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Court Favors William Jefferson

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Published: August 5, 2007 
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U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, is shown in this April 10, 2007, file photo in New Orleans. The FBI violated the Constitution when agents raided Jefferson's office last year and viewed legislative documents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday Aug. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni-File)AP - The Justice Department trampled on congressional independence when raiding U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's office last year, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, siding with Congress in a constitutional showdown.


"The raid was part of a 16-month international bribery investigation of Jefferson, who is accused of accepting $100,000 from a telecommunications businessman, $90,000 of which was later recovered in a freezer in the congressman's Washington home. Jefferson pleaded not guilty in June to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa."

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Court Favors William Jefferson