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In 2003, The Los Angeles Times published charges that Stevens had gotten rich through influence peddling, steering government contracts to his associates, and insider trading, all of which Stevens denied.
The details of the case are as follows. In 1997, Stevens invested $50,000 with developer Jonathan B. Rubini. In 2002 Rubini and his partner bought back the senator's interests in their deals for $872,000. During the time that Stevens had money invested with Rubini, Stevens steered a $450 million contract to Rubini to build and own housing at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
In 2005, The Anchorage Daily News published reports that Stevens' son Ben Stevens held a secret option to buy into an Alaska seafood company at the same time Stevens, was creating a special Aleutian Islands fishery that would supply the company with pollock worth millions of dollars a year.
In 2005, he also prevented oil executives from being placed under oath when they spoke before a Senate comittee hearing which he was the Chairman. While it is unusual for this to happen, it is well within the power of the Chair in the committee.
Subsequently, evidence came to light that they lied about their involvement in a 2001 Energy Task Force meeting with Dick Cheney's staff to the committee. Congress now is investigating this apparent inconsistency.
Senator Stevens is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports Stem Cell Research.
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