By Matt Kelley WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Stevens was found guilty Monday on seven counts of concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from wealthy friends -- becoming the fifth U.S. senator ever to be convicted of a crime.

U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was found guilty Monday of all seven felony charges related to unreported gifts and renovation work done on his home.

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, taking the stand in a Washington courtroom for a second day, Friday denied concealing financial information from the Senate.

Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii strongly defended the honor of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens at the Alaska senator's corruption trial Thursday, saying he's never heard of his friend telling a lie.

By Tom Hays and Jesse J. Holland Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In October 2006, a longtime loyalist of Sen. Ted Stevens called him up with a big problem: The FBI, he said, was breathing down his neck about a makeover of the senator's mountain cabin.