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Candidate for Jefferson seat still off ballot NEW ORLEANS -- A judge's order that New Orleans school boardmember Jimmy Fahrenholtz cannot run for Congress in the September 6 Democratic primary will stand for the time being. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal turned down requests to block the order as well as a request for a quick hearing. Thomas Robichaux, an attorney for Farhenholtz, said he plans an appeal this week to the U.S. Supreme Court to get Fahrenholtz on the ballot. **SNIP** But a judge disqualified him for falsely stating that he did not owe campaign finance fines...

Lobbyist: Company involved in Jefferson scandal was ‘hogwash’By Kevin Bogardus June 15, 2007 Rep. William Jefferson, D-La. arrives to make a statement to reporters outside federal court in Alexandria, Va., Friday, June 8, 2007, after he pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) A company that cosponsored a trip to Africa noted in Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) indictment showed signs of trouble before it established itself in the Bahamas and filed for bankruptcy in Louisiana. In his first interview since the Jefferson...

William Jefferson (D-LA) Shatters Corruption Records: Democrat Possibly The Most Corrupt Politician EverEmbattled Louisiana Congressman Gave Thousands To DCCC, Three Democrat Freshmen By MajorityAP While Democrats were swept into power in Congress by making corruption a political issue, it is one of their own, U.S. Representative William Jefferson, D-LA, who could set a record for the most corrupt acts carried out by a member of Congress. Jefferson’s 16-count, 94 page indictment, for which he could serve more than 200 years in prison if convicted, eclipses the legal troubles of former Republican Congressmen Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-CA, Bob Ney, R-OH, and...