William Jefferson

  • Birth

    He was born in Lake Province, far Northeastern Louisiana
  • Joined the army

  • Period: to

    Time Served in Army

  • Became a legislative assistant

  • Took over Louisiana Senate

  • Period: to

    Served as Senate

  • FBI

    FBI
    They gave him 100,000 dollars for a bribe , they ended up finding only 90,000 in his freezer
  • FBI became suspicious

    Began running Operations and Undercover missions to try and catch him red handed
  • Louisiana 2nd Congressional District

  • More and More Suspicion

    More and More Suspicion
    May 2006, the FBI raided his Congressional offices, still re-elected later that year
  • Former Aide to Jefferson Confesses

    Former Aide to Jefferson Confesses
    He Pleaded guilty to bride him in scandal , and sentenced to eight years
  • Finally indicted

    A federal grand jury indicted Jefferson on 16 felony charges to corruption
  • Jefferson found guilty of eleven of the sixteen corruption cases

  • U.S. district Court judge

    U.S. district Court judge
    He revoked Jefferson's bail and ordered that he report to prison to begin serving his 13-year sentence, which is the longest ever given to a Congress Man
  • DISBARRED

    DISBARRED
    Permanently disbarred by the supreme court of Louisiana