…it pours on corrupt politicians like Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens. The Senator who has been living large while others paid the bills is getting his due as FBI and IRS agents close in.
Agents from both governmental agencies raided his palatial lodge in Alaska recently. Now the FBI is looking into Stevens’ many pork barrel projects for Alaska to see which ones were used to benefit cronies.
They’re finding a lot.
FBI Probes Stevens's Earmark – The FBI is investigating whether Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) used a $1.6 million congressional appropriation to help an Alaska marine center purchase property from a business partner of the senator’s son, said sources familiar with the probe. [Washington Post Political News]