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  • March 2008
    • Supreme Court Stands Pat on FBI Raid of Rep's Office

      Supreme Court Stands Pat on FBI Raid of Rep's Office

      The Supreme Court declined today to hear an appeal of a ruling that the FBI violated separation-of-powers law in a 2006 raid on the office of Rep. William Jefferson, the New York Times reports. Though the raid itself was not unconstitutional, an appeals court found, the FBI went too far in allowing agents to look through the Louisiana Democrat's documents. More »

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      Congress   US Supreme Court   FBI   House of Representatives   corruption   bribery   William Jefferson   separation of powers

  • August 2007
    • Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      Rep. William Jefferson scored a legal victory today, winning the return of privileged materials from a FBI raid on his office. An appeals court said the raid itself was not unconstitutional, but the search of legislative materials was illegal. It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect the 16-count indictment against the congressman, but the Justice Department said it changes nothing. More »

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      FBI   court   bribery   raid   William Jefferson

  • June 2007
    • Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

      Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

      In his first public appearance since being indicted Monday, Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty in federal court in this morning. The Louisiana Democrat, facing a laundry list of charges including bribery, racketeering, and obstruction of justice, then held a press conference in which he reeled off his family's achievements and called on his constituents to "keep an open mind." More »

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      corruption   investigation   Louisiana   ethics   bribery   obstruction of justice   racketeering   William Jefferson

    • House Moves to Expel Accused Congressman

      House Moves to Expel Accused Congressman

      Pressure mounted on William Jefferson to resign from the House yesterday as leaders of both parties piled on in the wake of his indictment on corruption, racketeering and bribery charges. Republicans moved to initiate proceedings to have the Louisiana Democrat, expelled—which, Dems noted, they did not do when GOP members Tom DeLay and Robert Ney were indicted. More »

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      House of Representatives   corruption   investigation   Louisiana   ethics   resignation   bribery   racketeering   William Jefferson

    • Jefferson Hit With Corruption Charges

      Jefferson Hit With Corruption Charges

      Federal officials indicted Rep. William Jefferson today, charging him with bribery, racketeering, money-laundering, and other misdeeds that could carry a sentence of up to 235 years. The Louisiana Democrat, the target of a lengthy investigation into business deals in Africa, has maintained his innocence, even after investigators found $90,000 in cash in his freezer in 2005. More »

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      Congress   corruption   Louisiana   bribery   bribe   congressman   William Jefferson

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