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Ex-Congressman Gets Harsh Sentence: 13 Years

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 13) - Former Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American to win a congressional seat in Louisiana since Reconstruction, took on the added distinction Friday of receiving the harshest sentence ever given to a member of Congress for a public corruption conviction. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis...

How a Political Dynasty Slid Into Disgrace

(Nov. 13) - Down in New Orleans, in Bayou country, the Jefferson family was a political force to be reckoned with. The patriarch, former Rep. William Jefferson, headed a political machine called the Progressive Democrats. His power base included his sister Betty, a 4th District Assessor; his brother Mose, a political...

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05/24/12 Archie Jefferson Surrenders to JP Deputies Source: ABC - WGNO 26 - New Orleans LA Archie Jefferson turned himself in to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Wednesday night.
05/18/12 Woman found slain in New Orleans is Washington Parish... Source: The Daily News - Bogalusa LA The woman who died early Saturday after suffering blunt force head trauma at her New Orleans home, and who was the sister-in-law of disgraced former congressman William Jefferson, was born and raised in Washington Parish.
05/15/12 Patti Blagojevich offers insights what prison visits... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA WASHINGTON - What will it be like for family members who visit former Rep. William Jefferson , D-New Orleans, who is now 11 days into his 13-year-sentence at the low-security federal Beaumont Correctional Facility in Texas?
05/14/12 William Jefferson's brother arrested on traffic... Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA The brother of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson has been arrested after detectives discovered he had an outstanding warrant for a traffic violation in Gretna.
05/12/12 Sister-in-law of former U.S. Rep. Jefferson dies Â» Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA NEW ORLEANS (AP) The sister-in-law of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson died early Saturday after suffering a severe head injury at her home, coroner's officials said.

Background on WilliamJefferson

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president.

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