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Jefferson given 13 years for corruption

Nov. 14, 2009
Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson stood motionless in U.S. District Court in Alexandria Friday as he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption - the longest prison term ever imposed on a former member of Congress. The nine-term Democrat from New Orleans - found with $90,000...
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Jefferson given 13 years in prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for bribery and racketeering.

Judge sets Jefferson's trial date

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 (UPI) -- The federal corruption case of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., will begin Dec. 2, a judge announced Friday.

Another Jefferson family member indicted

NEW ORLEANS, June 5 (UPI) -- Another relative of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a sister, has been indicted in Louisiana on federal corruption charges.

Congressman pleads innocent to bribery

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- Rep. William J. Jefferson, D-La., pleaded innocent Friday to bribery, racketeering and money-laundering charges in Virginia.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch