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Sen. Stevens Found Guilty of Series of Crimes

By Ryan Singel, Kevin Poulsen, Sarah Lai Stirland, Kim Zetter, and David Kravets

Sen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska powerhouse Republican senator, was convictedMonday on seven counts of lying about thousands of dollars in renovation work ? including new plumbing ? done on his home by a private oil services company.

Stevens' defense that he thought he'd paid for the series of tubesdid not persuade the Washington, D.C., jury, which convicted him on all charges.

Stevens faces up to five years behind a series of bars for each count, but he is not likely to serve time under sentencing guidelines.

He also says he's not stepping down from Congress. He's up for re-election this year.

For those who don't recall, Stevens' Tube Manialargely startedon Threat Level (nee 27b Stroke 6).

See an early roundupof Tube fun.

AP Story

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Full post as published by Threat Level on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).