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Technically, Sen Ted Stevens (R-AK) was not convicted of graft itself, only about lying about the $250,000 in gifts and services he received from Veco, the Alaska-based oil services company. CBS' Nancy Cordes pointed out that the prosecution "hinted" that Stevens may have helped Veco "win lucrative government contracts" in return. ABC's Pierre Thomas told us that Veco's workers helped transform Stevens" "modest one-story house" into what he liked to call his "chalet." For the $250,000, its size was doubled, a garage was added and two floors of decks, NBC's Pete Williams told us. As the basis for his appeal, Stevens accused federal prosecutors of "violation of fair trial rules."
Stevens' governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin denounced her fellow Republican as "part of the culture of corruption I was elected to fight," added Cordes. Stevens is a candidate for reelection next week.
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