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LOUISIANA REP. WILLIAM JEFFERSON INDICTED IN WASHINGTON

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), shown in this March 1, 2007 file photo, was indicted on 16 counts including racketeering, soliciting bribes, money-laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Washington on June 4, 2007. Jefferson, 63, whose district includes New Orleans, was re-elected last year despite the looming probe, during which investigators found $90,000 in the congressman's freezer. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)


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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.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for convicted former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., say he should remain free on bond after his sentencing.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A bankruptcy trustee has determined that former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., may be poor enough to file for bankruptcy under more restrictive new laws.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, who faces a prison term and forfeiture of almost $500,000, and his wife have filed for bankruptcy in Louisiana.
Mose Jefferson defense begins at trial
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Defense attorneys for the brother of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., say the case for Mose Jefferson in a New Orleans court will be a long one.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The older brother of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., appeared in a federal court in New Orleans on bribery charges, authorities say.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Jurors in the bribery trial of Mose Jefferson may carry a bias because he is the brother of a convicted former Louisiana congressman, defense lawyers said.
Ex-Rep. Jefferson guilty of corruption
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A federal jury in Virginia Wednesday found former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., guilty of corruption charges.
Jury reaches no verdict in Jefferson trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A federal jury in Virginia failed to reach a verdict Tuesday in the corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.
Deliberations resume in corruption case
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A third day of jury deliberations in the public corruption case against former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., began Monday in Alexandria, Va.
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