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Veco CEO Testified To Campaign Contribution Scheme In Corruption Trial
Former Veco CEO Bill Allen testified in the criminal prosecution of state Rep. Pete Kott (R-AK) yesterday, in yet another example of how he likes to keep pols on the hook:
"... Allen talked about overpaying a flooring job done by Kott by more than $7,000 and of scheming to get at least some of that money to Kott's son so that he could work on Kott's 2006 campaign, when a poll showed he was in surprising trouble. Even the poll itself was secretly paid for by Veco, which if true would be a hidden -- and illegal -- campaign contribution by the company to Kott."
Allen also testified that Kott joked about wanting a job handing out towels to women on beaches in Barbados, but that he had genuinely planned to give Kott a job as a Veco lobbyist, which pays $6,000 to $12,000 a month.
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Comments (2)
cracker wrote on September 13, 2007 12:05 PM:Kott also said he wanted 30% PPT tax but because of Allen he pushed for 20% PPT. He said that explicitly on tape! $7000 flooring job and a $12,000 a month job was all he asked for
How much would BIG Oil get for 10% difference in tax at $60.00 a barrel?
$1,500,000,000 in savings
Pete Kott by not getting more in bribes you are a dipshit.this story is soooo Alaska
PalmerBuyer wrote on September 14, 2007 1:24 AM:No, he is not SO Alaska, nor are his actions. Most of us are honest and care about the environment. (And most of the oil company employees feel the same way.) We are here because we LOVE it here. Don't make the mistake of thinking a once a year PFD check makes the difference.
We just find this whole thing SO embarrassing. For Alaska. For US.
Don't forget THINKING that something stinks isn't the same thing as PROVING it.
AND we don't consider people like Kott and Allen REAL Alaskans. No matter how many years they live here, they still will be considered OUTSIDERS.
(Outsiders is a less than flattering name we use of people who have never been here and don't have a clue what it takes to survive here.)