ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson violated his oath of office by taking bribes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday in her closing argument.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 (UPI) -- A firm owned by the wife of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., earned thousands of dollars but incurred no business expenses, an accountant said.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 (UPI) -- A prosecutor says former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, "chose bribes and corruption" to support a lifestyle that was beyond his means.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 (UPI) -- Jury selection in the federal corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., began Tuesday in Alexandria, Va., observers said.
NEW ORLEANS, April 7 (UPI) -- Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., and federal prosecutors are battling over the definition of bribery, court documents show.
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.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5 (UPI) -- Another relative of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a sister, has been indicted in Louisiana on federal corruption charges.
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.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- Rep. William J. Jefferson, D-La., pleaded innocent Friday to bribery, racketeering and money-laundering charges in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Newly unsealed court documents from the corruption investigation of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., show the FBI used phone taps and a "wired" witness.
