Ted Stevens, Corrupt GOP Senator, Guilty on 7 Counts
Goodbye, you corrupt son of a bitch
Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of all seven felony charges for making false statements.
The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man who rose to be one of the most dominant figures in the upper chamber and who helped transform Alaska in its 50 years of statehood. The verdict was reached after the jury deliberated since Wednesday and found the 84-year-old senator guilty of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts from Bill Allen, the former head of Veco Corp., and other friends.
Stevens appeared expressionless, holding his stomach while the verdict was read. The courtroom was silent as the powerful Republican’s fate was read to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
