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'''William Jennings Jefferson''', known as '''Bill Jefferson''' (born March 14, 1947), is an [[African-American]] former politician and convicted felon from his native U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. He served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district for eight consecutive terms after more than a decade in the state Senate. He is a native of predominantly black Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish.

'''William Jennings Jefferson''', known as '''Bill Jefferson''' (born March 14, 1947), is an [[African-American]] former politician and convicted felon from his native U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. He served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district for eight consecutive terms after more than a decade in the state Senate. He is a native of predominantly black Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish. Jefferson was the first black U.S. Representative from Louisiana since the end of [[Reconstruction]] when [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Charles Edmund Nash]] vacated the 6th congressional district seat after a single term.

In an investigation of Jefferson's campaign funding, the [[FBI]] found "$90,000 of the cash in the freezer, in $10,000 increments wrapped in aluminum foil and stuffed inside frozen-food containers." On June 4, 2007, a federal [[grand jury]] indicted Jefferson on multiple charges related to corruption.  

In an investigation of Jefferson's campaign funding, the [[FBI]] found "$90,000 of the cash in the freezer, in $10,000 increments wrapped in aluminum foil and stuffed inside frozen-food containers." On June 4, 2007, a federal [[grand jury]] indicted Jefferson on multiple charges related to corruption.