Democratic congressman indicted in bribery probe
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U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts including soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official, a U.S. Justice Department official said.
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U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts for conspiring to solicit bribes and pay off a Nigerian official, with $90,000 of an intended bribe found hidden in his home freezer wrapped in aluminum foil.
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Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio)ÃÂ is the first elected official to face charges in the ongoing influence-peddling investigation of former lobbying powerhouse Jack Abramoff.
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Norman Hsu, one of the top fundraisers for big-name Democrats, was charged Thursday with swindling at least $60 million from investors and using some of his profits to make illegal donations to political campaigns.
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One of Gov. Jim Doyle's biggest campaign contributors was indicted Thursday on federal charges that he funneled more than $100,000 in donations to Doyle to secure approval for a planned Indian casino.
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President Bush's former New England campaign chairman was indicted Wednesday on charges he took part in the jamming of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002.
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced the indictment yesterday of two men on charges of financially supporting and helping to recruit terrorists, including an unidentified US citizen believed to be &quot;dirty bomb&quot; suspect Jose Padilla.
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Facing a Dec. 9 runoff for his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ and highly publicized bribery allegations that threaten to end his House career at eight terms Ã¢ÂÂ Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson is showing a good bit of resilience. His contest with Democratic state Rep. Karen Carter does not appear to have a strong favorite with just more than a week to go before the Saturday voting.
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Rep. William J. Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat indicted yesterday on federal bribery charges, gave up his only remaining House committee job today but said the action was not an admission of guilt in the case.
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The CIA's former No. 3 official and a defense contractor were indicted on Tuesday on charges stemming from a federal contracts investigation that landed former Republican congressman Randy Cunningham in jail.
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Federal authorities accused Rep. William J. Jefferson yesterday of using his congressional office and staff to enrich himself and his family, charging the Louisiana Democrat with offering and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to support business ventures in the United States and...
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Rep. John Doolittle's associations with some notorious scoundrels have him uniquely tied to both congressional bribery scandals that have sent other Republican lawmakers to jail.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former  finance director was indicted on charges of causing false  campaign finance reports to be filed with the government, the  Justice Department said on Friday.
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Justice Department officials in New York will announce a criminal indictment of Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu today on charges he orchestrated a $60 million fraud scheme and committed related federal campaign finance crimes.
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U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 counts that accuse him of soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official, a U.S. Justice Department official said.
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Authorities on Thursday formally charged a billionaire businessman who ran in this month's presidential election with plotting to overthrow the government.
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A Louisiana Democrat facing a  bribery investigation was kicked off a powerful congressional  committee on Friday, ending an unwelcome distraction for  Democrats as they try to keep the national focus on Republican  scandals in an election year.