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Bill Allen sentenced to 3 years in prison, fined $750,000

As some in his family dabbed tears, Bill Allen, a one-time Alaskan of the Year and employer of thousands of Alaskans, at last stood before a judge to face his punishment Wednesday for his role in Alaska's political corruption scandal.

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Photos: Allen and Smith sentencing

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Allen sentencing hearing under way

With his delays exhausted, Bill Allen, the central figure in Alaska's public corruption scandal, was in Anchorage federal court this morning to be sentenced on bribery, conspiracy and tax charges. His sentencing hearing got under way about 8:30 a.m. before U.S. District Judge John Sedwick.

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Veco men stand for sentencing today

With his delays exhausted, Bill Allen, the central figure in Alaska's public corruption scandal, is due to be sentenced this morning on bribery, conspiracy and tax charges.

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Unsealed documents portray seamier side of Veco's Allen

Asking for leniency and a sentence of only six months in prison, Bill Allen wants a federal judge to look beyond his corruption of Alaska politics to a life of charity and job creation in the state.

PDF: Letters to judge supporting Bill Allen

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Judge rejects Allen bid to delay sentencing

Former Veco chief Bill Allen's bid to delay sentencing on corruption charges was rejected Thursday by a federal judge.

Prosecutors seek 46-month sentence for Bill Allen

Former Veco chief executive Bill Allen should be sentenced to just under four years in prison and fined $750,000 for his role as Alaska's corrupter in chief, federal prosecutors say.

PDF: Government sentencing memo for Bill Allen

PDF: Allen signed plea facts from 2007

Lead federal attorney in Stevens prosecution resigns post

Allen asks that sentencing be postponed until February

Former Veco chief executive Bill Allen is asking that his Oct. 28 sentencing on corruption charges be postponed four months because his cooperation in ongoing criminal cases is "incomplete," as is a contempt investigation of federal prosecutors in which he is also assisting.

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Sentencing for key bribe witnesses may be soon

The deadline has come and gone for prosecutors to seek a delay of the Oct. 28 sentencing of former Veco chief executive Bill Allen, the FBI's key informant in the Alaska public corruption investigation.

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Allen delays try judge's patience

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.

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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.

The Derby winner's Alaska ties are twofold

Owners thrust into racing spotlight

Mine That Bird, the 135th winner of the Kentucky Derby, originally went off the market for a mere $9,500 as a yearling in 2007. That looks like quite the bargain now after Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, won on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

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

Photos: 2009 Kentucky Derby

Mine That Bird pulls off upset in Kentucky Derby

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.

New names emerge in Allen FBI interviews

The very first day that former Veco Corp. chairman Bill Allen sat down with FBI agents, he described questionable dealings with a number of Alaska politicians, including some who haven't yet been charged.

Bill Allen waiting for 'ax to fall'

Alaska state legislators bribed by Bill Allen for a pittance of his wealth are broke and behind bars or preparing expensive criminal defenses. Sen. Ted Stevens faces criminal charges over alleged gifts from Allen. What has Allen been up to since he pleaded guilty last year?

From barroom joke to federal warrants

The Corrupt Bastards Club started as a barroom joke last spring among Alaska legislators whose names were linked to large campaign contributions from oil field services company VECO Corp.

Cowdery part of Veco chief's inner circle

State Sen. John Cowdery is an old-time Alaskan who has a long history with Bill Allen, former head of Anchorage oil services company Veco Corp.

Cowdery indicted on corruption charges

Police suspend Allen sex inquiry

Anchorage police have once again suspended their investigation into whether former Veco chairman Bill Allen had sex with an underaged girl more than 10 years ago.

Allen teen sex inquiry reopened

Anchorage police have reopened an investigation into allegations that Bill Allen, the government's key witness in the ongoing corruption inquiry and once a leading political force in Alaska, had sex with an underage girl in the mid-1990s.

Veco sentencing on hold

JUNEAU -- Federal prosecutors aren't ready just yet to recommend sentences for their two witnesses in an ongoing federal corruption probe.

Prosecutors scoff at Kohring accusations

Federal prosecutors called accusations of bias by former Rep. Vic Kohring against the judge who presided over his corruption trial last year "nothing more than wild conjecture based on erroneous and stale information." In a Monday filing, they said Kohring's allegations come too late, are without merit, and don't justify a new trial or even a hearing.