Former Alaska Governor's Aide Pleads Guilty

The former chief of staff for ex-Governor Frank Murkowski apologized to Alaskans for concealing more than $68,000 in Murkowski campaign expenses that were paid for by an oil field services company. Jim Clark pleaded guilty to fraud in an ongoing corruption probe that has led to charges against legislators and VECO Corp. executives and put some of the state's most powerful politicians under scrutiny. According to Clark's plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, he could be sentenced to nearly four years in prison plus three years supervised release and a fine ranging from $7500 to $75,000.