T-P Headline: “Prosecutors say former Rep. William Jefferson [D-LA] hoped to funnel hundreds of millions to his family”

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  June 17th at 08:53 AM  | 

Opening statement Point-Counterpoint in the trial of former US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA): In an opening that lasted one hour and 10 minutes, [Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark] Lytle sketched out nearly a dozen different telecommunications, oil, sugar and incinerator deals in which he said Jefferson wielded the enormous influence in west Africa that he had accrued in Congress, including direct access to heads of state, | Read More »