LOUISIANA PAPARAZZI:
August 5, 2009
Former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson has been found GUILTY on 11 of 16 counts for public corruption, by a federal jury.
William Jefferson used his power to enrich himself and his family. In the 16-count indictment, Jefferson was charged with soliciting bribes and other crimes for a series of schemes in which he helped American businesses broker deals in West African in exchange for payments or financial considerations to fund companies owned and operated by his family members, including his brother Mose, his wife, Andrea, their five daughters and a son-in-law.
The verdict comes four years after the Aug. 3, 2005 raids of Jefferson's homes in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., in which the FBI found $90,000 in cash hidden in the freezer of his D.C. home, money the government said Jefferson was going to deliver as a bribe.
Jefferson now faces up to 150 years in prison, once sentenced by Judge T.S. Ellis III, October 30, 2009.
The charges in William Jefferson's case include:
Conspiracy to solicit bribes, Wire fraud, Solicitation of bribes by public official, bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justices, and Racketeer influenced corrupt organization pattern of racketeering activity (RICO).
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