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FORMER ALASKA BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED ON PUBLIC CORRUPTION CHARGES

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 12, 2008

The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

A former Alaska business owner was sentenced today to six months in prison on public corruption charges, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. Chief U.S. District Judge John W. Sedwick for the District of Alaska also ordered William Weimar, 68, to serve six months of home confinement, two years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay a $75,000 fine.

On Aug. 12, 2008, Weimar pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with ...

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Stevens May Testify Tomorrow

Posted Oct 14, 08 2:29 PM CDT in Politics,  Crime & Courts 

Stevens May Testify Tomorrow
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – Sen. Ted Stevens appears likely to testify tomorrow as part of his defense against corruption charges, Reuters reports. The Alaska Republican, charged with failing to disclose $250,000 gifts from oil firms, told a Washington court today he understood he was not legally required to testify. Stevens’ wife, Catherine, may also take the stand, as the senator says she handled payments related to renovations of their Alaska home.

Source: Reuters

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Stevens Jurors Hear Tape of Plot to Hide Free Work


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(AP) - Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for extensive work done at the senator's cabin in Alaska, according to FBI audiotapes played today at Stevens' corruption trial. The pair, Bill Allen and Bob Persons, are heard on tape fretting in February 2006 over a plumbing bill marked, "Labor paid for by Bill." They agreed to "make that disappear" and get a check from Stevens to pay for the work—one that would never be cashed. More »

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 Nat'l Review:
 Stevens, Get Out

Indicted Republican senator 'disgraced himself and his office'

National Review National Review Jul 30, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly indicted Ted Stevens should resign as soon as possible, write the editors of the National Review . The Alaskan senator, who is accused of seven counts of making false statements, legally “deserves the benefit of the doubt—but not from an ethical standpoint,” they note. “The facts that have emerged over the course of the federal investigation into his personal finances are damning enough on their own.” More »

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 Friend Fingers Stevens at Trial 

Government's chief witness acknowledges giving inappropriate gifts to Alaska sen.

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 30, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(AP) - A longtime friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens crossed the powerful lawmaker and testified today as the star witness in the Republican senator's gift-giving trial. The fiercely loyal Stevens did not acknowledge Bill Allen when he entered the courtroom. The two men barely looked at each other as Allen prepared to testify that he gave the senator $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts. More »

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