Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering

Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case

Conviction in ex-congressman freezer cash case comes after botched Ted Stevens prosecution

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — 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.

Jury convicts former La. congressman Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts in freezer cash bribe case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted in federal court Wednesday in a case in which agents famously found $90,000 stashed in his freezer.

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