Former representative Jefferson sentenced to 13 years--
Former US Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American elected to Congress from Loui-siana since Reconstruc-tion, was sentenced on Nov. 13 to 13 years in prison on charges of corruption.
Former US Congressman William Jefferson, who was caught with $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was convicted on Wednesday on multiple charges of bribery and money laundering.