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Alaska GOP Shaken by Corruption Inquiry

By Martin Kaste
Published June 29, 2007 at 1:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

A widening federal corruption inquiry has uncovered evidence linking some of Alaska's lawmakers to nearly a half-million dollars in bribes in exchange for their support on bills backed by energy companies.

Alaska's most prominent Republican, Sen. Ted Stevens, says the FBI wants to see some of his personal records.

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Martin Kaste
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.
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