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Nigerian Executive Paid Ex-Rep. William Jefferson $100,000

allan16 years ago16 years ago02 mins

This is some pretty damaging testimony for Jefferson. The FBI recorded Jefferson taking $100,000 in marked FBI bills from a business woman who was cooperating with the FBI. But this $100,000 payment is in addition to the FBI money, and was apparently made initially without the knowledge of the FBI. It may undercut some of…

Convicted Businessman Delivers Some Blows in ex-Rep. Jefferson’s Corruption Trial

allan16 years ago16 years ago03 mins

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…