Stevens Verdict Offers Clues on Disclosure Liability

By C. Simon Davidson
Roll Call Contributing Writer

November 4, 2008

Q: I am a staffer for a Senator and help prepare his annual financial disclosure report. I have been watching closely the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R- Alaska) and am concerned about his conviction for filing false financial disclosure reports. It seems to me that lots of Members file financial disclosure reports that may contain inadvertent errors. Are all such Members now vulnerable to criminal convictions? Or, is there something different about Stevens’ situation?

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