ARRESTED
On March 4, 2008, James “Jum’ Clark the former chief of staff to ex-Senator/Governor Frank Murkowski pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the Alaska political corruption probe. Clark admitted in court documents that he conspired to use an illegal monetary gift from VECO to pay for a political poll to gauge the popularity of then-incumbent governor Murkowski. Sentencing was delayed to allow him to testify against other suspects in the case.
