U.S. lists more claims against Stevens

Published: Aug. 15, 2008 at 3:52 PM
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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse for his arraignment in Washington on July 31, 2008.  (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse for his arraignment in Washington on July 31, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) | Enlarge Enlarge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- New filings by U.S. prosecutors in their case against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, included claims he used inside help for profit in a development deal.

Prosecutors also disputed Stevens' assertions his actions were protected by the Constitution because he was a member, citing nine instances that had nothing to do with lawmaking that was protected, the Anchorage Daily News.

A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Stevens in July on seven felony counts of filing false financial disclosure statements to conceal $250,000 in gifts and services from an oil services company.

Stevens, 84, the longest serving Republican in the Senate, is campaigning for re-election.

Federal prosecutors alleged Stevens used insider help to turn a secret $5,000 investment in a Florida condo development into more than $100,000 in profits.

The new filings go further than the charges leveled against Stevens, the Alaskan newspaper said. The documents also allege Stevens sought jobs from VECO, the oil company, for a son and a grandchild and a new vehicle for his daughter.


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