U.S. District Judge John Sedwick said Tuesday it is time for former Veco Corp. chief executive Bill Allen to come to terms with his crimes and face sentencing for corrupting Alaska's political system.
Supreme Court takes Weyhrauch mail-fraud question
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by former Alaska Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch that prosecutors shouldn't be allowed to say he cheated Alaska's citizens when he secretly sought work from the oil-field service company Veco during the 2006 legislative session.
Feds will pick up Kott's legal bills
The federal government will pay the legal bills of former House Speaker Pete Kott over the next several months while a judge explores what to do about evidence that was improperly withheld from Kott's defense.
Judge postpones ex-legislator's sentencing for conspiracy
A judge has put off sentencing of former Willow Rep. Beverly Masek so she can complete psychiatric and substance-abuse evaluations. Masek pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy involving ex-Veco chief Bill Allen.
Kott, Kohring remain free pending evidence review
Former legislators Pete Kott, looking trim, and Vic Kohring, his hair freshly styled and stubbly beard shaved off, said Wednesday they were relishing their freedom from prison after a judge confirmed their continued release without cash bond.
Despite his lockup, Kohring still supports private prisons
Former Rep. Vic Kohring says he still supports private prisons even as his enthusiasm clashes with his own observations from inside one, where he said equipment went unrepaired, meals lacked fresh produce and prisoner welfare appeared to take a back seat to saving money.
Kohring had a rude transition from freedom to prison
Vic Kohring was never a man with much money; as a legislator, he made a bed in his Juneau legislative office rather than rent a place to live, and secret FBI videos showed him to be an easy mark for Bill Allen, the oil field services executive, who would hand him cash.
Kott, Kohring released from prison, return to Anchorage
Former state Reps. Vic Kohring and Pete Kott were back in Alaska on Thursday after being released from prison, reuniting with family and friends at the Anchorage airport.
Judge clears way for Kott, Kohring release from prison
A federal judge in Anchorage on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to bring former Alaska Reps. Pete Kott and Vic Kohring from prison into his court "as soon as reasonably possible" to set their release pending further hearings.
First batch of papers delivered
A day after the U.S. Justice Department admitted it failed to provide two Alaska legislators with favorable evidence prior to their trials, the two men remained in federal custody awaiting an order that would release them pending hearings in Anchorage.
Convicted legislators may be released
In another shocking development in Alaska's political corruption investigation, the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday asked that two former legislators be freed from prison because their trials were tainted by prosecutors' failure to disclose information favorable to the defense.
Weimar reports to halfway house to finish sentence
Bill Weimar, once Alaska's halfway house king as the owner of Allvest Inc., has reported to a federal halfway house to finish serving his time on corruption charges.
Is Alaska corruption investigation still alive?
Does the mess that befell the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens create such a cloud over the long-running Alaska corruption investigation that it's all but over?
Out-of-the-blue derby victory started with bar fight
Here they are, this unlikely crew on the journey of their lives, propelled by a spectacular run at the Kentucky Derby that took 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird from obscurity to champion for the ages. Next stop: the Preakness Stakes.
Derby winner owned by Bill Allen's son
If it weren't for the plea deal that his dad, former Veco chief executive Bill Allen, made with federal prosecutors, Mark Allen might not have been in the winner's circle Saturday at the Kentucky Derby.
Owners thrust into racing spotlight
Alaska Politics blog: Another twist in the Alaska corruption scandal
Fishery interests top givers to Young fund
Rep. Don Young's spending on lawyers appears to be slowing, as has the money he's raising to pay his legal bills.
Stevens prosecutor may be removed from another case
A federal judge wants to keep a prosecutor already under investigation for his role in the Ted Stevens case out of a separate congressional corruption trial.
Federal investigations still alive
The federal investigation of political corruption in Alaska may have been damaged by allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, but it's still active, according to a court order signed Monday in Washington.
High Court agrees: Ben Stevens couldn't break nonexistent law
The Alaska Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling that handed former state Sen. Ben Stevens a victory in a dispute with the state's legislative watchdog.
Kott, Kohring appeal convictions to federal panel
Corruption convictions of two former Alaska legislators should be overturned because the trial judge wrongly closed key hearings and issued faulty jury instructions, their attorneys told a federal appeals panel Tuesday.
Transcripts show Stevens turned down a plea offer
ormer Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens turned down a plea offer that would have spared him a corruption trial and the possibility of imprisonment, according to newly released transcripts of conversations between attorneys and the judge.
Kott, Kohring file motions on evidence
Former Alaska legislators Pete Kott and Victor Kohring, in prison on federal corruption charges, on Monday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to order federal prosecutors to produce any favorable evidence they may have in their files.
Weyhrauch asks Supreme Court to overturn fraud decision
Former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision that applied the federal mail-fraud statute to his case.
Stevens conviction dismissed; judge orders prosecution investigation
A special prosecutor will investigate whether government attorneys broke the law by failing to ensure former Sen. Ted Stevens received a fair trial, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Judge's list of prosecution missteps
Judge says Stevens case misconduct not unique
Stevens judge seeks prosecution documents
The judge who presided over former Sen. Ted Stevens' trial issued two orders Sunday indicating he may not be ready to give up jurisdiction of the case even as the government seeks dismissal of all charges.
U.S. attorney general ends Stevens prosecution
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday moved to dismiss former Sen. Ted Stevens' indictment, effectively voiding his Oct. 27 conviction on seven counts of filing false statements on his Senate financial disclosure forms.
Key players in the case of former Sen. Ted Stevens
Stevens' Oct. 6, 2002, note to Bill Allen
Masek pleads guilty to conspiracy, awaits sentencing
Former state Rep. Beverly Masek pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy in which she accepted bribes to kill a bill that would have raised oil production taxes. Sentencing was set for May 28.
Masek to plead guilty to conspiracy
Former state Rep. Beverly Masek has agreed to plead guilty today to conspiring to receive a bribe, according to documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.
Cowdery gets 6 months home confinement
Former state Sen. John Cowdery was ordered on Tuesday to serve six months in home confinement and fined $25,000 for conspiring to bribe another senator into supporting the oil industry position on petroleum production taxes in 2006.
Whistle-blowers may get to testify in Stevens trial
The judge who oversaw former Sen. Ted Stevens' trial said Tuesday he may allow testimony in open court from two of the people who have come forward with complaints about how the investigation and prosecution unfolded.
Former Young aide is indicted in lobbying scandal
A second former high-level committee aide to Rep. Don Young was accused Friday of violating federal anti-corruption laws in the long-running Abramoff lobbying scandal.
Sentencing of Veco bosses delayed again
The two Veco Corp. officials at the center of the Alaska public corruption scandal once again on Wednesday had their sentences for bribery and conspiracy postponed.
Cowdery prosecutors seek year confinement, fine
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked that former State Sen. John Cowdery be sentenced to a year of home confinement and fined $25,000 for conspiring with oil industry executive Bill Allen to bribe another senator.
Stevens' prosecutors removed from misconduct proceedings
The Justice Department said Monday it has removed the legal team that prosecuted former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens from further post-trial proceedings that concern allegations of government misconduct.
Key players contest FBI whistle-blower allegations
As the Justice Department prepares its official response to the FBI whistle-blower complaint that surfaced in the case of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, people with first-hand knowledge of some of its issues, including some named in the complaint, say it represents overblown concerns of an inexperienced agent.
Corruption investigation overview
Round-up of events and players involved in the FBI's investigation. Updated as information is unvield through trials and news reports.
The strength of the FBI investigations has been the hours of secretly recorded video surveillance and telephone wire taps. We have produced almost all audio and video that was submitted as evidence in the three trials to-date: Tom Anderson, Pete Kott and Vic Kohring.
FBI video: Vic Kohring surveillance
FBI video: Pete Kott surveillance
FBI Video: Tom Anderson surveillance
Corruption investigation overview
Round-up of events and players involved in the FBI's investigation. Updated as information is unvield through trials and news reports.
The most senior Republican in the U.S. Senate and Alaska's most famous political figure was found guilty of filing false financial disclosures.
Indicted on seven counts of filing false financial disclosures
Former state Rep. Vic Kohring for Wasilla resigned after being indicted on charges of extortion and bribery.
Korhing convicted on 3 of 4 counts
Video: Surveillance tapes submitted as evidence in Korhing trial
Audio: FBI wiretaps submitted as evidence
Former Alaska House Speaker of Eagle River indicted on bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges.
Video: FBI surveillance video from Suite 604, Baranof Hotel
Audio: FBI surveillance tapes and Bill Allen testimony from Kott trial
Former state Rep. Tom Anderson was found guilty of seven felony charges of conspiracy and bribery.
Video: Surveillance tapes submitted as evidence in Anderson trial
Former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau is charged with bribery, extortion and conspiracy.
The oldest member of the Alaska Legislature was indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges. He has pled not guilty.
Alaska's lone representative and the former chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
The former state Senate president earned $243,250 in four years as a consultant for Veco.
Oil-field service company Veco and its CEO Bill Allen are at the center of Alaska's political corruption scandals.
Audio: Kohring trial opening statements and Bill Allen testimony
Corrupt Bastards Club: From barroom joke to federal warrants
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Judge lets attorney off hook for contempt in Stevens trial
Kohring sought pardon before Bush left office
Stevens prosecutors admit another error
Judge says trial evidence against Kott argues against his innocence
Stevens judge says statement not needed
Murkowski initiated failed bid for Stevens pardon
No Bush pardon for Stevens in the works
Sen. Murkowski requests pardon for Stevens
Murkowski seeks pardon for Stevens
U.S. appeals judge's order in Stevens case
Details of FBI agent's complaint revealed
Ex-state representative Weyhrauch plans appeal of court ruling
Weimar goes to prison; Montana spread for sale
Ailing Stevens trial witness dies in Anchorage
Kott loses bid to leave prison
Stevens witness affirms immunity offer
FBI whistleblower alleges Stevens trial misconduct
Whistle-blower adds twist to Stevens case
Alaska Bar urges court to reject Stevens plea
Ward tied to scheme to avoid prosecution
Judge sides with Stevens lawyers
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