More tapes were played at the trial of Senator Ted Stevens.  According to his "friends," the Alaska Senator didn't like to spend his own money.  And, there seemed to be a concerted effort to make sure Stevens didn't have to spend his own money:

The tapes included conversations with people central to the case: Bill Allen, Stevens's longtime friend, who owned the now-defunct oil-services firm Veco Corp. and paid for the bulk of the home renovations; and Bob Persons, a local restaurant owner who monitored the renovations while Stevens was in Washington.

In a February 2006 telephone call, Persons and Allen said they needed to be discreet with the bills. Persons suggested authorities were looking at "raking [Stevens] over the coals over anything they have."

"Catherine says Ted gets hysterical when he has to spend his own money," Persons said on the call, referring to the senator's wife and a racehorse he and Allen co-owned with the senator. "He gets hysterical because he can’t afford to pay a bunch of money."

"I know," Allen responded.