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Federal agents raid Sen. Ted Stevens' Girdwood home
By RICHARD MAUER and ERIKA BOLSTAD
rmauer@adn.com
Published: July 30, 2007
Last Modified: July 30, 2007 at 08:46 PM
Federal law enforcement agents raided U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens? Alaska
home in Girdwood on Monday, hauling off undisclosed items from inside
and taking extensive pictures and video. Officials wouldn?t say what
they were looking for or what they found.
?All I can say is that agents from the FBI and IRS are currently
conducting a search at that residence,? Dave Heller, the assistant
special agent in charge of the FBI?s Anchorage office, said Monday.
Neighbors said agents showed up between 11 a.m. and noon, and a
commercial locksmith was called to open the front door. The agents
were still there at 8:30 p.m. Stevens, 83, 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 represents the latest chapter in
the corruption investigation that burst into view last August when
agents raided the offices of state legislators, the oil field services
company Veco and others.
Federal investigators and grand juries in Anchorage and Washington,
D.C., have been seeking information about a remodeling project at
Stevens? Girdwood home in 2000. The project, which more than doubled
the size of the dwelling, was overseen by Veco CEO Bill Allen, who two
months ago pleaded guilty to bribing state lawmakers and agreed to
cooperate with authorities. Veco vice president Richard Smith pleaded
guilty to similar charges.<snip>
Federal agents raid Sen. Ted Stevens' Girdwood home
By RICHARD MAUER and ERIKA BOLSTAD
rmauer@adn.com
Published: July 30, 2007
Last Modified: July 30, 2007 at 08:46 PM
Federal law enforcement agents raided U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens? Alaska
home in Girdwood on Monday, hauling off undisclosed items from inside
and taking extensive pictures and video. Officials wouldn?t say what
they were looking for or what they found.
?All I can say is that agents from the FBI and IRS are currently
conducting a search at that residence,? Dave Heller, the assistant
special agent in charge of the FBI?s Anchorage office, said Monday.
Neighbors said agents showed up between 11 a.m. and noon, and a
commercial locksmith was called to open the front door. The agents
were still there at 8:30 p.m. Stevens, 83, 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 represents the latest chapter in
the corruption investigation that burst into view last August when
agents raided the offices of state legislators, the oil field services
company Veco and others.
Federal investigators and grand juries in Anchorage and Washington,
D.C., have been seeking information about a remodeling project at
Stevens? Girdwood home in 2000. The project, which more than doubled
the size of the dwelling, was overseen by Veco CEO Bill Allen, who two
months ago pleaded guilty to bribing state lawmakers and agreed to
cooperate with authorities. Veco vice president Richard Smith pleaded
guilty to similar charges.<snip>
