High court rejects appeal of ex-La. congressman
Nov 26, 2012, 2:37 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is leaving in place the corruption conviction of a former Louisiana congressman who hid money from bribes in his freezer.
The justices on Monday rejected without comment an appeal by former Rep. William Jefferson, who is serving a 13-year term in federal prison.
The Louisiana Democrat was convicted in 2009 after FBI agents investigating allegations of corruption found $90,000 in cash hidden in Jefferson’s freezer.
A federal appeals court upheld all but one of the 11 counts on which a jury convicted Jefferson.
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