Ted Stevens Guilty Of Corruption

Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption, what a shock. Did Stevens actually believe the jury would buy his “I wasn’t aware of” story? Obviously not since he was found guilt on all seven charges.

Surprisingly Stevens is still on the ballot in Alaska in a tight race. Alaskans should send a very clear message to Stevens and elect democratic challenger Mark Begich.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted today of lying on financial disclosure forms to hide tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and renovations to his Alaska home that were financed mostly by a powerful business executive and his oil services company.

If Stevens wins next week, he could remain in the Senate for months to years, if he chose to appeal the verdict. The Ethics Committee will not begins expulsion hearings until Stevens exhaust his appeals.

Donate to Mark Begich today and kick convicted felon Stevens out of the U.S. Senate.

COUNT ONE: False Statements, Scheme
ACCUSATION: Stevens engaged in a scheme to conceal from his Senate financial disclosure documents home renovations and other gifts he received from Allen and VECO from 2000-2006. Stevens contends he never asked for any freebies and believed he paid for everything he received.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT TWO: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2001 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, VECO employees dramatic renovated Stevens’ mountain cabin, building a new first floor and installing a new electrical system. Allen also filled Stevens’ house with furniture, left a tool box in his garage and installed a grill on the porch. Stevens also received from another friend an expensive massage chair, which Stevens said was a loan, and a custom work of stained glass, which Stevens said his wife arranged and he knew nothing about.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT THREE: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2002 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, VECO employees installed a new roof, wraparound deck and rope lighting system on Stevens’ home. An expensive fish statue, donated to his foundation by an Alaska nonprofit group, was also charged as a gift because it ended up on Stevens’ front porch.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT FOUR: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2003 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, Stevens received an Alaskan sled dog puppy from a friend who paid $1,000 for it at a charity auction. Stevens reported the gift’s value as $250 and wrote that it was from a charity in honor of his public service.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT FIVE: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2004 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, VECO employees installed or repaired kitchen appliances and performed maintenance on a rooftop snow-melt system at Stevens’ house.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT SIX: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2005 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, VECO employees performed roof and gutter repairs and electrical wiring.

VERDICT: Guilty

COUNT SEVEN: False Statements
ACCUSATION: Stevens knowingly made false, fictitious or fraudulent statements on his 2006 Senate financial disclosure form regarding gifts from Allen and others. That year, a VECO employee and an outside contractor performed work on the boiler at Stevens’ house. VECO’s costs were never paid and Allen paid the outside contractor’s labor. Stevens says he asked to be billed and didn’t consider it a gift.

VERDICT: Guilty

Donate to Mark Begich today and kick convicted felon Stevens out of the U.S. Senate.

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KayInMaine:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

I love reading down through the Neocon Guilty List. I’ve got goosebumps!

nytexan:
October 29th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

Hey Kay
Nice to see you again.

Stevens who lives in denial actually keeps stating that he has done nothing wrong. The jury and the list are far more credible than Stevens is.

proudprogressive:
November 2nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Thank you i totally enjoyed that as well -

great post and posts –

i will never forget the day i was watching C-span and Stevens actually through a hissy fit and yelled at the top of his lungs “NO” it was hilarious and horrifying simultaneously –

so i can just see him now – stomping around in his living room going NO NO NO.

sweet – guilty of corruption..ya think ???