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Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Dem Afflicted by Ethics Crunch
Apparently, Republicans aren't the only ones in serious ethics -- and possibly criminal -- tangles these days. The AP's Mary Foster has the story.
FBI agents searched the Washington, D.C., and New Orleans homes of a Louisiana congressman Wednesday, hauling away boxes and bags from one of the residences.At least the Duke Stir will have some company...
The Justice Department refused to say what agents were looking for during the searches of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record)'s homes and vehicle.
"As it is a criminal investigation we will not be able to comment any further," said Bryan Sierra, a Justice Department spokesman.
Jefferson, 58, an eight-term Democrat from New Orleans, said in a statement that he did "not know the extent or precise nature of this investigation" but said he was cooperating fully.
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His name surfaced earlier in a case involving his brother-in-law, a former state judge convicted in June of mail fraud in a wide-ranging probe of bail bond corruption in suburban New Orleans.
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