Bruce Weyhrauch is a former legislator in the Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

 State House

Alaska Legislature

The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution, consisting of the lower Alaska House of Representatives, with 40 members, and the upper house Alaska Senate, with 20 members...

 representing Juneau. In May 2007, Weyhrauch, along with fellow legislators Pete Kott

Pete Kott

Peter "Pete" Kott is a former Republican state representative for District 17 serving Eagle River, Alaska, in the Alaska Legislature for seven terms, from 1993 until 2007. He was Speaker of the House during his sixth term in 2003-2004...

 and Vic Kohring

Vic Kohring

Vic Kohring is a former Alaska State legislator. He was elected to seven consecutive two-year terms in the Alaska House of Representatives, beginning in 1994. Kohring represented District 14, Wasilla....

 were charged in connection with a scandal involving oilfield service company VECO attempting to buy government favors in Alaska. The ensuing investigation led to the widely publicized trial and conviction of Senator Ted Stevens. Weyrauch was charged with bribery, extortion, conspiracy and mail fraud. On October 15, 2007, he was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison. As of January 2009, his trial has been granted an indefinite stay while issues involved are re-examined by the U.S. Supreme Court.