Jefferson stands next to attorney Robert Trout during sentencing /Sketch by Art Lien/NBC News By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A key prosecution witness in the public corruption trial of ex-Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, could be seeing daylight soon. As expected, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III of Alexandria, Va., in a written filing on…
Ex-Rep. William Jefferson By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ALEXANDRIA, Va. – He was a presence on the witness stand; a burly man with shaved head, glasses, facial hair and strong voice, dressed in a faded forest green prison jumpsuit with the word “Prisoner” barely legible on the back. He exuded the confidence of the businessman he…
Early on in this whole thing, Congressman William Jefferson had an opportunity to plead guilty and get about six years. Before things got too far along, he decided to pass and fight this. Well, here’s his opportunity.The ex-Congressman’s public persona has always been that of a gentleman. But when the jury hears some of the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An ex-official of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington was indicted on charges of taking a $100,000 bribe from Nigerian businessmen in connection with a Kentucky high-tech firm linked to Rep. William Jefferson and his public corruption case. According to an indictment unsealed Wednesday, Maureen Njideka…
