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Ted Stevens
Former U.S. Senator (R-AK)
Longest-serving Republican senator convicted of failing to report $250,000 in gifts including home renovations from oil field services company VECO
Overview
Theodore Fulton Stevens served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009, making him the longest-serving Republican senator in history at the time. In July 2008, Stevens was indicted on seven counts of making false statements on his Senate financial disclosure forms for failing to report approximately $250,000 in gifts and home renovations from VECO Corporation, an oil field services company, and its CEO Bill Allen. VECO renovated Stevens's Girdwood, Alaska home, doubling its size, while Allen simultaneously sought Stevens's help with legislation benefiting VECO. Stevens was convicted on all seven counts on October 27, 2008, just days before his reelection bid, which he narrowly lost. However, in April 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder moved to dismiss all charges after discovering that prosecutors had withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense, a serious Brady violation. The DOJ conducted an internal investigation and found systematic prosecutorial misconduct.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
Convicted on 7 counts of making false statements on financial disclosures (later vacated)
Received $250,000 in unreported gifts and home renovations from VECO Corporation
VECO CEO Bill Allen renovated Stevens's home while seeking legislative help
Conviction vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct and withheld evidence
Earmarked billions in federal funds to Alaska (known as "King of Pork")
Famous "series of tubes" comment showing unfamiliarity with the internet he regulated
Related Investigations (1)
Criminal Charges & Violations
1 documented violations
18 U.S.C. 1001Making false statements on Senate financial disclosure forms - 7 counts (convicted, vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct)(federal)
Known Associates & Connections
Bill Allen
VECO CEO who provided $250K in unreported gifts
Don Young
Fellow Alaska congressman; benefited from earmarks
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- November 18, 1923
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Also Known As
- King of Pork, Uncle Ted
Education
- •UCLA (B.A.)
- •Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
Key Timeline
1968-12-24
Appointed to U.S. Senate
2000-2007
Period of unreported gifts from VECO Corporation
2008-07-29
Indicted on 7 counts of making false statements
2008-10-27
Convicted on all 7 counts
2008-11-04
Loses reelection to Mark Begich by fewer than 4,000 votes
2009-04-01
AG Holder moves to dismiss all charges; prosecutorial misconduct found
2010-08-09
Dies in plane crash in Alaska