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Jefferson Convicted in Corruption Case

HeadlineAug 07, 2009

Federal jurors have convicted former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson on eleven of sixteen counts in a corruption case. In 2005, the FBI raided Jefferson’s Capitol Hill home and found $90,000 wrapped in foil and stuffed in food containers in a freezer. Jefferson faces up to 150 years in prison when he’s sentenced in October.

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