Earmark Drove Jefferson Case

Other Members Deny Role in Earmark

By Paul Singer
Roll Call Staff

June 18, 2008

A federal grant that prosecutors claim was misappropriated by family members of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) apparently originated as a last-minute Congressional earmark in a 2003 appropriations bill. Though it is not certain that Jefferson requested the money, no other Louisiana lawmakers have taken credit for it.

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