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Rep. Jefferson Is Sued Over Alleged Role In Bribes
A former stockholder in a technology company on Tuesday sued Rep. William Jefferson, his wife and a former business associate, claiming that they engaged in a scheme to defraud stockholders by using business funds to pay bribes. CongressDaily reports that the suit alleges that the Lousiana Democrat, his wife Andrea, and Vernon Jackson, the former chief executive of the telecommunications firm iGate, engaged in an illicit scheme to funnel money to Jefferson, his family and foreign officials. IGate stockholder Daniel Cadle filed the suit in U.S. district court in Louisville, Ky., and is seeking unspecified damages on behalf of all iGate stockholders. The allegations mirror those in an ongoing federal investigation of Jefferson and his business dealings. Jackson is serving seven years in federal prison. Jefferson has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing, but court records and the lawsuit indicate that the FBI caught Jefferson on videotape taking a $100,000 cash bribe.
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