Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., makes a statement upon his arrival at Washington's National Airport in this May 22, 2006 file photo.
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Robert Trout, attorney for Rep. William Jefferson, D-News Orleans, speaks Monday during a news conference in Los Angeles after his client was indicted on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.
William J. Jefferson
AGE: 60; born March 14, 1947, in Lake Providence.
EXPERIENCE: U.S. House, 1990-present; Louisiana Senate, 1980-91; practiced law, 1976-90; first lieutenant, Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1975; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Bennett Johnston, 1973-74; U.S. District Court clerk, 1972-73.
EDUCATION: B.A., Southern University, English and political science, 1969; J.D., Harvard University, 1972; LL.M., taxation, Georgetown University, 1996.
FAMILY: Wife, Andrea Green-Jefferson, and five daughters.
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