Washington  - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate, was indicted for failing to disclose corporate gifts worth more than 250,000 dollars, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.

The 84-year-old Alaskan senator had his home raided earlier this year as part of a wide-reaching corruption probe that has already led to charges against a number of other Alaska state legislators and businessmen.

The indictment by a federal grand jury in Washington charges Stevens with seven counts of making false statements on financial disclosure forms that he is required to fill out as a US senator.

Stevens made no mention on the disclosure forms of gifts he received from Alaskan firm Veco - one of the largest private employers in the state - from 1999 to 2006, according to Matthew Friedrich, the acting assistant attorney general.

Stevens accepted gifts from the company and its chief executive that included home renovations, furniture and other household goods valued at more than 250,000 dollars, Friedrich said.

Stevens was first elected to the Senate in 1968 and faces re- election in November. (dpa)