ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., tried to get money from two businesses, in addition to bribes has he been charged with soliciting.

In court papers filed Friday in Alexandria, Va., prosecutors said they plan to show that Jefferson engaged in a pattern of corrupt behavior, The Washington Post (NYSE:WPO) reported.

In one case, a lobbyist turned down Jefferson's alleged offer to help an oil services company do business in Africa in return for payments of $10,000 a month to a relative. In the other case, a company allegedly agreed to pay a Jefferson family company in return for a letter from the congressman pleading its case to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the newspaper said.

Jefferson is awaiting trial on charges that he took thousands of dollars from a telecommunications company.