Alaska political corruption probe refers to a widespread investigation from 2003 to the present by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Internal Revenue Service into political corruption of seven Alaskan state lawmakers, as well as US Representative Republican Don Young and former US Senator Republican Ted Stevens. The investigation is sometimes referred to as 'The Corrupt Bastard's Club' and focused on the oil industry, fisheries, and private corrections industries.
As of November 2008 the investigation has resulted in indictments against five current and former Alaska state legislators on corruption charges, as well as the indictment and conviction of the late US Senator Ted Stevens on seven felony counts of failure to disclose gifts (later vacated). In addition, two executives of VECO Corporation have plead guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service. A number of Alaska businessmen, lobbyists and others have also been either indicted, convicted or otherwise implicated.
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