Bill Allen Released

November 22, 2011|Rebecca Palsha | Channel 2 News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Bill Allen, who in 2007 pleaded guilty to bribing state lawmakers, was released from prison Tuesday a little after 9:30 a.m.

Allan was given a three-year sentence after testifying against Sen. Ted Stevens and state representatives Pete Kott and Vic Kohring in a Federal corruption case.

All three had their convictions tossed out for prosecutorial errors.

At the time Allen was also accused of having sex with underage girls, but it appears he won’t be prosecuted for those allegations.

The Anchorage Police Dept. began investigating the former VECO CEO in 2004 after several underage girls came forward saying they had sex with Allen for money.

One of those women, Paula Roberds, who at the time was 15, told detectives Allen flew her from Washington to Alaska for sex.

The U.S. Justice Dept. vetoed a federal prosecution of Allen so the state asked to take on the case. The federal government declined that offer.

Richard Svobodny, the deputy attorney general said he did not get a reason why it was not allowed.

“They had made a decision not to prosecute Mr. Allen for normal prosecution, discretionary reasons, they didn’t explain what that meant and they thought it was inappropriate if they made that decision that the state should go forward in their place.” Svobodny said.

Roberds attorney Ken Roosa said he wasn’t surprised about the decision.

“The Dept. of Justice has been really, I think, closed lipped and unreasonable in their whole view and approach to this Bill Allen prosecution. They never gave any kind of responsible answer.” Roosa said.

Calls to DOJ, in Washington DC, were not returned.

Contact Rebecca Palsha

|

|

|