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Jury Hears Secret Tapes in Stevens Trial

Alaska senator curses, claims innocence in talks with key witness

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 7, 2008 7:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Jurors heard tapes yesterday of Ted Stevens cursing federal investigators and declaring his innocence in conversations he did not know were being recorded, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Stevens was speaking with former Veco CEO Bill Allen, the prosecution’s chief witness in the Alaska... Read full story »

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Jury Hears Secret Tapes in Stevens Trial

Alaska senator curses, claims innocence in talks with key witness

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