Lead FBI Agent in Rep.William Jefferson Case Speaks Out About the Victories and Near Misses

By Gordon Russell New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Were it not for Virginia businesswoman Lori Mody’s skillful undercover work, William Jefferson would probably still be representing Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in Washington, according to the FBI agent who oversaw the case against the longtime Democratic congressman. It was Mody who first brought Jefferson’s corruption…

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Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of Money-in-the-Freezer Fame Wants Supreme Court To Hear His Case

By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — in what is likely the last chance to overturn his 13-year prison sentence for public corruption, former Rep. William Jefferson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to schedule arguments on whether the trial judge gave an overly expansive definition of a congressman’s duties. The question is central,…

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William Jefferson Reports to Texas Prison

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The inevitable has arrived. Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of cash-in-the-freezer fame is heading off to prison Friday in Beaumont, Tex.  to begin serving his 13-year sentence, Bruce Alpert, star reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. He was sentenced 2 1/2 years ago, but stayed out of prison pending his appeal.  In March,…

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