Execs of oilfield services company Veco plead guilty to bribing Alaska lawmakers - ATLANTA, Ga. – You don’t have to go all the way to Anchorage or Juneau, Alaska, to get the latest news on what’s happening. Energy Pipeline News, one of the two flagship newsletters published by Anvil Publishers in Atlanta covers the energy pipeline beat with both daily and fortnightly coverage.
Among the stories covered in the current issue involves two top executives of oilfield service firm Veco, who on May 7 entered guilty pleas to bribery and other charges. Veco Chief Executive Bill Allen and Rick Smith, Veco’s vice president of community and government affairs, entered guilty pleas in federal court in Anchorage to charges of extortion, bribery and conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service.