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Associated Press - November 18, 2009 4:15 AM ET ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Louisiana congressman sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges is hoping he can remain free on bond...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Louisiana congressman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Louisiana congressman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. The sentence handed down Friday in suburban Washington was far less than the nearly 30 years prosecutors had sought for William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman's corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress. His punishment delivered a similar message.