Rep. William Jefferson Indicted

CNN, Washington Post, WSJ, New York Times and others report on the Indictment of Rep. William Jefferson.  For background information see here.   The Indictment is long ( 95 pages) and has many different charges.  Count One alleges a section 371 violation, with it being a conspiracy to solicit bribes by a public official, a deprivation of honest services by wire fraud, and the foreign corrupt practices act.  Count Two is also under 371 and alleges a conspiracy to solicit bribes and a deprivation of honest services by wire fraud. The remaining counts are substantive offenses: counts three and four are bribes by a public official; counts five through ten are schemes to deprive citizens of honest services by wire fraud, eleven is a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act count, twelve through fourteen are money laundering, fifteen is obstruction of justice, and the final count alleges RICO.  There are also forfeiture allegations.

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