Anchorage Daily News

Judge tosses Ben Stevens' fine

A Superior Court judge has ruled the Alaska Public Offices Commission erred when it found that former Senate President Ben Steven violated state law by failing to disclose the clients of one of this consulting firms, Advance North.

Judge overturns APOC ruling on payment to Stevens

Former state Senate president Ben Stevens, who has been embroiled in political scandal over the past year, has won a small victory in a dispute with the state's legislative watchdog over financial disclosure laws.

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GOP leaders ask Ben Stevens to quit post

Two of the state's top Republican elected officials are calling on Ben Stevens, a former state senator and the son of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, to resign from his post on the Republican National Committee.

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Ben Stevens ID'd as Senator A

In a court ruling this week, a federal judge identified former state Senate President Ben Stevens as an alleged co-conspirator in a bribery scheme involving legislators and oil field services contractor Veco Corp.

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Ben Stevens lands job on the sea

Ben Stevens, the former state senator who has come under scrutiny along with his father in a broad federal public corruption probe, has taken a new job far from his Anchorage home.

Ben Stevens claims APOC erred in rulings

Former state senator Ben Stevens has appealed three decisions by the Alaska Public Offices Commission that resulted in fines against him totaling almost $6,000.

FBI returns for more from Stevens' office

FBI agents returned last week to the legislative office of Senate President Ben Stevens and seized more evidence, including a copy of a sworn statement that implicated Stevens in an alleged payment scheme involving fisheries legislation brought by his father, U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.

Subpoenas blanket the fishing industry

Federal authorities investigating public corruption in Alaska recently peppered the North Pacific commercial fishing industry with grand jury subpoenas seeking financial records and other documents.

Subpoena may signal a wider corruption

The director of a Juneau-based salmon fishing group said last week he has been ordered by a federal grand jury investigating Alaska corruption to turn over lobbying and consulting records involving state Senate President Ben Stevens and former congressional aide Trevor McCabe, an Anchorage lawyer.