ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The former head of an oil field service company admitted Thursday in court that he bribed three Alaska legislators, including the son of a U.S. senator who is the target of a federal investigation.
Former VECO Corp. CEO Bill Allen, 70, testified Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former state House Speaker Pete Kott. Allen and a former company vice president, Rick Smith, have pleaded guilty to bribing lawmakers, and await sentencing.
Allen said he bribed Kott, former state Senate President Ben Stevens and former Rep. Vic Kohring, but he did not elaborate during 15 minutes of testimony.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
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