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FBI Raids Office of Louisiana Democratic Congressman

HeadlineMay 22, 2006

In other news from Washington, the FBI has raided the office of Democratic Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana as part of a bribery investigation. Authorities said it marked the first time the FBI has ever raided the office of a sitting Congressman. 15 FBI agents entered his office just after 7 p.m. Saturday and left about 18 hours later. Jefferson has not yet been charged with a crime but the FBI claims it has videotape evidence that he accepted a $100,000 bribe last year from a person cooperating with the FBI.

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