Allen, former CEO of the company's oilfield services Veco Corp., pleaded guilty in 2007 for violations of conspiracy, bribery and tax.
Also Tuesday, former Veco vice president Rick Smith reported to federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon Smith, 64, who pleaded guilty to the same charges that Allen was sentenced to 21 months. Has been assigned to serve his time in Sheridan minimum security work camp, according to spokesman John Sheridan McCafferty.
Alaska Two more, both former legislators, are in prison on federal corruption charges. Two others were sent to prison after convictions for acts of corruption involving the oil tax legislation, but they are out, while a judge assesses whether it has a fair trial.
Allen, 72, has begun serving his sentence of three years at the Federal Correctional Institution on Terminal Island. Allen gave up in prison at 10 am Pacific Time, said Edmund Ross, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons in Washington, DC
Terminal Island is a low-security center for men located between Long Beach and San Pedro, at the entrance to the Port of Los Angeles. It is one of three designated federal health care system, but it offers specialized medical care and short term hospitalization, said Ross.
The prison is located in an industrial area of a rectangle by the man of earth near the shipyards and rail yards, canning factories and the old Long Beach Naval Complex.
Inmates can see the sea and watch the boats pass. When the cruise ships pass, "is a special treat for the inmates," said Ross.
"It is not waterfront property," he said. However, "is a beautiful place, such as prisons go."
Terminal Island prison has been the home of famous criminals and characters in recent years: Al Capone and Charles Manson, Timothy Leary and G. Gordon Liddy.
Allen may not have to serve all three years. Under federal law, inmates get 54 days a year off his sentence for good behavior, provided they have a high school diploma or GED, or are working for it. Receive less credit for good behavior, if they have minimal education. Allen is a high school dropout.
Some prisoners also get a year off his sentence if they complete drug and alcohol residential, although there is a long waiting list for that program, according to the federal probation officer for Allen, Karen Brewer.
Immediately after the FBI with Allen on 30 August 2006, agreed to cooperate and eventually testified against state lawmakers and then United States Senator Ted Stevens. But the case of Stevens became a mess and the conviction was launched last year.
Allen's sentence was delayed until October 2009 when he was also ordered to pay a fine of $ 750,000, the largest that the judge could evaluate. Was allowed to remain out of custody until the date of his report.
Allen is an avid car collector and 9 October, less than three weeks before sentencing, was at an auction in Las Vegas with daughter Tammy Allen is offered in a limited edition Mustang, according to a video Iacocca event Web site, www.ilegacy.com. His winning bid was $ 320,000, which, with a market share of 10 percent, putting the total price of the No. 5 Silver Iacocca Mustang 45th Anniversary Edition $ 352,000. In the video, Allen and Tammy can be seen huddled in the front row during the bidding. Information on the website says that the buyer was in Colorado, where Tammy lives.
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