Ted Stevens Found Guilty on All Seven Charges

A jury in Alaska found Senator Ted Stevens (R) guilty of all seven felony charges of making false statements about gifts he received from close friend, Bill Allen, CEO of VECO Corp.

Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of 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.

The jury did not seem to buy the explanation from Stevens that Allen showered him with gifts he didn't want and was unaware of, and that he believed the $160,000 he gave to another contractor covered all costs for the home renovations.

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Will someone please explain to me how Senator Stevens or anyone can run for the senate and have a felony. The Rachel Maddow show on Msnbc stated that it is not against the law to run for the senate with a felony. I just do not understand how you are not permitted to vote, yet you can run for the senate. Please help people get their right to vote once they serve their sentence!!!

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tsly on October 28, 2008 at 12:04 AM

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