At trial, Veco. Executive admits paying labor for renovation of Stevens' home.

First-hand reporting from the trial by Rich Mauer from the Anchorage Daily News. Veco's Bill Allen admitted under oath that he paid for the labor to renovate the home of Senator Ted Stevens:

Reporter Rich Mauer took notes on the conversation. Here's what he heard:

James Wendt, Kott's defense attorney: “One of these allegations is that you helped Sen. Ted stevens with remodeling his house in Girdwood, isn’t that true?”

Allen: “Uh yeah.”

Wendt asked if in helping Sen. Stevens remodel his residence, Allen or Veco paid a number of bills in remodeling that residence. Isn’t that true, he said.

Allen: “You know, you say material, I, I, I, give (gave?) Ted some old furniture, I don’t think it was a lot of material. There was some labor.”

Wendt: “There wasn’t a lot of material … but you paid some labor bills that went into Sen. Stevens’ house?”

Allen: “Yes.”

Allen said it the labor was from Veco employees.

Wendt asked how many employees were involved.

Allen: “I don’t know. I didn’t see a bunch, I had to run Veco. So I don’t know, probably one to four.”
Allen said the job lasted as much as six months.