Juneau Empire logo Juneau Empire 1 month ago

Ex-VECO chief sentenced to three years

Story last updated at 10/29/2009 - 10:35 am Ex-vice president gets 21 months after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy ANCHORAGE - The oil services executive at the center of a federal investigation of corruption in Alaska politics was sentenced... Full Article at Juneau Empire

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  1. Bill Allen
  2. Rick Smith
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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  1. Mr. Allen did the right thing by way of cooperation
    SOURCE: Juneau Empire 1 month ago
  2. Democracy doesn’t work when it is corrupt ... From time to time, that democracy is threatened, as it was here, so this is a very serious offense.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  3. Mr. Allen did the right thing by way of cooperation
    SOURCE: KIVITV.com 1 month ago
  4. As I sit here today, I am ready to take responsibility for my actions ... I don't blame anybody else. I don't ask for God's forgiveness, I don't ask the court's forgiveness, and I don't expect the victim's mother to forgive me.
    SOURCE: KTUU 1 month ago
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