Wednesday, July 30, 2008
DAVID JOHNSTON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, New York Times,
DAVID JOHNSTON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, New York Times,
Senator Stevens Charged in Scheme to Hide Oil Firm Gifts
WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, a legendary political figure closely tied to the rough-and-tumble history of his home state, and who wields outsize influence over federal spending, was indicted on Tuesday on seven felony counts of failing to disclose gifts that he received from an oil services company.
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia charged Mr. Stevens, who is 84 and the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, with failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts, including extensive renovations to his house in Alaska, a Land Rover and home furnishings on financial disclosure forms that he filed from 1999 to 2006.
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