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| Prison time sought for Alaska corruption figure |
| By google.com |
| Published: 10/23/2009 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors say the former chief executive of a company that did construction work for oil companies should be sentenced to nearly four years in prison for offering bribes in exchange for legislation favorable to the petroleum industry. The government's recommendation was filed late Wednesday, a week before Bill Allen, 72, and another VECO executive are scheduled to be sentenced for their 2007 guilty pleas to conspiracy, bribery and tax charges. Judge John W. Sedwick on Thursday morning denied Allen's request to postpone sentencing until February, saying in his order: "It's time to turn Allen's page in the lamentable chapter of Alaska's history." "The actions of Bill Allen were corrupt, sustained, and damaging to the integrity of the legislative process," prosecutors said in the filing obtained by the Anchorage Daily News. Read More. |
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