Another Alaska politician sentenced in federal bribery probe

[babylonsister]

Cowdery gets home confinement, fine

By RICHARD MAUER
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Published: March 10th, 2009 09:33 AM
Last Modified: March 10th, 2009 09:38 AM


Former state Sen. John Cowdery was ordered this morning to serve six months in home confinement and fined $25,000 for conspiring to bribe another senator into supporting the oil-industry position on petroleum production taxes in 2006.

U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline said Cowdery, 79, could leave home for medical visits or to attend church. The judge reprimanded Cowdery for violating the public's trust. When asked if he had anything to say, Cowdery said no. "My attorney covered everything I was going to cover," he said.

The judge sentenced Cowdery to three years' probation.

"Mr. Cowdery, it will be a miracle if you survive the period of probation," the judge said, based on what he had read in the pre-sentence reports. Cowdery arrived at court this morning in a wheelchair, pushed by his grandson.

Cowdery was still in office last July when the Justice Department charged him in a two-count indictment with conspiring with Veco Corp. chief executive Bill Allen to get as much as $25,000 in illegal campaign contributions to "State Senator A."

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[Blue_In_AK]

1. Lucky for him, he's sick,

the old fat bastard. I wonder how the other guys who are doing five- and seven-year sentences feel about this leniency.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. A great photo of the convicted felon

by Dennis Zaki...I love the green tinge! He just looks like a slimeball, doesn't he?

[babylonsister]

3. What's with the old pols in AK? Ah, the Corrupt Bastard Club! I

remember that from that PBS special. I imagine there's more to come.

[Ardent15]

4. Ted Stevens is their role model in Alaska

Is this surprising?

[Blue_In_AK]

5. There are still a few more to clean up here,

not to mention Governor Princess.

[TheTimmer]

6. Why do they all look like

Jabba the Hutt with glasses?

[Blue_In_AK]

7. BabylonSister, since you're a friend of the "Corrupt Bastards Club,"

you might get a kick out of Mudflats' post today about Cowdery's sentencing. It's pretty amusing. http://www.themudflats.net/2009/03/10/another-one-bites-the-dust-john-cowdery-is-sentenced/