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The Jefferson investigation

2009-06-22
	Jefferson trial likely to be long WASHINGTON – Before they rest their case in the bribery trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, government prosecutors said they intend to call 49 witnesses. In addition, they plan to introduce 950 exhibits. And then there are hours of secretly recorded audio tapes.


2009-06-20
	Judge takes break in Jefferson trial WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III, of Alexandria, Va., took a break Friday in the trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of New Orleans.


2009-06-19
	Jurors hear tapes in Jefferson trial WASHINGTON – Jurors in the bribery trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson got their first chance Thursday to listen to secretly recorded government tapes that include Jefferson expressing worry about landing in the “pokey.”


2009-06-18
	Jefferson trial enters third day of testimony WASHINGTON – Jurors in the bribery trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson got their first chance Thursday to listen to secretly recorded government tapes that include Jefferson expressing worry about landing in the “pokey.”


	iGate owner testifies in D.C. WASHINGTON — In the second day of testimony in the bribery trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a Kentucky businessman told the jury Wednesday that he paid $330,000 to Jefferson’s wife even though she did no work.


2009-06-17
	Jefferson attorney says cash in freezer for safety WASHINGTON — He hid the money in his freezer to keep it from being stolen by intruders or his housekeeper. That was the explanation the defense attorney for former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson gave to jurors in Tuesday’s opening day of the bribery trial against the New Orleans Democrat.


2009-06-12
	Jefferson jury selection complete WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers in the public corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson picked a jury Thursday with opening statements scheduled for Tuesday.


2009-06-10
	Accusations, scandal hurt Jeffersons’ image WASHINGTON — The past three years have not been good for the family of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson. Jury selection continues today in the trial of Jefferson, who has pleaded innocent to 16 public corruption charges.


2009-06-09
	Jury selection starts in Jefferson trial ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury chosen from nearly 100 northern Virginians who reported to court on Tuesday will decide the fate of former Congressman William Jefferson charged with taking bribes and other crimes.


	Jury selection begins for Jefferson’s trial WASHINGTON — After four years, jury selection in the trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, of New Orleans, is set to get under way today with many people awaiting the answer to one question: What was he doing with $90,000 in his home freezer?


2009-05-30
	Indicted SUNO official leaves post An indicted former legislator is indefinitely stepping down from her administrative job at Southern University at New Orleans, the college said Friday.


2009-05-28
	Jefferson trial delayed ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge on Wednesday delayed yet again the trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson to give his attorneys a week to look for an expert witness.


2009-05-19
	Justices reject Jefferson’s appeal; trial likely WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal by former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson to throw out public corruption charges that he claimed violated constitutional protection.


2009-04-13
	Animal welfare laws advance WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s U.S. senators are leading the charge on what one interest group is calling an increasingly advantageous political stance: national animal-welfare legislation.


2009-03-02
	GOP challenges state’s campaign finance limit NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s Republican Party and the Republican National Committee spent almost $42,000 apiece on a coordinated effort to defeat scandal-plagued U.S. Rep. William Jefferson last year, but they wanted to spend more.


2007-06-12
	Group forms to support Jefferson NEW ORLEANS — A group calling itself the Justice for Jefferson Committee has formed in support of indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans. Danatus King, a lawyer and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s New Orleans chapter, is the committee’s co-chairman.


	Jefferson’s fight costly WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson is facing legal bills that could reach $2 million to fight complex public corruption charges that include bribery, racketeering and money laundering, lawyers said.


2007-06-07
	Judge freezes Jefferson's assets ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge Thursday froze assets of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Among the 16 criminal counts Jefferson is facing is a criminal forfeiture count, and prosecutors have already said they will seek to recoup money that they believe Jefferson obtained illegally by peddling his influence to help broker business deals in Africa.


2007-06-06
	Jefferson’s success story takes hard turn WASHINGTON — Charles McBride remembers the 1972 phone call from a young Harvard law school graduate seeking a place to stay in Washington. McBride was chief of staff for then U.S. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, D-La. The man who would eventually live in McBride’s home while working as Johnston’s legislative aide for two years was Bill Jefferson, who later became a United States congressman.


2007-06-05
	Jefferson charged in 16 counts WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson became the first member of Congress to be charged with overseas corporate bribery when he was indicted Monday on charges of racketeering, bribery and money laundering. “No one would have thought the investigation of a congressman would take us out of the country,” said Kevin Kaiser, head of the FBI’s criminal division.


	Timeline leading to indictment of Jefferson Timeline leading to indictment.


	Indictment called ‘troubling’ for Louisiana From the nation’s capital to the State Capitol to the governor’s mansion, reaction to Monday’s indictment of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, on federal corruption charges was swift and ranged from “regrettable’’ to “troubling’’ to “sad.’’


2007-06-04
	Jefferson indicted on federal charges U.S. Rep. William Jefferson was indicted Monday on several federal charges. The indictment comes after a bribery investigation that followed Jefferson for years


	Fondness for cash surfaced early in rep.'s career WASHINGTON (AP) -- The $90,000 the FBI says it found in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer wasn't the death knell of his political career.


	Timeline leading to indictment of Jefferson July 30, 2005: The FBI alleges Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., accepted $100,000 in a briefcase from an FBI informant. Jefferson believes the informant, Lori Mody, is collaborating with him in a scheme to bribe Nigerian officials so the pair can enter the Nigerian telecommunications market, according to the FBI.


2006-05-22
	Jefferson says little about investigation Rep. William Jefferson called a press conference Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C. in the wake of an FBI search of his office there and the bribery accusations surrounding him.


	Supreme Court turns down Jefferson appeal