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Alaska congressman Don Young is accused of taking illegal gifts in court documents filed last week as part of an ongoing federal investigation into political corruption in the state. The documents are related to the imminent sentencing of Bill Allen, a key figure in the corruption probe of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and other elected officials in Alaska. Young is identified in the papers as "United States Representative A," according to the Associated Press.
The 19-term Republican is accused of illegally receiving gifts totaling up to nearly $200,000 over 13 years from VECO Corp., an oil field services company headed by Allen. According to the filing, Allen and another VECO official used company money to pay up to $15,000 a year for expenses associated with Young's annual pig roast fundraiser between 1993 and 2006.
Young has denied wrongdoing.
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paul
8:22PM Oct 26th 2009
it's time for Young to step down. I was sorry to hear about the recent death of his wife, but he seems like a crook. Time for Gov. Parnell to appoint a good strong conservative to the post...Any former governors come to mind?
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Harpro
8:37PM Oct 26th 2009
The corruption in Alaska makes Chicago look like a convent.
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(1) tholle9523
12:03AM Oct 27th 2009
Hardly
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(2) jrotced02
8:59PM Oct 26th 2009
This is all about tit-for-tat...they got Uncle Ted (Stevens) and let him go...now it's this guy in exchange for Rangel.
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(-4) JOANNA
11:39PM Oct 26th 2009
What else is new???
DIFFERENT DAY...DIFFERENT NAME....
The report and the crime is the same. They are all crooks and thieves
and we are acctually paying them to screw us.
DIFFERENT DAY...DIFFERENT NAME....
The report and the crime is the same. They are all crooks and thieves
and we are acctually paying them to screw us.
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(0) R.J. Christensen
11:41PM Oct 26th 2009
NINETEEN Terms??? For Alaska's SOLE Congressional seat?? Apparently, the notion of "term limits" is incomprensible to Alaska voters or the GOP!
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(1) tholle9523
12:05AM Oct 27th 2009
We need one term limits for every public seat from the President down!
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(2) buster
7:28AM Oct 27th 2009
4 for congress.
2 for the senate.
2 like it is for Prez.
2 for the senate.
2 like it is for Prez.
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(1) ogates1
8:01AM Oct 27th 2009
Congress' terms should be limited to one or two terms in office but no more. And as for Alaska, there haven't been any politicians to take care of the native Eskimos' interests or needs not even Palin who to date is only out for all the $$$ and glory she can get for self. Again' white man goes to a beautiful land, in this case the state of Alaska and they take, take, take with little or absolutely no regard for the ones who were there before them...the"American" way, its paved with greed and corruption.
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(0) buster
8:42AM Oct 27th 2009
yep....and still make excuses for bombing the crap out of other people. Republicans call IRAQ either a "mistake" or "History" will say it was the right thing to do.
i CANT RESPECT PEOPLE who say either.
The WORLD knows our NUKE SUBS rule, our SCIENCE and ENERGY is what makes us STRONG.
The TERRORISM INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX must be slowed down.
i CANT RESPECT PEOPLE who say either.
The WORLD knows our NUKE SUBS rule, our SCIENCE and ENERGY is what makes us STRONG.
The TERRORISM INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX must be slowed down.
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