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Jury Convicts Former Congressman Jefferson of Bribery

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Federal jurors found Former congressman William J. Jefferson guilty of using his congressional office as a criminal enterprise to enrich himself, soliciting and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to support his business ventures in Africa. The eight-woman, four-man jury convicted Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts that included solicitation of bribery, racketeering and money laundering.

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They got it wrong by Larry McCombs on Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:10:00 AM