governorup to $200k.
WhatdidVECO fortheirmoney? get truthseeker haveto onthe will go

net and see what she can nd. Haven't up the new law just looked passedby initiativebut l believeit reducesthe amountyou can give to the party and that the party can give to the candidates. That law will not take effect until after the generalelectionbut it is a goodthing.
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in 1998andin 2006 companies notallowed givemoney were to

to candidates the DemocraticParty. I believethe rule thhen or and I knowthe rule now is that the contribution level to partiesis 100%! is that the TK/FU campaigngot far lessthan $200K from the Party. fact it was probably$50K or less. In
thanks. new iesiia September 2006- 10:50pm I 15. reply >>* xv-u<~;:>:e;._-u-e1_ _.., 4-JG"-=a'anb:':':.-e1 l; ;: _ ; J~anmu_;;;.: :;_;.;.;;:: ruumgw -::;.: 11;: _.1vwor0wIviw-uI|vooun92nM .;:::..;:_; 1:; ; You seem to have it all figured out Not! Veco needed the democratic party to launder the money for
$10K per individual. My recollection from 1998 my memory isn't
Knowles??? you listeningto what you are saying? Are The FBI wouldhave showedup a longtime ago if there were any truth to what you are suggesting. Veco doesn't Knowles. support You
obviously didn't read the Veco Times editorials bashing him you over, and over, and over again when he ran for Senate...Veco
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hates him becausehe supportsLaborUnions,PLA s is against and Right Work legislation. to
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against Tony Knowles in 2004. Combined with the 2003 attacks, it probably added up to over 70 editorials. That's no
way to treat someoneyou "support."

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I know this is off topic and you probably discussed this way back at the time of the primary, but just wanted to get it off my chest. The ciosed primary isn't making sense to me and just seems wrong. Ihad to choose the non-R ballotto vote for my representative, but my rst choice for Governor wasn't on the ballotIhad to use. understand I why the R's the issue and think it has pushed I
evenwithstood legalchallengebut it still ain't won't -' right. I vote downsome

party line - I want the best person in office and that has little to do with party
book. affiliation In my
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Gs,Jetc. designate to their Party's candidate of ce. Havingyou vote ln a for

party's without beinga member is like having Joe Torre of the primary
Yankees decidethe starting lineupfor the visiting RedSox.

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One goodthing about all the VECOmoney beingreturned is that there will be
less money for political advertising. Yeah!!!
By*theytway;..full disclosure. was on the VECO I payroll for about months 2

during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. Was anyone else on the beach crew In Chignikthat summer? newmarty2ISepiember12.2006- 10:24pm
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to means only some cv~ Thislowerstandard publicaccouhtabil-. idence lawyers for idence sustain to aviolation not but evi; interests thepublic above interest offiin
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made sumsjn huge recent years by of can into act.jDoes gua;'anteetl'3at the Board ltliics get the1 gersons iovestiget by suiting privaterms are1egui at~ may with that hoatd present withssesttieixj on own I ax' lvlpteoveix; ofcross-exai_n~v ? theright egl have hyho; business state lo- behalf: before axid Assembly ViciChaii* 0ssian- _ * Qebbie ; cal governments. Evegrthough inter- iriationj allowed these isnot inboard hearihgs. priiiises a newtrait tlie ethics of 9rdl- ii ests disclosecl were inthcasestwo of state Constitigtlohally 'g"uara:iteecl due process tier it; iovestigaticns._ hence ~ senators, public the needs tliseuss _, maybelacking hoard to "ahcl on_ Fri<lay thatitem be heard anti by or decide sameetlvities2_byioe_al_ Asse}i1bl!:School thealssenzhlyoe 14; l,et s these* it these a of- -Whatroleacesthe Oct, hcpe questions answered newest 0 are izithe draft Boarki o'nce has play theboard uizhelrl a
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andthatljissembly hear i lgfrom ' staff.92Curiousi; ".is.binita Aeetebbt oa er eagle !f1ot'$y1'itte:1fortlie A O niuniciglal private theboard'ssshivei ~t'.1 publicmembers cocle.of - A cials can regiresentthe onthe x1ding 92'iolation_ ontheetliiggsdirect~ ixiter; * whether the The eels hefozje is {Sonvenience , B,*
cilalilsalloweclin age Thenewcogie unpleaiias should Aiicho complaint? he is to _
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>7 theyke aking the money for favors bestowed instead of services rendereci.
FBI raids o1i'sixlegislators of_-
fioes early month this reminded us just how cozy some lawmakers arewith - soximcampoign eonirihuters. '1 _he:e s BRAGG,<_v _*j="E;_ 1_. or something rotten in Juneau, end itfs' Luokily_there's for an easy may Laxv: makezs to regain at leaste portion of om'_co'n dcnce: e v Pass the ethicsbiiis that;_diet}_ lest e session, . I92 When the new_ses_sion begins in . January,bills the; address we con~
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' this {&iai&,"not . one is Ugopja, sowe needs ma: requiies them zen no to -us t ese things. Otherwise, he;~_e wii1
Anfiorage Dexizo'crat'Ho1i on ti1ejoh.,Ex eepions would bemade dubed bi _ _ if the'Ia9292m1'ake1*is Freneh, 1iso_ste_I}ed. a l_iconse'd'pr0fes In Iighfof ms FBIraids matseem sionei performing san;Zcesfin_hi_s ox
yeiproyiding legal consnltetion, for in: ~st;gn<;e. _ This isa most-pass biii,_given that so much so;t1istrus pongerns of poi; itieiens Xvhqeoilect paycheeks hogs but ivon say hov.they them. t earn The
_Gerdner s hi}! made itto theHouse 'Stab. Affirs Committee, big; no iii-. h_e1: A Senate kiefsion of bill,intro the
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" g:_:arantees ethiosreform noan will rent law doesxft reqizire to. hini I _ _ V ' - I,t gi nice Lf oii cigms he gave us issue. neg becaiise they believe as NSH Gerdnex1sa_i, shan1o,on ;_how1nany hours expect spend tlgis information they to more tha o'$5;0i.l0 to tellus whet ex-
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one to hers. Ami is?**@;1i?ei>- 13% <1?- +11: Latrm. chqraso who told . 1_@-Wily 1. wso.2<= chiid ghis is:Ben St}:bit! that_wou1d'cioseRenkes eurgfent poster for the Gregg ;i<_gon t think iegislstors should 210-reported receiving ve loophole executive branch viens vho has in the eth-~ ' and 52 988 worth ears of eonsi t -__ cegtsany consulting is fees, working on ._ $2 ios law. IQ , L X _ref>rm bilfoihis ovm. Honse Spea_k~ ~ing from but refuses e to Ga,r_tiner, swould require biil a'!eg~ fees Veeo -' say more information abou_tincome the
they receive;The othezf Les Gara s is
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to tazjget link the igetween several iegv her eldeqipeyijse a1ic1sdiaw~ of -"islators andyec, Gaujnefs bi isiioulgi 'be_a'pop'vg1s;~ ozie this Ifjt doesnftz get bipartisan support, should 1}e it on~. Ky beeaoseRegublican 21 introduces
Valdez, meanivhle,_ hmy he earns {he monojig be causeer John cur- Harris of
in t1'a'nspar8i$ be1-:4 one least, or st 1 'os';zsg if Igownekeis fai; to geuse they re,won?ie d _itm3ghtiAook kei
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alRenlcesdodge 9 serious ethics violations.Renkes owned more than
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if thestock placed a blindIrush is in Worse, varying at timesit would have punished people whodisclose con -
_s,et Iiniit $5,930, the at whichwaslate:
. Y1]; 1 of tiate, bpiijeufxexit lEw"qibesn dol- thespectre nes misc_'a;n'ean~ puf; a laramount wha apignsigiered ors,although stillwould an a'sigit havemadeit ni eant enough zxanqialstake tocm -illegaltallgabogi liig' to the ofa 'en}stitute con ict. a {>iaint'6r evenalien;we po eniial ling ' * _ Thefox_ m x1I3.$i-iattruled efa c0m'plai:iL_ "who riiey ontheRenkes poinial the ease out Amiilialfseip'r;blem,_beceuse.a. E1' awand 'isei xit. ad legi iatege to niemo the{.'eis'lali1:92 Zs_L .eei: fvm __ 1 *, That as~20 a'g0,_e.x1<t!:e w inentixs-' leepl Sez viee_ssays eaulzi thebill expose pgi-. 1;; l;_ole s there, stiil waiting takenr fba_t,e $0132 cliizegzeto ion civil liabilitytalking iill als ut cemplaint. a allvaiatege eiagaixi:'1 " ,: Les Gare; laHausa Deihocrat freni Tiaebill passed Senate riidxft the but to House flaor. Tlzat-means -Azicherage, i icredziized a x; that s maize-it the by bqtlz simgzle obiieaisi a cloilaki tiie simple x prpesesi Garaarid 0 and Pu; haire ehanee amount {lielaw. original in His versinn Frenchiciuiwi Yaj ghting
thatstood potentially toben from gupyear! or nes up lb $5,000!. t a tea State coiilrgclwasto he helpingnego- Thebillwas amen ded_to elixnhjate
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infomgation jailtime with
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aknendeil " e $1{_,00Q'. "_ '_ ponfliet-e interest claser ".- __ iloxjrilxg issues evex; we should and demand thatFrench inlroiiucegi biilain than _a sjiiiiiar pass gbbd billsllfwe theSg;1ate:Bune_itl1er got anygvhere,exielepwininalxers because Fairbanksilepublican am, Ralpli shame ong{s_.,- A Seekins intmdiiced a vex-aloft c:e ~ that B'gagg s ooliiiiin 'Q ated more problenj:$'_tha;: QBeth dpinlon abpeqrswe nesl it xed but ii because a member themajority,gay, he's of Fridaind Heremall ls Sunday. address it was the preferred bill. -' ' pbra'gg@dn.'com.
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A~{!~X01q.-;_92: _ increases, Anderson hassd<iell'mx'ed holes an colleaguestheHouse passed his on floor proached about consulting Anderhim a job. 1~::~ -::i':.::: from olsainnan Allen, Shane Bill sitting the 1' in told News reporlerlwo ego. ,- ;.? "J? to-. 92921=s9292. years Disclosure roporis smae hy legislators eon aBaily for . be visiio s gallery. accowlingee92'- l to ' 5 and outside done year not work this are requiredHis rsimiewostoseekouteivic ohm oral legislators. events Veco become for to involved ' in untiloex:March. Anderson othersitable For and Alia: Les-il out oases. lie whoare leaving [legislature lhis andtowateh lot iocelzoning the after . .<*:t92 -1-~<se.ia.... Guire year moving Mc- ux lasl and toliar at He on yew; willnoiberequired ell. re said thetime, noted hisdisclosmfe . they at But . --=3!"- dmrici, s <. Anderson not chose onmmmunily ports Anderson required says recent by the of work formthathewas consultingoirs.HealAnchor- andlocal :-I'$;Q1iti92E1Z1~'El"=5 ~&?1}we inrun ;-,,e>..~.-.:.~...92-.->-.-.2 $:X*$~sl ~ . 9292-- agxln. e--~>~ McGuire, a Repulslicm, council govermneni a age. where also I have so said Venn duties didzftcon with ict isrunning the for slate Senate seat has taben place his role alocal-g.ow has his in new as being lawmaker. a , attempfedm ermnent lobb_visl. someeddlllooal his provide ingiven Ben up by Stevens .:;...;.:z. being the regular formation his about work-in 2006. Anderson attended meetings North- : ofthe After session this " r-l-;-:~'-:92>:<~~ *' ail times to .. .~. - *-.~92 -l3'-kl Q4 -SM - E orls interview to Anderson this for sto- east year, Anderson workedbrie y Communlsy during rstyear Jrmnoil his -=::=:>l.i>. :._~>. .~.?~92 ..< 1.~.--was ortheliquor group. folly comply as legislator: other as ...:.:~s-s-$;1>:es His role, ry were unsuccessful. l-Ieprovided an- inoffice their brief again mule In July. Anderson a new as with the laws got 30b We-omonitor municipal s of neighborhood isswers several to questions e.-mail. via didn'tlight he led C0 K$ lo until his slhave attemptedalltimes fullycom- sues, at to lobbyist theAnchorfor ax=sBoone ~;. ;,-.3.- municipal . In Council officials they said withthelawsandregulations govern-closure 2004. a ch paying Association, Homehim a month and regulations Builders is $2500 surprised. witliof ces Veoo, around The the thoconduct public ciaisf nti of Ander-were sllclg that opponent Tom w note an ofRep. governing the lhmugh end the the of year. 0 world, nolocal had projects four that former Anderson hepassedother said to and current council leaders about. ' a meetinga House legislators Fburimonths knew earlier, Anderson conduct ' of during of committee ln hadbeen prime sponsor.e bill public q icials. of Peggy Kobinson, formerAnchorage oonslderlng a 2003 a regulation bill. it for School Board president, his raised Voco work Anderson saidpipeline ofnotes has hewrote lot a but xnaking easier the stateto 99 neunlicensed contractons. House in her unsuccessful legislative 2004 race dldn remember one, inany l that and case Bill passed law, into was - Andersen against Anderson. also She raisedquestiona lnsmall dldlftvolss oncampaign based eomlihullons. 81.which able Anderson-Veco connection irmnortaiized a priority thehome for builders es4 sooialzimx on e note passed Moor 200$. JimRowe, long-time agvellow around 13. sticky note. sponsorship the executive direc- Anderson's of the wasover. ' was tor Alaska Telephone Association. hillhadnothing dowithhis said lo get duringmeeting theLabor Commeroe forthe a oi and Lhat yearand{hen his-ed hired, Rayi- ckel. Cfosnsnillee, Anderson which chaired. Robin-he met.-92ndei-son ting said president the of him $5.000month four a for months in- home to builders association. legislators Other son it from of ee another got the of Republi- {or members lo more worked howbe more ii, hesaid. association1 on The can iegislamr was Anderson it. structessoeie on and told wrote in with in Llp"io.r discussion: thaiwould loos-enoolilretheirdealings legislaiors neededmunicipal Abill have n lobbyist theme and were 1 oiher olsoiues. ' Juneau. Anderson at trade spake e show low for ened regulationpipelines. . state of ' yes v -*"<Fote-and -remind BF" woo Phillips association at least other ~l.nc< and one mael- Anderson agpeaoen theAssembly l before no a Wei-Mart Snooze ing snent time just him, Rowe inAngus: tout proposed llxxnn llxissummer, Anderson" supposed- and more cooler Sam's and Club Muidoon. comin The in interview. lywrote ihenote. on Robinson esuu-ed sold a reoeni the council January voted opin had to "I understand anyrelationship munity diet wills yellow stiolsy a csmpaigz on mailer. A_ndm~ atthis is ilio ldembers concerned wexe sonrespondedattlxeilnzethathewmoe Anderson time apttobelookedpose rezoning. slot Ion: thetvxlstores would xmdesxmioe llse ame s ofsoles didn't that butal- atwith and remember one endsousinessfcmsulting with e eye, {own ways volecl conscience, onwho his om eon- nzlauonslzip even moreeriiical comer nlan. Anderson heappeared said !~lonedaeless.treated fairly, Tom me provisi- ln hise~mall, triimtos m3campaign. to edinstruelirmmymembership, I like below Assemblypertofhisnew. to and the as postinxlemher for oi Anderson 2003, wok en- Boon inaBellow-up otlxor, consulting the Alaska le- him," ' said e-mail. iogislolive work in 200-1, hired Venn Anderson this again, 92'92l;f.hBBDd0iQlBd83f. llmvelnanswer phone Association,group a trade of local for lo on hosi- rst, phone ocmpen-lee. llsmembers toberu- time $17,500consult "Russian tend lo myself terms integriin oi nridezwors, ng no asclosureand arm the ral companies Adda-son s andCom- ness Labor ty honeai;: Anderson 2004.Anda said in he ledin Neither Waco Anderson sezxmd snyeonstiluents. nor olose isto mence Committee oversaw &iClHIiiUX92iC$~ 2095. whai Anderdons issues. including c-oniroversiai hasexplained he did.In EM, a and vlhzla mashed one xi8dzdamn.oom onhv a S5O!lil $2.505 I Reoonorhsmbe 8i.,for bitterly fought measure earlier yearto son had smallview that mromd lite theRegulatory the oi Cmmnlssion Repomer neg! Usallemer olection. pmpoaii-ion according or llo.'nsrol907 235-4244.{I8 research, to in mchadet$zlesnox@ado.<x2mm25?43l0. olden report led April. he in ofAlaska four or years. commission the The regulates telephone companies. This ywl intheheatof . debate oiltax ever
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donations from the Veco executives in the rst seven days of August. A couple of weeks later, Moses; nursing a pinched nerve in Anchorage, Juneau ewto to break a deadlock on a revamped state oil and gas tax the company favored, one of only four Democrats to support the measure. Moses has said the donations had nothing to do with his vote.
Nineteen of the 22 Republican House incumbents running for re-election this year had received Veco donationsby the time the most recent campaign nance reports were led Aug. 15: Four
Senate Republicans who are running for re-election got Veco donations, along with state Sen. Ben Stevens, who withdrew, and a Republicancandidate for another vacant Senate seat. Veco's executives also donated to four Republican candidates in House races with no incumbent.
A fewRepublican incumbents for election, however, up had received Veco no money. They were
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McGuire was offour Republicans tookaposition in at leastsome votes one who against the oil ' profits taxand against Veco's position. Republicans were husband, The other her retiring Rep. Tom
Anderson, andReps. Dahlstrom Eagle River, _who no Veco money, and Vic Kohring of Wasilla, of got
who received about $6,000 in contributions.
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Now, to an almost daily barrage of unfavor- prised manyallies with a newspapercol- The new, more favorable royalties led of ironically, 12years later, it's as a able editorials ln the campaign's umn calling for a new partnership with to development a new oil eld, along seen home problem for Knowles, he said. stretch. the oil industry and criticizing an effort with work for Vecoand otherAlaskaconPalin says voters should be aware Veco officials have said in the past by"Hiclcel -- and many Democrats - tractors building produetion modules of Knowles one-timerelationship with a that they support candidates to pass law strengthening the state s underthe agreement. Vecoand decidefor themselves l John Shively,Knowles"commissionwho favor economic develop- position in negotiations over back taxwhether it is signi cant. We ve ment and a stable oil tax cli- es. The May column, headlined Hick- er of natural resources,said the provi__,,,qws-any 4 b en told that theyliterally flew , . mate in Alaska.Allen and other el tax scheme makes IRS look good, sions for local hire and local construc-....p><-. Veco executives have declined appearedin the Voiceof the Times, the tion got their big push the Legisla, in o together to visit oil compature. Union-backed Democrats joined ies afterhe waselected," Palin to talk with reporters since Veco-published editorial page that suraid. This isn't negative. . .5 . being in amendingand approving the revised search warrants were served vivedthe newspaper's demise. That declaration had no immediate contract.Critics questionedthe wisdom trate the relationship. f ' six state legislators start- effect on Veco. The company backed of the deal,but a few -~ includingformer and : Knowles saysthe transitioning Aug. 31.In a written state- Knowles Democratic opponent,former legislator andlongtime Veco opponent period trips in 1994 were well- Thayer ment issued Sept. 5, the com- Lt. Gov. StephenMcnlpine, in the pri- Ray Metcalfe,who brought a lawsuit in publlcized symbolic gestures, pany said its officials were co- mary, then his Reptlblican opponent, state court - also alleged that Knowles carefully set up to avoid any conflicts operatingwith the investigation,denied Jim Campbell,in the generalcampaign. had pushedthe changeas a favorto poBR of interest. He sayshis work with Allen wrongdoingby the companyor its exec- Campbellreceived$24,000 Veco-relao litical contributorsVeco an cl in l It was Here the money, s there's the was part of his larger effort to help the utivesand said it lookedforward to dis- ed contributions. Late in the primary state's economy. pelling any concerns on the part of the and then right before the general elec- deal, " saidMetcalfe,who has renewed He was a very strong political op- governmentand others. tion, Knowles received a total of $8,500 his chargesthis year. Knowles continues to defend the ponent in every race I was in, with the Palin, the former Wasillamayor,has from Vecocontributors. Northstar agreement,sayingit removed exception of 1998, when I was running had her own dealings with Vecoin her Severalweeksbeforethe election day, against a wlngnut Knowles said, re- short political career, receiving $5,000 according to press accounts,Bill Allen longstanding obstaclesto development ferring John Llndauer,the candidate from companyofficialsat the endof 2001 joined several Republican leaders, in- and received lots of review, from the to for governor whom Republicans eventu- towardher unsuccessful for lieuten- cluding Sen.Ted Stevens, urge third- public, the Legislature and the courts. run to alhr dumped in favor of a write-in cam- ant governorin 2002. moneyequaled party candidateJack Coghillto drop out. And, in his defense,he said he slong The paign. I felt as governorit was my goal 10percent of her campaignfunds.Veco They feared he would help Knowles supportedcampaign nance reform as b a to bring peopletogetherfrom both sides gavesimilar amountsto three otherRe- splitting conservative the vote. Coghillway to reducethe influence of money after winning a closeelection." publicans running against her in that stayedin and took 13percentof the vote, in politics. The Northstar criticism was picked backed Knowles was elected governor by REPRIEVES FROM COMPANY primary. This year, Vecoprimary, Gov. andvotes. THE up by Knowles Republican opponent, Frank Murkowski in the and 536 Knowles devotedconsiderableener- Palln said early that she would not take Lindauer, in the 1998governors race. In the transition, Knowles made Al-I gy during his 1994-2002 to oil field contributions from the companyif she len co-chairman of his economic and Lindauer;who was eventuallydisowned term concerns providing new drilling in- won. a communitydevelopment team,one 26 by his own party in fundraising scanof centives,settling back-taxdisputes and Former state Rep. Sean Parnell, a such committeesoperating under tran- dal, charged in television commercials laying groundwork for a gas pipeline. former oil lobbyist and Palitfs running sition chairs Ulmer and DaveRose.The that Knowles had gone easy on NorthCritics -- including someDemocrats Veco. Vecowoundup suing other leader was bank ex- star to please mate for lieutenant governor this year, committee s oftenaccusedhim beingtoo generous received $16,000 of from Veco while run- ecutiveand former AlaskaFederationof Lindauer for defamation. to oil companies,for examplewhen the ning for the Legislature in the 1990s. NativespresidentJanie Leask.its other The suggestion that Knowleswasrestate intervened in BP's 1999 buyout of He got $1,000from Veco during this members were grocer GreggCarr and warding Vecohas a certain irony, says Arco.Knowlesdefendsthoseefforts now year s primary. Rep. Ethan Berl<ow- Native leader Willie Hensley,newly ap- pollster ellenthal. as goodpolicy in a shakytime low oil itz, Knowles running mate this year,re- pointed to head the state's of Tony has a long reputation of not Commerce prices.And he sayshis eightyears in of- ceiveda total of $3,000 paying off his contributors, Hellenthal from Vecoexecu- Department. J fice were never tainted by ethics scan- tives in his runsfor state House 1998 in Allen alreadyhad controversialrep- said, meaning it as a negative. People a dalsor political payoffs. and2000.! utation as a kingmaker.Vecohad been havebeengrumbling for years that they Veco, frequently described as the Palin has to be a little careful with investigated several times for skirting don tget the return on investmentthat industry s main political operator in the Vecoissue this year, says political state campaign nance laws and had they want. Alaska, showed someappreciation for consultant and pollster Marc Hellen- paid the biggestfine on recordfor one In his lastyears as governonliliosvles viKnowles efforts. The oil eld service thal, sinceshe's their moneyher- olation. Knowlessays he reachedout to sparred more frequently with Veco. The taken and construction companyand its-ex- self. But voters shouldn tassume any- Allen as a key industry official but kept companywas one of the main lobbying I ecutives and employeesdirected some one who s ever acceptedVecomoneyis him off the natural resources team to forces for a state-funded private pris$23,000in campaign contributions to corrupt, he said. "You dget rid of most avoidan appearance con ict. on; Knowles helped block it. Allen lobof Knowlesin the 1990s. Company officials, of the politieians in the state local property tax , ~ _. . ,._ p The four teammembers ew bied personallyfor a alongwith other industry gures,donatexemption to help jump-start gas line ed tensof thousands dollarsmore to a of construction;Knowlesdeclaredthat the post-victoryGovernor's Fundand to the bill sai . 'l_ - .. 'scuss in us s ture Veco-backed was too generousto oil e o' DemocraticParty while Knowleswas in companies, it failed. and office. Those contributions were rela- roles, wasco-chairman the lost. The Voice he of ;- about symbolism--quickvisitsBy 2002 luster was tivelysmall change:Vecogavehundreds the Alaskastatecampaignteam ,_ ---- 5 , to build personal relationships, of the Times declared Alaskals econo_ of thousandsof dollars dining that time for George Bush 2000. W in . " not discuss substantive issues, my wasmoresaggingthan soaringalter " 7" Leask recalled in an interview the Knowles-Ulmerycars. to the Republican Party and conservaTwoyearslatIn raising the issue, Pal- '.-it tive legislative candidates.Companyof- in presumablythinks it tilts in Hellenthal last week..Allen seemeda log- er, in the run for U.S.Senate,the Times cials have put close to $1 million inher favor. saidelectingKnowleswould be a tragic ical addition; she said, knowlto stateand federal races over the past Palin and Knowles are both making edgeableand influential: Hewas some- blunden Knowlesgot no Vecomoney. decade, according to federal gures and ethics a central theme, and Vecogives bodyyou really wanted to have on your Thayer,the longtimeRepublicanwho served as campaign finance chairman tallies nonpro t watchdog by groups. her a way to create a small doubtin vot- side. But Knowles efforts also seemed ers minds, said Hellenthal, who is not in During the honeymoon, harsh invec- for Lisa Murkowslcl that race,has now to win him periodic reprievesfrom the working in the current governor's tive from the Voice of the Times went movedfrom John Binkley to Knowlesin race scorn of the Veco-ownedVoice of the but has workedextensivelyfor Republi- away. Times editors have long insist- the governor s race becausehe thinks a Times, a separate conservative,pro- cansin the past. ed that Allen doesn't tell them what to Knowlesis mostlikely to reach gasline development editorial sectionpublished It allows her to have a contrast be- write, but the change of tone was no- deal with the oil industry.Thayer,an Enin the Daily News. star Natural GasCo.executive,still sees tween herself and Tony on the ethics ticeable after Allenjoined the transition As governor, Knowles sometimes scale, Hellenthal said, becausehe's Knowles hasdelightedfolks ev- Knowles past effort to work with Allen team. of clashedwith Veco over the company s the onewith the long history. ery political persuasiondtuing his rst as a positivething. But he knows better legislative priorities, such as tort rewaslong two weeksin office, the Voicewrote on than most that any honeymoon KNOWLES OPPUNENTS BAOKED nance form, private prisons and property a Dec.23,1994. Vecoalsotookpart in post- over.As Murlcowski's chairman, tax incentiveproposedfor the gaspipeKnowles, Anchorag; electionfundralsingfor Knowlesand for he collected more than $41,000from aformer 1990. ecowas mayor; line in 2002. And if Knowleshoped Veco's ran for governor in Vecoemployees beat Knowles. to first severalDemocraticParty funds. good wouldfollow him out of the gov- flush cash itscleanupgole Bill Allen likes to support winners. will Obviously, their relationship had with from in ernor- mansion, he was quickly disap- the ExxonValdezoil spill and d just That s what he s always done," said changed, Thayersaid. s pointed. purchased The Anchorage Times. The Veco backed Frank Murkowski for company backed Knowles Republican Thayer. News Klula be at Oil and gas issues figured promi- II Daily reponerlom can reached governor in the 2002 election instead opponent,Arllss Sturgulewsld.Former nently -- and often eontroversially - tl0zzla@adn.oonL of Knowles chosen successor, Gov. 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JUNEAU ~Facts are to come by hard
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agents actively are engaged a massiveinves-.1 in 13 tigatiofi"ofi1legalin in theAlaska uence Legis-1 1 I Ibalk urging undercoyer like famed at an sting the
la nI1i?:onditio1is warrant; he Burrus said wo-.ildn t

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senator six and House members on agreed cam~ I era take to bribes FBIagents asArfrom posing J
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. the quarter-century. do on last Iwould it Capitol. I

Hill.-Iwould it in anystate do legislature. It we
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vi e{ions; i11_cluding =I Iey"splea lastmohh. Th'e 1mqnny-
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pointegi-chief Justice Deof the patjtmexws Criminni Division with whomhe onfexfs week
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ley Republican night. Tuesday A Unof cial resultsat p.m., 11 about the time WasillaSarah s , Palin declared lierself governor, that showed
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A the most watchedl In Valley's closely
longerHurley; Katie the 85-yearMAI

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ingreater Wasilla. some toibecapable beating _ - of theincumbent stateHouse in District _
14, Republican a stronghold takes that Kohring roughly percent drew 60 - :-of - we~_;=~-V -~ - ~--= -~
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daynight_ V Hzggins,red'13.S,:Afn1y-vpoiangl,sa r a 5; In -maii, he piazme an he said to campaign :'gz;a6 $3,8}%} n,Yeca egntribn ens l 1 3 days few xmiil eiosed.m., he<1<eariy," and pelis at 8 go tn angi Tho1ngsgri.=B;;{. ifrihei:g$esigiie:il*:aii1.ialigh. _ihis- season, h e<;nmini~ iris; at} _a{m.ioda athank yta we sign xeatixered citizen activist Hazise which strtches yen heat ha eages from ix; District 16, fromj 'fhampsen~wz<>spentheieg*2siaivesessienin- 1 Sia1~ Chugiaiais Ewe ePamer, outskirts Rep. Biii i Juneau serving asself-agzpointed we Meaieq a wateh2ieg'-~ Patricia Chasm , his Demoeraiic; thathe hadbeeqmeaaoi! in:i_usi_:y;zu;>peL opperient,on1iswaytoathirdtenn. H 3
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wiih, has descrioe as someone does that person 18166: ondaiesorto Foe oaiseit.otiel<on who upshell set companycailed l aciiiol?obltsh- noses a
ingoo o1}aroimdAng.2,2}ll& and ods'e:iisinnnhiie retaiio According lo {Zommeree eiata hepodnieni ie said he ihintss Bohiicids poieniiot iies he aiih lioinieh the to ihe rm Smith last Tuesday Ooh -until cords, Bohneis as the is listed enner Paci c oi deison ease questions tohhying Lottsieldl raise shoot his Pahlishing on a now-expired business license to a is- neiidne; open iaeiiity jnsenhe for offenders fey had attack and hospitalized. a heart was Coiworkbeiore the city. and to a in sued Aug. Ina 2, 21164. September interviewa in Anchorage alsobuildprivateprison Begieh Bohnieh made for tater that meeting wastails to said a hig misiake, fey said learned hot he -_ "92vi1v,> owshoot Andersonhis eoosuhhn; the stale. and ineoine shone iohhying tranersing io that iron: indications, stl {herds noilniog-con Boise-icids clients oniside of Legisiahne, ihe Daihe the Bohrieh iaid Federat gnnseoniors that ihe have emphasized neoiedto city in the anegaiive nan ii eorneeiions eonnanay was not implicated in the lienshadoreaiedihe he company. Bohriek was executive dixeoior of the Alaska
been twine Wanted to away people he move from Assemhiyman Paul said Bobrieklobhyingbusiness. Bauer -who his sonnadn.conv ataskanolttics that been nlanning to roeei eaanonignezi against ran ohice Goff-as said heal him when for -he
The indictment the anonymous also describes iohhsist as someone who had consulting eona tzaei aiih ashamed on eoneeiions eomoany ihat
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feiiergl flqny gesallegation; _ ' 1A1_1cho;'age Je clia1_ in'c1{1dizgg ,of extoxjtiqn, money-laundering am}-bribery,92. :;1ttorn'ey,' -" i But Feldman1is i_s rep}a"cing defense lawyer; ~ Feldnian.BP in1an in'one high=pr0' stEk'e" i*epr'senting 1e 92 wit}i'anot_her.~ * _ 4
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company with effogis to build aprivate prison in Aiaska and operate an adolescent treatmeptreene fer inAncimrage, according mecharges. . to Those efforts iaiied. The corxections complang which was unnamed in the indictment but appears to be Corneii Companies, wasireportedly unaware ofthe scheme,which wasset up through
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case and hasn't seen the gov1 has justgotten the yet. _ 1 1 ermnentfs evidence He spoke cellphone from by .Houston, fi exas, 1?
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Indicted state legislator Tom Anderson wants delayathe to start his trialso lawyer can of his
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and twoothers: alocal~go__92/ernment forprivate corrections company a lobbyist a and _confi_den_tial source who worked thesame had for company. _Trie,indictrnent doesn't specify whether of any
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The indictmentdescribes econspiracylthat beganin iuly 2804 in which the lobbyist set up a shell company that existed to launder money to Anderson. TheFBI gave rnoney to the informant, who passed iton to Anderson andthe lobbyist in exchangefor Anderson pushing the interests of the corrections company. Anderson received less than $13,000, accordingto the indictment. Anderson haspleaded notguilty to all the charges.
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on Veco, the oi! servicesand constructioncompany, including anything of value provided by
ifiederal agents executed search warrants August for in numerous sites around A_las_l_<a, including
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ZUNEAU -~An un nished gas plpeiine deahrising neaitli care and education costs, and a bipartisan caii for revising the iegisiative ethics iaws -- Alaska's lawmakers return to the capital this week to begin tackiing these and other issues in a founmonth session -that starts Tuesday.
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The scandal hasiplaced ethics reform at thetop of theiist in bothsrchambers of the government. Legislators from both sides of the aisle have led ethics-reform bills. The governor s office has said it will alsosubmit a proposal. hammered out,
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administration will need time to thoroughly gure out the best deal for Aiaska.
"Noone is expecting to havesomething her readyon Jan. 16,"
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Republicanfrom Anchorage. "But after six weeks, I'm the pressure will start to build and sure we'll be looking for some indication as to the direction the governor is moving." > > > >
Several crime fighting bills have also been led this year. Requiring schools to report chronic
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bill proposed by Sen. Con Bunde, R-Anchorage.
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Alaska legislators to tall: like about their salaries e citi2en * low in Legislature. Actually, thousands dollars of
of mostly hidden compensation up to higher add incomes thanmanyof theirconstituents enioy.
Arid legislators greatexibility since have inchoosing toearn whether supplemental you income, could say
theyare as professional theywantto be. as Legislators typically claimto makeabout$24,000 year. Thatis indeedthe basesalary. a nearly$75,000,morethantriplethat. The highest paidlegislator earned$88,000fromthestale lastyear, "Oursystem compensation beena oil of farceas longas We been here. saidSen. Con Sunde, of has a RAnchorage. whohassewedin the Legislature since 1992. when legislators publicly say howmuchtheymake,lheyusually claim$24,000. That's what HouseSpeaker JohnHarris,R-Valdez, saidin a recentEmpire opinion piece. ~
However, Juneau a Empire analysis public shows average of data the legislator yearactually last earned
Thereality: Harris yearmade last $83,353 a slate as legislator, according Empire to calculations.
It's much,he said,and lastyear's stillnot numerous specialsessions made the gureunusually high, Harris
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"ll still didn makeup tortheincome lostby not being t l able toworkall summer," said. he Powerful Sen. JohnCowdeiy,R-Anchorage, chairsboththe Sonatas RulesCommittee and the Legislative
Council. claimed anAlaska He lo Public Oltices Commission lastyearthathe made$24,012 ling from the
stalethe previous year. The reality:The Empirescalculations showCowderymade more than $60,009 in 2005 and $l5?,483last
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Few iegisiators like thatidea. however, even thosewho havebeen active in ethics reform. it you have a professional Legisiature,sounds terrible, Samueissaid. t think a it citizen Legislature is the way to go." ln additionto a base salary, eachlegislator gets session per diem" for each day the Legislaturemeets. Last year that amount rangedbetween $163and $218 per day for legislators from outside Juneau, accordingto the Legislative Affairs Agency.The threefrom Juneauwere paid between $117and $163 per day.
Last year most tegisiators outside from Juneau got paid between $30,000 and $33,800 in session per diam.
Legislators irom Juneau got $23,906-$24,008 peryear. The Empire calcutationsincluded this amount as
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The theory behind sessionoer diam is that legislators sometimeshave to run two households. one in their home district and one in Juneau. Some legislators, however, have been reported living in their Capitol ottices andshowering inCapitol showers and savingthe per diem amount. Harris saidhe s heardoi some legislators doing that as well, butthe practiceis discouraged.
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Legislators from outside Juneauaren t taxedon their per diem. The LegislativeAffairs Agency considers 5? oi them as nonresidents Juneau,even thoughit paid $10,060 ormore to move someof them here. of Suede hasintroduced ahilt barringthe Legislaturefrom payingper diemto tegislatcrs who reside in Juneau out saidit wouldonly applyto the three whorepresent Juneau. Relocation expensescan run as high as $26,000, which is what Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, incurred. Retocation expense was notincludedin the Empire's calculations of income. In addition, legislators whotravel from Juneau back to their home districts during the session can also be reimbursed directly fora hotel room if their houseis rented out for the session, said Pam Varni, Legislative Affairs Agency director forthe state.That amountwas not included inthese incomecalculations. When the Legislature isnot in session, memberscan receive what is called long-term per diam, $150 a day. To quality, a iegisiator must either attend a meeting or spend at least tour hours of that day on iegislative orconstituent business. Ciaiming long~term diem is left to eachlegislators discretion,according tothe agency. per Claims vary widely. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitlra, outin for the largest amount, working;on average more than ve days a week when the Legislature wasnot in session. That made him the highest paid legislator last year,at morethan $88,009. Bunde saidhe didn t considered thatas true per diam and said he d prefersthe term "stipend" so as to not mislead thepublic. "Truthin labeling,l guess l'd cail said. it, he Sen. GaryWiliren, R-Fairbanks, was the only senatorto ciaim no tong-termper diem last year.
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Amounts notinciudad theEmpires pay in calculations inciudetravei average $4,800 legislator}. per Rep.
John Coghill,R-North Poie,spent morethan $24,909 on travel tast year. The information on new much iegislators actuatty earn is difficult to determine. The Legislative Affairs Agency publishes papera list amounts spent each Lagisiatofs behalf,out does not typically make it on oi on avaitable etectronicaiiy. it also does nottally theamounts, andexcludes long-term oiem from its total conipensation. per
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The Legislative AlfairsAgencyalsorefusesto releasethe amounts tcrlal of incomeit reportsin the internal Fir-2-venue Serviceon legislators W-2 forms. APOC's said that maybe it is time for the commission includestale pay in legislators nancial Miles lo
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.obbyists from oilcompanies visit still lawmakers, some but legislators a hyper-awareness could say to what be
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Since legislative the session beganlast month,some lawmakers say they have thoughttwice aboutattendingthe abundance lavishreceptions of hostedeachyear by special.-interest groupsfrom pharmaceutical companieslto
nunicipalities and nursing groups.
Some saidthey have become more cautious about publicperceptions their behavior,particularly discussions of as zontinue bothchambers morethan dozen legislative in on a and executiveethics-reformbills. -llnorityi.eader.Gene_Therriauit, R-North Pole.
Thereis certainly morescrutiny behavior could of that potentially reflect badlyonthe institution, saidSenate his year,some senior legislative staffers havesaidtheyare choosing to visitpopular not Juneau bars,wherein
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in early session primeron how_Alasla fared compared with other states ethicalguidelines raisedquestions about that shouldbe and shouldn be acceptablabehavior, t saidilleb. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage. lawker said. "Thewater is
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Butlobbyists the special interest and _functlons'have in the legislativeprocess,Hawkersaid,The recent their place iccusations unethical of behavior Aiaskasgovemmenthave cloudedthat role and createdbad pressfor what in
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Myrt "Boone"Thompson lost his bid for the state House from Wasitia in the 2004 election. but that didn't stop himfrom packinghis bagsand headingto Juneau. The Mat-So potiticat activist may not have an oitice in the Capitot, out he has become axture in its haitways, hearingrooms and tegistative chambers, monitoring the goings-on in the Legistature. keeping a particutariy close eye on the deiegation from hisborough. "t'm generally watching out for stuff that
Juneau as "citizen lobbyist.
goes under the radar," said Thompson, who describes his rote in
His critics,however,call something etse. it A tot of peoplecatt hima ttar, a sooundret and a scumbag," said Mark Ketsey, managingeditor of the MatSu VatteyFronttersman, thetocat newspaperthat puhtishesa monthty opinion cotumn from Thompson as wett asoccasions! excerpts from hise-mait newstetter.
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A titetongAtaskan, Thompson, iornpedinto thepoiiticai breachin 2603 during a 4?, controversy in the Vattey over former Patrner Reputstican state Sen. Scott Dgarfs business retationshipwith Evergreen Resources, which wantedto explore for coat-bedmethane onmore than 300,000 acres across the Matanust<a~Susitna Borough. , During that ap - which ended with Ogan resigning and Evergreen abandoningMat-Su -- Thompson got
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involved in aimedat ousting Ogan fromoffice and t shattow-gascitizens togroups coat t!ed methanedevelopment. becameavocal critic of the states program streamline t tn November2004, Thompsonran as an independentto representhis districtin the state House.He lost the etection toRepubtican Rep.Mark Neumanfrom BigLatte, hirnsettapoiiticat newcomer. Notwithstanding his atthe pails,Thompson from his regutar iota banquet manageratdefeatt-tote! CaptainCook andsaid,he took ateave of absenceown expense. whenas a the headed oi! to Juneau, at his the session startedthe totiowingJanuary. for the duration of the session, t He stayedduringpubtic hearingson 2005 regutar thewhitemostly just watching andtistening,tooocasionalty testifying legislation,ail sendingregutar e-maltdispatches a handful of supporters. 92 This returned Juneau-to this time with a list of 92 year,Thompson and his regutar forumin the Frontiersman. e-maitsubscribers hesays has swetled to more than560 names
When they ask to get on it, ttelt then: thave a ciosed-door caucus e~maittter, he said, making e jabbing reference tothe groupsessions themaiority partyhas in private wherethey discusspotitioat strategy. in a recent e-met! musing under the heading Neumanism, Thompson sarcasticatly chronictes somerecent developments in his former opponent's activities in Juneau, including his recent appointment by House
Speaker John Harris to the Alaska Statehood Commission.
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H8 373 Exploration andincentive Credits;HB 386 Extended North Slope Severance Tax Credit;Natural Gas Pipelineinoentive1Gas Tax. you noticea Do pattern here? Although hetestifies fromtime to time on particular pieces legislation,lawmakers sayhe does little else to of try to uence the process. in fact, some of those whom he criticizes most sharply say they rarely even in speak withhim. He comes to iust about everyone of my Oil and Gas Committee meetings,and l usually greet him with a little chit-chat, said Kohring,R~Wasilla. But s certainlynot lobbyingme. he Kohring -- who was a sponsor oi coal-bed methane drilling legislation that was part of the Evergreen controversy -. said he admires Thompson's commitment and appreciates the personal sacri ces he's making torelocate toJuneau. Atthe sametime, Kchringsaid, he's frustrated by'l"hornpson s approach. "He's in his head that people are conspiring,we're in it got cahoots with big business, we're beholden to them, andit's just not true, Kohring said."i wish he wouldhe a little bit more open minded." Wasiila Republican Sen. Lyda Green, co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee, "said she is often confounded byThompsorrs writings, especially whenhe neglects to seek comment from the law_makers he is panning. l see him as someone who goes from committeeto committee,waiting and watching to see whet the MatSu legislatorsdo," Green said. "l have no problem with that. hut the conclusionshe draws are biased and incomplete. lt's of shorty. lust kind
Kelsey of Fronliersman he elds irequent the said complaints about Thompson's dispatches, many Juneau oi which come from Mat-Su legislators. so But far, none them of have made real any persuasive arguments,
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"l frequently hear, 'Myrl is a liar, or 'Myr| stretches the truth, But they can never say. Here's c a speci example, Kelsey said. it'sof namecalling withno substance." a lot Thompson said gotten he s used tobeing a pariah in Juneau.
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Neurnen, whowon the seat Thompsonwas vying; in the 2064 race, said he hasn't a word to him tor spoken since theelection, andhe declinedto commenton his former rivals activities inthe Capitol.
Thompson said hasn't it make he decided hell another run theHouse this for year.
"I kind of like what Pmdoing now more than if l, were a legislator," he said. "As a legislator, they might be able to more effectively muzzle me. Rep. CarlGallo, a Republican from Palmer,said he fully expects Thompson's to be on the November name ballot, considering amountoi time he hasspent inthe Capitolover the past two years. the
"i cannot amoment think he tor that cioesrftinlendrun again, Gallo to said. This a is great opportunity for
him to get enormousexperience that couldn't other way. he get any Caption; Photo bySEANNA O'St.li.LlvAN iFBI Myri "Boone"Thompson sitsin the back of a House Finance Committeemeeting Thursdayat the Capitol in
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he trial of former state Rep.Tom Andersonfor extortion, bribery and money-laundering charges won t begin until une 25,-a delay of more than two months from the scheduled April 9 trial date, a federal judge said Wednesday.
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its inst tine that the U.S, Senate investigatesethics complaints against its own, Sen. Tied Stevens said Tuesday, arguing against tegistation to create an independent "ottice oi poetic integrity" to screen comotaints. The proposednew bureau.one responseto the Jack Abramoti in uence-buying scandai,would do nothing
to restore the pubiids trust, Stevens maintained. i
"The way to restore con dence in the systemis for senators to stop repeating rumors about the Senate, to stand up and say the Senatehas integrity,and the Senate is doing its job, he said during the Senate oor debate Tuesday afternoon. His sideprevaiied, andthe amendment iaiied 6?-30. The votewas partoi the Senate's debateethics andiobhying reformhilt. on an Under the Senates existing rutes, ethics compiaints go to the Senate Setect Committee on Ethics. The committee releases almost no information about compiaints ortheir resoiutionexcept in the most egregious
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Sen. Susan Cotlins, R-Maine. apubiic integrity ce would said of remove the appearance that senators were sweeping allegationswrongdoing of under the rug, Itwouid have acted theoommittee's'inves_tigative arm, as
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Stevens said the office wouid mereiy be an avenue for peopie to ouhticize their accusations against a senator. Poiiticai partisans outside Senateare ioctging the more compteintsthan ever before, he said. and ett that." he said, t think we shoutd hevery cereiut {not} to set up another toot for these bioggers and these peopieto use,to createmore news,to createmore chargesagainst theSenate.
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lN TOM'S DEFENSE Ear wasn't in the Senate Finance actually conference room Thursday, so it isn't positive the silence was strained as Sen. Gene Theriiault presented his proposal to strip lawmakers convicted offelony misconduct, bribery,otthelr pensions. like llowe-tier, Sen. Lesil McGuire.a committeemember, wasthere, and handled thesituation withaplomh. She questioned whether such a bureaucratic and con"lplicated~to-enforce penalty wasreally the best wayto send a message against suchcrimes. What about therights ofwives or ex-wives andchildren whodepend on the pension, people who "happento have a member in their family Wi'l0 S a bad actor?" she asked. Why not be straightforward and line the badguy $500,000? just
Lesil reminded colleagues, case her in any had returned an lust from extended trip toPluto, that member a
of her family hasbeen indicted for conductcommitted priorto their marriage. He snot guilty, she said, but ii he were, why shouldshe andbaby Grayson punished? be This is a political hill. she said, pullingher linger on what was really going on. nished, To the degreethat thisis yourpolitical soundbite, l llvote for it. To wave around. But, she
Even ii the hill passes, it won't apply Soon laws can't he to Torn. retroactive. Want to listen for yourself? Check theaudio archives vnwr;l<too.orgfgavet!strearnctmt at:
BAD NEWS For Ear and other fans of Nobles Restaurant in Mountain View. it closes this weekend. Part
of the much promised.little delivered Mountain ViewRenaissance, Noble's was unable to attract enough people fromoutside theneighborhood to make a of it. go
Word is chellcovowner Kirlneengoing to Rob is inlet Towers ramp their lo up catering and special events.
DON ? ALLTALK AT ONCE Earwigs reportformer Rep. Tom Anderson isdeep in discussion witha local radio stationto host his own talk show.And why not? Ear would listen. t~le s likable and, based on reports that prosecutors have more than too CD5 oi taped conversations and statements in the federal case against him,exceptionally well quali ed to talk.
Oven at KFQD, Eddie Burke is doing his own morning sitow,__ from tonoon. Earwigs talk daily 10 report he's
taken the Cary Carrlgan slot.
*Morning Radio Mouth Rick Rydell has re-upped with Clear Channel for another three years, but who knows who he'll be for by the time that deal is done. Clear Channel Alaskais still on the block as working the nationwide corporation divests itself oi its smallermarkets. ON THEMOVE TV babe Angela Unruhis leavingKTUU May forthe best of reasons - to in have a baby. Friends sayshe wantsto seewhat beinga mom is like before decidingwhen lo return to the news wars. * tlailyrllews business reporterRichard Richtrnyer oil to a new lob in Texas as a is technology renorter tor the AustinBusiness Journal. Too muchwinter here.he said, after enduringfive of them. Hewants ride his to
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GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND a in delightful karmic turnaround, pollster Ivan Moore was randomly
selected last week by the U.S. Census Bureau to participate in a Survey. Participation is required by law. Earwigs reportIvan isgrumblingabout survey being24 pages the long.
Speaking of Ivan, looks he like and Elvi Gray-Jackson have nally played the JoeMillionaire oard in s Eh/i
attempt to unseat Assemblyman Dan Coffey.Dan, who slost weight and is looking almost as good as Elvi these days,was one of the people whoasked a federal judge to take Josef Bohenfs addiction into account when sentencingthe businessmanyears ago. Thefudge didn't. Bohern, whowas trading drugs two He gave for sex with mommasand daughters,the maximum.
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11. Friendsand family plan to gather at her Palm
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FLYING FACTOIDS you seeLisa Demefs Did story onThursdays front pageabout the
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report that says the ohiid protectionagency is so dysfunctionalit should toss itself out and start over? The spanking wasadministeredby an Outside oonseiting tirm called ACUON tor Child Protection. Now checkswnr.hss.state. al<.usioress1 2t}l5inde:<.htm and look-atthe resumeof OCS boss Terry Sandoval : June Y, 2065. news reiease},Guess whereshe worked right before coming to USS? ACTl0N for Chitd Protection. Go gure. GOQB CAUSES Kohanic Broadoasting, parent public radio station i/ NBA, raisedclose to$350,060 at of their annual Native art auctionlast month.Haven't heard much the Alaska Boianlcai Garden raised yet how last nightat An Evening withJoli Loweniels,"a $1001head fundraiser hostedby Sandy and Marc Langland at their home. Maybenot quiteas much. But they did offer northern ltaliancooking by artist'Ayse Gilbert, so maybe. Compiledby Sheila Toomey ear@adn.com
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Rep.Don Young
mightreturnsome$20,000in campaigncontributions linkedto a Vwsoonsin
businessman under federal investigation. Young had boosted the businessman's company by helping pass new federal lruck trucking
haulingrules.
Young maintained public has a silence the case,though top aidesaidthisweekthat on his Young doesnotrecall evermeeting Dennis Troha, apparent the targetofthe probe.
Two other congressmen involvedin the legislation,Republican Paul Ryan of 92Msconsin and Democrat Oberstarof Minnesota, Jim have purgedthe moneythey got from Troha and his associates.Young's-chiefof Mike Anderson.said Young is "considering"doingthe staff,
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Attoineyof ce Milwaukee s in declined saywhether to Young "inoroutasa subject." is

contributors his 2006re-election, in thoughtheir moneywas tiny fractionof the a $1.9
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campaign contributions to key committeemembers like Young.
"There nopersonal is connection, Andersonsaid; "Mr.'Young*wouldn't l'roha if know Dennis

Mr. Troha walked in and hit him with a bat."
Young, facing criticismfrom-AlaskaDemocrats,has had Anderson review the legislative
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Trohasought.Theyallowtruckersto.haulas manyas four semi-trailer truck cabs at once. Federalprosecutors Milwaukeesay they are looking intola dealwvhereby in Troha willbe
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passage the truckingprovisions, of whichhelp the firm. in a separatecase, Troha, was indictedlast month on chargesof using family membersto illegallyfunnelmorethan $100,000in campaigncontributions WisconsinGov, Jim Doyle to and the state's Democratic Party.The federalindictmentallegesthat Troha~was trying to win
approval for a casino in his hometown of Kenosha, V92hs._
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in alt,Trohaandhis associates havegivenYoung campaign s about$20,000 since2003,

according to federal campaign records.
Young,as chairman the Transportation of Committee, instrumental attaching was in the trucking rulesin the highway as wasOberstar, the ranking bill, then Democrat the panel. on
Oberstar received more than $20,000 in campaign contributions from people associated with
Troha.
in contributions from Troha, his tamilymembers and his associates.
Ryan, urged who Young Oberstar support trucking and to the provisions, received $58,0t}t!
Ryanhasdenied wrongdoing saidhewitldonate Trchamoney the Boysand any and the to

Girls Club. Oherstar has said he will give the inoney he got to the federal treasury.
Anderson notsayhowYoung did might dispense theTrohamoney, at all, noting with if that
he just got his staff reporton Tuesday. .
ButAnderson noneof the contributions linkedto Young's for the longer said was support
truck limits, which he said reduce the number oi trucks, saving fuel and wear and tear on highways.
Anderson denied Youngis linkedto the federalprobe, also that whichfocuses Troha s on
nancial dealings in Wisconsin. '
A federalprosecutor Milwaukee, in however,said Tuesdaythat she could not say whether

the investigation extends to Troha scontributions to Young or other membersof Congress.
"l mnot goingto con rmor, deny that he is or is not a subject,"said MichelleJacobs,'a spokeswoman U.S.AttorneyStevenBiskupicin Wisconsin."Whatwe've on this is tor put out
that we are continuing the investigation into the contributions and transactions involving Paul
Ryan,and that'sas we're go right now." as tar goingto
'i lawyer, roha s Franltiyn Girnhet, outof the oi cethis.weel< has not returned is and several
phonemessages seekingcomment.in the past, he has denied any-criminal wrongdoingby Trjoha,..saying he'is.theof a."m_edia victim feedingfrenzy." _ Troha sold his share of JHT in 2005, and Gimbel has suggested that the continuing payments ecthis shareof the company's pro tsfrom the new truck rules, re increased
Congressional records show that Ryan and a dozen other House members representing
truck manufacturing districtshad been lobbyingiorthe role change since atleast October
2003, two months before Troha made his first $1,600 contribution to Young.
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year, would "improve industry safety, reduce miles driven, improve fuel consumption, and reduce congestion on our highways while emitting fewer pollutants.
Some truckergroupsopposedthe longer length limits, arguingthat they would be

dangerous, unwieldy and primarily save on labor costs.
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Under new rules proposed by two Anchorage Assemblyman Tuesday night, people on
caught committingcertain crimes would be banned from lobbying before the city, Dan Sullivan, who represents West Anchorage, and East Anchorage Assemblyman Paul Bauer proposed the ordinance, which would require potential lobbyists to undergo background checks.
Anyone convicted a of felony, or of any crime related to bribery, extortionor fraud and certainother crimes, wouldn't be toregister asa allowed lobbyist. As written,the proposal
also would also apply to lobbyists who plead guilty or no contest to those crimes.
Coffey said.
One of the top lobbyists before the city, Bill Bobrick, has been linked to the bribery indictment of former Anchorage Rep. TomAnderson. Bobrick has not been charged with-a crime, but has apologized Assembly members formaking somekind of mistake and, to more recently, told Assemblyman Dan Coffeythat he planned to plead guilty a to felony,
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Tuesrtayto helpingconvicted tohoyist sack Ahramotfget businessand inside-~ government information in exchange for cash, gifts and iobfavors.
Marlg Zachares, aelawyer on Young's Transportation staff Committee between 2002 and 2005, faces likely a two-year prison under term a deal with the government requiring and him
his wife,Cynthia, tocooperate in widening the corruption probe that hasaiieady-reacheda
dozen Capitol gures. Hiil
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Young, R~Atasira, not impticated in scheme, did his namecome up the hatiwas the nor in hour tecierat court hearing whichZachares pieaded in guiity toa singie conspiracy count and
surrendered his passport. ' __
Zachares, ttanked lawyer and by his a U.S. Marshai, said little during
the hearing other than
con rm federal prosecutors allegations arm "Yes, your with honor, or ,'No,A your honor."
Asked nally howihe pleaded,said he "Guilty. your~hono"r,_"pro-forma series ending a of

questions fromLL8. Judge Eiien Huvelie,who is presiding over much of the,Abramott
litigation. ~
Zaohares, in a intact:suit andbiue tie, tett courthouse a the without tail-ringfehoners. to His iawyer, Edward Machiahon, catted him goodman who taken a has responsibitity for the things that dirt. he
Zachares most recent business card fromthe committee gave histitle as special counsel to
chairman Young.
"He wasthe go-toguy onAlaska issues the transportation committee, for said KariOhls of the North Star Group. smaii a lobbying tirm inWashington speciaiizingAiaskamatters. in Anchorage, where hepiayed oasketbattin the~-first Great AtasiraShootout. tournament in
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Zachares spent Ataska asyoung time in a man

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accordingto a 2002 newspaper announcement celebrating" hisparents 50th wedding anniversary; Hisr_molher,A Sarah Zachares,was a nurse. in 1977, the family settled in Kotzebue. where they lived for six years. The parents and their other son now live in
After ieavingthe Transportation Committee, the1t9~year-otd Zaohares now working in is Richard Pitger,.a Justice Department prosecutor, toid court that Zachares"cooperation the
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Standing before court, the Zachares acknowledged heandAbramoft that began forming
theiritiegatpartnershiptate2000,whenZachares in was working Laborand immigration as
Secretary theComrnonweaith Northern for orthe Mariana tstands, t.t._S._ a possessionthe in
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Theirretationship, which theydubbed two-year a pian," aotuatiy continued tate2004, by untit
ln ail, Zachares admitted he accepted that morethan$30,000in tickets sporting to events anda luxury tripto Scotland, wettas $10,000in cashfromAbramotf, golf as whois nowin
prison.
iln exchange, said, he helpedsteer business Abramoff he to and hislobbying rm and provided with inside him government information maritime on issues, federalaid and the
reorganization the Homeland of SecurityDepartment.
Macltrtahon federat and prosecutors declined say whether to Youngor otherTransportation

Committeememberswere aware of Zachares' with Ahramoft. dealings
Young maintained silencethe his pubtic on matter Tuesday. M

Young beendogged morethan-a has for yearby hispasttiesto Abramotf. Since i999, indian tribes represented Abramori-gave by about$20,000to Young campaign s skirbox Washington s.h*iCl at Centerfor seuerat fundraisers. Another formerYoungaide, Duane Gibson,,iater to work Abramotrs went for tohhying Greenberg firm, Traurig. Young was alsotinited oneof-Abramotfs to tobhying successes btocking 2000 biilthat -a
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thegovernment tacked credible information atleged andhuman about civil rights abuses
there.
Young's thathe washardly toplobbying alliesnote a targetforAbramoff, together who with his manyclientsbestowed morethan'$4 .in political million contributions hundreds on of
membersof Congress.
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intensifying their probe of
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Tuesday, Zachares admittedhis crime federat in court.

What does Don Young have to say about it? Nothing. r
No statement of regret. No promiseto get to the bottom what happened. No comment on of whether he knew what was going on under his nose. No answers to the obvious questions
about whether he was personally involvedin hiring the aide or in any of the. corrupt
arrangements. '
The congressman siient, and with his silence,he is outing hisobligation tobe is
accountabte to the oeopte who eiect him.
Congressman Young just can? brush this scandaioit the excesses of as a rogue employee.
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positions favoredby Ahramoff and his oiierrts. A coincidence?
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Zachares was accused of scheming to secure otticiat action on maritime issues for Aoramoii ciients.":t}id Congressmantake Young any suchotticiat action,_either iotowingty or
unitnowingiy? He isn't saying.
Prosecutors charged.Zachares_with to"ad_v_ance. fedora! trying jsupgort for mt;_li_mi_ltion_fa

dollar highway development project bene ting _a b_USil_ iB.$_S_|nan _>" Wm, was the bui_t1e$$m .
and did Congressman, Young fund that project. knowingly or unknowingly? He isn t saying. .
According to report in Floridatast year,Don YoungmysteriousiyZsteered $'i0 miliion a to a
locai highway projectneeded la iocat developer, who by heiped organize$411160 a fundraiser for Congressman Young.this the arrangement is mentioned in charges the
against Zachares? He isn't saying.
These are obvious questions arising from the -scaodaiat Congressman Young's
transportation committee.
wondering. They'ii he wondering whether hecar-as about scandatthat oozedout of his the own committee. They li92asl< themselves: the Does congressman have something to hide?
He isn't saying.
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The guilty plea last week by former senior committee aide to Rep. {lion Young sheds new a light on the circumstances surrounding Young s success seven years ago in blocking
reforms the sweatshop of industryon the Marianaislands. But the pleaalso raisesnewquestions aboutwhy Young,R-Alaska,took the actionshe did.
Former Alaskan Mark Zachares, a Mariana Islands official when Young blocked the reforms,
admittedTuesdaythat he later conspiredto illegally use his official positionon the House
Transportation Committee to enrich disgraoedloboyist Jaol<.Abramott,once the lobbyist for
the islandcommonweatth.
Zacnares admitted engaging in the conspiracy tor nearly tour years -- including more than
two years underthe noses Young,.thecommitteecnairman,and the cornmittee chief of s of staff,formerAlaskastateSen. LloydJones,a long-termYoungaide fromKetohikan. A spokesman Young said the congressman for wouldn't talkabout Zaohaies.Jones didn't
respond to requests for comment lastweek. -ln return for doing Abramoffs bidding, Zachares received more than $60,000 in cash and
bene tsplus the promiseof a according the charges. to
iucrativecareer woridng in one of Aoramolis companies, _
Zachares,453, now cooperatingwith U.S. prosecutors,who have already notched it is

convictions in the Aoramofi scandal.
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After Zachares?father retired from the Air Force, the family moved to Koizebue in 1977, where his mother, a nurse, worked for-the lndian Health Sen/ice. Zachares attended the
Universityof Alaska Anchorageand olayedstorUAA in the rst Great.AlaslraShootout in

l9?8.He eventually became a lawyer. _
From W94 to 2862, Zacharesworked in Saioan for the Commonwealth the Northern oi
Starting1998, nowasthecommonweattns in secretary laborandimmigration, of according

to the criminal information,
Mariana islands {CNMt!, a string of
tiny islands under U.S. iurisdiction north of Guam.
Abramoff was the commonweallh's lobbyist. According to the Saipan Tribune, he was paid at
least $11
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and professional acquaintances," the chargingdocument said.
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reports of abusive practices. Reform efforts surfaced over the years, including in 2000. That was Young'syear as last chairman of the House Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. territories. A hilt reached his committee that would have imposed U.S. immigration laws on the Northern Marianas, ending the freewheeiing local policies.
retaiiers but theexemptions from ~ U.S. immigration and tabor iaws ted widespread to
Young stopped bit! the cold, sayinginterfered the it with commonweaith s to seti-rote. right
He was supported bythen ttrtatority
perfect petri dish of capitaitsrn." Pm not going move anything, Young said at the time. "Why should you move anything to that's realty fueled, very frankly, by been hysteria reporting by the media?" Young's assertion/was The measure that found its way to Young s roadblock was false. fueled by the eyewitness account of none other than U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska.
ABUSES APPALL MURi<OWSKl
Whip Tom t3et_ay, who described theMarinas as "a
Murtiowst-zi was then chairman of the Senate Energyand Naturals Resources Committee, which hadparattet iurisdtctton over the Mariana commonweatth. 1996. he traveled to tn
Saipan and was outraged by the human rights abuses he saw._
Visiting one garment factory, Murkowski said, he_"talked with some Bangladesh workers who
had not been~paid andwho were living in appalling conditions." He also described a young
womantakenSaipanas minor and to _a forced to work asa prostitute. pg

"This was occurring under the U.S. ag and supposedty with the protectionait U.S. citizens enioy under our Gonstitution, ilrlurtrowski said in a Senate speech in 1999-.
His response to initiate an was immigration reform measure. His passed Senate bill the
unanlmoustyin February 2800 but never got to the tloor of thetytouse. 1That,wasyears before."Abramott.or.DeLay s.'!K $treet-E'roject" -. the_granting_of speciai access to Republican lobbying firms =+ had entered the popular vocahuiary, Both were at work in presenlingthe status quo in Saipan.
"Abramoii teamedwith up
Detay in defeatinga proposed legislation passedby the
U.S.
Senate that woutd have stripped the CNMi of its exemption from the-U.S., minimum wage and immigration laws,_" the Saipan Tribune reported in 2002. Wltile Young wont answer questions now, he said in an=Op~Edpiece in the Daily News last year that he was convinced to oppose reforms by Saipan otticiais, not Abrarnoff.
I have never had personal professionat any or relationship with Iftbramoft, My congressionai
campaign and political action committee have never. receiveda contribution from Abramort. i have personally never received one cent from him, Young wrote.
But Young charges against Zactrares retreat.after the continued to intersect legislation, and Ahramott the " ii death of-l921lurkowskl's"immigration A "
ABRAMOFF TXED TO ZACHARES
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One ofthe mysteries theZachares case whatted Abramoft nd a in is to job for himon
Young's committee. Fromlate 2000 through 2001, Abramoff tried to get Zachares appointedas director of insular
affairs, theDepartment of interior position thatoversees thecommonwealth and the other U.S. territories, according to charges. unexplained the For reasons, he was unsuccesstqi. Zachares teit iota-in his $aipan iit'J8and 2002 t.t3t">' Ahrarnotf money,according to asked for
the charges. Abramoit paid him $10,000. At the same time, prosecutors said, Abrarnott continued to took tor a place for Zachares to land.
That place turned out tohe Young's committee-
Zachares washired tegarcounsel itsOversightrand investigations as to subcommittee, then

became stair director for CoastGuard and the Maritime subcommittee. then-chair that The of
subcommittee, Rep. Frank Lo8iondo, R-N.J., said he hadnothing to do with hiring Zacharias.
"Congressman Don Young, who was chair of the fult House Transportation and infrastructure Committee during thattime, wassolety inchargeof the hiring, tiring and deity rnarlagement of staff, including Mari: Zachares," t.o8ion do press secretary JasonGaianes said ina prepared statement last week. "Despite beinga subcommittee chair, Congressman and Maritime Transponation Subcommittee.". *
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Wttiie doing favors tor Abramotf from positions Yonngscommittee, his on Zachares was use of Aorarnotfs turrorybox seats at it/lCt the Center in Washington where Wizards the of
the NBAand Capitais theNHL piay. of ' rewarded with kindsoiiavors, from being invitedon a $100,000 att golf trip to Sootiand to
Young-also- used eAbramoft s1Skyt>cx at _the~_MCt Center..for severai:pctiticaltundraisers, campaign spokesman Steve Dougherty the Daily Newslast year."Most oithose events told took placeduring Capitals hockeygames, he said. Dougherty woutd saywhether Abramoft not was reimbursed the use otthe strybox. "My for answer to you iswe pay forattcoststhat the campaign is legally responsihte hesaid. tor, White records contirm Yor.mg's statement that Ahramoft hirnsett never gave Fronngcamnaign
money, Anramotis ctients have given at toast $20,000 to Young s campaigns and his
Midnight Sun poiiticat action committee since 1999, according theCenter tor. to Responsive
Politics, a public interest nonpro t, and campaign nance reports
On March12,*three weeks-before a Justice Department lawyer signed thecharges against
Zachares, Young $25,000 his campaign spent of money to retaina Washington law rm.
Dotrgherty saidthe rm, Akin Gump, was hired to advise Young on campaign nance ' i executive and gambling casino devetoper Dennis Troha. 0
REFORM ONAGENDA
questions related a to donor inyotved inano't_her_indicted. Wisconsin. scandal, trucking
Now, with Ahrarnoit in prison on fraud and tgrihery charges Democrats and inrcontrot oi
Congress, reform theNorthern Marianas onceagain returned thepotitical agenda. in has to
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bad publicity havinghiredhim.Ahramoriinst his contractthere for in And thisyear, Young's nemesisin House Resources,Democrat longtime Rep. George Miller of California,inserteda provisionin the Iraq spending hill that wouicl extend the U.S. minimumwage to the commonwealth. The measure gassed the House and Senate, but is expectedto be vetoed by PresidentBush because of its deadline to withdraw troops from lraq.
Miller,the new Resources chairman, has been sayingfor years that failure to reform immigration laborpolicy theMarianas notonlyenriched and in has Abramoff hisclients, and
ii's real humansuffering caused and threatenednationalsecurity. "The core corruption the CNMl is the failureto apply our federal immigrationlaws to this in part of the United Slates," Miller said a 1999 oversighthearing chaired by Young. "As a in
result, organized crime,communicable disease and human exploitation, directly attributable to the CNMl's laximmigration laws,notonlythrivein Saipan,butthreaten everyAmerican.
The time has long since passed to slam the door shut on ihese abuses and te restore
federal law to the Marianas.
Reponer Richard Mauer be reached 257-4345or at rmauer@adn.com. can at
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Aside from e-mails, phone calls and Web site messages, the news also hit the
radio.
airwaves, first on
The news of the indictments broke at about noon and KUDO talk show host Shannyn Moore was
on air.
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been indicted," she announced.
state iegisiators Pete Kott and Bruce Weyrauch have
It's the story radio kind of taik showhosts thrive charges corruption on: of and politicians being
bribed. is This isasicaiiy, Imean the net profits tax, as far as I can see, was bought and paid for by the
notmamecl company that rhymes with Stinks, said Moore.

And Dan Pagan had something to say as weii.
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"The FBI has on tape VECO s CEO and vice president saying we need to get Pete Kott some more
money ieifs get hisson some moremoney. Do you need to hear anymore?" Pagansaid on his
radio show. "
Rumors have circulated since FBI agents raided the of ces of six lawmakers last: August. The raids provided fodder for speculation then as well as now, after the rst arrests.
is This a big damn deal and I don t think these are the only guys goingidown," said Moore.
Slowiy, word iiitered out and the caiis started coming in. whoie This i>ete Kott thing this is kind of an exampie of what goes on in D.C., with a iotof politicians, representatives and congressmen, said one iistener. They are bought and paid for." And the talk is oniy beginning.
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The constitutional protections of our criminal justice system say the accused are innocent until proven guilty. And, not everyone who is indicted gets convicted. But that is of little
comfort toAlaskans reading today about federal indictments on corruption charges against two formerHouse state members and sitting one legislator. The indictments of so tell much cash moving from business~executive hands tolegislators in
a Juneau hotel suite that the room should have been licensed as an ATM site. The
lawmakers were so busy allegedly soliciting work in exchange for their support on legislation, the room could have doubled as a job senrice of ce.
Even if just one of the multiple allegations true, former Republican is Reps. Pete Kott of Eagle Riverand BruceWeyhrauch of Juneau andcurrent Republican Rep. Vic Kohring of
Wasilla owe the publio*a deep apology. It's day for Alaskans, and it will a sad take time to rebuild the public'sin its elected of cials. trust a long
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By 8:30 Friday morning.the Capitoi rumor mitt was aming hotter than it had in months;
Whispers swiried that indictments were on the way. Everyone was checiging sources.
Legisiative aides compared notes in hatiways. Normally media.-shy "tawmakers asked reporters "What are you hearing?
Security guards thefrontdeskjokedthattheywerekeeping eyeout for tinted~window at an

vans full of F8! agents.
By the end of the day,
three state tegisiatofs--one oi them stitt in oitice --
were standing
handcuffed in tederai courtroom on charges of extortion and hrihery. Lawmakers, tess than a
two weetrsfrom adiourning, questioned what events woutd mean for wort-tstitt undone on
Gov. Sarah Patin s gas tine iegisiation, an ethics biti and the state budget.
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saidthecharges raise questions about legislative passage anoil taxtastyear. of

SenateMinorityLeaderGeneTherriautt, R-North Pole, agreed.
stomachturn," said Sen. Hoiiis French,D- Anchorage, the indictments.He oi * '
Lastyear during-theoil tax battle,we neardnabout stuff iike this goingon, Therriauitsaid
But new we readdhe indictment and there s quotes in there that suggest it wastaotuatiy! happening.
Rep. Jay Ramras, Fairbanks a Reoubtican, suggested arrestswotiid give momentum the to Patin s_gas_pipeiine proposat,t?a_i_ir_t emohasigedan open and competitive-apptication has processto gettinga NorthStonegas line bgiiit,he said. * iast monthafterfailingout of his boatin Auite Bay and bareiysurvivinghypothermia.
Othersthoughta it was hard knock, particularly Weyhrauch,.who statewide for made news
Soecuiationabout the feds and indictments has been around tor. months. The FBi investigation nettedformerRep. Tom that Andersonin December white he was stiit in o ice had an un nished feet aboutit. Questionsabout who was next iingered,cotoringthe whoie
280? session.
By Fridayafternoon,buzz had focusedon threecurrentiegisiators the whoseoffices the FBt searchediast summer'-- John Cowdery,Ft~Anohorage; Sens. Donny Olson, D~Nome; and Rep.WeKohring, R-Wasiita.
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Three more state legislators were arrested on federal corruption charges Friday, accused of selling their votes and influence to the oil tield services company 92/ecc Corp. and its chief executive, Bill Allen; during last years debate on oil taxes.
Acting on felony indictments brought bythe Justice Department's integrity Section, Public
federal agents arrested the three RepublicansJuneau one a in sitting legislator, Rep. Vic
and Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau.
Kcirring of Wasilla, and two others who leftc ice January} Reps.in Pete Kottof EagleRiver Each wasbrought in handcuffs oetcrefederal magistrate judge,and each pleaded not a guilty tol'lb$l'y,_8>t0i'il0l l and conspiracy and was releasedon f520,00ti'bonct. the charges
carry penaltiesbetween anti yearsin oi titre 20 "prison and $258,606 in-tines.
The indictments, unsealed with arrests, the describeconspiracy among thelegislators. a

Veco, Allenand 92'eco s vice presidentfor governmentaffairs, RickSmith, to steer an oil~ production tax,billfav,ore_d by thelinduslry through the Legislature last year. The billwas seen as a prerequisite for the North Slopeoil producerstoagree to build a natural gaspipeline. Ultimately, 92/eco, Allen Smithwanted to see a and gas line built that would help company the througlrcontracts with oilcompanies, the the indictments charger; Veco, Allen and Smith were neither chargednor directly named in the indictments. But
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Menard, con rmed the identi cations.
Allen's lawyer,,'Bob Bundy of Anchorage, wouldn't on comment whatmight be store his in for
client.
"Veco and have Bill cooperated completely thegovernments investigation, with Bondy said.
WAGS OF CA$H
The chargesdescribe the three lawmakers seeking money, jobs or both tor themselves or family members, and Vecowilling to oblige. Muchoi the activity described the charges in took placein Veoofs suite inJuneau's Baranof Room Hotel, 604, duringthe 2006legislative
session.
Direct quotes, attrit;_t}ed_ the indictments the in to
three legislatorsand to Allen and Smith
suggest the FBI conducted some iforiri of electronic surveillance in the room-and perhaps on telephones as well.
l<ott s lawyer, Wendtpsaid room Jim the containedhidden camera. r-re a learned about the
sunrelllanoe when prosecutors the offered tomatte adeal with him. Theyrevealed snippets
oi their evidence, includingvideo from inside a Baranof room, -Wenritsaid.
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The chargesportray Kohring, electedseven times by Mat-Su voters, as 48, an

please loyalist pleading for opportunities to do Veoo's bidding.
In-a phonecall Feb:21, 2006,for instance,Kohrihg toldSmith hewas willingto help Veco "in termsof any questionsthat need to be asked, any informationthat needs be sought to
out, any points to make in caucus, or in committee meeting, on radio columns
On March 22, Kohringofferedbe Smith's to "information source,""lobby that he would

asked.
Veco's! behalf," he would"consider modi cations legislation whatever"if they and that to or
on
Two days later, he told Smithover the phone that he was standing byto "doanything to help," thathe wouldcontinue toadvocate "good things for you guys" and that wanted he
Smith to tell Allenthat he was doing whatever he could "to help out."
By March 30, Kohringfappeared to be looking forpayback.Meeting with Allen and Smith in Suite 604,he askedfor workor for a $17,000 loan to pay off past-due credit card debt.The three discussed how tostructure the transaction so couldiavoiddetection and it reporting to
the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
Allen then
Allen~a bunch smallbills perhaps $100, of -according tothe indictment.Allen passed

money to Kohring.
asked Smith hehad any if "hundreds." Smith reached for wallet his and handed
the
Thanking themfor money, the Kohring repeated thatthe wasbroke Allengave himanother wad ofcash, between $500 and ,000,, indictment $1 the said. . "Whatcan do atthis point help,you I to guys, anything?" Kohring said.
"Whatever you, you know," Allen said. ~
But_b__etyyen_ t_h_em_s_elyes, Smith and Allen seemedto have little respeot:forfKohring'. On
March 4,_Alle_n'told_Smitho'f *gave..to another $1,000 he Kohring:Oneresult of-that payment;

Kohring "would ourass," AlIeh said. kiss
said Kohring anuncomplicated man sleeps his is who on

electedthim anyway,*Brownesaid.
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Kohring's attorney, John Henry Browne Seat/ tle, said of Kohring will the ght charges: He
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Kott, 57,the Housespeakerin 2003 and 2004,represented River Eagle defe_at,in the Republican primary last year. represented Juneau two for terms,
from 1992until his
Weyhrauch, 54, a private-practice. attorney married an assistant state to attorney it general,

choosirignot torun lastyear. Justlast week,his boatwas
"fouhd adrift in Auke- Bay. Weyhrauch~was~missing overnight. When_he was_res_cued on an island the next day, said hadaccidentally he he fallen overboard swam and to safety. indictment. On Sept. 26, 2005, Kott called Smithiand "lneeda said, job." Smith's reply:" You'vepipeline." gota job; get us a
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in February, Alien and Smith discussed their in uence over Kott in what they apparentiy believed was a private oonversation.
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"We gotmore money PeteKott than caneven think in he about it,"Alien said. in irtaroh, Kott reported Atten to and Smith the Baranoi that wasputting the in he squeeze on another tegistator hiocking by that iegisiatorsbitt untithe supported 92*'eco s version of the oti
tax measure. Kott said he woutdrrt reiease the hold untit Aiten said it was OK.
in May,"iott Aiien Suite that succeededdefeating amendment Atien toid in 604 he in a tax
opposed. ft had to get er done," Kottwasquoted as saying. i had to cheat, steal,beg,
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Qndune 1, Atten handed $1,800 cash. Kott in Kott said wanted become tobhyist he to a after
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Kott's attorney, Jim- Wendi Anchorage, said "didn't of Kott really break Iaw" any and would
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Weyhranch aiso protested to havingnanciat diitiouities; be acoording to charges. the {in

May -t,he mattedsoiioitation to Aiien,offering} to iegatworttfor Veoo. a do Aiten and~Smithtaii<ed ai>out.the hid,_,an-d decided thatWeyhrauch was connecting itto his
charges:
support for taxmeasure. Three later, the days iftfeytiraucihivdted'the""wrong"way" on ea--tax

amendment, then changed hisvote after instructions fromKati and Alien, the indictment
Atten. Just before the meeting Atien Smith and decided they needed Weyhraur.:h's vote, but
wouid string him atong before giving him tegat work.
Weynrauch tiew to Anchorage the after regularrsession ended for ameeting with in May
Then, on June 5, another tegisiator is introduced in the indictment, 8enator A. The indictment said Aiten totd Senator A" that Weytiradonwoutd supportthe favored tax hit!
because oi the premised iegat work.
Senator A was identi ed the indictmentas in only

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~a iegislator whose termended in
Three former senators match description: that 'BensStvens, -R-,Anch_orege;92 Raiph Seekins,
R-Fairbanksgand GretchenGuess, D-Anchorage.
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Stevens didn't a return telephone message and his wife, Elizabeth, said he wasn t home. His lawyer, John Wolfe of Seattle, said Stevens doesn't know"Senator A" is. who Of the three, only Stevens had his of ces searched by FBI Stevens was on the Veco payroll as a consultant. agents last year, and only
"Ben Stevens maintains he is innocent of any and all criminal activity," Wolfe said. "Questions aboutSenator A should be directed to the U.S. Attorney's office." Weyhrauch s lawyer couldn't be reached for comment.
Stevens has beencharged, nor not have twoother iegislators whose of ceswere searched,
Sen. John Cowdery, R-Anchorage, andSen. Donald Olson, D,-Nome. The FBI investigation of Alaska's Legislature its relationship with Veco and other and companies becamepublic in August, when agents raided the offices of six sitting legislators.
Since one then,
other former House member, Republican Tom Anderson of Anchorage, was

with taking $12,828 in bribes from a lobbyist representing private
charged in December prison interests.
In a prepared statement Friday,Veco said it was fully cooperating with the federal
investigation and has retained experts "to review and assess its corporate operations and
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The company said the allegations about top officials are not representative of the kinds its of work its 4,000 employees perform in Alaska and around the world.
Daily News reporter Richard Mauer can reached rmauer@adn.com Demer be at Lisa can be
reached at ldemer@adn.com, Sabra Ayres khcpkins@adn.com. at sayres@adn.com and Kyle Hopkins at
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Kohring's committee postpulled~ OIL, GAS:Arrestsalsoput spotlighton 2006petroleum profits tax law.
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'l'he__chairman of a heystateHouse committee deposed Alest<a mostimportant was and s oil

tax law felt under new scrutinySaturdayas lawmakersreacted to the arrest of and twoformerlegislators federalcorruption on charges. one current
Rep.Vic Ko ring, R-Wasilla, losehischairmanship the Special will of Contmitteeon and Oil Gas, House leaders said.=Kohring charged was withselling voteon oiltaxeslastyear to his
~oil eld servicescompany Veco.
The Housecommittee an important had earlyrotein shaping gas pipeline legislation this
year. Republicanmajorityleaders placed Kohringin charge of the committeethis session,
eventhough wasoneof six legislators he whoseotliceswere raidedby the F8t in a Vaccretated probe talt. last '
extortionand conspiracy. Also appearingwere two Republicancolleagues from last years legislativesession", Pete Kott of Eagle River and Bruce Weyhrauch of, Juneau. All three pleaqednotguilty,
liohring appeared before federal a magistrate Friday handcuffs facecharges bribery, in to of
in detailed indictments, three the werecharged setting votes in uence with their and over
other legislators moneyandions duringthe 2806 legislative for session.
The legislation question an overhaul the statesoitproduction whichpaysfor in was of tax, most stategovernment acids of and tothe Alaska Permanent Fund. Vecowanted keepthe to
oil tax low and atso was pressing construction a gas pipelinefrom which it would pro t, tor of
according tothe indictment. Gov.Sarah PalinsaidSaturday in tight the indictments, that of shewantsa review how of the Legislature madeits decision the petroleum on pro ts tax; knownas~PPT,and alsoa
lookat howwell the tax is working.
"Yesterdays activities reinforce rnesthe to desire theneedtoreirisit evaluatedhe and and

PP? to ensure Alaskans getting proper are the vatuetorour natural resources,Paiinsaint.
"Atastrans need to know whether it was a tair debate or not; Amt whether there was unfair in uenceand if that in uenceled to the rate thatiwasadopted."
Legislators botirparties from seemed
legislativeno was session, predicting effort the one an immediate to change tax.
There de nitely cloudover wholel;egistature," s a the Coghilt said.~
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influence, wouldstrengthen Palin s hand as she pushesher Alaska Gasline inducementAct,
whichis her planfor promoting gas pipeline. a Patio" been-atoddswith the majoroil has
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producers over
how to buildthe line,with legislators poisedin the middle.
"You know, it takes two to tango, the governor said Saturday. Yesterdayit was the .Legislature~who under re. But those who was were exertingtheir powerswill also have to be held accountable.l And think Alaskanswill be very disappointedif they learn that the
same peopleare still exerting power progress on her bill. "l wouldn't to stand in the way of that train now," said Sen. Tom Wagoner, R~Kenai, a want as the__Legislature discusses AGlA.
Patiosaidshe hopesno one in the Legislatureuses Friclay s arrests as an excuse to halt
supporter the Palinhill. of
Palin swept to
electoral victory last fail on a campaignfor ethics reform and open

a pre-electionFBEraid in late August that has opened into the
government,boosted by
biggest legislative scandal in Alaska history.
Majorethicsreformlegislation been passedin boththe Houseand Senatethis year, but has

credit. No one was predicting that Fridays arrests would remove the iogiam on ethics.
a tinatbill appearsstalled whatappears by to be
disputes overpersonalities whogets and
Palincalledthe stallingoi ethicsreform"perple:<ing.
Veco itsofticials notbeen and have charged anything. with But~92twaseasily eco identi able
as "Company A" in the charges, and 921ecolawyer con rmed the identification on Friday. s
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For years-the company has been a huge uenceJuneau, terms both in in in of campaign
A fourthlegislator targeted the federal in probe,formerRep.TomAnderson, R-Anchorage,

was charged in December with -takingbribes from a lolzibyist representingprivate prison interests.Andersonalso had a private consultingcontractwith Veco, but thatwas not e
factor in the charges against him. .
Kohringis the'tirst legislatorchargeciwithcorruptionsince-two.statesenatorsfaced sltting* chargesin the early1980s. One, George Hohman,was convicted. bribery in of 1981 and expelledfromthe Senate.The other, Ed Dankwonh, voluntarilybut neverfacedtrial after left
successfully appealing his 1982 con icl~of-interest charges.

The state constitution says members the Legislature be of can
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Houseleaderswere strugglingSaturdayto a nd
positionthat would he fair to Kohringbut
also protective of the Legislature's reputation. Theysaid they considered him innocent until proven guilty -"-but nevertheless decidedto strip him of his committee chairmanship.
removehim as chairman the oil and gas committee, positionhehas held for tour years. of a"
Kohring expected-to-continueiappearing. votingmember the Legislature, is as. a oi sairl House~Speaker Harris, John R-Valdez. a special will But committee be namedMonday to
"Youhaveto go under assumption the innocent proven until guilty,except our hnsiness, in a
Harris told The Associated Press. "We need to make sore we remove that as much as possible.
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The still-pending legisiation has been throughmany hearingsand changes since then, he
said. A LIKABLE MAN
Kohringiind wilt emotional from support his House coileagues, of ntanywhom him he find to
lit-rabie, duringwhat must be a ciifiicuit time for him, Coghiiisaid. But no one is tikeiyto come to his defenseon the aitegeribriberycase, he added.
Stiti, Coghiil defended ieadershios the earlier decision maize to, Kohring chairman.
"An investigation anindictment, anindictment conviction,"said. isn _t and isn't a he Kohringsleadership wasnotchallenged the.session position when began, objections but
were raised by minoritySenate Republicanswhen Sen. John Cowdery. R-Anchorage,
anotherFBi searchtarget,was namedichairman the poweriui of RulesCommittee. The

The state's code came up tor revision in 2008 after oil prices skyrocketedand oii tax
minority thecommittee said chairman shoutrir someone be under cioud "a otisusplcion,"
iegistators decidedtheoidtaxlaws weren't statemuch thewindfaii. revised giving the of A cit
taxwas seen a necessary as prelude working oilcompanies gastine, to with on a

Somelegislators wantedto continue taxinggross production Alaska's but the in oil tietds,
majority supporteda net-pro ts tax proposed, Gov. Frank Murkowskl,which would aitow by
oilcompanies todeduct expenses.
Fierce raged how tomake PPT. debate over high the
Thetederai indictments reieased Friday Veco say wesoushlng iegistatorshotd tine to the at
a 2iIi percent Others tax. argued a rateas highas 313 for percent. Even Kottsaidhe wouid taped conversation in Kott indictment. cited s
havesupported 3ipercent it notforVecochietexectttive F-tiien, were Bill according a to percent.
Therate nally adooted August, two in after special sessions, was 22.6,
Two last of year's inthe candidates governor'sand race, Palin Democrat Knowles, Tony said
theyhadsomeconcerns aboutthe Murkowskigbacked butwantedto giveit chance PPT a before attempting revisions. any
The new tax, which was retroactive Anrii.2t}t36, to boostedtest years oii iieid return to the state by $860 miiiion,to about$2'biliion, accordingto the state Departmentof Revenue. But F81 that was some$150 miiiioniess than expected.Oi that shortialt,$50 miltion was becauseoil
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comoany deductions higher were thananticipated. Coghiilsaid any effortto revisit PPT couldhe made nextyear, when he expects the the Legislature lookat natural taxes partof its gas lineeffort.Sen. HollisFrench,Dto gas as Anchorage, saidit might good "cob! also be to downa bit" andtakeupthetax nextyear. Former Rep. EthanBerkowitz, D-Anohorage,.wno pushedtor attaxon,th_e_g_ross as House minority ieaderlast session, said a specialsession addressthe oii tax was in order to because otthe highstakes bothin termsof the state's and the Legislatures nances
reputation.
Sui it makes sense wait,he added, to untitfurther reveiations emerge aboutthe FBI
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Veco executives Allen, Smith plead guilty to bribery, conspiracy

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Bill Allen, a welder who took Veoo Corp. from a small Kenai oil- eld company to a billion-
least fourAlaska legislators, including former Senate President 8en,Stevens.
dollar international contractor and amajor political force, pleaded guilty Mondaylo bribing at
in a plea bargainwith the U.S. JusticeDepartments Publicintegrity Section,Allen and Richard Smith, 92/eco's vice for president community and government affairs, each pleaded guilty tothree identical felony charges -bribery and twocounts ofconspiracy. bene ts topublic ot cialsor theirfamilies. More than halfthe moneywent toStevensin the
form of phony "consulting"tees, the government charged,
Both men accepted responsibilitymaking for more than "$400,000 in illegal payrnents and
Stevens, sonofU.S., Sen. 'i'ed92Stevens, has not beencharged. Hewas namedin the plea documents as "Slate Senator buthis identity 8," was unmistakable.
tn return tor special consideration at sentencing, Allen, ?'t}, Smith, 82, agreed to and
acooperate the ongoing in federal intgestigation. government The also promised

charges againstAliens son tvlark,a X/eco official, or any other relative.
to notseek
The federal plea bargain doesn't barstate prosecutors from seeking additional charges
against Allen and Srnith.928oth men acknowledged violating state campaign nance laws in their plea. The plea deals were formalized in secret last week and opened in U.S. District Court on
Monday morning unannounced in hack- to-baclr hearings before Judge John Sedwick, each lasting about minutes. 40 ~ Allen, in a gray suit, white shirt, red lie and black cowboy boots, sat hunched overthe defense table beside hislawyer, former U.S. AttorneyBob'Bundy.is hard of hearing Allen
and asked Sedwick to repeat several of his questions, would plead. but not the questions about how he
"Guilty," he repeated three times ina gravelly voice.

Taking prosecutors recommendations, Sedwick released the men on $30,000 unsecured
bond andordered them reportyreekly to to federal probation oers. Theywere allowedto oi keep their passports and may travel freely pending sentencing, which was held oft
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0n Friday, federal authorities acting on bribery and conspiracy indictments arrested Rep. Vic
Kohring, R-Wasilia; and former Reps. Pete Kolt, R-Eagle River, and Bruce Weyhraucn, R~
Juneau.
Veco, Allen mith and showed up those in indictments as Company A," "Company CEO
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it appearedfrom thosecharges that t - Bi the used etectronic surveitiance of 92feoo s snitein

tiuneatrs Baranot Hotel to capture incriminating diatogue and images.
The indictments spoke of payments byAtien and Smith of
severai thousanddottars and
promises otiobs the to tegiststors. return, the in iegtsiators agreed year vote the last to for oit
production tax favored by the cit industry, the government atieged.
STEVENS lhtPt_tCATED Those indictments referred to unnamed an state senator who attegedty played arote inone part ofthe conspiracya pian byVeco tofarm outtegat work Weyhrauch, attorney,in to an
return for his vote on oil iegistation. The description of that unnamed senator was ambiguous - Stevens was one oi three senators it could have been.
clearly Stevens. Veco"consulting" payments$243,250 The of between 2002 2006 and

documented in chargesprecisely match amountStevens reportedon his nancial the the
disclosures as consulting income to his rm, Ben Stevens and Associates.
But one of two unnamed slatesenators in Mondays chargesagainst Allenand Smith is
Over theyears, Stevens has refused todisclose what work
he did for that moneyor for
any
of the other consultingjobs he has tisted, mostly for shing industry clients.
Commission and federalauthorities, chaitenged to Stevens, saying-the payments were thiniy

disguised-bribes. Nothing came of titetcatfes APQC comptaints -the state agency said that Stevens
Fornter state representative Ray tiitetcaite, in compiaints .to AtaskaPuhtic Ottices the
whether. Stevens actuatiy wortred his for money.

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adetruateigr described'his wort-r. it retnserttvtetcaite s to toot: defnands deeper and investigate

But in their adrnissionsto tederai prosecutors, Aitenand Smith appeared to vindicate
"Atthough Alien Vecocharacterized these and payments as beingfor consulting services,
_Allen_ gactgngvgledges that inactuattty the payments were inexchange for giving advice,
tobbying colleagues taxingot ciallacts in matters beforethe legislature, prosecutors and
said. '
job - a task involving sunken boat atan a unidenti ed location where Veco wanted buiida to dock. Stevens worked less than 20hours on that project, prosecutors the said.
Stevens said he*d takethat ioh, thecharges said.
Only once veyears did in Stevens consult Veco a for on matter not involving legislative his
Atl_en_atso oromised an executive toStevens when_he"ie job office. On June 25, 2006,_
said his ciient did nothing wrong;
Stevens attorney, John Waite Seattte, of declinedto respond to specificsin the charges but
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crimes andhopesrthattvir. Aiten notfatseliyaaccusing.-former is andcurrentjmemhgersgthe of
Aiaska Legistaturein oiderto mitigate his admitted criminatity."
CAMPAIGN CGNTRiBUTiON$
Ben Stevensdeniesengaging any crirninat in conduct andmaintains thathe is innocent,"
One other unnamed state senator, a "state eteoted oi cial and two unnamed 92/eco executives aiso show upin thecharging documents against Allen and Smith.
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contribution scheme.
member ofthe conspiracybribe and extort.That senatorattempted toenlist the to support

for Veco-backed legislation of the "state elected iof cial" through an illegal campaign
Four, state senators match descriptionthat the of person, two oiwhom had their oj ces
searched by the FBI in August: John Cowdery, R-Anchorage, and Donald Olson, D-Nome. The unnamed senator is likely Cowdery, said Kevin Fitzgerald, his defense attorney. As to what that means for Cowdery, Fitzgerald said he's investigating the allegations laid out in the case against Allen.
Cowdery isin-poor health.He's hospitalizedin been Juneauzwith pneumonia anda lung infection, Senate majority spokesman Turneron Jeff said Monday. The "stateelected of cial was impossi_ble_ identify to_ from the information inthe charges,
although he or she never received
Vecdscampaign contributions. lt's possiblecial the of
was helping government theinvestigation. the in The two unnamed Vecoexecutives wereaccused of participating in a scheme to use
corporate money to reimburse political campaign contributions by Veco of cials -- crimes
under federalrandlaw. state Allen and_,S_mith admitted violating federal tax laws by taking deductions for illegal activity.
Veco executivesroutlnely to donate political campaigns, tens thousands dollars giving of of

to_c_andidates,in year's primary-alone. last races
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Allen, inhis plea, admitted reimbursing Kott a Rep. for $1,000'donation Kott made the in governor's race, The contribution wasnft further described inthe charges, but APOC records
show that Kott donated $1,000 to former Gov. Frank Murkowski's re-election bid May31.; on Many ofthe allegations listed inthe indictments Friday againstKohring Kott, and Weyhrauch show upin theAllen andSmith admissions well. as But there are also newallegations, such legislation," prosecutors said; Some time later, Kott called themback with a repoit on the status of the vote "and the
projected.outcome," thecharges said.
as ffgrn___May when Kott on 7, 2006, was the oor ofthe House his phone and cell rang. Allen and Smith-River calling to=give~~Kott instructions on tovote onthe particular how piece of
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Veco, meanwhile, continuing conduct business, company is to its the said in,a statement. Allen islistedas owner 5 an of percent of Veco s stock inthe company's 2006 biennial report FBI -Stevens-659 to thestate. But companysattorney thecriminal case, the in Amy Menard, said heno longer has anownership interest. Allen also is the publisher of Voice of the Times, a half-page opinion section in the Anchorage Daily News.lt is .what_reinair1s the Anchorage of Times, whichAllen owned for two yearsbefore itlost millions a in newspaperwaf with 'the*DailyrNews1ancl~shut down in
June"t992.
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Sexton said, "We are troubled byrecent developments are reviewing theentire and
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INFLUENCE PEDDLER:
Since bottom days 25 years ago, Veco has turned into
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corporate political operatorit since emerged from bankruptcy 25 kyears ago thehelp of with
North Slope producers. oil Monday'sfrom pleas guilty ' top Veco executives-exposed hidden ways inwhich Veco wielded
From the state CapitolJuneau theof in to halls Congress, Veco been has Alaska's biggest
in uence overleast legislators, through and at a few bribes "no-show" consulting work.
campaign contributions,were also illegal.
But theexecutiyes also admitted that mostvisible kinds Veco in uence, .political the of
Top of cials for -Anchorage-based Veco have reported Jgiving nearly $000,000 to state
political candidates over the past decade. Since 1991, they also gave $583,108 tofederal. candidates and their political action committees.
.Under state federai and law, contributions supposed from individuals, are to come not
companies.
At leastfor the past two years, however, company the was reimbursing. of cialsfor the
thousands ofdollars in campaign contributions throughbonuses, phony Allen and
charges against company executives made public Monday. on Veco chiefexecutive Bill
vice presidentof government relations Rick Smith pleaded guilty Mondayto
according to the
conspiring to defraud the lRScwith thatphony bonus scheme. Vecdspolitical ties extend far beyond Juneau.
Since 1989, Veco hasbeen thesingle biggest source offunds to U.S. Rep.Don Young,RAlaska, according totederal campaign rcords. Young has receivedmore than,$200,000 in the Center Responsive for Politics.
thatstime from Veco of cials, according to database campaign a of contribution records by
Veco formore than$300,000 for federal lobbyingbetween 2004 and2006. LastNovember
There are linkstoo. other Federal reports ex-Alaska show Teamster leader Hoodbilled Jerry
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Veco chief Allen haslong hosted annual an fundraising pig roast forYoung.
Young and Hood declinedto comment Monday.
since 1993,ranking them third amongtop donorsafter officialsfrom Boeingentree; They gave another $30,000 to Stevens Northern Lights leadership political action committee. Sen. Lisa Murkowski received has $44,250 since 2002.
Vecovexecutives and employees gaverat least'1$61,500.to, Sen. Te,d__,Stevens campaigns
Stevens did respond questions not to about Veco,,instead issuingbrief statement Monday: a "l wassurprised. and saddened to learn of recent the developments in the ongoing federal
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our future."
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in Juneau on Monday, where lawmakers were still reeling from Friday's arrests of one
currentand twofomier legislators, Veco revelations the came as anotherhard biow.And this time there was no "innocent~untit~proven-guilty response -~ the Veco executives had
pleaded guilty and were convicted.
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encouraged corruptbehavior disgusting,"Sarah this is Gov.

indicted representatives.
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TheVecoconfessions yielded details new about relations between company officials the and
Duringone crucialseriesoi votes last May on a proposednew oil tax, the court documents
say, Alien and,Smith exchanged celt phone calls with Rep. Pete Kott white he was on the
House floor,teiiing_the>Eagie Republican to vote. Kottwas one of the former Fiver how
tegistators indictedon corruption chargestastweek.
House Democrats issued catiMonday a foran overhaui the newoil tax hittpassed of test
year under "cloudof doubtand potentiat a corr uption."l'But had a handin passing Democrats
the tax bitt.RuraiDemocrats votedtorthe tax otterRepuhtican teaders linkedpassage to

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single Democrat backed by Veco.
Then -iRe'p. _Q=Unalaska,Carl Moses, was in.Anchorage,Aug. 1_ Q recuperating a pinched from

nervewhen the tax lost its possible nal showdownby one vote. A'long wasrcalled recess
a close Democratic primary that he later lost, had received $3,000 from while Moses ew to Juneau. lNth his vote, the nal tally tilted the other way. Moses, involved in
six Veco executives the weeklbeforehis journey and vote; Mosesdeniedtradingthe vote in for moneyat the time,sayinghe had othergood reasonsto supportthe tax. Moses namehas not come up,in the currentscandai.But in anotherdetail from the latest courtdocuments, Allenadmittedoiieringjo raise $25,009in campaignfundsfor an unnamed
got hack in touch with Aiten, the plea agreement says. Legistators who had received generous contributions from Vecc ot ciais in the past said Monday there was no reason hack then to suspect anything was wrong.
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lawmakers last August. ii they think i canoe bought then they were giving a person," said Sen; Con Bunde, R-Anchorage. ' campaign contribution tothe wrong
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received and set aside from Veco executives during the last election cycle, said party chairman Randy Ruedrich. The party will ask the Alaska Public Offices Commission for an advisory opinion on what exactly it should do with the cash, he said.
BACKING WiNNERS
The campaign nancing scheme admitted
to by the Veco executives Monday was illegal
under statelaw. Campaign contributions must come fromthe individualwho makesthem, not besteered bysomeone else. stateregulators and But past recipients said therewas no way totell thatthe tensof thousands dollarscoming from of Veco o icialswere nottheir own
money.
Veco has a history of trouble with campaign laws. The company was ned bythe state Public Of ces Commission in1985 fora payroll deductionscheme used for campaign
contributions.
Veco had been reborn out of bankruptcy court an oil- eld services company several years as earlier, with support from oil producers Arco andSohio. But it grewtin prominence and
nancial strength thanks to thirdNorth a Slope

as chief oil spill cteanup contractor.
leaseholder, Exxon, which hired Veco in1989
The companystarted out promoting pro-devetopment Republicans, withformer Sen. Ed Dankworth helpingorganize leadershipcoalitions as Allen's lobbyist. Democrats When
controlled the governor's mansion late 1980s, money owed to in the both recent years it has gone almost entirely to Republicans. parties,.though in
As BillAllen's business involvement grew, did;h_is stature. was and political so .He named Alaskan of Year 1994. the in When his personal presenceJuneau in ran afoul thestate's of
lobbyinglaw in2002, he successfully urged Legislature changethe lawso the to he have toregister --and give uphis campaign contributions. wouldn't
Veco hadway of backing a winners. Companycials supported oi Democrat Tony Knowles team~in ~1994.<-Veco switohg_d back to Republicahs, backing Frank Murkowski for governor in 2002 and his daughter, Lisa, in herrace against~Knowlesefor.U.S. in Senate 2004.
election, Allenwas co-chairman a of transition team that served as .a clearinghousefor :Alaska applicants political for appointments. as governor-with $23,000, and Knowles putAllen on his economicdevelopment transition
In 2000, Allen co-chaired Alaska the presidentialcampaign George W; of Bush. After the
contributions from Veco during his legislative career.
All that turnedaround lastyear afterthe FBI raidedevecdsof ces. Palin challenged Veco and seemedto revel opposition from Veco~owned in the newspaper section Voice of the Times. But even Palin had past Veco aid, receiving $5,000 an unsuccessful run for in lieutenant governorin 200,2. Her running mate, Sean Parnell, had gotten $16,000 in
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This year, Veco hashada much-diminishedpresence in Juneau.
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Meiercustomers Veco Corp.,whosechiefexecutive of pleaded guiltyMondayto bribing statelawmakers, indicated Monday theyplanto continue employing company the the for timebeing Alaska's in oil elds.
Buta spokesmanoneof 92/eco's for largest customers, said contractor be BP, the will
watched closelyweeks in-coming otherNorthSlope ' elds, to see if it is t to keepworking giantPrudhoe and in Bay
"We're disappointedthat tohear
92/eco executives admitted to these serious crimes, BP said
spokesman DarenBeaudo. "it's we expectfromcompanies notwhat with whomwe do business. However, we're encouraged 92!eco's tocommission independent at pledge an review corporate of operations practices. and
92/ecochiefexecutive, Allen,and RickSmith,vice president community s 8ill of and

government affairs,enteredguiltypleas in federal court in Anchorageon Monday to bribery
and other
charges. Each facespossible in prison. time
Veco a rnaior is working partner l92lcrth oil companies, with Slope panicolarly~BP, runs which
PrudhoeBay, the nation's oil tield. it is one of the largest privatecompanies in the largest state, and it operateselsewherein the countryand world.
For 8P on the Slope,Veco employees performongoing operations, maintenance and

engineering workas well as choressuchas haulinghulkfuel, Beaudosaid.
Veco runsa {abrication inSouth yard 'Ancnorage<yrhere itassembles n_1o_d_t;les andother

equipment haulingto the NorthSlope. for
Alter corrosion last the crisis yearinPrudhoe, where major pipelines sprang leaks, 3/eco was hired help to inspect repair and pipes, Beaudo Thecompany making said. is modules to now
for corrosion.
house equipment launching receiving -= probesthat through for and pigs run pipeslooking BP wasrnot contacted the F8l regarding public by the corruption probeinvolving Veco F81 - Stevens~66-ll the
executives, Beaudo said.
Qther customers Monday said theyalsoplanned keepusing to Veco.
Jack Grittin, spokesmanConoco for Phillips, which Alasl<anext biggest elds runs s two oil -Kpparuk Alpine said92/eco a relatively and is small contractor tor-the cornpanybillion, Griffin said.
Last yearVeco business $30million, percent cancers got worth or 3 of Alaska operations
andcapital spending ofiostover $1 of ourtoplivecontractors.
"tn the overallcontext,we're of 92/eoo major customers," said. They re one not one s he not
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We don t have any changes planned," Heatwole said. Veco said it has "retained expert
independent consultantsreview to and assess its
corporate operations practices. and

She said it was unclear
Amy Menard,attorney for Veco,said thereview willbe handledby FTIConsulting lnc., an a

large Baltimore-based rm. Veco expects initial results in a week. whether the review would be made public.
Veco has 4,000 employees, about half of them working in Alaska, and it's important for
people to remember thatthe corruption probe is separate from the work that Veco hands are doing in the eld, Menard said. "These events are totally unrelated to the actual substantive work that Veco does," she said. A Veco executive, Tom Maloney, is'an for the Resource Development Council for of cer Alaska, a prominent industry nonpro t.
"l hope Veco aswhole is notjudged by actions twoindividuals, said a the of Jason Brune,
the group's executive director.
Aside from Alaska, Veco is involved in oil and gas and other projects on Russian s Sakhalin
Island, in Canada and in the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.
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Plea agreements madeby Veco's BiltAlienand Richard Smithwere unsealed Monday.

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Siv ltTt-t contacted StateRepresentative Ben State Representative cellular B's telephone, and gave State Representative instructions how to vote on the particular 8 on piece of Basedon the conduct described herein,and including certainothercriminal conduct not to electedpublic oiticials, their familymembers, and or theircampaignsALLEN by SMtTH totals amount an greater than=$<i00,00_0.
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andpayforon monthly a basis consultingrsewices private the of a company ownedby State Senator whowas,at thattime.notan elected B, public cial. oi ~ Fromin or aboutJanuary 2005 to on or aboutAugust 2008, At;l_EN not ask State 30, did Senator to perform consulting unrelated StateSenator otftciai B any work to 8's position a as
memberof the Alaska State Legislature. ALLEN instead asi~:ed'State Senator B to use his
official position advance to certain legislation pending the AlaskaState Legislature in that ALLENandVECOfavored, ALLEN knewof no othersubstantive workthatStateSenator B
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* 1995-2005: VecoCEQ _Bill'Allen authorized" "corruptly hiring state"Senator whowas B," notyetin of ce, a consultant. as "Senator tsthedescription BenStevens. B" of
" JANUARY 2002:Stevens nowa statesenator is and he continues receiving Veco

payments consulting. for However,these new paymentswere not for privatework but rather
for taking official acts" a legislator. collects as He $243,250from92/eco 2002 through from
lastAugust.
* JULY 2004: 21, Anchorage lobbyist Bobrick, Bill representing. private anOutside prison
rm, tellsa con dential source a cont/versatlon in federalinvestigators recordecithat, a for price. Anchorage TomAnderson Rep. would "our in Juneau." be boy * AUG. 17, 2004:Anderson the source would tells he
$24,000. froma companyallegedlyset up to laundermoneytor him.
helpthe prison rm in exchange for
f AUG. 2004: 23, Anderson "deposits iirstof the three_-payrnents,totaling $6,000, more than
*SEPT. 26, 2005: Eagle River Rep. Pete Kottallegedlycalls Veco vice presidentRlclrSmith
andsays, needa loo, towhich "l Smith replies, : ou gotslob; getus a pipeline. ve
* JAN. 8. 2006: As Legislature gels ready to meet, Kott aliegeclly calls Allen to learn "what
our--lnstroctions _conoegrning_ natural pipeline aref oiltaxand gas legislation.
"FEB..21, 2006: Then-Gov- Murkowski a bill-to taxing oilheserton Frank pnveils start crude
oil company pro ts ratherthan production levels.The governorsays the tax reformwas part of a deal with ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillipson-a gas pipelinecontract. ,
*FEB. 23, 2006;Wasilla Rep.Vic Kohring, offered helpVeco,allegedly who to accepts $1,000 cashfrom in Allen. V
* FEB. 25, 2006: Allen tells another Veco executive classify to one of Allerfs personal
expensesas a corporate expense,whichwould lower92feoo's tax bill. federal
* FEB.28, 2005:Exxon and BF executives warnlawmakers imposing tax rate higher that a
than 20percent pro ts governor the of the proposes undo gaspipeline {Veco might the deal.
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* MARCH 2006: 23, Juneau Bruce Rep. Weynrauch.Veco leavesmessage calls and a that
he wants to talk to Allen about the oil tax and other issues. " *
* MARCH30, 2006:-Kohring Veco_executlves owes$*i7,l}l30 on creditcard. He tells he a asksfor a loanor a lob. Theydiscuss howto structure loanwithoutraislngred..llags. a. Kohring accepts least$800cashfrom at Allenthanaskswhathe could foryouguys." do He agrees lobby to other lawmakers tosupport tax legislation oil favored Veco. by
* APRIL 2006: 24, Senate passes toil-tax that an bill would oilat a rateof22.5percent. tax
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phone and tell him how to vote. Later that night, Kott tells alien he had to
borrow and to defeat anamendment for lie a higher oil taxrate. Allenresponds, lown your ' MAY 0, 2006: Regular sessionends with no new olltax: Senate tails to concur with a
House-approved 21.5percent rate.
* MAY 2006: 10, First
special legislative session begins consider to oil-tax rate. tells Veco executives that he isn tdoing well tinancially, They
* MAY24,2006: Weyhrauch *JUNE 1, 2006: Kott
discuss his request for employment.
tells Allen wants be-alobbyist alter leaves Legislature. he to he the

in a hotel room toreimburse his contribution to
Allen responds, "Well, you will be."
* JUNE1,2006: Allen gives Koti$1,000 cash

a candidate in the governors race.
*JUNE 5, 2006:~i_tllen Stevens discussa calls to strategy for killinggas-pipeline legislation Veoo doesnsupport. Allen t tells Stevens wantshim towork for92/eco as executive. he an
" JUl92iE2006:~t;_egislators special 8,, adiourn session alter failing to agree on oil-tax rate.
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* JUNE25. 2006: Allen meets Senator and the unnamedlawmaker andsays he could A raise $25,000 the lawmakerscampaign. Thelawmaker saidhe needed to be sure he for
was willing to-support the legislation Vecofavored. Veco never raised this money.
planned tobecome a Veco executiveafter the 2006 legislative session. They agree that Stevens, then Senatepresident, needs ensurepassage ofspeci c legislationbefore the to
they disclose his job at Veco.
* JULY 2006,11 and discuss the to ll, Stevens Allen need maintainsecrecy thatthe senator
*JULY l2, 2006: Veep allegedly pays$2,750 for a, poll for Koti s re-election campaign. Legislators begin secondspecial session. *AUG. 2, 2008: s 92/eco Smith allegedlyinstructs a Veco employeeto pay a fraudulently inflated invoice,totaling" $2993,to Kott s Hardwood Flooring.ltottcalls the transaction
"foolproof." The payment is drawn from Allen's personal checking account.
* AUG. 2006: til, Legislators approve new tax oil setting rate 2225 -at percent tax prolits. of
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Three days afterhe andtwo former House members pleaded not guilty tofederal bribery
and extortion charges, Rep. Kohrjng Vic showed up workon that-lousefloor onMonday. for
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As Houseleaders had earlier announced,lost he three others whichheserves. on
Oil and Gas Committee, though he beallowed to will remain on that committee wellas as
his job Monday aschairman ofthe House
He reported theCapitol on to Monday, attending oor session and the scheduled committee meetings. hugged Kohnng, some and oltered ahandshake. l
During the 'l~louse_tioor=sessioh, a*tewmembers'tromnodded or each political party at said Rep, Andrea Doll. a
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Kohdng deterred comment on thechariges to attorney, his John Henry Browne, who last
week said Kohrlng plannedto ght thepharges and continue serving his term.
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Howefrer, Kohringielso- issued alstatementsaying,he_agreed handed with the decision down
"I rmly believe inthe judicialsystem ahdthat a jury of my peerswill nd me not guilty of these charges which time the leadership of-theHouse hasagreed to return-me to_.my at c_hair,_" Kohring inthe statement. said
of Juneau were indicted week afederal grand They accused trading last by jury. are of their
legislative cloutfor cash and the promise of future work with an oil eld services company.
Kohring and former state Republican Reps. Pete Kottot Eagle River andBruce -Weyhrauch
On Monday, top two executives VECO Core, multinational services of a oil company based
in Anchorage,pteadedguitty to extortion. brlheiy,and conspiracyto impede the internal Revehue Service. They were eceused of bribing Alaska lawmakers with cash and the
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l BM. ALLEN
Age: from 70 Socorro, NM.

To Aiasha in 969. Weider. Joined Vellri Enterprises c. 1969, whichbecame Veco.Bought
out his partner 1978s,became majority ownerof 92/eco Corp., which emerged a major as
Exxon constructionrm in the 1970s under sponsorship Arco. Made millionson the of i989 Valdez oil spiiicleanup.Bought Anchorage the Times newspaperin 1989.
Major player Alaska in construction, services the nancing oil eld and ofAlaska politicians.
Pleaded guilty Monday bribery, to conspiracy taxfraud. he and Said paidbribes iegisiaiors to inreturn yoiesandother for official actions. Vecolawyer says he is no ionger Veooowner. a
Rim-iARD RlCK Si92rliTi i~l
Vice president92/eoo itschief of and political operative. Pleaded Monday federal guilty to bribery, conspiracy taxfraud and charges;
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PETE KO?!
Age: Born MC'l. er Flint, ToAiasira i984

Rat. Air Force.8.8. in crioginaitiustice. in public19?9. MA administration
company. ..
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Elected, toslate1992 House

04. Lost 2006
from Eagle River. Re-elected times.~House1speaker" six 2003-
Republican primary Anna Fairclough . to
indictediastweek on federal brioeryandconspiracy charges.Pieaded not guiiiy.
ViC i<Oi-iRiNG
Age: 48 BornWaukegan,iii: To Aiasira 1963 -
Resident Wasiilasincei9i'6. in of Lives his Juneaulegisiaiive officeduringthe session. MBA 1989, from Alaska Paci c University. Married Russian to vioiinisi.
Electedstate1994'. to House Re-elecledrsix lsa siiting times. legislator.._ _

indicted weekonfederal last bribery corrupiion and charges. Pieaded guilty. not
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TOM ANDERSON
Age: 39Former slate represenlative

A former legislative aide, member of the Anchorage School Board, executive director of the Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association. Elected to House 2002, 2004 from Muldoon. Chose not to run in 2006
Married to slate Sen. Lesil McGuire.
lndlpted Dec. 2006,on federalenarges money laundering, bribery extortion. 6, of and

Pleaded not guilly. "Trialset for dune.
BEN STEVENS
Age: 48Lifelnngilake resident
Sonof U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. Lislsvoccupelion as "business consultant." Wascommercial a

shennan. Ran the Special Olympics in 2681.
Appeinled slate Senale in 2001by Gov.Tony Knowles. to Elected toiour-year term in2004.
Chose not lo run for {e-election in 2066.
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guilty to lnifederal court Monday. Stevens has not been openly nained and has not been charged with anything.
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Unnalned polltiolan Citedin federal charges against Allen Bill and Rick Smith
Cnwdery, R-Anchorage,and Donny Olson, D-Nome.
ln addition to Ben Stevens, two senators of ces searched August the were lest by FBl: John
Qowden: was in a Juneau hospitalMonday, reponedlysuffering from pneumonia. His attorney; Kevin Fllzgeral-cl, said Cewdemis likely Senator A and he is investigating the
allegallonsin the charges against Allen. " _
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Hundreds ofhours of video recordings,plus hundredsmore of audio, addedto thousands
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pages of documents. As federal investigators silently tracked and secretly taped Alaska politicians
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In late 2005, Sen. Ted Stevens R! joined other members of the Alaska delegation in pressing state officials to reserve $2 million in earmarked federal money for a
pipeline project being conducted

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by a gas company that employed Stevens son,
Stevens, Rep.Don Young R! and Sen. Lisa Murkowsici R!wrote a letter to the
Alaska Department of Transportation on Nov. 9, 2005, to more ciearly explain the
Congressional intent of at$2 million earmark in the ZOQS highway hiil, known as SAFEFEA-LU. The lettericiarified that the money was intended for the project Ben
Stevens company was working on, and the company wasnamed in the letter.
Ted Stevens office said this week that the letter merely re ected the importance of
bringing natural toSouth-Central Alaska, theelder Stevensinvolvement in gas and

the issue had nothing to do with the younger Stevens employment. Alaska delegation reserved The provision that had been inserted into the billby the
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the money for a "study on the feasibility of constructing a natural gas pipeline from
the North Star Borough to South Central Alaska along the existing transportation corridors." The provision refers to a long~running discussion about how to get a portion of the state's abundant North Slope natural gas reserves to the chronically undensupplied gas consumers in the population centers around Anchorage. But according to state officials, there are two possible pipeline routes that fit the description as it was worded in the earmark: one, a north-south route from Fairbanks that follows the "Parks Highway to Anchorage and would pass through a small piece of Denali National Park, and a second that would swing east through Giennallen before cutting hack west to Palmer, just outside Anchorage, That earmark came to us as an orphan, said Mike Chambers, spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Pulslicrfiacilities. When an earmark comes in, and if it is generalenough, several people will stand upand claim it sort oi like a custody battle."
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The letterfrom Stevens, Young and Murkowsl-ti madeclearwhich side it should win
custody. TheMembers pointedout that the 2005 omnibus appropriations bill set
aside an additional $2 million "to allow ENSTAR Natural Gas and ASRC Energy
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construction of a spur iine from Fairbanks to Anchorage." They added: "The intent of
the two miiiion doiiars in SAFETEA-LU to is continue

begun under the DOE project.
the Parks Highway Spur study
ENSTAR Natural Gas isa subsidiary of SEMCO Energy, a Michigan-based energy company. BenStevens hassen/ed on the board SEMCO since of 2004 and was paid $77,810 for his servicein 2006, according to the company's most recent lings with the Securitiesand ExchangeComrnissiom
Ted Stevens cieariy was not the oniy advocate for the Parks Highway pipeline earmark. The delegation letter was written in the first person, suggesting that questions be directed to my staff on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee," which is the committee that Young chaired at the time.
The $2 million earmark was not included in the House version of the SAFETEA-LU biii
and was added in the Senate, where Stevens chaired the-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which had jurisdiction. But Murkowski also ciaims credit for the earmark. If we can": get more gas {in the Anchorage area}, peopie are going to freeze in the dark," said Chuck Kleeschuite, a legislative assistant on energy issues in Murkowski's office. Kleeschuite referred to the project as a "delegation earmark" and said, "We giadly accept responsibility for this earmark. The Aiaska Legisiature aiso passed a resoiution Ben Stevens voting in favor. Aaron Saunders, spokesman for Ted Stevens, wrote in an e-mail to Roll Call that The provision in the SAFETEA-LU biil to provide money to the state to continue to study possibie spur iines was a priority for the entire Aiaska Congressional expressing support for constructing a
naturai gas pipeiine from Fairbanks to South~Centrai Aiaska, with then-state Sen.
Deiegation. These funds wouid ensure that {the} ongoing study wouid be completed. It is the i3eiegation's understanding that the state wiii award a contract to nish the
study based on its procurement process, will receive the money. meaning it is not guaranteed that ENSTAR
Saunders added that the delegations support of the pipeline "is based on the project's merits its importance to all of their constituents who iive in South and
Central Aiaska. At
no time did
Ben Stevensfroie as one of 10 members of
SEMCQ's Board of Directors play any part in the Deiegatiorrs decision to support this study." Stephen Siivinski, director of budget studies at the Cato Institute, said there is
nothing wrong with
the Alaska delegation setting aside money-for the state to review
alternative routes for a gas pipeline. But, he said, "If you are coming from the premise that the state shouid be the ones determining the best use of a lump of money the state shouid be free to interpret that. The foiiow-up correspondence is
the odd part, which says No,
no, you are to spend it this way!
Slivinski said Congressional letters to state agencies are a kind of a backdoor earmark. "If you wanted to be more honest about this, you could have done it in the law," instead of going to the state to make the distinction. Mike Thompson, the state pipeiine coordinator in the Aiasi-ta Department of Nature!
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Resources, said the $2 million from the highway bill earmark has never been distributed. The state is waiting for the Energy Department to release a hroader
feasibility study that compares both routes before it releases a request for bids to conduct the study on the Parks Highway route. The DOEstudy has been completed NORSTAR,another unit of SEMCO, was one of the contractors that the department hired to draft it but it has not yet been released. Harold Heinze, CEO of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority the statechartered corporation that has been advocating the Glennallen~to~Palmer pipeline
route said the Parks Highway route does not seem to make as much economic sense, but the Membersof Congressmay not have known that when they wrote their letter in late 2005. "In that timeline,_{the letter} absolutely correct," Heinzesaid, is
since the state did need to consider both routes., "I might differ with it tremendously today," he added, because he believes the superiority of the Glennallen pipeline
seems clear.
Heinzeencouragedthe Energy Department to include in its analysis the challenges

the Parks Highway line would have getting approval from Congress to cross into the Denali National Park, and he provided a copy of an e-mail reply he received indicating that the department did ask the reports authors to beef up the section dealing with this issue." ENSTARspokesman Curtis Thayer said the pipeline issue was started before Ben Stevens was on the hoard. Ben had nothing ever to do with any of this." Thayer
said that by his recollection, Sen Stevens had been to the ENSTAR Alaska offices only once sincejoining the SEMCO hoard in 2604. , Thayer pointed out that the state has been looking for more natural gas for the population centers around Anchorage for years, and ENSTAR, as the primary natural gas company in the state, probably will be involved no matter where such a pipeline
is built. "Wei have an interest in building such a line - but it will take a lot of partners," Thayer said.
Ben Stevens could not be reached for comment on this story, and several calls to his
attorney were unreturned.
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JUNEAUStateRep. Kohring hehasnotdecided whether willresign -Vic said yet he because his of
indictment a,bribery in scandal, that mostof whathe hears and fromconstituents supportive is of
hisstaying in office.
him to consider resigning help restorepublictrust-in lawmakersand the Legislature. to

extortion. His trial isrscheduled for October. ' ,
Kohring's in comments e-mail came interviews after this week two*Hduse Ieadersrecently urged
Kohr_ing,_ pleadedguilty monthfederal R-.Wasilla, not last to charges ofbribery, conspiracy and
Kohring's of a casegis part wider federal into probe government corruption.Prosecutorsraccused

himandtwoformer lawmakers selling of theirvoteson lastyear~'s production law,or petroleum tax
PPT,to:Anchorage servicesCorp. oil companyveco guilty. . Twoformer Vecqegecutives have pleaded -, ~ Z
Kohringijs runsoutin January term 2009.
Yandrecalleffort faces, the financial he's a he and strain, experiencing.alsosays at times l'-le' that as
_a _legislator feared his, he's for personal safety,andyearsagdihe evenworea bulletproofivest on _
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Q. Have youmade decisions any asto-whether not or you

A; N0.
willstepdown?
Q. When youthinkyoumight do make
a finaldecision?
A. Itamgiving options all carefulconsideration.
Q; are hearing constituents? Whatyou from your

A. Most correspondenceindicates peoplewishfor me to stay.
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the indictment and its effecton the=Legislature a whole; Have you had any discussions as about this with your colleagues? you feel their concerns justi ed? Do are
A. I spoke JohnHarrisand with Ralph Samuels House rriajority leader! week, and last Irespect
their opinions. discussed options We my and all understood that I, will be makingany decision
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regarding my future. I intend to do what's rightmy constituents and make a for carefully
will hot be an
easy one.
thought-out decision,_ which
I've dedicated to my=community a my life for dozen years, including knocking on 28,000 doors in ~
an effort tobe accessible, helped and over 3,000 people with problems associated with
government, many times staying up_all hoursof the night and sleeping on my of ce couch.
I've always percent and given 100 have tried be best public to the servant~I can..
Q. Are you planningto attend the special sessionon SeniorCare
Anchorage later this month?
A.. YES.
aid to low4inc9me seniors!in
Q. IfGov. Sarah calls special session Palin a fall to revisit.-the oil new ta'>'<, would you attend?
Excuse yourself?~Other options? '
A; Mydecisions will in my constituents' best be interest.

that makes you feel unsafe? '
Q. You have mentioned youfwere that concernedabout your personal safety. What has happened
A.,I have received numerous threats overthe years,both politically and dealing with my personal safety, frompeople who've disagreed withime issues don't for somereason. I've on or like me
attempted to be honestand straightforward, as opposedto saying what Ithink is politically
popular. Wherra person does that, they
sometimes-become a target as I have.

along the Glenn Highway, someone fired a gun -- which
During one campaign,-while wavingat cars
sounded like a.22;_XI' guns,so Irecognizedwhat itwas --from a my know passing car; Thenext west. it happened'a'gaih.'F6rt1inately,eitljiei ini'dnt. a'bulletp'ro"of vestfto Iwas not hit in I"W6Fe protect me. also cirriedsmm Bistol forprotection, usingmy I a Eoncalefd -carr'y permit. There jacket onthe House floor, de s pite bulkiness. It mademe look its fat
uncomfortable. I did notcarry a gun in the.Capitol building.
were times during my early years in Juneau when I also received threats,,so I wore the same_f_l,ak,,
and washot and
Q. _l-low do youfeel about the recall petitioninitiated by"Wasilla City Councilman_.Mark Ewing?
A..I'm disappointed Ewing has that Mr. beguna recall c_ampaign_~against me withoutspeakingwith
me firstvandexpressinghis concerns. I'mdisappointed insome of my neighbors and constituents who are rushing to judgment also
against me. Some of these folks saying are I'm unableito do myijob
in session. '
andtherefore should be
recalled. Thisis despite that fact that all of us in the Legislatureareexpected to be "citizen legislators_"*and go abwouttour otheriobsandiresponsibilities during thesummer. andfalimonths
when not
Since the session ended,I've,,worked in my legislativeof ce nearly every day, often until 11 p.m.
I've be_enivery accessibleeven now.Mylong hours~wo'rking to people for my community are in

addition to my personal responsibilities. It's cult and dlf challenging but'worth effort. the
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A. Yes. I have a number dif cult, if not

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supporters who have offered to set a legal defense of my
fund. In
addition, a good friend is setting up a biog to keep people updated. Meanwhile, it has been very
impossible, to mount a counter-campaign own. I've been advised not to also
discuss detailsabout my case andstick with the basics

Q. Where are you living in Wasilla? With your parents?
so that it doesn't jeopardize my case in any
A. Yes, in Wasilla, in the heart of my district. I am living in the back half of my parents 30-yearold mobile home in Kohring Subdivision, a subdivision my dad and I developed many years ago.
We enjoy each other'scompany and play card games every

to pay for my legal expenses, which, are phenomenal. Q. Is your family still in Portland? Will they
night. I recently sold my
Wasilla house
be joining you in Wasilla-during
the interim?
A. Yes,my wife and stepdaughter are Beaverton, in Ore. I would lovefor them to be with me
during this dif cult time, but money is very tight, and given my legislative responsibilities here and the controversy I've found myself in, we're having to endure being separated for the time being.
Reporter Sabra Ayres can be reached at sayr_es@adn.cQ_n1 or in Juneau at 1-907-586-1531.
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ANCHORAGE,Alaska -- Two-thirds of Alaska's congressional delegation has made national headlines over the last two days related to possible corruption schemes from Alaska all the way
to Florida.
The Washington Post is reporting that Sen. Ted Stevens has hired a lawyer as the result of an FBI investigation into the VECO Corp. bribery case. According to the Post, the FBI has instructed Stevens to preserve records relevant to the probe. The 83-year-old Republican has refused to say what kinds of records he's asked to save. been Meanwhile, the New York Times reported yesterday that Congressman Don Young is forcing a county in south Florida to accept $10 million it did not request and does not want.
Accordingto the Times, Young added the money to the budget
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of the House Transportation Committee to pay for a major upgrade of Coconut Road in Lee County, Fla. But county of cials say they never asked for the money and are opposed to the road upgrade because of the harm it would do to nearby wetlands and drinking water. The Times story says Young tucked the appropriation into the budget after receiving $40,000 during a campaign fundraiser organized by a Florida businessman who would bene t from the road upgrade. According to the story, the businessman owns 4,000 with an obscene gesture.
Steve Mac Donald is assistant sm.m news director for Channel 2 News. Contact him at
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Times says whenits reporter asked Young to comment on the story, the congressmanresponded
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Bruce Weyhrauch by two months.
A federal judgeMonday delayed politlcatcorruption of former Reps. the trials state
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STAY OR RESIGN? Wasilla Republican is asking his constituents for their input.
Published: June 12, 2007!
JUNEAU Vic -Rep. Kohring isasking constituents he his whether should resign pressure as mounts
from the governor's House leadership and a public recall petition circulating in his district. office, Kohring, a Republicanfrom Wasilla, was indicted last month on federal charges of bribery, extortion and conspiracyand has pleaded not guilty. In a Daily News opinion piece being published today, he asked his constituentsto send him e-mails, faxes or phone messages on whether they thinkremaining in office is in the best interest of his district. Kohring has held his seat since 1994. Kohring said he would consider all responses but isn't them up in columns marked stay or adding
go. He will closely lookat the reasons peoplegive and will announce decision June 19 at the his on
Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce. I want this to be an inclusiveeffort," Kohring said. He said he is leaning toward leaving the Legislature so he can concentrate on his defense. "T0 be honest, my life is on the line here," Kohring said.
He chosethe upcoming chamber meetingas a goodopportunity reveal his decision his to in

district, he said. "The issue of possiblyresigningweighs heavily on my mind and is with me almost constantly," he said. But if he resigns, it would "absolutely not be an admission of guilt," he said.
Kohring's to make a public decision announcement came a week after HouseSpeakerJohnHarris,

R-Valdez, and House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels, R-Anchorage, asked him to consider leaving his seat. Harris and Samuels told Kohring the allegations against him had cast a negative light on the Legislature as a whole and diminished public trust in lawmakers. The charges against Kohring spring out of a wider federal investigation into political corruption. Former House members Pete Kott, R-Eagle River, and Bruce Weyhrauch, R-Juneau have also pleaded not guilty to bribery, extortion and conspiracy. Federal prosecutors accused Kott, Weyhrauch and Kohring of selling votes to the Anchorage oil eld services company Veco Corp.
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In his opinion piece,Kohring saidhe felt the media attention on his case had tainted the public's ability to judge him fairly. As a result, a "resign now bandwagon" has ensued, he wrote.
"To repeatedly remind the public that I've been indicted, have been charged, am part of an FBI investigation, etc., while conveniently leaving out the fact that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty, creates an impression of guilt in the public's Kohring said in an e-mail mind," interview. "Why are you not writing multiple articles about former legislators Kott, Weyhrauch and Stevens, and why the nearly complete emphasis on me?" Kott, a former House Speaker, was defeated in the primary election. Weyhrauch, Anderson and
former Senate President BenStevens didn't run again: Stevens has not been charged with a crime
but Allen and Smith admitted bribing a senator that matches the description of Stevens.
Wasilla Councilman Mark Ewinglast month began collecting signatures in Kohring's district to initiate a recall petition. If the petition were successfulin collecting some 1,700 signatures, the
state could then call a new election to ask voters if Kohring should be removed.
Ewing saidMonday hewould abandonthe recall petition if Kohring resigns on June 19. "If he doesn't, I guarantee we will force him outwith a recall vote," Ewing said. "I'm to take willing it all the way. I'm an ex-football player, and I'm to take this the way home." willing all
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., heard evidence last month about the expansion of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens Girclwoodhome in 2000 and other matters connecting Stevens to the oil services
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Bob Personswas ordered to appear before grand jury in a Washington on May 2S._ The government directed him to produce documents reiated to the work on Stevens Girclwoodhouse, esoeciailyto work that might have been performed by Veto and contractors who were hired or supervised by deco. Z
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The house expansion project, rst reported in the Daily News on May
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askedPersons, who livesabovethe DoubleMysltyrestauranthe
owns Girdwood, helpthemoversee addition in to the whiletheywere

in Washington. The existence of the Washington grand jury investigation is the strongest indication date that to Stevens himself has become a subject of the wide~ranging federal probe that surfaced with FBI
amongthe legislators whoseofficeswere searched.Ben Stevenshas deniedwrongdoing. pieces,although location that searchhas never beendisclosed. the of
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areawaiting oncorruption tn'ai charges, fortaldg hrioes three orattempting bribes totake from
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investigated, is not ciear. Persons was ordered by the Washington grand jurvto produce documents going back more than eight years, inciuding aii letters, e-rnaiis and other documents invoiving Ted, his wife, Catherine, or Ben Stevens. Specificaily mentioned were records about a race horse partnership, Aiasi<a's Great Eagle, he manages for Ted Stevens, Alien, Ailerrs son Mark, Penney and others. But the main focus was cleariy on the Girdwood addition. Persons was directed to produce
blueprints andother plans, photos and purchase and instaiiation documents for aii phases of the project, includingthe heating system, generators, ice~rnelt systemsand decorative iights. His
summons aiso told him to bring invoices, payments and other documents reiated to severai Veco employees and to the main contractor, Augie Paone of Christensen Builders in Anchorage. Persons didn t return a call for comment iast week.
In a brief interview May 18, a week after he received his subpoena and one week before his date with the grand jury, Persons acknowledged he would be testifying, but didn't:where or in what say setting.
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Stevens ieft for France on Thursday to he
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Show. Hisspokesman, AaronSaunders, saidthat in any event Stevens and his wife wouid continue
to refrain from,_oornmentin_g investigation. on the

FBI spokesman Eric Gonaaiez also deciined to comment.
Penney wouldnot discusshis testimony.
"Ali thatstuff iscon dentiai, he said fromhis homein Soidotna. Penney and Stevens are longtime friendsgangi_ tgusiness associates. Every summer formore thana decade, Stevens and Penney bring
921 Il?s totnlaskathe Kenai RiverClassic,-asking for salmon togrnament that raises money for fish
habitat.
Penney s attorney, Bruce Gagnon, ofPenney's appearance grand jury: "I think you said before the knowas well I do what theyfre as interested in." Asked whether that wasTed Stevens and Ben Stevens, Gagnon said, "Yeah, yeah." .
"And why are they going off in Washington, D.C., as weii as here?" Gagnon wonderedoutloud. "It
may weii be because they want to try this case back there.
Gagnon saidhe oniv knew of onewitness -- Persons ~who had been caiied before the Washington
grand jury.
_,_!nwthe face years oivideoasurveiiiance his company's of two of suite in .iuneau s Baranof Hotei and
wiretaps on his teiephones,Aiien pieadedguiltv in May to conspiracy,inribingiegisiators and violating tax iaws, Smith, a fixture in that suite, aiso pieaded guilty, Tneyiace about loyears in ,
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Stevens, allegingthat "State Senator B" accepted $243,250 in phony "consulting" payments from Veco in exchange foradvice, lobbyingcolleagues andtaking of cial acts. Ben Stevens legislative disclosures sayhe receivedthat amount of money from Veco for consulting. But nothing in those
documents appeared to refer to Ted Stevens. However, a seemingly out of place sentence in a paragraph on Veco described the company's activities;""Veco was not in the business of residential construction or remodeling." .
In interviews with theDaily News May,Paone said washired byAllen tocomplete the in he framing
and othercarpentry on the addition. He said he submitted more than $100,000 in invoices for the job to Veco. After Vecoapproved the invoices, he received a check in the mail from the Stevenses that appeared to have been written on a new account -- all the check numbers were in single or
double digits. Stevens home sits about two blocks from the day lodge parking lot at the Alyeska ski area. It was a single story building until the expansion, when a house mover from Anchorage, Tony Hannah, jacked it up so a new living area could be inserted under the original house. A garage was also
built.
Paone said he testifiedebefore a federal

Last month, Stevens office issued this
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statement about the investigationz. "While I understand the
commention such matters. Therefore,will I withhold

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public's interest ongoing federal investigation, it has been my in the long-standing _
comment at'this avoid even time to the
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appearance thatI might influence this investigation."
Legal experts in corruption cases said that while it's unusual for prosecutors to use grand juries in
.ca_utio_neg that though even prosecutors may presenting be evidence to grandjury, that doesn't a
mean,crimes1ha v been committed-
separate jurisdictionsin an investigation, they may have sound reasons.The experts also
Paul Butler,a law professor at George WashingtonUniversity anda former federal attorney who
prosecuted a U.S. senator and several FBI agents, said it could simply be a matter
for witnesses.
of convenience
Jules Epstein, a law professor at Widener the University.S_chool of Law in Wilmington, Del., anda
criminal defenselawyer, said the grand juries could be investigating separate, unlinked crimes.
Peter Henning, a law professorWayne State University Detroit,said prosecutors at in might bringa
case against a popular elected official in Washington to avoid being "home-courted."
Prosecutorsdon'tinvestigation into ya take an sitting member of Congresslightly, Butler said. They almost certainly must get the approval of the attomey general, he said.
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Ancl1orage, , Prevvitt arid lobbyist Bill Boblick were rneeting; over the prospeehs of xvorlcing out an av rangenxent be pay Anderson tq vvork: 0.11 Corne1i s Alaaska ixatexe estsPrexvitt said tlxose. includ~ hoiase contracts and a xaevvju-' venile treatxgnent eentexz ' Iiaifxvay lxoxxses earned it $10 naillion _to $12~n1i11ion a yeaxg and the jtxvexgile eehter it wanted so intensely xyould add another $6 n1i!1i0:n,~I>r"eve'itt_t:es~ ti edRunning a large private prison xvoulgd b92~e eveh rnore laerative. ,_ Bobriek. told Prexvitt the eonxpany paid hixn $5,000 gs: xnonthI-Ie was lafter red A11~ ehorage B-iayer Iviarls: Begich ist to deal with sues eoncerixing centeat. Bobrick told with Axmderson,
ed
private
prisoxi,
ixaifwagf;
seexned to'rx1-Irle said. he want ed: to help '}or-1-1e11,. but =on_._!,_.~ Isvlaere. arn not con icted a a leg;isIator. _, I-ie said he eou1<ix1"t_ lobby fel low leggisletzors and "vs-*a.nted i: xvvoriictaetxixzxi the scenee, znor on the rnuniei,>a1 end of things; "T11e_ recording kinciudeci video but -tine picture xjnairxlgr shoxved Ax1derson s hands axzd part of lmis shirt_ But even as Anderson said he wanted to draw a -line, he asked Prevwit-t vvhetlmer t.here s any _eonf1i<:t; ~vvitJh hixn gettixxg on budget panels for c0rre<:-_'t.ioz:92s,.~ and health >a1n.d A-social zrnittees that Prexvitt said nell vvantecl Zhirn 0:2; And Prexs tt asked the ; legislator in a pinclx, Ixe eotxld call lies, Axxderson respoxxdeci course. That's fair. _
services
the
very
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Anchorage
of those
state
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asked;
tine
price
of
one?
Prexvitt
way
to
rnittees, already was-werking on Cornell issues }!'1t <iou.dnTg:f do it -sirzgle-~]r1aru:ieci_I3.r. TE-Iaxnilc er said in an e -i'i1ziitl__.'I hunrsday that Jae tried 1:9 *kee p haif-= get:
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she 92-voulcl go along vviizb. xvittCorhell 92vQu_1d;b1'y_ac1s, a selxexne. but both Andegsegivxhnd -I3_o,~ Flt sickens nae, 1%-1eGuire brick: 1~n1e*vv.>tI1et> s_ net-"wha; i; saidThey ddn't even Ic'r1092v. rife1e 192a1c:3uire referred to I3o. #111 're:_alit3-*;,Rep, ;Axx<_1_ersQn' iariclc, vvholaas pleaded guilty would be carrying 5J1xr'~_ i5_r: Q. that such.
oxntragecl
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at
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BAG the sfhe
trial was
he to vented create, frequently changed forzn. 1924a_yi:ie it would
pitches
eonversatiqns,
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xvrite
site.
litical
Iiaxvlier
nevvslettex . for it,
Ikojn-r_i__ck:_ told,Il?r_e-1
l.! 1 i
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at Web,
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Eva;-. paying for; ?_17_evsit,i:--;_

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fix!. A921.g.
in
tion_, rzal-
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,-
suspected iegal activities that he was cooperatixxg out of trouble. .1- ixixnself 92 V11o cares wlzat they to say, 1VI.c ;uire said. "Z!'. 11ere s no eyidencge hIcGuire Jknevv about any
under
as $!1e
c_orruptio_n
an said
investigation.
adnxitted tlaat. Prewvitt
investig-ga~
hinaself
crirni~ was to
on
and get
for
,-chilcfl
$2,000 to
that
Prexvitt
tlxat
6,
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several
suppozg-t
$2,500
Aliderson of the
Iiobrick told
{gold jurors-
a~-xn>nth' for
axfi
needed
ju1;ors,92ap;
~essert:on
have that deal
peare-xi to had three
jot down; Atadersoim c11iIci::'e:n'"'be1"ore nzam
bmetvveen
Cornell
and
111311 hus-
prosecutors have sa_idIn pitching Ande1'son to Prewitt, Bobrick described lxinx as hungrgg. aggressive and a rising starz. Bbbrick also in~ dieated others were trg ng to zgsehizxx. _ There s l.ikea struggle for 'I"orr1 Anderson s soul, -. Bob::_-ick: says ix: one recording. I729 df Anderson, vvitt at the
band,
legislative dis ciosixre wreports . The couple has a sonPre92vitt s testixno.ny K fiil continue ' today. Anc1e i*son s lawyer still gets his elxgagneeebo czros.-s;~e:>car:ni11e *
rying
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islature frbnx ' 2003 _ _ <J'Z=_1t192 arjyl. lie didra t rx.1r1>i_"or' 1:fe'-jelecz-1 igion 1ast.y*ear:.'_ _ _ _ __
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furarner state: RepTonx Anderson are getting a wvindoxv ints a searny side. 0f Alaska politics, a xvorld of connections, power and xznonegy. On the stand rnost of 'II. I'n.xrsday prose:-.~ as
avatars began
Court: and fornmer state Cornell
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April Prewdtt
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and the
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consulting
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con.
I>rosecut.ors
jurors
canfrontsd
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Freudtt
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investi-
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the recording
FBI
conversations FBIProsecutors these recordings Prnsscutors ing in a seherne
I-Ie
said.
he
soon
persuns of int;erest to the played snippets of sevn of in court. on Thursday accuse: Anderson of participatw in which a sharn busixzess was
created frona.
tp Cornell,
funnel nxonsy to a. Houston,
Texas,
hixn,
purportedly prison c0rnpa-
nyr. I-ie is aczrussd, of accepting $12,838~and fac-~ as seven felony countsBurn-ell actually lzneivsr nothing of the seherne, the LLS- Justice Departrnent has saidThe ga.ve_ Prexm tt the-. {non*'= -=.Y~
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By Matthew KTVA Simon, CBS 11 News Reporter
Article Last Updated:06/29/2007 09:53:13 AM AKDT
So, how much was so much about?
former Representative Tom Anderson in debt and what was said in those secret recordings that we've heard
Those questions and more got answered Thursday as testimony nally started in Anderson's trial. Prewitt took the stand Thursday morning, as prosecutors played the conversations he recorded. They started back in the summer of 2004, when Prewitt testi ed former Muni lobbyist, Bill Bobrick, who has already pied guilty in this case, met with him and plotted to create a fake Web site and use it to funnel payments from the private prison Cornell rm, Company, to Anderson.
As Senator Lesii McGuire walked out oourt,she toldCBS 11 of News that she isoutraged thather husband takingthe fall for is
Prewitt, saying he exploited her husband just to save himself. how Anderson knowingly broke the law when disclosing financial statements with
Also Thursday, prosecutors tried to establish
testimony from APOC's executive,Miles. Brooke Miles says law makes itclear the that
Anderson had showhe wasgetting to
paid from Bobrick and the prison company. The defense countered that by saying the nancial forms were confusing and it was an honest mistake. CBS 11 News will continue to bring you further developing information as we follow the trial.
To contact Matthew, call 9f07-273-3186.

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,_.dq~v-'-1 --ea. ' .'_ ANCHORAGE,Alaska -- The man who secretly recorded meetings " . ,'* 4F u *>"2l"" as * and phone calls with former Alaska lawmaker Tom Anderson V?!" " ~v-~testi ed against him today in court. < Z"'..-1-ta s _ . ~ A * 1- ,Y2 ,? -!w'w ., ' , r-*~ " '"; Mi l 3 92 I. .._.. ~~< .'s~r->~ .; Formerly commissioner the AlaskaDepartmentof a for use _-= =~1 . s s-vi _ -._t.~.e-. Jurors heard tapedconversationsTom of Anderson F81informant with Frank undercover for the feds to try and ease his own criminal Prewitt convicted and felonBillBobrick.exposure in unrelated investigations. ScottJensen/KTUU-TV! ii-2.3 v"|lheyr 92-_ -- -I i-.-. an , '. ..'92_ , ,,,,.,.ta;;.'.4-we l
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Frank Prewitt testi ed todayagainst drinking coffee. TomAnderson, explaining he went how undercover the FBIandrecorded for conversations andabout with Tom Prosecutorssay it is all evidence of Tom Anderson s corruption. Anderson. ScottJensen/KTUU-TV! *s:.;_~s ' -< A lot has been saidabout Tom Anderson's abuseof ~< alleged
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Anderson'ssaying that there are a variety of interests leaning on soul, him somewhat undecided.
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Today, again,jurorsheard conversations. Fiveof those were audio, either in person or sik over the phone. One of them was video that happened atthe Whale's Tail restaurant at the Captain Cook Hotel.That involvedtom Anderson,ABill Bobrick and Frank Prewitt.Tom Anderson's face is not seen, but he is seenfromjthe neck down and he Ean beheardengaging in conversations
among the trio.
Other lawmakers names came aswell. up Prewitt indicated that Rep. Mike Hawker was certainly aligned with philosophies interests Cornell. the and of There was directdiscussion about no any subcommittee that wouldbe.in the
kind of monetary payments,but de nitely some hopethat he would make it onto apowerful
interest ofCornell.
T here*was also some reference former Sen: to Jerry Ward, who>was tryingtto wi n.hisseat~back;
Prewitt said if he were to=win,that he would "fall on -his~sword'e' to protect Gornell s contracts.
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Morefrom Channel Jill 2's Burke: Frank Prewitt the man-who'made -all of the secret audioand videorecordings government the
is using -is donetaking the stand. Prewitt a former State of Alaska Commissioner for the is Department of Corrections who went on to build a careef as a state lobbyist.
At the time the FBIwasgathering evi_dence its caseagainstAnderson, for Prewittwas a
consultant lobbyist Cornell and for Corrections. Houston-based The company operates prisons,
halfway houses, and wanted
Whittier.
to bring a semi-secure residential psychiatric treatment'facilitiy for
juvenileoffenders Anchorage.It also to had
hopes of developing privatelyrun prisonin a
wanted build backed witha certi cate to .-up fromthestatesaying needwasreal. the
state-runfacility_in,the Mat-Su,the ratio of staff tooffenders allowed for halfwayhouses, and a state-driven studyto showAnchorage neededa facilityfor youthoffenders like the one Cornell In histwo dayson the stand,PrewittsaidAnderson was hiredto pushall of thoseissues through, but hedidn't~want Cornell shownon the statenancialldisclosures as a legislator,*is.required he, to make. Tapesof phonecallsand meetingsbetween.Anderson PrewittshowAnderson and founda way to_get around thosedisclosuresi work with company a that doesn't92have a registered state lobbyist workingon its behalf,and keep individual paymentsbelow$5,000. With theihelpof Anchorage lobbyist Bobrick, trio developed planto get Anderson Cornell's Bill the a on payrollundetected.
Prewltt says there werethreemainissues Cornell running to getthe projects was into pushed through: costanalysis a between prospects a privately the of operated prison Whittiera in and
Anderson'sclaims.the attorney scheme meanttohelpAnderson reelectionin was win 20,04.

Anderson until after the election.
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ideatwas createta buffer betweenwliat Anderson and_Bobrick_believed tobethe. true source of
thecmonev -C<>r =e,lI.-- to keep inOrder voters sepiiert state-run who a prise" bsstfl en Qtiih
Bobrick Anderson and created company a called Paci c Publishing. concept to develop The was a, web-based newsletter which to Andersonand Bobrick would subscriptions.Cornell's sell In case, thecost was$24,00Q months, for payable3 separate in $8,000installments. Prewitt would payPaci c Publishing in turnwould Anderson; which pay Atlone p_oint;_complaining Bobrickwas keeping much themoney himself, too of fol" Anderson in an additional took '$,2,000 payment
directly.
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To help create further even distance between Anderson Cornell, dispersed checks and Prewitt the from business RC a called Consulting -- a_fak_e company establishedthe-EBI. name by Prewitt testi ed isnodoubt hismind there in that the website a sham, merely cover was and a
by whichcto start funneling moneyto Anderson that Anderson so wouldstart workingon Cornell's
prioritiesin Juneau?" rs r rsA" ' ~ ~ r P em e r
Paul Stockler, Anderson's defense attorney, claims Prewitt, withthe FBIactively monitoring every
move, set up the payments to make.Anderson looklil<e.hewas being bribed. Stockler claims all
along Anderson within sgope the law,doing was, the of nothing morethanworking a as
consultant whoseemployer happened share|il<e min,ded to philosophies a,_few on legislative
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Monday, Marc Antrim also took the stand. He was asked to resign as Alaska's Commissioner of Corrections in December by Governor Palin. Prosecutorssay that -- at Prewitt's urging --
Anderson wroteto, called,and visitedAntrimin personregarding various corrections-related

matters. Stockler pointed out that other legislators could have done the same thing without anything seeming amiss. The problem in Anderson's Stockler reiterated, is that Prewitt, case, working for the FBI, brought money into the conversation and orchestrated;transactions at
seemingly pivotalmoments. Antrimalsoacknowledged the FBI gave him head's that a up Anderson might be contacting him
on certain items. Antrim was asked to report back on the interactions, which he did. But in court he also revealed that, like Prewitt, he was working on other investigations with the FBI before
Anderson came way. his Antrim he hadpreviously said signed non-disclosure a agreement with
the FBIa result someongoing as of "issues" they were lookinginto.
Tuesday is Bill Bobrick's take the stand. He describes Anderson as turn to a friend and would be
business partner,a man.who of thought
him like an older brother,and moderateRepublican a
whohadearned respect. his Bobrick, registered independentgand Executive a former Director of

Alaska's Democratic Party,is accused the sameschemein whichAnderson in maintainshis
innocence. He pleaded guilty to-a single felony in May.
The trialis expected towrapgup end the by of the week, possibly pushing intothe week iuly of
9th since court will
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July.
From me;
It was entertaining an eventat the Millennium Hotelwhen conservative talk radiohost Laura Ingrahamspokeat an eventsponsored an Anchorage by station.I've her on television seen
funnier in-person . threw quip Shea about

Unlikeof many her fellow
going back many years, notably on_ Maher sprograms, but I found her even fresher and Bill
theliberal mediamy direction, she in which went out
of the way afterwards pointout was mere teasing althoughit had been understood to already!.
deliver punch.92'~ithout..seeming.petty, a arrogant.-or desperate.
practitionersthetalk radio in format,Ingraham theability has to
Which is morethan one cansay aboutour own Dan Fagan,who, withoutprovocation, took the
airwaves afterto complain soon about appearance, my mypersonality implicitly and evenmy name, which chose pronounce thediminutive attached. kind liken to French he to with 'y'of I this
resentment of America after we saved their bacon in World War II. Dan could not have made it
throughhisshortstintas Channel 2's,Capitol in reporter 2003 withoutdailyjassistance from veteranjournalists there, including while Iwas working me, just a few feet away from him for public television. thisformerlycollegial Yet relationshipisnow apparently an embarrassment to
him .
Theyused saythatthose to whoca__n't guess do,teach. I those whocan't blather. report,
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Prosecutors their rested corruption against case Anderson on Tuesday
afternoon calling alter eightwitnesses tourdays. trial began over The JuneQ5 withjury selection, which lasted 1/2 days. 2 Prosecutors contend Bobrlckfsweb business usedto tunnel that site was payments a from Cornell consultant Anderson that hewould the companys Cos. to so do bidding hallway on houses, juvenile a treatment center and a private prison. Anderson laces seven felony counts.
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hope getting lighter r of a sentence. irfail,Anderson reoelved totalof$25,838, a based testimony on aboutvarious checks.
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Bobrlck, amain witness theprosecution, for appeared drained calm but during hours of
testimony thenaggressive and cross-examination. Defense attorney Stockler Tuesday Paul on pushed Bobrlck whether turned Anderson on he on to savehimself, some the approach he_used daybeiorewllh otherstarwitness, the the Frank Prewitt, former a corrections commissioner thenbecame Cornell who a consultant.
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psychiatric treatment center Anchorage emotionally In for troubled kids. testify _a 17, 2004, at Nov. public hearing about project. the
Bobrick, was lobbyistCornellthe who a for on project, jurors heasked told that Anderson to Anderson inon signed behalfhimself oi andnevergacknowiedged relationship his nancial with
Cornell, David Pierce, thestate with DepartmentHealth Social of and Services, jurors. told Twice his in testimony day 2004, that in Anderson hehadnoconnection competing said tothe groups seeking open treatment to a center. hesaid could But he endorse Cornell because had he mettheadministratorsknew they and how worked. l Thetrialresumes Thursday. defense itschance callwitnesses. The gets to i FindDemer oniine adn.com/contact/idemer257-43,90. Lisa at orcall ,a,,_;__--~-;-;<_.,.~_~- _-,......-Ls --;;;-~-;_;_'_: __ _~~__-;_ , ___- ~--e--*--~-,~-~ ~-1--.,-1-E-=.;.@a_.=:= :+ V--~~ -~ _ _._ T Anderson at a glance trial c
THE DEFENDANT: Tom Anderson, 39, represented East Anchoragestate inthe House 2503 from
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THE CONSPIRACY: prosecutors Federal say A_nders9n participated ina scheme inwhich he
agreed dothebidding theprivate to of prison Cornell in exchange money. iirrn Cos. for THE CO~CONSi*lRATQR: Bill Lobbyist Bobrick pleaded in May a single guilty to count of conspiracy.setup He acompany reportedlyproducepolitical siteforwhich to a Web Anderson would write. Prosecutorsit becamesham to funnel say a used paymentsAnderson. to THES0 TRIAL ?AR: trialbegan 25 with selection. prosecution itscase The June jury The rested Tuesday calling witnesses four after eight oyer days. Main government witnesses: Bobrick and Working undercovertheFBI,Prewltt for made about do'zen avudTa?92d a video recoFd|n ig s involving Bohrick, Andersonboth. testified Anderson hewas or He that knew being todo paid what Cornell wanted. THE DEFENSE: Defense lawyer Stockier hours Paul spent cross-examining andPrewitt. Bobrick His defense appears bethattheF8!entrapped to Anderson, government the witnesses just are trying save to themselves, theactions and Anderson forComeii took weretheof kinds things thatlegislators Heportrays do. Andersonaneager-to-please as legislator wasn't who theone who kept talking about money.
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OFTEN, WE LOOK TO TRIALS TO HELP REVEAL MORE ABOUT SITUATION A THAN IS ALREADY
KNOWN. BUT T HE CORRUPTION TRIAL AGAINST TOM ANDERSON IS GIVING GENESIS TO MORE
QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHY -- IF THEGOVERNMENT'S I- EY FRANK WITNESS, PREWITT; ISTELLING THE TRUTH "DID_ TOM ANDERSON, AWARE ANOTHER LEGISLATOR WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION
FOR MISDEEDSRELATED TOPRIVATE CONTRACTS- GO AHEAD AND THEN NEGOTIATEFASIDE
DEAL THAT MIGHT BEPERCEIVED AS LESS THANIABOVE-BOARD?
WHY, ANDERSON'S ATTORNEY ASKED JURORS TO CONSIDER, IF THE DEAL REALLY WAS
ILLEGAL, DIDANDERSON ACCEPT CHECKS WHICH LEFT A PAPERTRAIL!, INSTEAD OF

INSISTING ON'CASH?
WHY WOULD ANDERSON'S ACCUSED CO-CONSPIRATOR, ANCHORAGE LOBBYIST BILL BOBRICK,

PLEAD GUILTYIF THE CHARGESAGAINST THE MEN AREN'T DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL TRUE?
TELL YOU DEFENDANTS GIVE FORA IN NUMBER OF REASONS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING SLAPPED OTHER,.MORE SERIOUSLCRIMES MAY,BE-ENTIRELY UNREDATED FOR WHICH TO THEIMATTER AT HAND. BETTER TO COOPERATE NOW AND._GAIN FAVOR, THAN TO'RISK THE IRE
OF PROSECUTORS AT SENTENCING. "
MEANWHILE, THERE ALSO ARE NUMEROUS HINTS THAT THERE A MUCH IS BIGGER SITUATION FACING THE STATE T/HAN MESS THE ANDERSON IS IN AND WHETHER THE.GOVERNMENT CAN. PROVE ITS CASE AGAINST HIM.
PREWITT SAYS 'sr>ENjr HE UPTO~15AHOURS;EACH~V92lEEK FOR.2_-1/2 <YEARS,92N,_QRK1_NG_Q_N _B,__El-1A_LF

OF THE GOVERNMENT As INFORMANT. SAYS-AT AN HE THE*REQUE>STTHE FE;H_E_wAs_ OF ACTIVELY WORKING INVESTIGATIONS ON AGAINST 6T08 OTHER PEOPLE, ALL RELATED TO PUBLIC CORRUPTION, BEFORE ANDERSON EVER PIQUEDETHE INTEREST os= FBI. THE
DOCUMENTS NEWLY BY FILEDPROSECUTORS REVEAL PREWITT THE WAS susascrr OF AN

ACTIVE INVESTIQATION~FOR
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PROSECUTORS ARE TRYING.TO MAKE SURE JURORS DONTHEAR A THREE-WAY PHONE CALL
BETWEEN ANDERSON, BOBRICK AND PREWITT, MADE BEFORE PREWITTSTARTED COOPERATION. THE CALL WAS PLACED APRIL 18, 2004 AND INTERCEPTED BY INVESTIGATORS. PROSECUTORS SAY IT. IS THE RESULT OFA COURT-GRANTED WIRE_TAP "Y
MEANING THE GOVERNMENT WAS LISTENINGIN ANDRECORDING UNBEKNOWNST PREWITT TO AI THE TIME. SOMETIME;THEREAFI'ER THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED INTERCEPTING PREWITTIS , CALLS BECAUSE PREWITT, MOTIVATED COOPERATE, TO AGREED TO RECORD CALLS
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HIMSELF. THE DEFENSE WANTS JURORS TO HEAR THE CALL BECAUSEIT CLAIMS THE APRIL 18TH RECORDING--* THESUBSTANCE OFWHICH WE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT - HELPS ANDERSON'S CASE.
LISA DEMER OF THE ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS CAUGHT ANOTHER REVELATION AT THE END OF
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BUT WHY, OR WHEN, HAS YET TO BE OISCLOSEO.
ALL OF THE EMERGINGDETAILS ARE LIKE FLEETING SPECKSOF LIGHT IN A DARIQLARGE

CLOSET THAT STORES THE BENINO-THE-SCENES HAPPENINGS OF ALASKA POLITICS. ITTIS
WHERE PUBLIC IMAGE CRAFTEDTO SATISFY VOTERS MAY BE FAR DIFFERENTTHAN A POLITICIANS QUIET,*SNIELDEDALLEGIANCETO OEEPER~POCKETED AND SOMETIMES
CONTRARY INTERESTS. AN EXAMPLE? TON ANDERSON S PLEDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR A PUBLICLY RUN PRISON TO
SATISEY UNION WORKERS,WHILE BEHIND THESCENES ELEOGING CORNELL COMPANY
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WOULD PUSH FORA PRIVATELY OPERATED PRISON. THE FEAR AND HASSLE OF DRAWING
VOTER BACKLASH JUSTONEREASON IS ANDERSON'S ATTORNEY TOLD

WANTED TO CONCEAL -CORNELL.
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ANDERSON THEFIRSTOF INDICT CURRENT FORMER IS 4 ED OR LAWMAKERS GOTO TRIAL. TO HIS CASEIS SAID TO BE UNRELATED THE OTHERS TO LINKEDTOTHE RECENTLY RESIGNED OIL-SERVICES EXECUTIVES ALLENAND RICK SMITH,FORMERLY VECO. IN SOME BILL OF OF
PREWITVS SECRET MADE RECORDINGS,ANDERSON CAN BE HEARD COMPLAINING THAT HIS LY.
$2,500CONSULTING SALARYFOR -- INPLACE TO RICKSMITH WILLCOME A VECO DUE r TO

COMPANY.
E-{ALT DECEMBER IN 2004. MONEY FORTHE GAPBETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEESRUARYIN IS PART, ANDERSON EXPLAINS, WHYHE SOUGHTADOITIONAL OUTSIDEWORKWITH CORNELL SO FARTHERE NOICONFIRMED IS LINK BETWEEN VECOBRIBERY THE SCHEMES AND ANDERSONS SITUATION WITH CORNELL, PREWITT AND BOERICK. BUTWE NOWKNOW
ANDERSON -~ WHO PREWITT CLAIMS ALSO WORE A WIRE -- ISN T MENTIONED
PREWITT WORKING OTHER WAS ON CASES, HIS NAME 'iA5N T<COME YET UPINi_FILIN{3S _
IN ANY OF
ASSOCIATED WITH ALLEN,SMITII, WEYHRAUCH, KOTTOR KOHRINC-3 S COURTRECOROS. AND THOSE CASES, EITHER.
ARE THEIR ROLESIN THOSE OTHER INVESTIGATIONS BEING SHIELDED? ARE MORE
POLITICANS PRIVATE OR INTERESTS, PERHAPS SCHEMES TOBEREVEALED," IN YET HEADED

;FOR-ANENCOUNTER IN FEDERAL COURT?
JUST HOW DARK ANDDEEP ISTHATCLOSET} WILLENOUGH AND LIGHT GETIN TO EXPDEE THE
FULL CONTENTS?
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Anderson s attorney says his client is guilty of nothing more than seeking outside consulting work while sewing in the state House of Representatives. A jury could begin deliberations on Anderson's public corruption
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Defense attorney Paui Stockier says the federal government extortion and money laundering.
acted dishonestly two years ago
when it first sought to alert then Rep. Tom Andersonthat he was under investigation for bribery,
According to the defense, Andersons rst contact with the FBI came on a voice iune 13, 2005, which Anderson says he transcribed.
mail message on .
According to "Anderson, a man identifying himself as Bart Bodett ieft the message, which said in part, ids about a federai appointee, and we re looking for your input on the matter. And aiso because of your fantastic stance before in the past of being such a friend of peace officers and law enforcement, our SAC -- meaning speciai agent in charge -- "wouid like to meet with you, as
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instead, Stockler says that when Anderson showed up the
next day at FBI headquarters in
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shown giant photos of himself and was played audio of himself
conferring with government informant Frank Prewitt and Anderson's alleged coeconspirator, Biil 8ot>rici<, who already has pied guilty to bribing the lawmaker. Anderson is accused of conspiring with Bohrick to set up a sham business for a poiiticai website that was never created, with Anderson aiiegediy taking more than $25,060 in F81 sting money that he and Bobrick thought came from a private prison firm. Stockier says work on the website did not proceed after June 14, 2065 because F8! Special Agent Maw Beth Kepner ordered Anderson to drop it. Called by Stockler to testify, Kepner said Anderson was free to do whatever he wanted website, testimony that Stockler strongiy contradicted in talking with reporters later. with the
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through others. Despite that setback, Stockier says he s confident of winning the case. On the stand today, state Rep. Bob Roses, who succeeded Anderson in the House, apparently was starting to reiay a discussion he had with Anderson atzout the weizsite, when the prosecution objected and the judge sustained the objection.
The judge did make another signi cant rulings. He barred testimony by Paui Fuhs,
commissioner, who the defense says would have testi ed
a former state
pubiic
that Anderson toid him at a 2004
meeting on corrections issues that he waseppeering there on Boi1rick s behalf, thus countering
the notion that Anderson was trying to hide the relationship because it was criminal. The defense also wanted to play more of the covert recordings made by the government, saying in some cases that it would speak to bias against Anderson. Judge Sedwick disaiiowed that, saying the government is not on, trial, but Stockler said as far as he's concerned, it is.
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WASHINGTON -Thomas T. Anderson, gr fornier eieoted tnernber of Aiaska the state House Representatives, been of has" convicted by federaiin a jury Alaska of, extortion, conspiracy, bribery money and laundering, Assistant Attorney General ./92.iice.S.
Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.
Tliejory inAnchorage contiioted 'Ai1'derson today chargediin a of allseven counts

Deoenrber 2096 indictment. Thejnryfound that Anderson soiieited received and money from anFBI con dentialsource in exchange for A}idcrson s agreement perform to ofticiai actsfurther a business to interest represented by con dentialsource. the
Evidence triai showed ornJuly 2004 March 5,_i592nderson and at that to 2{ iohbyist
William B;Bobrick soiicitedland received*$24;000 in payments exchange in for s
Andersonfs agreement official notion member of Alasl<a State to take as a the Legislature. Anderson solicited and received an extra $2,000 from source, addition the in
to the $24,000. Anderson Bohrick and participated in creation shamcorporation the ofa -Paci c Pubiieetionsto conceal the existence and originof thepayments, and true used sham corporation tiinnele portionofthe bribesto Anderson. the to
Bobriek pieaderi infederai court Anchorage in 2067 conspiring gniity in May to to

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$26,000 he thought was coming from Cornell through Frank Prewltt, a former corrections department commissioner and an FBI
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The Houston-based company operated halfway houses In Alaska and hoped to build a private prison and a juvenile Psychiatric treatment center in Alaska. The defense argued that Anderson backed Comeil without being on the take and that Prewitt wore a wire to bag a legislator and de ect investigators from his iegal problems. Prosecutors contene Bohrick and Anderson trolled for cash in conversations with Prewitt, using a phony Web-based
newsietter as a front for Comeil to iunnei payments to Anderson. Anderson, nishing his rst term as a Republican legislator from
east Anchorage, was strapped for cash, pmseutors said, as he romanced McGuire, who was then a state representative. He owed child support payments and was looking for a payoff of about
$3,000 per month when the Legislature was not in session,
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In 2004, business two partnersSen_.'Ted Stevensan empty in of R-Alaska! sold lot Anchorage to National the Archives and Records Administration justover $3.5 for million, more than doubling their year-old investment in propthe
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M Stevens earmarkedappropriationto the NARA purchase a although nb indication received for site, there is he any
direct bene fromthe deal t and his spokesman said Senator nothing the had to with theselection of speci c do the
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into with federal agencies Stevens either ranking while was the memberchairmanthe Senate or of Appropriations
Committee ~ and had signi cant investments in several Rubini/Hydecompanies.
/But the one several valuable the deve1_opers;,Leonard project is of contracts that Hyde and Jonathan Rubini, entered
Stevens investments two real with the estate magnates aseven-year over period turned from him one of Schthe ate s least wealthy Members a into millionaire, according nancial records statements to his and by Stevens the over
years. ance of a con ict
That relationship has prompted questions watchdogssay, the least, the potentialan from whoat it raises for appearof interest. '
just completely inadequate," Allison added.
tion, watchdog group pushesgreater a that for disclosurelawmakers. "The [disclosure is] handled is by way being now
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"Itvgh_so_hitely ags when have raises; yon a Member lravingra hpsiness relationship with someone who bene t may from the Member's of cial even indirect way, Bill actions," in an said Allison, a seniorfellowiat the Sunlight *F*ouhda-
Allison and other watchdogs the of argue lack adequate disclosure in Senate rules the makes extremely difficult it for the public to make an informed jirdgmcntwhether on Stevehs,kfor example, appropriately, and have is acting they
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Stevens relationshipthe men rare a with two is for Senate appropriatog. T Of the Senate 19 Appropriations Committee members whose offices responded to requests comment, of for out 29 on the committee, Stevens one only was of two members disclosed who a direct business relationship between themselves or their spouses and entity that an receives federal -and was the funds only . member thepowerful committee ~ of who has sucha relationshiphimself. The vast majority of lawmakers they the said either never hadabiusiness dealings companies receive with that federal ~ 1nding or broke their with ties business entities before entering Senate. A the ~ A-A -W K _ -A
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Aside from Stevens, SenDianne Feinstein D-Calif.! the only panel is member who responded who disclosed such
a relationship. According to Feinstein aide Scott Gerber, Feinstein s husband, Richard Blum, worksfora defensecontractor. Gerber, however, notedthat thecompany hasnever receiveda speci c earmark from Congress.
.Unlike Stevens, Fcinstcin was wealthy well before entering Senate. the
A table Relationship Pro According to published reports, Stevens relationship thetwo real with estate magnates dates back 1997, to when at
the urgingof his brother-in-law, lobbyistBill Bittner, Stevens invested $50,000 with Hyde and Rubini in a new venture dubbed J PropertiesL_LC. LS
Although he a had relatively modestpercent stake in company, investment 7 the the would prove propitious to Stevens, who at thetime was of few dozenso Senators who notcount his one the or did personal wealth themillions. in According toDec. l7, a 2003, Los Angelcs Times article, by*2000 Stevens in stake JLS Properties had grownvalue in
to some $250,000, and Stevens irivested in several of otherHyde and Rnbini's including their land projects, Centerpoint
development project in Anchorage.2003, By according to nancial his records, Stevens investments the two with had
into a millionaire.
fumed him
In addition the to land deals, Stevens and also co-owners racehors through Hyde are of a Alaska's Great Eagle
ILLC;a companythat includes many of Alaska's mostil businessmen, power including Ed Rasmussen and former
VECO executive Bill Allen.
from the
Allen earliegthis pleaded tocounts of year guilty four conspjracy, bribery and other corruption charges stemming
FBl's inquiry lawmakers, including into state Stevens son, Stevens. Ben
an earmark direct or involvement contract process in the by Stevens.
T he majorityfederal fundinghas wayHydeand Rubini not of that made its to does appear tothe of be result either
' Forjnstance, according most recent to the federal payment records compiled by
FedSpending.org, from beginning 2005to July2006 the the of General Services Administration paid Centerpoint Financial,Center.i1LC - of one Hyde and Rubini's companies$936,586 for office space leased to Department the of Interior.,'l he offices Centerpoint are inthe building -built onland that Stevens had invested in, although the lawmaker sold his stake in JLS Properties year, that
appears have divestedhis in property at end 2004, to interest the the of according his nancial to statements.,He also Similarly, starting scal in 2003, Hyde Rubinihave a and had long-tenn lease agreement the with National Park
Hyde and Rubini have
Service for newioffice its building in,An_ch0rage._Operating,through Avenue__l1e_vel9p;_ngntl_,LQgognpgny, their5th
received more $7 than million inrental pgayrnentsxthe fedggal from ggvgnnnent.
Hyde and Rubini also have leased apartment theDepartment an to of Interior, although those payments appear to
total lessthan $10,000.
In several instances, Steyens been has directly involvfed projectsthat in ultimately have ended up bene ting his business partners. Ip__the_2003Angeles Times Los SfQl'Y, acknowledged lobbying AirForce to Stevens the awarda multimillion-dollar housing contract to Hyde and Rubini. ' The Archives Proj eet
Stevens, in same of that period time,,was takihg a leadrole in setting aside for NARA funding a facility
project in Anchorage that would eventually net his partners millions federal in funds;A
in Anchorageresulted inthe two developers netting million in pro ts from the sale of $2 land
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According toreview of a federal, state and local records interviews Hydeand federal and with officials, the project
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before Stevens inserted the first eamtark into an appropriations in 2002. bill
'l he* money purchase,according to Stevens' came from two earmarks worth$6 million that Stevens forthe oftice, had includedin funding bills in 2002 and2003.
NARA s 2004 decision to purchase the from land Eagle River Center LLC, company a ownedby Rubini and Hyde, was the high-water mark of federal spending on new the archives project.
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NARA officials began the process ofsccuringa new facility for documents inAlaska in 1998, makingthe project. one of their top priorities, accordingto federal officials.
That same Stevens at time was year, - whothe chairman Appropriations Committeelocal of cials of the - and began, working whatcity on officials dubbed the"Midtown Commons" project, which was aredevelopment planfor a largely unusedof area Anchorage.
bya groupof retired schoolteachers throughcompany, 40th their the Street Investors,use the for as new archives facility. The spot made some sense:.1t anundevelopedarea was that could be bought asopposed toleased andlocated was
As part thatplan, officials of proposed having federal the government purchase a piece of undeveloped owned land
near public library that a serves as an archival facility formany historical documents. To begin process securing the of land fora new facility, Stevens aside set $875,000 forsite selection study in a and 1999 he aside set another $900,000 additional for studies, according Riel:Judson, who to oversaw the project for
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But despite NARA's stated need for expanded space local and support for selectionthe the of site, neither NARA
nor Stevens ce evercontacted the Street of 40th Investors or their real estate agent, according to a source involved in the issue the at time who asked not beidenti ed. Congressional to interest in project the appears to have dropped off
almost completelythe for next few years until around the Stevens time business partners agreed purchase the to property in 2002.
On May 2002, 21, Hyde, Rubini the and 40th Street Investors entered an"Agreement to into Purchase" the acsite,
cording to atimelinethe purchasethat Hyde of provided to Call. June that year, Roll On 19 of Hyde and Rubini formally incorporatedEagleRiver Center LLC and transferred interest the agreement tothat company. in
On July 1,the 1 2002, Senate Appropriations SubcommitteeTreasury and on General Govemment passed by voice
voteascal 2003 spending measurethat included a $3.75 million earmark NARAto purchase for property fornew a
facility in Anchorage. * A i _
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request for bids, which according to Hyde's timeline Eagle on the properties, paying
spending billadditional $2.25 an million.
Atthe beginning May2003, thereleaseda of GSA
River Center
respondedon May despite fact to 5, the they would formally not close on property the the with 40th Street
Investors until Then, June 2, June.on 2003, according state to land records, EagleRiver closed
the retiredteachers some $1.5 million for the 8-acre parcel.
negotiations nal price on the began. ByMarchof that 1 year, Hyde Rubini entered an and had into agreement withGSA sell propertythe the to the to
On 21, 20011,GSA the iitfonned Eaglliver that its proplrtyfornw it haiiseleicted are NARA locatiori, and
federal govemmnt $3.5million onJune 8, for 2004 -putting the closing on sale pastthe one-year the just trigger date for avoiding what would havebeen signi cant capital. a gains tax hit. Aaron Saunders, a spokesman Stevens, that for said while the veteran lawmaker involved theNARA project was in and has supported for years, had role thesite selection it he no in process and never spoke with either Hyde orRubini
about the deal.
According to Saunders, the site only Stevens had backed a -parcel of land located just theUniversity of off Alaska's campus - wasrejectedfederal officials forsecurity reasons early theprocess and selection by very in the process involved state, local federal and officials and was the result ofa competitivebid process. "It is factually inaccurate to state National Archives officials selected nal facility sitebased on the a recommendation Sen. by Stevens because this conclusion ignores the arduous processwhich site was by the selected," Saunders said.
_ Saunders said thatwhile Stevensalso hadinitiallyworked with local officials on the Midtown,Commons project, _, __, : _A
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Saunders also Stevens said never talked about the project with Hyde orRubini. "Sen. Stevens and staff his never, at any point, discussed the proposed National Archives land acquisition with Rubini,Mr. Hydeor anyone Mr. representing them," he said.
Hyde also indicated neither nor he Rubini at any point called on their business partner Stevens to assist themin the
purchase.
"I'vespoken to never Senator Stevens about this issue;" Hyde wrote inan e-mail.
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Since the land deal was nished, federal funding slowed has signi cantly forthe project. Despite price of at a tag least S29 million__in construction Stevens costs, appears to have taken only modest interest in securing funding the for project since land the transfer. Stevens aside millionin 2005for sitepreparation, while archives set $3 the earmark diminishedjust $1.9 million to last year. However, accordinga to May ll, 2007, Anchorage Daily News story, $290,000 tagged theconstruction has for been reprogrammeda for new speed-skating-rink project planned to NARA land.Stevens also being next the secured a $940,000 cannark speci cally forthe skating in 2004, according thestory. rink to NARA's Judson while plans thenew building completeandthat NARAhas a said that for are standing contract
witha non-Alaskan contractor construct its-facilitiesproject has to - the fallen behind schedule, largely because a of
lack offunding, and said wasunclear why he it further money not has been forthcoming. haven't to able "We seemed be to getin thequeue money," Judson for said. j p Saunders said while that Stevens supports project, is unclear whether futureinding will eamiarked the it any be for the construction of archives the building. While is safe to it say that Sen. Stevens continues to support this project, he and staff consider his will future National Archives funding iequests on a case-by-case basis," Saunders said. Watchdogs argue regardlcsspf that whethei Stevens any took inappropriate actions behalf hisbusiness parton of ners, his relationship with them highlights need signi cantrevisions to the for Senate nancial disclosure rules.
Last month, Taxpayers for Common Sense the and National Law Policy and Center proposed of ethics a series rule reforms that addressthe question in part of lawmakers business relationships.watchdog The groups argue Memthat
bers should required provide public be to the with greater information on their business dealings, including detailing
whom they into enter businessrelationships a with..In letterto Senate Majority Leaderl-Iany D.-Nev.!, ileid Senate
nignt than co-owr_1ersli_ip of held closely invesnnents be disclosdf Thei been irate numerous 'exarnples in'which&#
interests have curried improper favors with elected officials by including the officialinpurported a investment.these In
cases, the ceholder typically receives an of extraordinary returnon investmentwith little or no risk."
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell' R-Ky.!,'SpeakerD-Calif.! Pelosi Nancy and House Minority Leader John Boehner -Qhio!, the grogpws argpe t_h3t_"While current call disclosure of rules for assets of lawmaker, the there is requireno
"There ought becomplete transparency to of thcse iypes relationships," Sunlight of the Foundation'ssaid, Allison
arguing that lawmakers should required disclose the be to names of business their partners addition to in simply disclosing their investments. While "you're always going to have situations wherejMemb_ersa vested have interest in things they're doing" in the Senate, greater disclosure would limit appearance help the of wrongdoing, Allison argued.
Allison also saida second should,b'e step a more robust and fullytransparentrecusal process.think Members "I should recuse themselvesfroin more things than they do,"Allison said, arguing that Senate the should drop secrecy the
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ANCHORAGE,Alaska They were the only husband-wife team in -the recent history of the Legislature. So, now that former East Anchorage Rep. Tom Anderson has been found guilty of seven felony charges, how might that affect the legislative career of his wife, Sen. Lesil McGuire?
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-- I think most people would agree that'sa fair thing not Rep.Berta Gardner, Anchorage about it an Democrat, acknowledged there to do," Wielechowski said. that werenoallegations made directly against McGuire during trial. Kris the Riley/KTUU-1V! Other lawmakers agree.
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impassioned and more strengthened on issues," she said. Anderson could be headed to prison, but McGuire is still Juneau-bound. is on her, he
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Sen. Johnny Ellis said that while McGuire will no doubt be mindful the public eye hopes all legislators will have a heightened awareness of their responsibilities.
McGuire said she has the support of family and friends, which is helping her deal with the recent events. Sen. Bettye Davis recalled being urged not to run for re-election in 2004, just after her husband died. Davis said she's gladdid and she thinks McGuire can persevere in she this
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- when former legislator Tom Anderson :, .y 4~ $4.. Q _:e,7' ~.~ .",__'Ii 92 "i1 fl -.1 2 ; -,-~-r 9 was found guilty of public corruption charges Monday, the news Ff 92 .- .=1.* i _.. = '. .'s__; . it wasthat the FBI had got their man. '. .1 :1 ; . ' Z "2 *1 . ., Egg, & Q
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"I think any time you're asked to come to a building and you'vea couple of police got officers or agents or whatever in the room presents some kind of intimidation to people," Roses said. "You don't know what they're going to talk about, or whether they're on some shing out expedition for you or somebody else." Roses said after he answered "yes" or "no" questions, they would be asked again. agents.
Bradley said she doubts the FBI has any misgivings about the actions of its
"I don't they would think feel that they need to apologize. They probably feel that's their job to get what they want," Bradley said. The FBI got what it wanted in the Anderson case, but some witnesses got more than they bargained for. * No one from the FBI would comment on-camera for this story, and FBI Spokesperson Eric Gonzalez said there's really much to respond to. not He said the FBI tried to serve a subpoena on Anchorage CHARR Thursday, but discovered the office was closed. They then tried to nd board members, starting with Bradley, the president. They were looking for documents concerning consulting fees paid to Anderson. As it turns out, the defense rested, making the issue moot. Dewitt said every time she said, which she she said anything, the agents rephrased it and asked her if that's what says it never was. ways is a technique for spurring memories, one that
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when themajority of electorate the participates regularly thevice for in

which the mayor got nabbed is it any wonder that he gets the majority of the votes? l-in July 9,2007 j -11:30am reply Job Opening Apply Now ~ District 14 State House Vacancy The District 14 RepublicanCommittee requestsapplications from District 14 Republicans who seek to sen/e as their Alaska State Representative until one ls _ elected by voters in November2008. Applicant Quali cations * " Must havebeen a resident of District 14 since June1, 2005 Must have been continuouslyregistered as a Republican since June 1, 2005
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Golden Rule. Berta Gardner comes to mind immediately there many and are
.:.what is a "Conservative"--especially inAlaska. There are Democrats who are scally responsible, with strong traditional family values, and who believe in the
others. -Yet, to the talk average Vic Kohring constituent they and would reject
an ethical progressive in favor ofsomeone like Vic.
of Men" going to settle for carp?
Imean, after Scott Ogan and Ihaveto wonder often theFishers Vic, how are
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public for whlchrall of you are getting fringes for shoving down our throats, of course thiswont happen,YEl', but there will be a lotof agencies and entities nmnlng when it does break open to where the public iinlaly learns what you all have beenhldeing so well. nickgias [duly 2907 2,10_pm . reply Joe Ditzler is a Ditz
In the rst twoparagraphs speils Vic's wrong. it NOT he last name is lZORHING.
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were part the_informat_i_on by of received the,grand_juxy _that indicted Kohrlng. Note that "COMPANY CEO", and "COMPANYVP", Allen and are VECO'$ Smith-,
who have pleaded guilty in this case. One blogger,Realist, hit the nail on the head when he posted: But. . . is he claiming per diem for the time spent on this stunt? And anyway, didn't he needed to devote himself full-time to his defense? say he Just weird. '
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The evidencepresented thusfar, under oath, makes it clear that Kohring is a crook, and that he sold out Alaskans with the PPTiegislation- legislation that has alreadycost eachAlaskan thousandsof dollars. But do not take my word for it, read the following excerpts form the transcripts: 23. On or about February 23, 2006, during a dinner meeting attended by COMPANY CEO, COMPANY VP, and KOHRING, KOHRING received approximately $1,000 in cash from COMPANY CEO. 24. On or about March 1, 2006, In a telephone conversation a week after having accepted$1,000 in cash from COMPANY CEO, KOHRING asked COMPANY VP contact KOHRING ifhe could provide assistanceon any to legislative matter or implement any strategy on behalf of COMPANY A. 25. On or aboutMarch 2006, while discussing inSuite 604 the importance of 4, the proposedgas plpeilne legislation, COMPANY CEO toldCOMPANY VP he that had just given thousand to KOHRING and a that, as a result of the payment, KOHRING "would kiss our ass. 35. On or about March 30, 2006- during the same conversation in Suite 604 and shortly after KOHRING had asked COMPANY CEO COMPANY for the and VP $17,000 ioan- KOHRING began discuss his family and his nancial condition. to
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retrieved his wallet from a pants pocket, pulled out multiple bills of currency, and then handed at least $100 in cash to COMPANY_CEO in turn, passed who, the money KOHRING. to 36. On or about March 30, 2006, during the same conversation in Suite 604, KOHRINGthe took cash the COMPANYCEO handed thanked CEO, and him, shook CEO's hand. 37. On or about March 30, 2006,.during the same conversationin Suite 604 and after receiving the prior cash payment describedabove, KOHRING again mentioned hisfamily and his nancial condition. Immediately thereafter, KOHRING accepted second a handful of cash, totaling approximately $500 to $1,000, from COMPANY CEO, had handed the cash to KOHRZNG. who 38. On or about March 30, 2006, during the same conversation in Suite 604, KOHRING took second handful of cash from COMPANY CEO, the thanked -COMPANY CEO again, and shook hand. his
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this point to help you guys? Anything?
KOHRING, immediately after receiving the cash payments from COMPANY CEO and COMPANY madethe following statements to COMPANY CEO: VP, KOHRING: What I do can at COMPANY CEO: Whatever you, you know, uh, uh-
KOHRING: Just lobbying colleagues Murkowski's! keep my for plan, right?

40. On or about March 30,2006, duringthe same conversation in Suite 604~ after receiving the two cash paymentsdescribed above,KOHRING discussed with COMPANY CEO AND COMPANY VP relationship with a number of his legislators andtold COMPANY CEO that"my first effort will to gure out be where they are at and then, secondly, I'll politelygently as carefully as I and can in uence them lri a positive way to see that Murkowski'$! bill vehicle is the they consider." Siumpyi |-luiy 2007 6, -1:16pm reply I*'*_.:.i.;';t'.f . *1:1--f:-:;:::.ri_;:f ;:_T.Zulu: ' 1..:.xbA4::.:.:::;1wdIvnni|Inr>r':-::|iunurnnauurr~_ <::.:. rs-_-___ J1 zpmuq a Vic, Vic, Vic... we'vethrough all this before: you're guilty, been remember? Stumpyl has
nicely summarized evidence the against yousee above!. Might belittle FBI Sf]-3Ve| |5 762 a tough tdciear your name after allthis, don't'cha do you think? Vic,
-honestly believethey're making this stuff up? Huh, do you? Here's what you needto do, Vic: give Tom Andersona call, ask him how he's feeling right now. Go on: I know, it's a long distance call from Oregon, but it'll probably be worth the expense. appointmentwith the prosecutors, and lobby as hard as you possibly can harder even than the lobbying you did for VECO! fora deal that will shorten thejaii time. Go on, Vic, just do it; you can then tell the public and especiallyall those "supporters" you have there in District 14! that you're copping for your family." There you go; goodfjob, Vic, you a plea can do it. No, really, there's rio need to thank me.
Once you toTommie, fly talk back up here" to Alaska, get yourself an
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Iwonder what he knows about that no-bid based in Oregon. Staos__Leap 8. 2007 lmy ~ 7:38am reply Hahaha! Imust need new glasses!
contract for Pac-West -acompany
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will run again. _. Of course, it could be a ." Freudian slip. aiaskadiva I 2007 4:24pm -W51 7. reply ~ -
Something Stinks and Ithink its the F.B.I. ....the way the Andersontrial went... this is setting up as a "Alaska tars and feathers the F.B.I." Show... it didn't sound very good for the federal read or boys in the AndersonTrial... Something stinks with the Vic's Charges... and I think its not Vic.;. Good LuckVic K... Fight haroidb_995Oi 7. reply hard and hand these Federal Boystheir lunch on their
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I'm notwhat sure the Federaiis will have in store for Vic, but they seem to have a prosecutor who ls_onhis toes.
Luck is only goingtohelp him with avoiding upper the end ofthe
sentencing range.
it seems entrapment bemissing from the will Vic's deal. looking They were
at VECOand PPTfrom get-go not staging sting op's.
DOJ will
a while.
likely get their convictions, Vic have gosomewhere for and will to
Anderson tapesincriminate is my question.
who will the
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was well known before hand.. He has ALWAYS been a Small government ProBusiness Legislator...
tall order...
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he had a conversation with a crooked CEO doens't a make person a felon...
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every once in a while.
I wish had friends dropping I by giving me$100 $10,000 or Butthat might not be good if you were legislator, a and
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I'm nothow sure "reaso'nabiy_doubtful" the video tape

will be. The VECOnvicl'.s will not help him. testimony
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break to roll over and gets slightly over minimum sentence for doing so. edge nderlJuiy 2007-11:32pm 8,
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Maybe
He stole that anti;Vlc sign and repainted it.
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Stumps You whine don't always how "know" about I Sarah.

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I met him a coupleof times. He seemedlike a goodguy to me. I would neverlet that be my guideon.whatI think of his actions. ~ I met BruceBabbltoncefor breakfast monthsafter he ran for President. 6 Greatguy. Smart Guy. But I'd vote for him. never So do you knowVic? Get my point? 'l'hoSdog [July @007 0. -8:51pm reply 4:-_;;;,_1_ , -. , :::~;~,~~_ x Babbit and Vic I've with both Bruceand Vic. talked - >
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person." Goodpeoplecan make the wrongdecisions well as the as bad ones. l
They can alsobe misguided although the most intelligentthing Babbltsaid to me was "TheReaganrevolutionwas a myth." Che TheSoog | Jul!/6.2001 10.06pm
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practice. Andquit dissing us Dixie Chlx. Some us moved here to of up escape Cracker Crumbs. Thelittle weasles followed me up here back in the '70 s.Yankees arejust Crackers in disguise anyway. Scratch em and Most most arejust covering up their bigotry with stage make up. Hey, Imay sound simple, but, Iwas bom and raised in a city the size of Los Angeles. Paid for 2 college degrees. Someof us live in ruralzareas because we're to get away from folks who want to choose the colors trying we can paint our homes with, make us leash the dogs when we're out in the middle bloody nowhere, and . ..welI. . .you get the idea: l hope. of aiaskadiva [July -4:37pm 7, 2007 reply >> just keep that dog on a leash
And don't the forget sandwich bags.

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Please!!! Please, oh please, oh pretty please! ' Don't tell confused Anchorage, me you Wasilia, or Palmer with Alaska!
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And anyway, didn't he needed to say he devote himself full-time t_o his
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Gov. Sarah Palin has made her selection of a replacement for Vic Kohring, whose resignation is effective Thursday. House Republicans will soon have the choice of con rming someone well
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From the short list of three candidates forwarded to her by Wasilla-area Republicans Friday night, Palin selected Wes Keller, a legislative aide for the past nine years. . Initial reaction from House
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"The candidate's experience throughout the state bodes wellfor our shared vision of vast all regions working together for Alaska's good," said. "From experience as a former school Palin teacher, business owner, building contractor, oil eld hand, United States Air Force training put to good use as a pilot our beloved Alaska National Guard and as chief of staff for a respected in legislator, this Alaskan is ready to hit the ground running." Keller, chief of staff to Sen. Fred Dyson of Eagle River, is well-known to as Nancy Dahlstrom. "He's been fantastic to work with, very easy person. He's a listener of reason," said Dahlstrom, R-Eagle River. Bill Stoltze said he thought Keller would make a positive impact in House Republicans such
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Stevens saidhe wantedto be clearthatthe delaysin linghisfinancial information the SenateEthicsCommittee to had nothingdo to withtheongoing grand juryinvestigation. was so emphatic He aboutseparating twoissuesthat he interrupted reporter the a who'ast<ed himwhyhe hadn't explained the rsttimehe tiledfor an extension. it
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Stevens saidthathe requested lirstextension clearup confusion the to abouthowto disclose wit'e's his 40t{tr} retirement investments. The SenateEthics Committee had questions has ahoulher nancesin pastdisclosures, Stevenssaid,and he wantedto makesurethe formwas ttedoutproperly time.He described as potting this it certainX's rightbox." in the
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Paper:AnchorageDaily News AK! Title: Kohring's replacementnamed WES KELLER;Gov. Palin chooseslegislativestaffer for indicted lawmalrefs seat.
Wes Keller.appointed Tuesday Gov.SarahPetinto replaceWasillasoutgoing by Rep. Vic Kohring, spenteightyearsworlring state for Sen. FredDyson. i
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ButPalin dismissed contention Keller any that doesn't know Wasilla.
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MURKOWSKI: Purchaseof tract aiong Kenai River for $179,480 draws questions and criticism.
U.S. 8en.Murkowsiri is drawing Lisa oriticisnt this week over Kenei River property she bought late year tast from real estate devetoper
and politicalsupporter BobPenney.
The national political Web tpmmucirrake raised the log oont issue Monday it when quoted government watchdogs questioning whether
the senator shoutd do business with Penney, who also has been abusiness partner Sen. with Ted Stevens. Alaska. R
It alsoquestioned whether sale price --initially unreported was below the market value. the --
After two days of criticism online on and talk radio, both Penney aspokesman for and Murkowski desoribed deal afair trade the as
between people who choseto becomeneighbors onthe river.
They said Murtrowski, R-Ataslra, and husband Marteii the amount Yerne paid Penney oi the Kenai Peninsula recent Boroughs most
assessmentthe 1.27 on acres: $179,409, hturkowsitts spokesmanthere nothing said was improper about sate. the
This year's assessment, borough oomptetod after sale, tor$2t_4,9{l0. the is
This assessed wasfair value a selling price, Penney said, adding he the sold land next his to own place because he enioys shing with Murkowski's familythem near. and wanted r__
"I decided, What the heck? I'dhave them neighbors, Penney love to for " said Wednesday lh6't tlog home at ~ 9l'SidGhe where lives
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_t~le pointedMurirowslds out vacant} forestedsloping the tot to river's northdownstream theyraltrway from home, hank iust on his i-is
said a winter, ice tore a tam up riverhani:walkway and-dock, propertyfs improvements. the only
The transaction raised suspicions at a time when current former tour and Alaska state lawmakers have charged corruption, been with two businessmen pleaded guitty to briberyand.other charges, andthe f_8tar_1_d_ _>_epa_rtnfte_rrt oontinre_thleir tigstige investigation of Conservative KFQDAM 750 host Dan Fagan told listeners the senator appeared hiding favor she to be a received from Penney}
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"Primo real estate right the on Kenai River," Pagan said air. There is on ample eviden<:e~tha_t a sweetheertdeat thething. she got on Penney and members of family his contributed several thousand dollars Murl<owsi<i's to 288-t election campaign, though atso they
donatedto her opponent, former Democratic Gov."'i'ony Knowles.
said the senatofs ohice not did immediately respondquestions to about the purchase because were they posed by unfamiliar an media
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Effortsreach Murlrowstti to on Wednesday ortsucoessiut, were but her press secretary, Sweeney.the sale fair. Kevin said land was He
Murkowski and Mertett have their sold Anchorage home are and looking for another Alaska residence, Sweeney Last said. summer
they begantalking to Penney about nding land-fora home, he said-.T heir ot ciat Alaska residenceis small housein Girdwood. a _
property, andthat Murltowstd and Martett intend tobuiid ahome there.
"They were tooking property the Kenai, had for on He property the i<enei," on Sweeney said.stressed wasntan investment He that it
the priceto the borough, Sweeney said. Theydidlnot attemptto hide the numbers,hesaid.
Murl<owsl<i disclosed in her annuai Senate nancial statement she that borrowed 80 percent of purchase the price, and Martel! reported She purchased propertyNovember what thoughtwas the in for she it worth, and what the setter thought worth, and it was what the
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A Sotttotna reat~estate t>roker, Linda Motane theRonMoore satdrivertront of Co., properties typioatty tormore theboroughs sett than Mct.ane added thehottest that sellers to bebelow Sterling tend the Highway Soldotna. in Murkowskts lsabove crossing. land that
Martinof RadvanskySoldotna Realty totd Anchorage KTUU Channelthatsimitar ontheriverhave forbetween 2 lots soid $250,000 and
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valuethe year before the sate was $120,360.and Penney said he didn't it nadohanged in 2905. know
Penney he surprisedthe said was that assessed was ntgn itwas and the vatue as as that tamity agreedthe The to price. assessed
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The2005 assessment uponty was about $11,000 r'rom_2004,to the$59.00;! compared increase yearand$38,009 year. test this
"Who thettellwouldeverthinkit wouldiumptikethat? Penneysaid.
Asked whether normal sell estatefor assessed itis to real its valuerather using market than a apbraisal, Penney ; Som_etimestyes, said,
sometimes Government no. assessments betoohighfor themarket, said: can he
Penney nodoes understand anyone that not why woutd suggest there's anappearanceimproprietysetting toa friend has oi in tend he
known since she was a child.
treatiy can't understand a U5. senator why oarsbuysomething wantinst tikeanybody ! they etsecan, he said. devetop subdivision a outside LakeCity.Stevens Satt tatersoldhisinterest the property $150,000, in for accordingpress accounts to at the time.In 2804,Penney totda DaityNewsreporter he andhisbusiness that partners invitedStevens join themin appreoiation to for allhe's Ataska thecountry. respect vent,verymuch. donefor and We him .2
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Paper:Anchorage Daily News AK! Title: llturkowski defendsprice paid for parcel E fl-llCS: Watchdoggroupssay purchaseconstitutesan illegal gilt to a politician.
Date:July20, 2007
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U.S. Sen. Murkowsld Thursday believes followed rules Lisa said she she the when bought she Kenai River
political supporter, national but watchdog groups saiddisclosure the priceraisesnew questions. of
A former Pennsylvania prosecutor chairing anti oorruption now the NationalLegaland PolicyCentersaidMuri<owski purchase s from real estatedeveloper BobPenney theborough's for assessed value of the properly constitutes an illegal gilt to the senator.Ken Boehm said he is considering a complaint ling withlheSenateSelectCommittee Ethicsand the on U.S. JusticeDepartment.
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Mutkowskl,a Republican Alasl<a iuniorsenator, and s saidThursday thatshe believedshe paida fair price,$1?9,=ltl0. t.2? acres for nextto Penney riverfront s home.Thatwas the assessed valuein January T 2808. he salewent through Dec. 29, and in the new on
By inthe law state Alaska, municipalities oi the arerequiredbase assessment fair to their onthe marl<et'nrioe," Mort-rowslri said.
"That's statute whatour says.Whatwe wentoil of, whatwe utilized our transaction as price,was the pricethat had beenset by municipality. 1 eachyear.Thatvalueis de nedas "theestimated pricethatthe property would are familiar withlocalpricetrends. the
Theborough anassessed todete rinlne'propeny sets value taxes, slatelawrequirestore ect and it theflullandtruevalueasofJan. !
bring in an open market" whenthe buyerand seller
Realestate prolessionalsthePeninsula beyond sellers on and say sometimes base
property ontheassessed price value, though they
are notan accurate reflection valuesin areaswherepricesare escalating of rapidly.l<enalRiverlotshave steadily increased value, in and theassessed valueon thelot in question morethanquadrupled has since2C~ti i.
she said.
Little property theworld-class on salmon isavailable, whathasgone themarket river and on rapidly rises value, Judy in said Cloud. a ltenai agent president Alaska and ofthe AssociationRealtors. ot "ll3.{o_u are_a_ble ii at assessed to get value, that a wonderful s thing,
Cloudsaidsuchtransactions happen limes,especially at betweenfriends, and if she had been in Murkowskl s placeshewouldhave
bought land. said unfortunate Murlgowski shehas high the She it's for that a pro le thedealis under and scrutiny. "lfl hadbeen offered dealtprobably that would havetaken too, shesaid. Aperson it would pretty nottoif they be silly wereoffered
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ArtClark, broker a and president theAnchorage of Boardof Realtors, saidhe advises clientsnotto base priceson assessed values. Assessments don generally t reflect actualvalues,especially wliere pricesare eitherrising declining, said. or he
Assessed in estimation inAnchoragegiven valuemy here is marginal consideration. actual The value theproperty going he of is to
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criticism for the deal.
They've beenfnends Penney yearsandyearsandyears,andhe probably with for said, l sell for a wholetotlessthan would ll I
somebody walking thestreet; down Penney Wednesday theland notbeen sate heoffered because wanted said that had for bot it he Murkbwski herfamily and as
neighbors. Thursday On Murkowskireiterated theywereold triends.,. that l bought propertya the from friendthatl thinkt haveknown since wasprobapiy she said. itwasbeforeeiementaty l 5. school, let's outit thatway,Myhusband knewhimbefore knewme. we gohacka tongway. he So Shesaidthefamiiy soldits house Anchorage in because sonswiithe leaving school sheand herhusband her for and wantedto beon theKenai. ver92tt salmon drewMartetl Alaska. a iDS8 tirst to when shementioned to Penney. said,he offered tot. that she the
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Boehrnsaid ethics Senate rules-ban senators giving anythingvalue,_and case atioearsbeegiftofequity the of inthis there to in
Murkpwski didn t._She reg:-oitedmortgage oneother tinanciat a as tiahiiitles, didnot reportthe transaqtion but price.
l-le said Ethics also the ofGovernment disclosing not requires transactions senators nanciai and on annual annuat reports,
ttrturkowskt errednot said she in cttiacking tonote value transactions since abox the of out has correctedoversight. the
Wednesday -with thesalegetting attention local radio,withhostsandcallers on talk alternately hammering Murkowski and defending ~her thesenatol Penney 9and disclosed details," the 7 v -~ 1: attempt learnthepricelastmonth. interest in howgiftsfrominliuential to His is donorsatfectgovernment spending. Untilnowhe and others concerned aboutcorruption notfocused Morkowski,he said. had on "Yeu.have givethemthebene of thedoubt,butyouhaveto makesurethere s robustreview the facts. Ashdewn to t a oi said. Fright
now it doesn't iooiegoodfor the senaioi.
Thesale was rstreported Mondayonnational a political site, Web Murkowski Penney and initially declined togtalk about buton it, Keith Ashdown Taxpayers of lor.Common hasinvestigated sale, Sense the even sending staffer WashingtonAlaska , a from to to
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Paper:AnchorageDaily News AK! Title: Power plant idea countson big break PROPERTYTAX: Marlowwants to avoid and defer city paymentsto revive Ship Creek project.
worth million make happen. $6 to it
Developer MarcMarlow wantsto restart mothtiatled a downtown powerplantand sayshe needs property breakthatcouldbe a tax
The Anchorage Assembly expects hear Marlowmakehispitchtonight. to The developer, who rebuilt Mac- Kay building few years the a ago andtalksof building powerplantin the Palmerfairgrounds saidhe couldhavethe KnikArm PowerPlantnear a too, Ship Creek generating power andheatforlocal buildings 2010. by
Butthat's oily lethim only the will if avoid paying taxes theproperty thenext10years letshimdefer payments the ve on for and tax for
yearsafter that. l-lowmuchwould save?Marlow he saidMonday depends whatkindof contract couldget witha powerutility he planslo it on he negotiate Chugaoh with Electric Association to buythe electricity. -
Theoity chief s tinanciat oiticer, Jeff Sinz, said Monday according Marlowe estimates, taxexemption savehim that to own the could $3.8million t years.Sinz over said taxdeferral the could saveMarlow toanother million. up $2.2 according thedevelopers to
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Typically, person have propertyitmeans people the it's when one doesn't taxes, other coverbill. to Assembly if to pay up the to decide
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jibe special treatment requested beviewed aninvestment made thetaxpayers themunicipality," tax being could as being by of _5inz
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Marlow hisproject only says will save people money time over because would it boost development property and valuesShip Creek. in For average the taxpayer, exemption actually this will lower theirbill, tax
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Thepower plant built was morethan years as'a plant, it lastproduced 50 ago coat-fired and electricity themid-1980s. in Marlow bought
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it is considered "deteriorated a property" the oily,That meansit s by eligible a specialtax breakfor someone for whoplansto spruceit Martovrs request rstwentto Sinz.ButSinzsaidthe linancial tax plansand paperwork Marlowgave him are incomplete dent give and enough information tellit the proiect to wouldbe a gooddeal forthecity._ As a result, destined recommend theAssembly mayorwhetherMarlowshould the exemption. he to to or get
Now,Marlow who -says Sin:isasking much is taking case too his directly theAssembly, says knows howthetax to He he exemptionsupposedwork is to because theonewholobbied thelaws make possible. he's for that it "Iwrote law.l walked toJuneau,gotit passed." told the it l he Assembly members a meeting week. at last
in Anchorage, Assembly label a property "deteriorated" and eligible tax breaks-- if it has been condemned, thereare the can as -for if oldbuildings it thathavebeendemolished if it is "ina deteriorating deteriorated on or or area, according citycode. to
Only two propertieshave ever received such a tax break.
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Oniy Assembly chair vice Debbie Cissiender, reoresents who Cnugiak and Eagle River, voted against tzreak. said by the She that the time the exernotion passed, property no the was longera traiter court and that she dion t think was"cleteriorated" anymore. said it She
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The power plant projectin is downtown Assemotyman Tesche s Aitan district. Tesohe Monday he saio that wants to hear more from
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Marlow wtteiiter it wants to or not.
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The National and Legal Policy enter NLPCJ!, a_non-pro t, non-partisan ~ requestsathat investigation facts you bcginian into the andcircumstances ofaDecember
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organization which promotes ethics accountabilitygovemment public and in and life,
NLPC brings complaint this pursuant provisions Senate Manual, tothe ofthe Ethics -
1and,trar1$ation undertalrmlrar I.4e.M2r1sm,ki sS.<:nt well hersuJzqu2!:failure properly to disclosesthe transaction 2006,Fi,nanciallDisclosure , inher Report,
. Appendix Part Rule ProceduresComplaints, C, II, 2, for Allegations,Information. or Thefacts thecase available thepublic of are from record, chie y media accounts
and publicly available records. such All sources citedandsomeareattached are as
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the 2006, requiredthe year as by Ethics Government 1978.2006Financial in Act of

Disclosure Report attached as Exhibit A! TheReport failedto disclose real the estate transaction PartIV, Transactions. Transaction under The page instructs lersto Reportanypurchase, sale,or exchange you, your spouse, by or dependent childduringthe reporting periodof anyreal property,
stocks, bonds, commodityfutures, and other securitieswhen the
On May14, 2007, Sen.Murkowski led her Financial
Disclosure Report
covering
amount thetransaction of exceeded 81,000. A ixhibit at page 8!

UnderSchedule Part VII, Sen. Liabilities, Murkowski disclosed that<First Bank
was creditor respect a with to mortgage undeveloped a on land. The DateIncurred column was lled in with l 1/0 sic!. The Termif Applicablecolumn was lled in l 5-year.The Category Amount Value columns, of of which require those usingthe Report pick range dollarwithin to a of values which proper the response waslett ts blank.Exhibit at page' A 9!
specializing incoverage ofpolitical corruption ran article the deal} issues, an about land
Thearticle stated realestate that developer Penney, hadtesti eda Bob who before grand juryregarding relationship Sen. his with Ted Stevens R-AK!, wasnowin a nancial relationship Alaska other with s senator, Murkowski. Lisa Thearticle disclosed land the
On July
16, 2007, Laura McGann TPM Muckraltencom, of a popular Internet site
deal involving prime the piece riverfront of property between _Penney Murkowski and but
stated thatthe purchase pricewas not disclosed the senator's in 2006 Financial
Disclosure Report. BothPenney Sen. and Murl<owsl<i scerefused disclose sale of to the price to ' reporter Laura McGaun.In a phone interview, Penney quiteblunt: was
Why should tell you? Penneysaid. have sold I I millions of dollars worth of property. I considerthat a private transaction.
Adding context thetransaction, story to the citedthefactthatPenney a was business partner Sen. of Stevens Utahlanddealthat turned$15,000 investment in a a
into $100,000 thesenator?" news for Other articles that $15,000'Utah state the land deal Stevens with made Penney even was more pro table Stevens with ultimately selling his
share $150,000.Equally for notable thereason was Pemiey allowed Stevens onsuch in anespecially lucrative deal:
2 Pub. No.95-S21, Stat. L. 92 1824Oct. 1978!. 26,
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senator,SI5,000; it s new worth least at $100,000," page Al.
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by Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News, June 2004, 21,
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In 2004, Stevens told a Daily Newsreporter that he
and his business partners invited Stevens to join them
in appreciationfor all he s donefor Alaska and the
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Pemtey ...own stakes in a racehorse with former Veco executive
16, 2007 TPM Muckrakerarticle also
citedthe fact that Stevens and
Bill Allen,
who recently pleadedguilty to federal
bribery and conspiracy charges in a cash-for-votes
scheme involving lawmakers? state

Despite refusalof bothPenney Murkowskito disclose salepricefor the and the theland, localmedia the quickly learned the saleprice wasthe sameas theprevious that
ycar assessment the s from Kenai Peninsula Borough, $179,400. media The also reported the that most recent assessment land $214,900. ; the forthe was Indeed, assessment of $214,900 justthree alter sale theproperty? came days the of
Notably,the media quickly learned the actualvalueof the propertyappeared that to besigni cantlyhigher: Jason Mooreof KTUU-TV reported a July18,2007broadcast on that
Martin Radvansky,owner of SoldatnaRealty,.said that an examination of
the Multiple Listing Service sinceJanuary 2006found similar lots selling
forbetween $250,000 $350,000. and
Another Soldatnareal-estatebroker, Linda Lane of the Ron Moore Co.,
told Brandon Looinisof theAnchorage Daily'News that river ront properties typically sell for morethanthe borough s assessed valueand thata salepriceof $179,000 wouldgenerallybe low for a parcelon the
Kenai River thesize Penneylot. of of s
ILauraYMcGannTPMMuckraker foundreal estate of also agents thearea in
Senator's land scrutinized; deal Murkowski: Purchase along oftract Kenai River $179,400 for
"2007,
draws questions criticism," Brandon and by Loomis, Anchorage News, Daily July 19, 2007., 6 Murkowski DealwithStevens Associate Land Biz Raises Questions, Laura by McGann, l6, July
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draws questions and criticism," by Brandon AnchorageNews, l9, Loomis, Daily July2007.
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Senatorlanddeal s scrutinized; Murkowski: Purchase tractalong of KcnaiRiverfor $l79,400
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Anchorage Daily News,July 20, 2007. ~ ~ ~~
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telling herthat the assessed value$214,000 of was wellbelow what
Penney could gotten he the have had sold property on open the market.
An Anchorage Daily News article on July 20,2007 interviewed Judy Cloud,a Kenai realtor and president of Alaska the Association of Realtors, and quoted as her saying littleproperty on world-class the salmon river is available and when property does go themarket, itincreases rapidly on in value. If you are able togetit assessed value; swonder rl at that a
thing, she said.

Only one Kenai riverfront parcel is currently forsale. The asking price is
$399,000 andit s only an
property.
acre which
makes it smaller than the Murkowski
In an editorial, Lisa s Deal, the Anchorage Daily News weighedin with this commentary; Three days after the borough recorded the Murkowskis purchase, the assessed value went up to $214,900. So right off the bat, it looks like she got a discount of 20 percent.
In fact, her friendly political discountwas probablyfar bigger. The online realestate listing service forAlaska hasone Kenai riverfront
lot. The parcel is only an acre - a quarter of an acre less than Sen. Murkowski s - but the asking price is $399,000. Per acre, that is
almost three times what
the senator for paid hers. '
Bob Penney appeared ignorant reports thevalue ofthe landdeal as at of contrasted with sale the price: _
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honor, Idid not know what
the assessedvalue was,
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Penney s professed surprise the value was at underscored by his exclamation:
Who the hellwould ever think it would jump like that?,
Penney said.
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This claim amultimillionaire real by estate developer_thatdidnot knowthe he value ofland that owned he right nextto hisown home theKenai Riverwas not on considered as credible those themedia very by in following the story. Laura MeGann, the TPMMuekral<er reporter broke story, who the located an audio tape Bob Penney of testifying athearing on economic impact sport shing. McGann wrote that a the of Penney seemed more much familiar with assessments in thearea. The audio tape statement by Permey appearsshowa realestate developer isextremely wellto who
infomied about land values on the Kenai River:
The economic value of the land along theKenai River privately held from Skilak to Amesbridge; three years ago theassessed value-to the borough ofonly the privately ownedland wasthree hundred and
thirty- ve milliondollars. As Busey saidto you,it s inreased Mr. just

sincethen. Now, I know it s well over five-hundred, but we haven t
seen what horough sassessed it. gentlemenand ma m,all the But that
assessment invalue came from one reason; cause there s sh in the river And you put the sh in the river, and you put the fish in the
inlet, andyou givethe opportunity for the public you ll see the
economic engine hard." run
The McGam1 article also undercut Penney s word of honor statement that he
thought the assessment just $120,000 reporting. was by that, . .Penney would have
received notice thenew $179,400 of assessment March 2006, in some nine months before
he sold propertyMurl~:owski."'s the to

The questionable deal land appears to have even
follows: '
made Sen. Murkowski nervous
as it was being done. In an interview with local radio talk show host Rick Rydell, Sen. Murkowski s husband,Verne Martell, referred to his wife s reservations asto the deal as
But, yeah, when we signed the loan, Lisa signed on it
and said,you know, This might come back and bite us. _
Well, you know, we ll deal with that when it comes,
Martell said. The ethical questions regarding controversial the land deal between the estate real developer and senator notend withthe issues the do as whether the to sale price constituted sweetheart deal a between an elected o icialanda developer known tohave made another senator richer a with land deal. Alsoraising ethical issues is the nancing
Sen. Murkowski obtained for the land deal.
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Jason Moore KTUU-TV reported on of July 20,2007 about unusual an feature of the loan: hasa it January 1, 2046 maturity date making ita 39-year loan. WhenKTUUTV questioned First Bank about its policies forundeveloped land loans, the bank told them that standard the loan forundeveloped property a had maximum seven-year maturity.
Sen. Murkowski s 2006 Financial Disclosure Report under Part Vll,
Liabilities ! stated the that term of loan the was 15-yr. 2

It appears Sen. that Mvrkowski received a loan with termsand conditions not available generally thepublic and to then misrepresented termon herFinancial the Disclosure Report as being een years instead of thirty-nine years. One possible reason that Sen. Murkowski obtained nancing from FirstBank in Ketchikan as opposed to a bank closer to property the appears to thatsheonce be served on FirstBank sboard directors, her of sister currently does, her father former governor Frank Murkowski!sat once on theboard, and grandfather been her had bank president
many years ago.

WhenIwas questionedthe about apparently favorable conditions of bank the loan by Mr. Moore forthe story, response my was: There s onelegal issue here and thelegal issue is: did the senator get terms andconditions onher nancial transaction thatgare not available generally
of the gift rule the Senate has, said Ken Boehm,
to the priblic? Ifshe did, then itbe could a "violation National Legal Policy and Center. 22
pparent Omissionsand Misrepresentations on
Sen. Murkowski s 2006 Financial Disclosure Report
Financial Disclosure Reports are required to led by all Members of be Congress

pursuant tothe Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Pub.L. No. 95-521, 92 Stat. of up to $11,000against anyindividual who knowingly and willfully falsi es 1824 or fails to
Oct. 26,1978!. The Statute provides the that Attorney General may seek civil penalty a le or report any infonnation required theAct by U.S.C. app. l04!. 4,
The rst Financial Disclosure Report issue whether is Sen. Murkowski was required to disclose her purchase of land "omBob Penney her2006 Financial on Disclosure Report. 2 Exhibit at A, page 9. 2' Senator land defends purchase,"Jason Moore, 20, by July 2007,
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Sen. Murkowski appears .to the take position that landdeal was the somehow exempt from disclosure because to bemaintained for it was recreational or personal reasons. The following is from the initialarticle onthis story:
Murkowski s of ce called the purchase exempt from Senate nancial disclosure, citing a clause in the ethics manual which says property which is held or maintained solely for recreational or personal reasons does not have to be
reported.
The problem with thatcitation tothe Senate Ethics Manual thatit is taken from is
the section the on reporting assets. of

Sen. Mnrkowski failed todisclose the purchase of landunder Part , the IV
Transactionsher 2006 of Financial Disclosure RpOl"i.25 definition of The transactions

to he disclosed has no exemption for property beused for real to recreational or personal reasons. T he requirement for thedisclosure of transactions is taken directly fromfederal
law. The Senate Ethics Manual states rule the succinctly:

Senate Members, officers and employees must include in
the Reporta brief description, thedate,and thecategory of velueof anypurchase, sale, exchange real property, or of stocks. Bonds, excepted investment fund e.g.,mutual fund!
shares, commodities futures, or other forms of securities
including trust assets! that exceeds $1,888. category The

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oi anycapital gainor losson thetransaction. There are exceptionsito reporting no the requirements for transactions for land held forrecreational or personal purposeseitherthe Senate in Ethics Manual the or instructional manual ling the Financial for Disclosure Reports. The second Financial Disclosure Report issue whether is Sen. Murkowslti correctly and fully disclosed necessary all information regarding nancingof theland her deal under Part Vll, lial>ilities" ofher2086 Financial Disclosure Report.
There are distinct three issues regarding information disclosed: the liability
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2007, httpi!/,ww92y;tpmn1 uckmkegggm/archives/Q 649.@p . 2003 Edition, pages l3l!~l3l ~ ~~
2' of Assets Uneamed Types and income Sources, Senate Ethics Manual 108* Congress,Session, I
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is not a date
Term ifApplicable the lingwas l_5'-yr the that despite fact the maturity date thenancing records on indicatematurity date of a January
1, 2046 which would
indicate a 39-year term, not 15-year a term. As
KYUU-TV reported that FirstBankhada maximum seven-year maturity date for for loans undeveloped land senators precluded and are under Senate Rule supra! 35 from obtaining loans on conditions not available to the general public, misrepresenting actual the term ofthe loanmay appear to bean attempt hidethe questionable to special nancing obtained by a
senator an otherwise on questionable land deal.
Category ofAmount of Value -Sen. Murkowski was required to disclose the purchase price theland withina for series of categories of
to check any category. If the purpose this omission to of was hide the
amount of value as of PartLiabilities part her VII
disclosure. She failed
purchase price,is certainly consistent herfailure todisclose sale it with price information under Transactions? her and refusal along with Mr. Penney s! to disclose the price sale when rst asked reporter by Laura MeGa_nn. appears that It Sen, Mttrlcowslci sensitive thefact thatshe was to had purchased a valuable property for signi cantly belowits truemarket value from controversial estate a real developer whose previous real estate venture with Alaska s other senator had brought a very criticalreaction from themedia and public. the Such sensitivity is consistent with Veme Martell s candid remark that wifewas concerned land his the deal might come back and bite 32 us.
gtpparcnt Violations Senate s Gift Uf the Rule

The gravamen thiscomplaint is of that aU.S. Senator purchasedvaluable a riverfront property signi cantly less than market for its value. Senate Rule paragraph a! l! of the Senate 35, 1 Code ofOfficial Conduct
provides that: N0 Member, officer or employee of the Senate shall knowingly
accept except as a gift provided in rule. this

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Under Senate Rule35,paragraph b! l! theword is 2 gi construed very
broadly includes item and any having monetary value? There doubt that is no equity
in property monetary has value noris there doubt special terms any that loan not available thepublic has monetary to also value withinthemeaning Senate of Rule35. Thefacts thiscase clear.Sen.Murkowski in are purchasedverydesirable a riverfront property fromBobPenney a price appears at that signi cantly below fair the market value theproperty. for Fromthestatements realtors of citedearlier whoare very familiar withtheKenaiRiver area weknowthatcomparable properties a similar of size
inthe sold areasince early 2006 forbetween sold $250,000 $350,000. and Those prices represent a range of value of $70,600 $170,600 the$l79,400 toBob to over paid Pemicy
fromSen. Murkowski. effect,is In there a gift of
United States Senator.
equity worth$70,600 $170,600 a to to
In anyfactual situation, context the often helps clarifythemeaning thefacts. of Thecontext here especially is helpful. Consider following the questions: Did Mr. Penney er Sen.Murkawski sweetheart dealbecause I:erposition o a land of
as a U.S. Senator?
way by
TheSenate Ethics Manual addresses typeof situation straightforward this in a stating:
that not offeredbut one positiontheSenate. maybe for s in
Oneshould always waryofaccepting gift,favor, bene t be any or
In thiscase, Penney notoffertheproperty sale thegeneral Mr. did to to public but rather Sen. to Murkowski exclusively a price at well below whatmost knowledgeable realtors thearea such parcellmight in felt a fetch. Wedon have wonder t to whether Penney thetype person offeran Mr. is of to incredibly lucrative dealto a senator land because is notthefirsttimehehasdone this so. In anAssociated Press Stevens story, investment grows least percent,thelead at 566 sentence uphowa landdealoffered Penney Sen.Stevens sums by to tumed out;
Sen. Stevens turned $15,000 Ted has a investment into
atleast $100,000, perhaps much $250,000. and as as
Penney littledoubt thesweetheart dealheoffered left that land Sen. Stevens was linked thesenator's whenhetolda reporter heinvited to position that Stevens the into
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3 Stevens investment atleast grows 566%," Associated June 2004 Press, 21, 3' Senator s deal land scnitinized; Murkowski: Purchase oftraet along Kenai River $l79,400 for
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Daily News story from February 2007 recountshow Sen. Stevenswas a repeatedguestat
The Golden Horn Lodge,an expensive Bristol Bay resort.Bob Penney oneof the was four owners thelodgewhenSen.Stevens stayingtherefreeof charge.Whenit of was wasdisclosed Stevens not paid,he that had quickly sentchecks coverhis visits therein to 2001and2003.
As previously noted, Stevenswas also a businesspartner with Sen. Stevensin a
racehorse alongwith formerVeco executive Allen, who recentlypleaded Bill guiltyrto Federal briberyandconspiracy charges a cash-for-votes in scheme involving state
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Alaska.
Additionally,Bob Pemeywassubpoenaed testify recentlybeforethe grand to
Thereappears bevery little doubtthat Mr. Penney eredthevaluable to o riverfrontpropertyto Sen.Murkowskiat pricesigni cantlybelowits marketprice a precisely because her positionasa U.S. Senator. of
Did Mr..Penney Sen. and Murkowski to hidetheirknowledge thetruevalue seek of of

the land?
Sen. Murkowski to failure sdisclose transaction the land on Financial her

Disclosure Reporthasalready beenreviewed. , Add to that,thefact thatboth sheandMr. Penney initially refused tell reporters to
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Thedenialof knowledge thevalueof primepieceof real estatea multiof a by millionairedeveloper who lived nextto thepropertyandan attorney/real estate investor turnedU.S.Senator took on comicopera overtones whenPenney told thepress:
Wordof honor,I did not knowwhattheassessed was, value

he said. I thought it was still $120,000. As noted, Penney testifiedbefore state had a hearing just monthsbeforeaboutthe surging propertyvaluesalongthe KenaiRiver andhadspeci callynotedthatthe valueof
drawsquestions criticism," by BrandonLoomis,Anchorage and Daily News,July 19,2007. anyquestions,by Lisa Demer,Anchorage DailyNews,Feb. 1, 2007, pageBl. l
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privately ownecl had land escalated from three hundred thirty-livemillion dollarsto and
well over hundred just ve in three years. the And Renal borough assessment
waswas sent out him March citing to in 2006.

paid fair market value the for property.
showing the assessed value he wellover the to $228,800 assessed which value Penney For herpart, Sen. Murkowskiclaims~ without any specific evidence -- she that
- Again, local the media has done an excellent job digging and of out analyzing the
facts. Here s Anchorage the Daily News assessmentMurkowsl<i s of claims:
In the Kenai River land sale, Sen. Murkowski paid what she
thought wasa fair price for it at the time,based on what the borough saidit wasworth, according to Mnrkowski spokesman
Sweeney.
That defense doesn twash. It swell known at the Kenai borough just that its assessments lag hehimi marketprices. Anyonewho sellsKenai River real estate atthe assessed value either it fool or is doing somebody a favor. Anyonewho buysit at assessed value knows -- or should know- she is gettinga sweet deal. When discussions about the
should have pay the offered to going rate. Instead: accepted she a
personal favor worth tens thousandsdollars. of of 5
Were the terms ofSen. MurkowskiFirst Bank loanavailable the generalpubiic? s to On itsface, a. senator purchasing a primepiece property forsubstantially less of than its market value especially ~ when the sales offer was made exclusively to and her not thegeneral public -constitutes a violation of theSenate Gi Rule. But it is not the . only apparent violation ofthe rulein this case. Just as Sen. Murkowsici failed toproperly disclose sale the price ofthe land, she also failed properly to disclose the terms ofher loan from First Bank the nancing of for
the land deal.
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Penney a role different story at sport shing hearing," Leora Mo ann, by
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The de nition in the of gi Senate Ethics de nes as Manual Ggi broadly

Since loans have historically been used facilitatecorrupt relationships to between
elected officials those and seeking special favors, loans subjectscrutiny are to as
possible violations Senate of Rule 35,the GiftRule, when they appear singleelected to o icials out for special terms and conditions not available to general the public.
property with maturity dateJanuary a stated of 1, 2046,indicating39-year term. a 8

First s Bank makes loans undeveloped for property available with only a
Inthis Sen. Murkowski loan from case, received a First for undeveloped Bank
maximum seven-year maturity.

It appears Sen. that Murkowski received loan terms available thegeneral not to
public.
Rule paragraph l c! l9! E! permits Members, 35, officers and employees to accept opportunities bene ts and that are available towide group, speci cally a stating that they may accept loans frombanks and other nancialinstitutionson terms general
availablethe public. 5 to
As arformer director of First Bank, Sen. Murkowski must be presumed tobe
familiar with the bank s policies forloans and must have known that 39-year term was a 32 years longer than maximum the term length available to general the public. Perhaps even more telling thefact thatSen. Murkowski is then falsely reported on
her 2006Financial DisclosureReport that the term of the loan was 15 years.
It is also telling that her husband reported thefollowing statement from hiswife when she signed the loan: But, yeah,when we signed the loan,Lisa signedon it and said,you know, This might come back and bite us. Well, youknow, we ll deal with that when c0mes, it Martel] said.
Senate Rule 35, paragraph 2 b! l!
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convicted inApril 1984of failing to report$333,978 in loans on annualnancial disclosurereport. his
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These facts combine presentpicture of a Senator with background a all to a a as hank director knowingly obtaining loanwith aterm farbeyond the a maximum term available to publicand then the rnisrepresenting the on term her nancialdisclosure
report by falsely stating term l5years instead39years. the as of

Wltile there noindication that is Sen. Murkowski used her position as U.S. a Senator to improperly favor bank, acceptance a loan onterms not the the of available to the general public certainly creates just typeof appearance improprietythat the the of
Senate GiftRule wasenacted toprevent.
The facts thiscase are strong in so that it is hardto imagine more a compelling
case for violation of the Senate Gift Rule.
' A multi-millionaire real estate developer apenchant for with helping elected of cialsnancially hassold aproperty toa senator aprice fer at
below its market value.
*The
property is next tohis home and there onaudiotape of same is the developer just months before transaction the stating how quickly theland in thevery area thetransaction is of appreciating. The developer denies knowing what the assessed value theproperty of
was. ' ,
price. "
I
Both the developer and senator the initially refuseto divulgethe sale
The senator fails to disclose the real estate transaction on her nancial disclosure.
' The
senator misrepresents tenn her nancing while failing to the of disclose the nancing amount, required theEthics inGovernment as by
Act.
-The
senator tellsher husbandat the time ofthe deal, This might come
back and bite us.
Finally, the senatcfs husband quoted tellingthe media is as that they have started clearing the land tobuild onthe property theclearing has but stalled because couple the
expectsSenate ethics s. investigation.

As Sen. Sam Ervin used to say, Sometimes things are what theylook like. This case looks improper like gifts being covered up with explanations weak tobe so as
$2 Murkowski knew land was deal questionable, by Moore, 24, Jason July 2687,
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laughable and misrepresentationsomissions on and a FinancialDisclosure Reporthide to

the transaction from thepublic. The_National Legal Policy and Center requests theSenate Select that Committee
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on Ethics conduct a thorough investigation into matters forth the set herein and all take appropriate disciplinary action.
Sincerely,
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Chairman n
Attachment: 2006 Disclosurefor Lisa Financial ReportSen. Murkowski
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v Three former Alaska lawmakers charged bribery face later year. with wlll trial this Meanwhile, state's the junior senator, Republican Murkowski, come Lisa has under scrutiny by watchdog groups allegedly for bene ting a questionable deal. andherhusband from land She purchased a prime place property thebanks theKenal of on of River about at $100,000 below market price. Theland purchased theiot's neighbor longtime was from adjacent and Murkowskt friend, Penney, also a lriend a longtime Bob who ls and business associateStevens. of Penney, recently who testified before iederal a grand in theStevens jury investigation, he said was satis ed thesale Murkowskl herhusband received times with to and and three more than he paid theproperty. for addnew i comment = 11 .|ury25.20o1-2t>SeihI$tads_|.ean moreUsaMurkowskl problems has anyone hto Wrnanang Penney-gate She looked the ofthe land deal? reportedly sweetheart mortgage not a 39year frombank. so a Just happensisaformer inemberofbank. Lisa board this A39year mortgage isextremely extremew Denis don't why she one? isa U.S. rare. lust dothem. So did dot She Senator . and former member bank. this another she a board olthat And is GIFT should osciosed FEC have tothe -which did she Mt. l l>iY Juy zoo! 1S, -41JOm|tomtom w
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I gotcha Not really topoint her a potential trying out as candidate than point that more to out Alasltan s are equally progressing from away electing Young. Don reply 5 My25. -Qrt nrn 2051 1 icowassllle Kenai'sRiver Murky it doesn't much matter how money Penney eamed. TheCOSl oltheprooertyisahlstoncal gure that meanslntletotheprospecwe isrhe buyer, and measure which from to pay capiai tax theThe gains from owner. ONLY that thing matters isthefairMarket sinoe was buyer. here Value, U4 the The hedid FACT receive times than paid theProberty oreat three more he lor isa indicator DMNRYundervalued the is from borough assessments. IQDIY >0 5 m2s.2oors5l:rh| ehilcoot ThisCan BeTrue : N0 isDon way YOUDQ He WM the OOIPUQL 05 driven : SHOW. Why,lust week, hvn byan woman notshove theground. last I saw walk old and herto I've can weeks heard no he without taeidlngenvironmentalist, hlrn durx and an binding h tape, settlno alight whale him in oll. Don Young ofintegrity. reeks Because what that's does. reeks. way hecorrupt. integrity it No is reolv 4 July25,200l'7.47am| nldroios a joyousday orit would it thkwas any consequence, onone but neededbedone, theother be, oi real shameful side, well to on however butltdoesrft there, nothing oome any this, the stop and will of of personaly it looks like illusion toI more an or pretend adlueation oilustioegive publichope trust some to the a Pl In aoency has ol oe Omoers. could that no or One always though Wil hope this continue. orooursedosowould to litigate Alaska system well, the Court as which dc-esn seem tobethe intent. knowone wants eliminateplayers. since ever to all reply 3 M725. -"!.4la:n} 2001 Staggteap question LisaMurkowskll deal on land Duke Cunningham ; criminal original problems with started derense eohtractor Wade Cunningham Mitchell paying H.675 million the for congre$$l"n6n'$homelate Del Heights in 2003. then it ll months tor$975,000 Mar Wade sold later ~--resultrno $700,000 ina loss. S0 isit ethical Lisa underoayaprime oiproperty byPenney, gives animmediate why for to for piece owned which her $!501 -S200! inequity, she which d|dndisclose FEC7 t tothe rwlvht July 2907 26. -926:0: lilovelucy Question hasn't that beenasked Old selher Usa Anchorage forthe home assessed ormarket From l oould rrorn my value price? what tell the Property she lt for$405,270 it was site, sold and assessed at325,4002005 $344,400 in and in2006 when sale the wasreoorded however,2005 the assessment have current she might been when actually theplace!. sold why would know she enoughask than assessed and seem dueless it comesprobtml to more thevalue yet so when to purchases Kenali onthe EvenIt's question, ADI! I arhetorical the should asked Ihey ve it. should actually thenews report sometimes. not just respond after toit national doit. groups reply My25_2Q07 -7.512-192}The5do5: _ Stags ll U4turned around sold now 400K somethlno those you and it for or aloha lines mloht a ooint. have Then this again, transaction the isgoing other way. You need smoking oiwhat also the gun exactly didforPennyexohangeThat LM in lormoney. was dearly dernarcarted Cunningham it the case. ' reply *-
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Paper: Anchorage Deity News {AK} Titte: Young under criminal investigation ~ ANONYMOUS SOURCES: alleged Veco ties being scrutinized, according to Wail Street Journal. His Date: duty 25, 2001
US. Rep. Don Young under is criminal investigation, second the member of Alaska's congressional to pert a delegation he of federal
corruption probe,newspaper reported. a
Young is being investigated his for alteged ties Veco, Anchorage-based to the company whose former lop executives two -including
fomer CEO Bill Alien-have pleaded guiity tobribing Alaskaslate lawmakers,the Wall Street Journal,citinganohymous sources, reported onits Website lateTuesday.
investigators are trying to determine whether Young or .S. Sen. Stevens U Ted took bribes, iilegat gratuities unreported from or gifts
92/eoo, the newspaper reported, citing onty peopie closeto the case."
IA messageby Associated Press Tuesday teit The late at,Yoong s Washington. office not D.C., was immediately returned.
The Daily News could notindependently verily facts in the Wail Street Journalstory.
Stevens hascontinually declined commenton the corruption investigation, to which involvesthe FBI and the U.S. JusticeDepartment.
The Journal Allen fundraisers said held called the Roast Jfoung Pig for every August 10 tor years. Public records show Young
received Si ,O0t} from 5i Veco erhpioyees its and poiiiical action committee between i996 and 2006. Young, a Republican, amended campaign-finance filings earlier this year to reflect $38,800 payments Alien, Journal in to the reported.
The refundswere labeled fundraising costs in documents ied with the FederalElection Commission.
Young has spent more than $250,000 hiscampaign contributions legal of on sen/ices since puta he Washington,D. _3., law on rm retainer this year, according recent to regulatory lings. I
As part oi a widening corruption probe, Fat is lookingclosely at a the 2009 construction projectthat more than doubtedthe size of Stevens home the ski resortcommunity of in Girdwood, ahotrt 413 mites south Anchorage, of
Acontractor who work thehouse has did on said he was directed send-hills Veoo. to to The contractor someone thecompany said at
would examinethem foraccuracy before sending themto Stevens, the longestsewing Repohiican inSenate history.
"Federal agencies conducted have a broad ranging investigation in Alaska for almostyear. t believe investigation a this should proceed
to its conclusion without any appearance that I have attemptedto in uence its outcome, Stevens saidin a written statement issuedlast
week. "l continue poticy notcommenting on investigation ithas conciudeoi will this of this until lurge Alaskans toform conclusions not based noon incornpiete and sornetimes incorrect reports in media,Stevens said. the Theo
legal processshould heallowed toproceed sothat all the facts can he established andthe truth determined. Allen andanother former VECO executive, Rick Smith,have pleadedguilty to extortion andbribery relatedto their dealings withslate legislators. They saidto be cooperating with are investigators. N0sentencing dalehas been set.
Three former Alaska lawmakers char ed with bribe Young Caption: will face trial later this ear.
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A state legislator owns Fairbanks said wit! who a hotet he withdrawbiiioncruise a ships hesponsored pushed. that and
ownership Pitte Waterfront of s Lodgein Fairbanksa posed con ict interest. of '
Thedecision Tuesday Rep.JayRamras, by R~Fairhantrs, aftertheSetect came Committee Legistative on Ethics advised thathis him Ramras requested committee's the opinion, which recommended Ramras that withdrew bitt, 222. the HB
Thehilt addresses iikelihood town opt the that a wit!out passengers tour who Aiaska each summer.
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Ramras ischairman oithe House Judiciary Committee,_which aiso considered hitts other rotated tocruise ships.
equaity careful disclosing closeeconomic in my association the industry" the committee with in and on the House oor,he said. But he saidhe might for foit_owup ask a advisory opinion.
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Murkowskl told reporters her Capitol of ce this morning that Penney, a real estate developer in who does businessin Alaska and Outside, has agreed to buy back the property for the $179,400 purchase price she and husband Verne Martell paid Dec. 22, 2006. While Verne and intended to make this our family home and I we paid a fair price for this land, no property is worth compromisingthe trust of the Alaska people," Murkowski said a written in statement. I cannot allow this to become a distraction from the major challenges faced in representing Alaska. So we have decided to sell this property back to Bob Penney at the same price for which it was purchased. Ken Boehm, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, said Thursday that Murkowski did the right thing by announcingshe would return the property. But, he added, his complaint should still be heard because Murkowsl<i'sdisclosure remains inaccurate. 2006 Among his charges was that she failed to disclosethe transaction as required by Senate rules.
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Paper:Anchorage Batty News {AK} Titie: Murirowsl-ii returnsdisputediand SELL-BACK: She and husbandmust cover bank ciostngcosts.
Date: July 2?, 2007
U.S. Sen.LisaMurkowskisaidThursday sheand her husband that havedecidedto setihacktheirKenairiverfront property to Anchorage estatedeveloper Penney. real Bob
Murkowski announced seii baoi< after Washington the a day a watchdog group ledan ethics comptaint against alleging her, that Penney soidthe property well at below market value. transaction The amounted an iiiegal worth to gift between $?G,0O0 $ l?0,{i0O, and
depending howthe property valued,according thecomplaint the National on was to by Legaland PolicyCenter, Murkowshi, whohas saidrepeatedly the dealwas aboveboard, reporters herWashington that told in otlicethatPenneyagreedto buy backthe properly the $179,480purchase tor priceshe and husband, Verne Marteil,paidlast December.
While Verne t intended make ourfamiiy and to this home we paid fairprice thisland, property worth and a for no is oompromising the
trustoi theAtasha peopie, Murkowskisaidin a wnttenstatement, t cannotaitowthisto becomea distraction fromthe major chalienges facedin representing Alaska.
lwurkowski itwas heart-wrenching because her said a decision she, husband their sons allavid shermen and two --- have long
sought placeon the KenaiRiver. a "Myfamiiyis amazing, and theymakeincredihio sacri ces me,"hturirowski for said. Forthemto be livingin Washington, 0.13.,for
nine months oi theyear, out working here, going tosohool here, giving Alaska, a huge We and up is sacniice. wanttobeante have to ourptaoe hack home, Alaska. thafs in And what wasatiabout"it wasnothing this nefarious underhandedinjlproper. or or coon-neisneon sate
wouldrelumthe property. he added. hisethicscomplaint But, should be heardbecausellliurkowslris still 2006 dlsciosure remains inaccurate. Among charges his was thatshe failedtodisclose transaction required Senatemiss. the as by Penneysaidin a telephone interview from his riverside homeoutside Soldotna that Murlrowskididnothing wrong. itwas totally unfair the Martells to that theyendup notbeingabteto build they where excited about. Penneysaid. Theygotpushed away." wantedto, on theirnew homesite theywere so wouldlike for next-door neighbors.
KenBoehm. chairmangofNational the Legal Policy and Center, Thursday Murkowski therightby said that did thing announcing she
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Young ongoing to federal investigations, ofa possible reports sweetheart between deal Penneyand Murlrowski quickly caughtre. Penney aiready has testified before federal a grand looking Sievensiactivities. jury into Thedealbecame talkoftalk the radio Anchorage. hosts callers in with and lining both Murkowski against anddetails up with and her,
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"Senate ethics thatit theproperties used personal youdon disolose shesaid. said disclosed says are for use, t it, She she the
mortgage theproperty notthetransfer. for but basedon advice iromEthics Committee staff.
tvturlrowsltisaid she told Stevens,the senior Alaskan senator, that she was going to be selling the property. She did not seek his
advice he didnotcounsel on it - outhe didteltherin theirconversation and her Wednesday nightthathe wassorryaboutwhathad
happened.Murkowski said.
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theStevens Young or investigations herown - or ethics complainthave onthestate s -had
image or the ability for the delegationto get things done.
There thosewhowilldo anything bringdownthestrength the Alaska are to of delegation.think is a reality. thinkwhatt do isto l that t getup everymorning and__do bestion l-canrepresenting the Alaskans. hatlswhatl waselected do." T to
ltrturkowskisaid that she and her husoandwill lose some money on the return sate because they must pay bank closing costs to end
themortgage. linatpaperwork The should completed he today,shesaid.
Murkowski dismissed criticism sheused Ketchikan with close that a bank family-- sheonce lies satohtheboard, hersister a and is
current shareholderand director.She and her husbandreceived a two-year balloon mortgage known as an "equity lot loan that can he
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quickly it fora pro t.For veyearsafterthesale,he said,MurkowskiandMartell sell wouldhaveto split him50-50anyproceeds with theyreceived theinitialsalesprice.He'd sharebefore deductions improvemehts, over gethis any for taxesandinterest, whichwould leaveltlurkoyvski little,if any,realpro t.
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sheandhtartett reselltheproperty will hackto Penney the pridetheypaid. for
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Date: Juty 27, 2007
U.S. Rep.Don Young had someminor surgerythis weekon his prostate andstayed homefrom work for a few days, his spokeswoman said Thursday. Young was not in the otticeTuesday orWednesday, said spokeswoman Meredith Kenny. Hecame into the ottieeThursday, Kenney said, buttett a littie eadier thanusuat. Thesurgery, performed a at Washington hospital, wasminor and non tife-threatening,"Kehney
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it hasnot beenparticuiarty a good week Atasi<a's tor sote congressman. Watt The Street Journai reported Tuesday he's that new the target oitederat eriminet investigationhis a tor ties to Veoo Corp. company's The top executives, inciuding chief executive Biit Atten,
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Young. now in his 18th term,sits onthe Transportation and infrastructurecommittee andis the highest-ranking Repubiican member of
the House Nature! Resources Committee, Thursday, a Reoubiioanspokesperson for committee the sent not statementoutlining . a Young's position hilt the on a mining committee heard Thursday a signthat You .1 ng_ is about tose seat it. not to his on Kenny catted specuiattoh the about Young tosihg his committee assignments nothing but buzz. The buzz may even have been fueled Jersey Republican was who trying to money anAlaska Native cut for education program "those that who bite will me be
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Threats and bluster are standard operating procedures forAlaska's seniority-laden Washington, D.C., delegation, and Rep. DonYoung, R-Alaska,was in full cry earlier this month. "There isalways another day whenthose whobite will be killed, too, andI am very good at that," Young said.No kiddin'. waved an18-inch-long oosik,the penisbone of a I-Ie once walrus, at the rst
woman to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Young, thepolitical architectof Alaska's tonowhere," wasmad ata "bridges bid by RepublicanNew Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett cut one his petprograms. to of
Not onlydid hego after Garrett, but Alaska's congressman note went on to that his opponent comes
"from a state that doesn't have the greatest reputation inthe world."
A fewdays later, Wall The Street Joumal revealed that Young is under FBI investigation for ties his to
VECO, the eld-services supplier oilwhose president pleaded has guilty paying offAlaska state to
legislators. "Is two-thirds of the New Jersey congressional delegation currently beinginvestigated bythe FBI? Did New Jersey pols andlobbyists organizeCorrupt Bastards Clubin the state capital? a And get hats made?" the Alaska Earcolumn ofthe Anchorage Daily News asked. Alaska has lately movedout in front of the GardenState when comes to politicians for sale,for rent it and ready exchange to favors.
The past year has seen a curtain pulled back thecrony on capitalist insiders network has that long run the 49th State, treating "Great the Land" as grand a treasure trove.
As usual, there'sinsider: Inthe 1970s, was Jess Carr, Teamsters a key it the Union leaderwhose local ran AlaskaPipeline construction with tists and featherbedding.
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VECO boss Allen. VECO was prime Bill the contractor
in cleaning
up Prince William Sound after theExxon Valdezspill. VECO took in about $800million of $2.5 billion spent byExxon. Allen got around, and aroundthe law. got
By bugging VECO's suite atJuneau's Baranofthe FBI recordedvote-buying thatresulted inAllen Hotel,
and deputy Rick Smith pleading guilty extortion to and bribery, plus corruption charges against one
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Atten threwan annualtnndraiser catiedThe Pig Roast" for Young eachAugust. Youngchaired the
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And there 83-yeaoold TedStevens, Alaska's forlife. The FBI isiinvestigating a 2000 is senator project that morethan doubled sizeof his home in Girdwood, a the ski town nearAnchorage.
One contractor who worked on the house said he was told to send bills to VECO. He has said that
someone in Allen's office examined the billing, then sent themto Stevens.
The Los Angetes Times a 2004 did study of "UncleTed's" personal Stevens become nances. has a miilionaire by investing in partnerships with inftnentiat contractors. same The partners pro ted J handsomeiy from spending items Stevens intothe federal that put budget.
The Anchorage Deity Newshas regularlydisciosed iucrativelobbying by former aides Young and to Stevens. An ex-Young staffer owns landnear theterminus ofa controversial proposed bridge. The
family offormer Gov. Frank Morkowski owns land Gravina on Island, destination a of piannedbridge
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Anchorage Daily News Published: Juiy 30, ! 200? Federal law enforcement lfed Stevens. agents are currentiy searching
the Girdwood home of Alaska U;S. Sen.
"All Ican say isthat agents from theFBI and IRS arecurrently conducting a search at that
residence," saidDave Heller, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI s Anchorageoffice.
The search began eariier this afternoon, he said. It'sonly such search warrant currentiy being the served, he said.
Shortly before p.m.,a 3 number of federalagents cooid seen be outside thehouse, along with a
hair -dozen government SU92!s. Others were inside. it couldn't immediately be determinedwhat, if
anything, was being taken from thehouse. Agents the house wouldn't questions. at answer Heiler,,,the FBi,spol-te_srnan in anchorage, directed other questions to t.i.S.Justice Department's the
Pubiic Integrity Section in-Washington. spoitesman there had no comment. A In Washington, FBI spokesmanRichard Koikocon rmed to the Associated Press that FBI and IRS
agents are conducting a court authorized search warrant in Girdwood, Alaska. Federai investigators and a grand iury looking into public corruption in Alaska have been asking
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One of the contractors who worked on the job said he was hired by Veco CEO Bill Allen for the job, and while his bills were paid by Stevens and his wife, Catherine, invoices were reviewed rst by
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Aiien and a 92-'eco vice president pleaded guilty in May to bribery, extortion and other charges connected with paying off state iegisiators. Two weeks ago, Stevens told reporters that money for the remodeling came out of his own pocket.
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ANCHORAGE,Alaska -- Agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are searching the
Girdwoocl home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.
Execution a search of warrantwas con rmed this afternoonby Dave Heller, FBI assistant special
agent in charge of the Alaska of ce, who said agents arrived shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Heller says he can't comment on the nature of the investigation and referred Inquiries to the Public Integrity Section oi the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
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in the past, Stevens has said it is his long-standing policy not to comment on the federal investigation to avoid the appearance that he might influence the investigation. Stevens, who is 83, is the longest-serving Republican senator in the U5. Congress.
Federal investigators previously rmed werereviewing renovation con they a project hishome at
that more than doubled its size.
The remodeling Stevenshomein 2000 was overseen BillAllen,a contractor of by who has
pleaded.guilty to bribing Alaska state legislators.
Alienfounded VECO Corp.,an Alaska-based fieldservices oil and engineering company that has
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A Washington, D.C-., law enforcement official familiar with the case con rms the raid is focused on records related to the ongoing VECO investigation. in response to the search warrants, Stevens released the following statements: "My attorneys were advised this morning that federal agents wished to search my home in Girdwood in connectionwith an ongoing investigation. "I continue to believe this investigation should proceed to its conciusionwithout any appearance tnatl have attempted to in uence its outcome. I will continue my policy not commenting on of this investigation until it has concluded. ~ "I know Alaskans are interested in my views on the investigation. While I understand this interest
andwouldlike to discuss theseissues great detail, the interestsof justiceand our state are in
best served iii make my comments after federal officials complete their work. I urge Alaskans not to form conclusionsbased upon incomplete and sometimes incorrect reports in the media. The legal processshould be allowed to proceed so that all the facts can be
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Stevens, 83, been has undera federal investigation fora 2000 renovation projectmore thandoubling thesize ofhis homein Girdwood that wasoverseen by Bill,Allen, a contractor who haspleaded guiltyto bribing Alaska state legislators. Allen is founder ofVECO Corp., Alaska-based field services and an oil engineering company hasreaped tens that of
millions of dollars in federal contracts.
Agents from FBI and InternalRevenue Service the arrived atthe senator's Mondayafternoon, saidDave home Heller, FBIassistant special agent. He said hecould notcomment onthe natureof the investigation.
A law enforcement official familiar with the case con rmed the raid on Stevens home was focused on records
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Stevens said a in statement that hisattorneys were advised ofthe impendingsearch yesterday morning. He saidhe wouldnot comment details of on the probe toavoid "any appearance thathave attemptedto I
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"I urgeAlaskans not formconclusions based incomplete sometimes to upon and incorrect reports the in media," Stevens "The said. legal process should be allowed to proceed so allthefacts be that can
established and truthdetermined. Brendan the Sullivan, a prominent white-collar defenseattorney
representing Stevens, declined comment. to
The afternoon raid wasconducted by FBI and IRS agentsas partof a "court-authorized search warrant,"
accordingFBI spokesman Richard in Washington, who to Kolko declined to provide further details. Stevens, 83, been has considered one most powerful of the members of Congress for more than a decade, including years which held wideover six in he sway nearly $1 trillion in federal spending as
chairmanof the Senate Appropriations Committee. Heis now the topRepublican onthe Commerce committee,which oversight of sheries andother industries has critical to his homestate. Earlier thisspring, both Republicans and Democrats celebrated on the planned torun in 2008 for another six-year term. Senate oor when Stevens, who
joined the chamber 1968, became longest in the sewing Republican in chamberhistory. He said has he
A few weeks after that celebration, one of Stevens's closest allies--Bill Allen, formerly the CEO political of VECO--pleaded guilty to bribing severalmembers ofthe statelegislature, includingan unidenti ed former state senator whose consulting payments cited the plea agreement in speci cally matched payments reported by,Ben Stevens, statelawmaker whois the senator's son. the stateSenate a He left
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GIRDWOOD, Alaska - He's the country's longest serving Republican senator and today, the Girdwood home of Sen. Ted Stevens was searched by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service. The FBI said agents arrived at the house around 1:30 p.m. but, neighbors said they were they were there much earlier. Officials won't what the agents are looking for, say but they are taking plenty of photos. Stevens has been linked to the VECO Corp. scandal,
build a first oor addition to
and the question of whether VECO paid to

has been raised.
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Stevens insistshe paid the bills and
released a statement this afternoon.
"1 urge Alaskans not to form conclusions based upon incomplete and sometimes incorrect reports in the media. The legal process should be allowed to proceed so that all the facts can be
established and the truth determined."
It wasback inMay when Channel 2 News interviewed contractor Augie Paone, who said thebills
went to VECO rst and then were forwarded on to Stevens.
"I would give the invoices to VECO, they would review it and make sure the billings were correct and they'd it back me and say sure go ahead" just fax it over or give to sometimes they'd it fax
over to him," Paqnesaid in May.

As of cials continue to search, more photos are being taken and light xtures but so far nothing has been taken out of the home. are being tested,
Diversi ed Maintenance contractor Jim Helms said he was interviewed by the FBI last Thursday after he was hired to remove the Christmas lights from Stevens home. ' "I found it interesting that they were so interested in Christmas lights at Ted Stevens house. We are all familiar with what's goingbut I was surprised they were out there and saw this and on, through the logo on my truck, they were able to track me down rather quickly," Helms said.
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Stevens home for some time.
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today and were still on scene
late into the night. Neighbors
said they don't know what's going that they've watching the FBI. on, but been
The nonpartisan group Taxpayers for Common Sense plans to call on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to follow the lead of House Republican leaders and ask Sen. Stevens to step down temporarily from his positions on the Commerce, Science and Transportation and
Appropriations Committees until the federal investigation is completed. Washington D.C.based newspaper Roll Call is reporting that the organization is expected to
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WASHINGTON, D.C. A Senateclerk who helped maintain Sen. Ted Stevens personal nancial -records wasrecently calledbefore a federal grandjury in a public corruption investigation that has beenjoined by the IRS andthe Interior Department.
Committee, testi ed thepast several in weeks andprovided documents regarding senator's the
bills, accordingto an attorney in the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because grand
Barbara Flanders, who sen/esas a nancial clerk for Stevens on the Senate Commerce
jury mattersare secret law. by Investigators are scrutinizing Stevens relationship with fieldservices contract orBill oil A|len,._who
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pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska lawmakers.
Federal agents raided Stevens home Monday, photographing and videotaping its contents and
leaving with a garbage bag full of unidenti editems. 7 Stevens, 83, is the longest-serving Republican Senate history. He has deniedanylwrongdoing in and said he paid for all the improvements himself but says he worries the loominghe
investigationhave could
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are in order, the attorney said. She wasquestioned aboutthe improvement project and how the
that Stevens bills paid andhis are personals affairs
Reached by telephone Tuesday, Flanders would notgdisycussaher testimony or describe herduties involving Stevens personalaccounts.
"I work for the Commerce Committee," she said. "I don't haveany comment on any other
issues."
Jenilee Keefe, a spokeswoman Committee for Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, there said was
no evidencethe subpoenainvolved committee business.
"It is a personal thing. She worked for-him another in capacity," Keefe said. "Right now we're just
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The investigationgrew out of a lengthy corruption probe that has ensnared severalAlaska turned their
lawmakers and resultedin Allen's plea bribery. guiity for "Only recently, however, have authorities
focus on Stevens andthat focusappears to be narrowing.
The Interior Department's inspector andthe Commerce Department have also joined the general
case to investigate Stevens connections with a Seward, Alaska, marine science organization that
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anonymity because it is ongoing.
Among manyitemsphotographed i~ionda."s~search casesof wine storedin Stevens in were . house.Investigators photographed eachcaseand the individual bottles,the attorneysaith
About agents 15 tookphotos video various and of angles the structure, of ciimbing thereof onto materials-and loaded intoanunmarked it white van.Thecurtains were drawnduring most the of
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at one point,and eventually entered.They latercarriedout a garbagebag full of unidenti able
investigators did not raid Stevens hornein Washington, where he spends most of his time.
Ane~mail.statement byStevens issued through Washington, spokesman federal his D.C., said
agentshad alertedhisattorneys that they wantedto "search hishome. Stevens,who has been in officesince 1968, saidthe interests justicewould be bestsen/ed.ifhe commented of after the
investigation.
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Located miles .40 southiof Anchorage, Girdwood nestled a valley is in hextto Mount Aiyeska and
hasevolvedfrom a goldminingtown intoAlaska's only year-round resortcommunity.
Congressionai watchdog groups called Stevens stepdown -at leasttern_porariiy for to fromhls
posts on the Senate's Commerce and Appropriations committees. "There is,growing evidence"-that Sen. Stevens may have used his powerful perch on the
Appropriations Committee -direct of millions dollars earmarks benefit to tens of of to family, friends, business partners former and staff," saidRyan Alexander, president Taxpayets y of. for
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The groupreferred Stevens membership the Appropriations to on subcommittee thatyfunds the
The Justice Departments into probe Allen's relationships ledtocharges has against state
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Trevor McCabe, a former aide to Sen. Ted Stevens and a business partner of Stevens son, Ben, was able to sell the derelict Arcade building to the federallyfunded SeaLife Center when Ted Stevens earmarked a special appropriation to the science center and aquarium in 2005. The matter is now under investigation by the Interior Department's inspector
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