Democrats Slow to Probe Jefferson Corruption Charges, GOP Says
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June 6, 2007, by Fred Lucas
House Democrats who heralded a new age of ethics after winning a majority were slow to investigate one of their own, according to their Republican critics.
Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) - re-elected to a ninth term even after an FBI raid allegedly found $90,000 in his freezer during a large-scale corruption scandal - faces a prison sentence of more than 200 years if convicted on 16 counts including charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money laundering.