Sen. Stevens wants coruption trial moved to Alaska
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Facing the legal and political fight of his career,
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) wants to be tried in Alaska, not Washington, D.C.
Stevens is charged with seven counts of making false statements. Federal prosecutors allege he failed to disclose more than $250,000 in gifts from
Veco, a
former oil services company whose activities have ensnared other politicians in Alaska.
A trial in Alaska could be more favorable to Stevens, who remains popular throughout the state. Alaska Natives make up about 16 percent of the population in the state and about 5 percent of the population in Anchorage, where the trial would be held.
Stevens, the former chairman of the
Senate Appropriations
Committee , is one of the most powerful members of the Senate. He has used his position to help Alaska Native corporations and to pressure Alaska tribes and villages.
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Stevens requests trial be held in Alaska
(The Anchorage Daily News 8/5)
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