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Article: Alaska corruption figure sentenced
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Bill Allen, the central figure in Alaska's
public corruption scandal, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in
prison and fined $750,000.
U.S. District Judge John Sedwick acknowledged Allen's cooperation
with the long-running federal investigation. Allen pleaded guilty to
bribery, conspiracy and tax violations more than two years ago and
since then has been a key witness in a string of high-profile
corruption trials. Allen "did what he could with what he had, and
the system is designed to give benefits to people who do that," the
judge said.
Under federal sentencing guidelines, Allen, 72, could have
received 33 to 41 months in prison, the judge said. Prosecutors ...