TPMMuckraker William Jefferson: August 2009
William Jefferson
William Jefferson Convicted On 11 Counts
Zachary Roth | August 5, 2009, 6:18PM
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 of schemes in which he used political contacts to help American companies win contracts in West African countries. In return, payments or other financial benefits were given to Jefferson family members' companies.
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