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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents searched the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday.

Investigative sources told FOX News that the FBI executed a search warrant at the Girdwood, Alaska, house. Sources would not detail what the search team is looking for, but said agents continued to do extensive work at the property late Monday.

The search began Monday afternoon when a number of federal agents were seen outside the home, the Anchorage Daily News reported. It wasn't immediately clear if anything was taken from Stevens' house.

Stevens, who was formerly chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is the latest lawmaker reportedly under investigation for exchanging federal contracts for bribes, illegal gratuities and unreported gifts. The Stevens probe relates to dealings with VECO Corp., Alaska's largest oil-field engineering firm. VECO has several federal contracts to provide logistics support for arctic research...


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291463,00.html
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