Feds Suspect Stevens Took Bribe -- Political Wire

Feds Suspect Stevens Took Bribe

Though the FBI won't say what it was looking for, the Anchorage Daily News reports agents were at the home of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) for more than 10 hours yesterday. They carted off "undisclosed items from inside" the house and took "extensive pictures and video."

Stevens "has long been the most powerful political figure in Alaska and a major force in Congress. A swarm of federal agents serving a search warrant at his home is unprecedented in Alaska politics and is part of what appears to be a widening corruption investigation that first burst into view last August."

"Federal investigators and grand juries in Anchorage and Washington, D.C., have been seeking information about a remodeling project" at Stevens' home that occurred in 2000. "The project, which more than doubled the size of the house, was overseen by" an oil services company CEO who pleaded guilty two months ago "to bribing state lawmakers and agreed to cooperate with authorities."

Late last year, Stevens indicated he intended to run for re-election in 2008.

July 31, 2007

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