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09
Jul
2009
Media Keeping Their Priorities  

8 hours ago by ramblingman

In the bribery trial of William Jefferson, a DEMOCRAT and former congressman, the jury was shown video of him accepting a suitcase full of money. But, hey, enough about that (too much actually), what’s the latest on Mark Sanford? Anyone hear any good rumors on Sarah Palin? How about some jokes we ca ...

Southern Ramblings - southernramblings.blogspot.com · Rank: 107,050 · 2 references

Jury in William Jefferson Trial Sees America’s Most Famous Freezer  

8 hours ago by allan

Well, sure there was key testimony from an FBI agent in the case. But at the end of the day, the jury got to see America’s most famous freezer: William Jefferson’s. The one where FBI agents found $90,000 in marked FBI bills. America’s Most Famous Freezer/Government Exhibit By Jonathan Tilove and Bru ...

Tickle The Wire - ticklethewire.com · Rank: 21,999 · 28 references

Jury Sees Video of Democrat William Jefferson Accepting Bribes  

19 hours ago by Mr Pink Eyes

You remember former Democrat Congressman William Jefferson, don’t you? Just in case you forgot, he is the congressman who diverted the rescue operation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in order to save $90,000 in bribes from his flooded out home in New Orleans. He put his own corrupt ...

America's Watchtower - americaswatchtower.com · 2 references

08
Jul
2009
Jury sees videos of La. congressman accepting cash  

1 day ago by Inga

By Matthew Barakat Associated Press A federal jury has seen video of a former Louisiana congressman accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 in cash outside a northern Virginia hotel. The videos played Tuesday are a key piece of evidence in the bribery trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who rep ...

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Federal Jury Sees Video of Jefferson Accepting Suitcase Filled With $100,000  

1 day ago by Milan Marinkovich

The federal jury in William Jefferson’s case had an opportunity to view the video of the former DEMOCRAT congressman from Louisiana accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 outside of a hotel located in northern Virginia. Recall that Jefferson used his freezer as an ATM machine to store $90,000 in ...

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Jury sees videos of William Jefferson, a Democrat accepting a suitcase ...  

1 day ago by goodtimepolitics

A federal jury has seen video of a former Louisiana congressman accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 in cash outside a northern Virginia hotel. The videos played Tuesday are a key piece of evidence in the bribery trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans. He’s ...

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Jurors Get to See Video of Informant Handing Rep. William Jefferson $100,000  

1 day ago by allan

Nearly everyone has heard about the marked $90,000 in FBI money FBI agents found in Jefferson’s home freezer on Aug. 3, 2005. On Tuesday, jurors saw an FBI video of a government informant handing $100,000 to Jefferson in a brief case. When agents raided the freezer, $10,000 of that payoff was missin ...

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A Russian Crusader Dies  

1 day ago by The FCPA Blog

One of Russia's leading anti-corruption journalists died last week from head wounds received two months ago in an attack outside his home. Vyacheslav Yaroshenko, 63, ran the paper Korruptsia i Prestupnost ( Corruption and Crime) in Rostov-on-Don. The local media had reported that he either was in a ...

The FCPA Blog - fcpablog.blogspot.com · Rank: 28,002 · 32 references

06
Jul
2009
In Jefferson's Case, What Gives?  

3 days ago by The FCPA Blog

Here's the question: Is William Jefferson still on trial for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? His indictment included an FCPA count and the cash found in his freezer was supposed to be evidence of an antibribery offense. But the ex-congressman's trial has been going on for a few weeks no ...

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03
Jul
2009
Pricey Dinner With Congressman William Jefferson and FBI Informant Turns ...  

6 days ago by allan

Business woman Lori Mody wore an FBI wire during the dinner to help the FBI snare a congressman. But during the pricey meal, the conversation got a little mushy. The two started talking about a favorite childrens book Velveteen Rabbit. Will the conversation make jury more sympathetic to the ex-Congr ...

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