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FBI Taped Senator's Phone Calls in Corruption Probe

Posted Sep 21, 07 4:24 AM CDT in Politics,  US    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – The FBI secretly taped phone calls between Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and an oil businessman during an investigation into contract corruption, according to sources. The oil contractor agreed to the tapings last year after he was confronted with evidence that he had bribed other Alaska lawmakers, AP reports. Stevens acknowledged only months ago that he was the target of a corruption probe.

The contractor has pleaded guilty to bribery, and is a key witness against several Alaska legislators. He told investigators he paid his employees to renovate Stevens' house, although the senator insists he paid every bill he received in the remodeling project that doubled the size of his home. Allen has also said he paid his workers to organize fundraisers for Steven, possibly in violation of campaign finance laws.

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Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 31, 2007 file photo. Stevens' knew from the beginning that an Alaskan oil contractor was renovating his home, according to...   (Associated Press)
Authorities and the media are seen at the Anchorage, Alaska home of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, in this July 30, 2007 file photo. Stevens' knew from the beginning that an Alaskan oil contractor was renovating...   (Associated Press)
Authorities are seen at the home of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska in the Girdwood section of Anchorage, Alaska in this July 30, 2007 file photo. The state's entire delegation is under an ethical cloud, something...   (Associated Press)
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens answers questions from the press before the dedication of the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility, the Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute facility,...   (Associated Press)
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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)
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