It's true, says the Wall Street Journal: Rep. Don Young (R-AK) is under criminal investigation along with Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) in the long-running corruption probe going on in that state.
The Journal article is subscription only, so I'll reproduce what the Associated Press has to say about it:
Young is being investigated for his alleged ties to Veco, the Anchorage-based company whose former top two executives -- including former CEO Bill Allen -- have pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska state lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported on its Web site late Tuesday.
Investigators are trying to determine whether Young or U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens took bribes, illegal gratuities or unreported gifts from Veco, the newspaper reported, citing only "people close to the case."
It's been mostly talk up until now, but the Journal must be confident in its sources in order to publish this. The only conclusion is that the Alaska delegation is in serious trouble. Bill Allen and another VECO executive, Rick Smith, are cooperating with investigators as part of their guilty pleas - clearly, they have something to say about Young and Stevens that is keeping investigators interested.
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