Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was convicted this afternoon on all seven charges that he lied on personal financial disclosure reports when he failed to list more than $250,000 in gifts and house renovations. The verdict came just eight days before Stevens, 84, faces voters for a new six-year term. Stevens was indicted in July on the counts of making false statements. Each count carries up to five years in prison, although under federal sentencing guidelines such crimes usually merit a sentence of about 18 months. More details will be available soon.
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