Wednesday, August 5, 2009

News Alert: William Jefferson, Ex-Congressman, Convicted in Bribery Case

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The New York Times
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 -- 5:48 PM ET
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William Jefferson, Ex-Congressman, Convicted in Bribery Case

A federal jury in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday convicted
former Representative William Jefferson, a Louisiana
Democrat, on 11 of 16 counts, including bribery in a case in
which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.

He was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and
seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business
deals in Africa. The jury deliberated five days before
returning the verdict.

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