It looks like we have another legal legislative mess brewing - this time in Alaska. CNN is reporting that the FBI has searched the offices of at least six Alaskan legislators. The FBI was looking for legislative ties to VECO Corporation, an Alaska-based oil field services and construction company. The company is known for giving generous contributions to political campaigns. Evidently, the FBI thinks the company may be getting some favors for those contributions. The following legislators had their offices searched:
Senate President Ben Stevens [Republican] - son of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens
State Senator John Cowdery [Republican] - Senate Rules chairman
State Senator Donald Olson [Democrat]
State Representative Vic Kohring [Republican]
State Representative Bruce Weyhrauch [Republican]
State Representative Pete Kott [Republican]
The FBI would not discuss the search warrants or what they expected to find. They did say that they were helped in the search by Internal Revenue Service agents, which lends credence to the idea that money may be changing hands under the table. Legislative aides said the FBI took everything from itineraries & daily planners to computers & boxes of files.
This is the first I've heard of this investigation. Because the FBI is being so tight-lipped about it, it is hard to know exactly what is happening. With the FBI and the IRS involved, one would assume they are investigating some sort of corruption. I guess we'll hear more about it in the coming weeks.
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