Bill Allen — the head of Veco who was convicted for bribing sitting Alaska lawmakers in exchange for favorable votes on oil tax policy — dead at 85

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Bill Allen, the disgraced Alaska oil services executive, died in Colorado on Wednesday. Allen and Veco, his oil field services company, became key players in an Alaska political corruption scandal that played out in the mid-2000s.

Disgraced Alaska oil executive Bill Allen dead at 85

Allen and Veco, his oil field services company, became key players in an Alaska political corruption scandal that played out in the mid-2000s.

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