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Jefferson (advisory) jury calls for big forfeiture

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this article, which is headlined "Jefferson faces financial hits at sentencing: Jury says he should forfeit shares, $470,653," former representative William Jefferson is already dealing with some tough sentencing realities in the wake of his bribery conviction. Here are the basics: The same jury that convicted the Louisiana Democrat of 11 of 16 corruption charges decided Thursday that he should forfeit $470,653 he collected from his illegal schemes. The jury also said the government should seize stock shares of indeterminate value that Jefferson also received as bribes. Judge T.S. Ellis III will issue a final forfeiture order when he sentences Jefferson.  The judge scheduled the sentencing hearing for Oct. 30. In most bribery and racketeering cases that produce guilty verdicts, forfeiture issues are decided directly by the judge...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 07, 2009 (boomark / email).