60 days ago by allan

file photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s been six years since FBI agents raided ex-Congressman William Jefferson’s Capitol Hill home and found $90,000 in his freezer, and more than two years since he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery and other public corruption charges. Still, ...

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105 days ago by Bj

The brothers of "Rich Man, Poor Man" seem to be going through a change. Who is good and who is bad? It's hard to tell. Sure, Nick Nolte has to leave the country for pissing off the Mafia, but it's self-protection. It's Peter Strauss as the hard-nosed businessman who is becoming less attractive. Age ...

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108 days ago by NCrissieB

Will Rogers famously said “We have the best Congress money can buy.” It’s still true, but not the way he meant it. (More) Republic, Lost, Part I – The New Corruption This week Morning Feature explores Lawrence Lessig’s new book Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress – And a Plan to Stop It. Tod ...

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151 days ago by The FCPA Blog

Reporters Bruce Alpert and Jonathan Tilove at the New Orleans Times-Picayune's found a WikiLeaks cable with a tie to ex-Congressman William Jefferson's prosecution for bribery and FCPA-related offenses.

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176 days ago by Opinion

Tweet The 42nd President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, celebrates his birthday today. The Big Dawg is now 65. Happy birthday, Bubba! William Jefferson Clinton, the pride of Hope, Ark., remains the only Democrat to win two full White House terms since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Read ...

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188 days ago by The FCPA Blog

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals won't hear former Congressman William Jefferson's appeal until late October.

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192 days ago by allan

exRep. Jefferson at sentencing in 2009 /Sketch by Art Lien/NBC News By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s an old saying: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied.” But for ex-Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, justice delayed means more FREEDOM. Bruce Alpert, a star reporter for the New Orleans ...

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