The subpoena appears to document a widening of the federal corruption investigation in Alaska, which burst into public view in August with dramatic raids of the offices of six legislators, including Ben Stevens. Agents returned to search Stevens' offices Sept. 18.
On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Rep. Tom Anderson, R-Anchorage, on seven counts charging extortion, bribery, conspiracy and money laundering. The charges describe a scheme in which money was allegedly funneled to Anderson through a shell company in 2004 in exchange for actions he took as a legislator to benefit a private prison company. He pleaded not guilty Friday.
Caught with their hands in the cookie jar. I am guessing that we will see a number of prominent Alaskan Republicans getting their hands slapped. Or hopefully getting slapped into handcuffs.
On the other hand our new Republican governor is attracting a completely different kind of attention.
"Alaska -- The coldest state with the hottest governor.'' I kind of like that.
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