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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A federal appeals panel affirmed all but one charge against former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., convicted of official corruption in 2009.
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