Saturday, June 27, 2009

Judge Won't Throw Out Bribery Charges

The Associated Press, in a story run on Newsvine.com, reports that a federal judge has refused to throw out bribery charges against Mose Jefferson, brother of former representative William Jefferson, who is also standing trial on separate corruption charges. From the article:
Friday's ruling says a newspaper report forecasting Mose Jefferson's indictment didn't taint the grand jury proceedings.The Times-Picayune of New Orleans posted the story about an hour before the grand jury convened on April 2, 2008, to vote on Jefferson's indictment. The ruling says the article didn't contain any information that wasn't already in the public domain.
More here.

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