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.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge has set a May trial date for former Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., accused of taking bribes to help a telecommunications company operate in Africa.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The corruption trial of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., will likely be delayed until 2009, court documents show.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court judge Wednesday upheld the corruption case against Rep. William Jefferson, clearing the way for the Louisiana Democrat to stand trial.

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Lawyers for U.S. Rep. William Jefferson argued Wednesday that prosecutors used evidence protected by the Constitution to obtain a bribery indictment.

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.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., have asked a federal judge to reconsider a ruling denying a change of venue for his corruption trial.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The corruption case against Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., may not start as scheduled next week, a published report said.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- Rep. William J. Jefferson, D-La., pleaded innocent Friday to bribery, racketeering and money-laundering charges in Virginia.