William Jefferson

Moroever, does the name William Jefferson ring a bell?

Mark Kirk's (Yawn) Lying Again and the Press Lets Him Do It Again Too Ellen Beth Gill 2008

But it ain't falling that fast for me to get home, said William Jefferson, who has had at least 6 feet of water in his Vicksburg, Miss., house for two weeks.

Misery lingers in flooded South 2011

For instance, when the FBI raided then-Rep. William Jefferson's D-La. office in 2006, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group requested that the House counsel file a memorandum stating that the search violated the government's separation of powers.

House Republicans take action to defend Defense of Marriage Act 2011

In 2007, a federal appeals court ruled FBI agents violated the Constitution when they searched the Capitol Hill office of then-representative William Jefferson, D-La.

Edwards case puts pressure on Justice unit 2011

Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana, a Democrat, was sentenced in 2009 to 13 years in prison following his conviction for bribery, money laundering and racketeering in schemes that prosecutors said he devised to enrich himself and his family.

Former House Leader Gets Prison Sentence Ana Campoy 2011

In that post, she details testimony given by John Guandolo, a former FBI agent who worked on the case against former Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson.

Victoria Jackson: Muslim Brotherhood Taking Over America, Six Hour FBI Meeting 2011

In 2007, a federal appeals court ruled FBI agents violated the Constitution when they searched the Capitol Hill office of then-representative William Jefferson, D-La.

Edwards case puts pressure on Justice unit 2011

Already inundated, William Jefferson was paddling slowly down his street in a small boat, past his house and around his church.

Flooded river takes aim at Mississippi Delta 2011

Scott Olson/Getty Images William Jefferson fished in the street near his flooded home in the King's Community neighborhood of Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday.

Flood Fishing 2011

The one constant that binds every political embarrassment - from Duke Cunningham to Rod Blagojevich to William Jefferson - is that they were all repeatedly elected by likely voters.

Fool on the Hill No More Mike Larsen 2010