Tom Anderson
ARRESTED!
| Thomas T. (Tom) Anderson | |
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Former Member of the Alaska House of Representatives |
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| In office January 21, 2003 – January 15, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Meyer |
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| Succeeded by | Bob Roses |
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| Born | August 4, 1967[1] Anchorage, Alaska |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lesil McGuire |
| Children | Timothy, Tommy Jr., Kerry, Grayson |
| Residence | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Alma mater | University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A., M.A. Hamline School of Law, J.D.[1] |
| Occupation | Public & government affairs consultant[1] |
| Religion | Lutheran[2] |
Thomas T. (Tom) Anderson was a consultant and Alaska State representative for District 19 representing northeast Anchorage. Anderson served in the legislature for two terms, from 2003 until 2007, and became known for his sponsorship of legislation which expanded Alaska’s DNA database to assist in forensic identification of criminal suspects.
On December 6th, 2006, Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering involving allegations that he took bribes of nearly $13,000 in return for using his official position as a legislator to advocate for private prisons. Anderson’s trial began on June 25th, 2007 in U.S. District Court in Anchorage and went to the jury on July 6. On July 9th, 2007, Anderson was found guilty of all seven felony counts. In response to the guilty verdict Anderson claimed that “the prosecution has criminalized being a legislator,” and said he would appeal his conviction. Sentencing was scheduled for October 2, 2007 but was delayed until October 15, 2007.
Mr. Anderson was sentenced on October 15, 2007 to a term of 60 months in prison and was required to surrender to the Federal Prison Camp in Sheridan, Oregon on December 3, 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Anderson_%28politician
