Judge Tosses Substantial Charges Against Ex-Congressman William Jefferson and Orders Immediate Release

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, who was serving a 13-year sentence,  has gotten the break of his life. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III of Alexandria, Va.,  issued an order Wednesday dismissing the most of the  substantial charges against Jefferson and ordered “his immediate release” from prison while his new sentence is…

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