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FBI Raids Alaska Senator's Home

Feds probe politician's ties to oil contractor in corruption probe

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2007 4:39 AM CDT
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(Newser) – FBI and IRS agents raided the vacation home of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska yesterday, seeking records of his relationship with a oil field contractor jailed in a corruption probe,  AP reports. The contractor profited from  tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts and also supervised the renovation of Stevens' home, more than doubling its size.  

Stevens, 83, is the longest serving Republican in Senate history.  "This investigation should proceed to its conclusion without any appearance that I have attempted to influence its outcome, " Stevens said.  The contractor has confessed to bribing state lawmakers.

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington in this April 12, 2007 file photo .Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service on Monday, July 30, 2007, searched the home of Stevens, an official said. (AP Photo/Lauren...
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington in this April 12, 2007 file photo .Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue...   (Associated Press)
A federal agent takes photos at the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska's home Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Girdwood section of Anchorage, Alaska. FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home of Stevens an agency spokesman said. The warrant was served with agents of the...
A federal agent takes photos at the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska's home Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Girdwood section of Anchorage, Alaska. FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home...   (Associated Press)
Authorities are seen at the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska's home Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Girdwood section of Anchorage, Alaska. FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home of Stevens an agency spokesman said. The warrant was served with agents of the Internal Revenue...
Authorities are seen at the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska's home Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Girdwood section of Anchorage, Alaska. FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home of Stevens...   (Associated Press)
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