FBI told Senator Ted Stevens to "preserve some records" and he's lawyered up
In a "brief interview" with the Washington Post, the senior Senator from Alaska acknowledged that he's facing an FBI investigation -- as is his son:
"They put me on notice to preserve some records," Stevens said in a brief interview about his legal team's discussions with the FBI. He declined to say what kinds of records were involved but confirmed that he had hired lawyers and that his son, former state Senate president Ben Stevens, "is also under investigation."
The FBI issued subpoenas last year to contractors who had performed work on Ted Stevens's Anchorage residence, seeking information about the alleged involvement of energy company executive Bill J. Allen, a key figure in the state bribery probe, in overseeing the renovations.
There has been no indication that Stevens is a target of the investigation, and federal law enforcement officials this week declined to comment about the probe.
"There has been no indication that Stevens is a target..."
There has been plenty of indication that Stevens is a target, as in previous news accounts.
Ted Stevens is senior Republican and was third in sucession to the presidency, as Senate pro tem, another entrenched politico who thought that he was beyond the law. There are more.
Father and son make a corrupt team
And it is not the only father and son team that has fastened onto the nation. Maybe we will see an end to these political dynasties before too long.
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Sen. Stevens hires lawyers
Sen. Stevens hires lawyers in probe
AP
Thu Jun 7, 7:29 PM ET
Veteran Sen. Ted Stevens (news, bio, voting record) has hired lawyers and been instructed by the FBI to preserve records relevant to a burgeoning federal investigation into corruption in Alaska, The Washington Post reported Thursday...
Anchorage contractor Augie Paone, has previously said VECO executives — including former CEO Bill Allen — helped oversee the home remodeling project...
Allen pleaded guilty May 7 to bribery and other charges and is cooperating with investigators in the probe, which has focused on last year's negotiations for a new oil and gas tax in Alaska and a proposed natural gas pipeline that would have benefited VECO.
The investigation also has produced federal indictments against one current and two former Republican members of the Alaska House of Representatives on bribery and extortion charges.