Ben (Son of Ted) Stevens breaks his silence

on ongoing investigations...

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/9341205p-9254638c.html

Ben Stevens proclaims innocence on talk show
KFQD RADIO: Ex-senator calls Bill Allen "unpredictable."

By KYLE HOPKINS
khopkins@adn.com

Published: September 29, 2007
Last Modified: September 29, 2007 at 03:34 AM

Former state Senate President Ben Stevens unexpectedly called a local radio show Friday, talking publicly about the Alaska corruption investigation for the first time since the FBI searched his office more than a year ago.

On the radio, Stevens said he was calling because of a remark KFQD 750-AM host Dan Fagan had made about his father, U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. Both father and son are under investigation by the FBI, and were implicated during the recent bribery trial of former House Speaker Pete Kott. Neither Stevens has been accused of a crime.

The younger Stevens struck a defiant tone.

He said he did nothing illegal and worked in the state's best interest as a senator. He said that he'll prove his innocence if he gets the chance, and that the current political climate is a "feeding frenzy" where accusations are considered fact.

When Fagan accused him of receiving kickbacks from the commercial fishing industry, Stevens said the host had it wrong. He said that ex-Veco chief Bill Allen, who testified that he bribed Stevens while he was in the Legislature, is "unpredictable" and "willing to do anything," and that his relationship with his father is in fine shape.

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Excerpts of the interview follow. It's pretty amusing, especially the way he keeps referring to Fagan as "big man." :rofl: