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Jefferson Sentenced To 13 Years For Corruption
Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson was sentenced this afternoon to 13 years in federal prison for his conviction on public corruption charges.
Feds Want Jefferson To Serve Up To 33 Years
Federal prosecutors have asked that former congressman William Jefferson serve up to 33 years in prison. The former Louisiana Democratic lawmaker was convicted in August on a slew of bribery-related charges.
From FBI Agent's Affair List: 'Lori M. Sex While On The Job. Jeopardized Case'
The FBI says it's reviewing why it didn't reveal to prosecutors in the corruption case of Congressman William Jefferson that an agent on the case had an affair with a key government informant.
Report: Therapist Of Philandering FBI Agent Advised Him To Draw Up List Of Sexual Conquests
An FBI agent who resigned after a list of his affairs with other agents a witness was found was reportedly asked by his therapist to draw up the list to "help him realize the damage the affairs had done to his marriage,"
The Strange Case Of The Philandering, Muslim-Threat-Hyping FBI Agent
John Guandolo, who is married and who unsuccessfully solicited a $75,000 donation for an anti-terrorism group from a wealthy witness in the Jefferson case with whom he was having an affair, resigned from the FBI and appears to have landed on his feet on the speaking circuit playing up the threat of Islamic terrorism.
Judge Denies Ex-Rep. Jefferson Request For New Trial
A federal judge ruled that information about a sexual relationship between a witness and an FBI agent was irrelevant.
William Jefferson Convicted On 11 Counts
Former Rep. William Jefferson -- the Louisiana Democrat in whose freezer the FBI found $90,000 during a 2005 raid -- has been found guilty on 11 out of 16 federal charges. The charges against the former lawmaker concerned a web...
Ex GOP Lawmaker -- And Social Security Bamboozler -- To Testify For Defense In Jefferson Trial
Finally, some bipartisanship in these polarized times! William Jefferson, the Democratic former congressman who's facing trial on corruption charges after being found with $90,000 in his freezer, will get help from a Republican fellow ex-lawmaker from Louisiana....
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Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have taken the unusual step of writing a letter to the Obama transition team to complain about misconduct at the agency. The group of nine scientists claim that agency managers have used intimidation...
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In an interview with the Washington Post, the outgoing head of the Securities and Exchange Commission denies any responsibility for scandals that took place during his tenure. Chris Cox told the paper that his agency doesn't prevent banks from going...
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A new report from the Inspector General of the State Department recommends that the department not renew Blackwater Worldwide's license to operate in Iraq. The absence of Blackwater contractors would be the most significant of numerous security challenges facing American...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, mortgage giants whose financial collapse prompted a government takeover earlier this fall, hired a who's who of lobbyists to kill legislation that would impose more regulation. In 2006, Freddie Mac shelled out $11.7 million to...
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Former AIG executive Joseph Cassano, who ran the company's financial products division, is facing a federal investigation into whether he "misled auditors and investors" about the mortgage company's finances. AIG terminated Cassano's contract the day before the company went before...
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House leaders voiced their support for the Constitution's "speech or debate clause" -- a provision designed to protect members of congress from being arrested for their legislative activities -- in a brief filed Monday in the case of outgoing Arizona...
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The State Department will likely fine Blackwater millions of dollars, the largest private security company operating in Iraq, for shipping weapons to Iraq without the proper permits. The company, which faced investigation in 2007 for its role in the killing...
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The first hearing on the government's reasons behind holding six enemy combatants in Guantanamo began yesterday, only to be closed to the public -- and the detainees themselves -- after a judge ruled that the evidence was classified. The case...
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Last month, Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld quit his post as Guantanamo prosecutor, saying that the military was not sharing exculpatory evidence with the defense. Yesterday, the Pentagon dropped war-crimes charges against five of the detainees being tried by Vandeveld,...
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The NSA will investigate reports that intelligence operators recorded calls from American journalists, military personnel, and humanitarian workers based in the Middle East, the agency said yesterday. The whistleblowers have said they confided their worries to superiors, but Mike McConnell,...
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Those keeping a tally of Wall Street businesses facing federal investigation should add one more to the list. The bank Washington Mutual, whose failure in September represented one of the largest in financial history, is the subject of a government...
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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was accused earlier in his federal corruption trial of throwing his wife under the bus. ("When it comes to things in and around the teepee, the wife controls," his lawyer told the jury to explain his...
