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December 8, 2006

First arrest in Alaska corruption probe

Posted by David Postman at 10:09 AM

Alaska Republican state Rep. Tom Anderson was arrested Thursday on public corruption charges. According to AP and the Anchorage Daily News, details are due later today, when the Department of Justice releases charging documents and Anderson is arraigned in federal court.

Anderson's arrest is the first since August, when the FBI and other federal agents served search warrants on six legislative offices. Anderson's office, though, was not searched at the time. The investigation focused on lawmakers' ties to Veco, a politically powerful oil field services company.

Anderson did not run for re-election in November. His wife, Lesil McGuire, is a state representative who was elected to the state Senate last month. Anderson's father, Tom, is former director of the Alaska State Troopers.

UPDATE: Anderson has been indicted. The Daily News has the paperwork and the Justice Department press release.

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