Louisiana's Jefferson found guilty
Ex-congressman was bribe conduit
Posted: August 6, 2009 at 4:27 a.m.
Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, DLa., was convicted of corruption charges Wednesday in a case that featured $90,000 in bribe money stashed in his freezer and a legal battle over the raid of his Washington office that reached the highest levels of the U.S. government.
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