Details of indictment of Sen. Stevens

[July 30, 2008]  (AP)  Details of the seven-count indictment charging Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, with failing to disclose more than $250,000 worth of renovations on his Girdwood, Alaska, home and other gifts he received from VECO Corp., an Alaska oil services company, and its founder, Bill Allen:

• From 1999-2006: Stevens knew he was required to list any gifts of nominal value on his yearly financial disclosure reports and "knowingly and intentionally sought to conceal and cover up his receipt of things of value by filing Financial Disclosure Forms that contained false statements and omissions concerning Stevens' receipt of these things of value."

• Summer 2000 to end of 2001: "VECO incurred over $200,000 in materials, labor and other costs in connection with the work that VECO employees and contractors performed at (Stevens) Girdwood Residence. These costs included, but were not limited to, approximately $81,775.18 in materials, labor, architectural design and services, and other costs from approximately June 2000 to December 31, 2000, and approximately $110,153.64 in the first three and a half months of 2001 alone."

• 2002: "The work performed by VECO employees and contractors at the Girdwood Residence included, among other projects, the installation of a first-floor wraparound deck, a plastic roof between the first- and second-floor decks, a heat tape system on the roof of the Girdwood Residence, and the installation and partial removal of rope lighting on multiple portions of the property. These projects cost VECO approximately $55,000."

• 2004-2005: "Stevens contacted Allen and VECO employees multiple times to request that VECO employees or contractors perform additional tasks at the Girdwood Residence. These tasks included, without limitation, the installation of multiple kitchen appliances and maintenance on the heat tape system on the roof of the Girdwood Residence. ... Stevens contacted Allen and VECO employees multiple times to request that VECO employees or contractors perform additional tasks at the Girdwood Residence. These tasks included, without limitation, roof and gutter repairs, electrical wiring, and the replacement of sensors."

• 2006: Allen assigned workers to repair the boiler and heating system at the Girdwood residence.

• In each case, the indictment says, Stevens knew that the work on the house he often referred to as "the chalet" was done by VECO employees and contractors. Stevens, however, "never paid or reimbursed VECO at any time for the cost of materials provided and labor performed by VECO and its employees at the Girdwood Residence," the indictment said.

[Associated Press]

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