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A former Louisiana congressman who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges will be allowed to remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction.
Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman's corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress. His punishment delivered a similar message.
"Big Al" isn't quite as big these days, and that's no accident for the Minnesota Timberwolves star as he returns from a major knee injury.
A federal judge has denied the request for a new trial by a former Louisiana congressman convicted on corruption charges.
A former Louisiana congressman convicted of corruption after federal agents found cash in his freezer has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
A federal jury has ruled that a former Louisiana congressman must forfeit roughly $470,000 in bribery receipts.
A jury handed federal prosecutors a victory in finding an ex-congressman guilty of bribery, racketeering and other charges, four months after a corruption conviction against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was tossed aside in an embarrassing blow to the Justice Department.
Ex-congressman William Jefferson was a political rock star in west Africa who was willing to wield his influence for financial benefit, but that is not a crime, his defense lawyer told a jury Wednesday.
An FBI agent testified that it took federal agents about 30 minutes to find $90,000 in cash hidden in the freezer of a then-congressman's Washington home.
When Tim Duncan found out Richard Jefferson didn't return a phone call from Gregg Popovich after the Spurs coach traded for the Bucks star, he fired a text message to his new teammate.
A Kentucky businessman testified Wednesday he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in "consulting fees" to the wife of a former Louisiana congressman that were nothing but thinly veiled bribes.
The woman who triggered an investigation of former congressman William Jefferson and eventually gave him a suitcase stuffed with $100,000 in cash won't be called as a prosecution witness at Jefferson's trial on bribery and other charges.
The Charlotte Bobcats have signed Dontell Jefferson to a second 10-day contract.
Three weeks after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right knee, Al Jefferson's spirits are up, his weight is down and he is certain that he will "be back better than ever."
The Minnesota Timberwolves star center Al Jefferson is out indefinitely with a torn ACL in his right knee. The team said that an MRI performed Monday morning discovered the extent of the damage done to the knee a night before when Jefferson landed awkwardly late in the game against New Orleans.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson says he's "feeling wonderful" just a couple weeks after spraining his right knee during a workout with teammates.
Sordid bribery allegations and jokes about "cold cash" hidden in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer apparently did not matter much to voters two years ago when the New Orleans Democrat won a runoff election for his long-held congressional seat with a surprising 57 percent.
In extreme Northern California, far from the bright lights of Hollywood and the foggy charms of San Francisco, is a place unknown to most people: a handful of counties that once sought to make themselves into a separate state called Jefferson.
Minneapolis police are investigating a nightclub incident involving New Jersey Nets player Richard Jefferson.
Rep. William Jefferson, facing a federal trial on corruption charges, has been linked to the prosecution of a former diamond executive in Botswana, opening a new window onto the congressman's dealings in Africa.
Al Jefferson could have waited until next summer to sign a contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Forward Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves announced a multiyear contract extension on Wednesday night.
Mayor Ray Nagin says he's enthusiastically supporting eight-term U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, who is the target of a federal bribery investigation and faces his first real opposition since his first campaign.
The House stripped Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of his committee seat on Friday in an unprecedented action against a lawmaker ensnared in scandal, but not under indictment.
An Abridgement of Constitutional RightsPublic officials need to take seriously their oath to uphold the Constitution. Just as important, the people of the United States, charged with electing these officials to public office, should spend time on this exercise.
Halloween still a treat for diabetic kidsZoey Sayles is going to be Cleopatra for Halloween.
No, It's Not about Race - David BrooksI don't have a machine for peering into the souls of Obama's critics, so I can't measure how much racism is in there. But my impression is that race is largely beside the point.
I understand, Madam Speaker, that you believe the current civil unrest and recent demonstrative responses on the part of a multitude of constituents throughout these United States with regard to health care is, in your words, "un-American." Please take note, nothing can be farthe …
Ex-congressman JEFFERSON who hid cash in freezer convictedALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was convicted Wednesday on 11 of the 16 corruption charges against him in a case that included the discovery of $90,000 in his freezer.
Ky. man returning to Wis. to face slay chargesA Kentucky man has agreed to return to Wisconsin to face charges he killed a couple nearly 30 years ago and dumped their bodies in the countryside.
Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian?Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian? Every college student, indeed every literate person, is expected to choose up sides and pin a label on himself in the Great Debate. Most people today consider themselves as Jeffersonians.
Ky. man returning to Wis. to face slay chargesA Kentucky man has agreed to return to Wisconsin to face charges he killed a couple nearly 30 years ago and dumped their bodies in the countryside.
In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson received a taunting message written in secret code. Its author bragged the message would "defy the united ingenuity of the whole human race." But more than 200 years later, the code has finally been cracked.
Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a Presidential Code For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now.
Fool rule has arrived. July 2, 2009 California will run out of money. All the gold in California is in a bank in Beverly Hills in somebody else's name.
William Jefferson's defense strategy is coming into focus in corruption trialAs William Jefferson's corruption trial moves into its second week of testimony, the former New Orleans congressman's defense strategy is coming into focus. Less clear is whether Judge T.S.
Jurors hear tapes in Jefferson trialJurors in the bribery trial of former U.S. Rep.
Stephanie Grace: So much for an honorable rationale from ex-Congressman William JeffersonJefferson's guilt or innocence is yet to be determined. Honor, however, would seem to be off the table. Even if jurors think Jefferson is unethical, dishonest and greedy, it doesn't mean he's guilty of the bribery and racketeering charges he faces.
Section 6, paragraph one deals with Congressional compensation for their services. Many years ago, Congress enacted standing legislation to provide them with regular pay raises UNLESS Congress, at the time of EACH particular raise, actively raises the issue and votes against it.
From Article I, Section 3, paragraphs six and seven, the portions of the provisions for either House regarding impeachment require no changes other than possibly the provision that the threat of and right to impeach is a constitutional DUTY of Congress and it cannot surrender its …
By Law, The United States of American is NOT a Christian Nation (1797)A few Christian fundamentalists attempt to convince us to return to the Christianity of early America, yet according to the historian, Robert T. Handy, "No more than 10 percent-- probably less-- of Americans in 1800 were members of congregations."
We need a revolution in this country. Not of violence, but a purging of what our apathy has created.
America's first Vice President, John Adams, described the office as "the most insignificant office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his Imagination conceived".
Bed bugs are coming! Worst outbreak since WWIIThe U.S. is facing the worst bed bug outbreak in fifty years--one that has apartment, dorm and hotel residents, and travelers coast to coast losing sleep, and checking their mattresses.
At the age of 29, I attended my first political protest. I didn't know what to expect, I wasn't sure if I'd fit in; I only knew that I'd been waiting for something like this since about 1998. A little over ten years ago, I started becoming disenchanted with the Republican party.
If you search Newsvine for the tag "Christian Nation," you'll find plenty of articles on the subject.
Revolution Road Trip By STUART FERGUSON A Man Apart Edited by Harold B. Gills Jr. and George M. Curtis III Lexington, 229 pages, $32.95
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