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Assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse‘s body was found riddled with a dozen high-caliber bullets — with one of his eyes blown out, a local judge has said... Despite Moïse having his own security detail — part of a specialized unit of the Haitian National Police — only the president and his wife, Martine Moïse, were shot during the hit squad’s raid... As well as the bullets in the president’s body, “many 5.56- and 7.62-mm cartridge cases were found between the gatehouse and the interior of the residence,” Destin told the paper of the raid that was partially caught in video...

Mose Jefferson dies after battle with cancerReported by: WIRE and STAFF reports Last Update: 5/12 8:16 pm Mose Jefferson, political operative and brother of former Rep. William Jefferson, died after a battle with cancer, according to attorney Mike Fawer. Mose Jefferson was serving a 10-year federal prison sentence at North Carolina's Butner Federal Medical Center after being convicted of bribery. He passed away at 3 p.m. **SNIP** Jefferson was scheduled to stand trial on racketeering conspiracy charges, but that trial was pushed back because of his illness. Jefferson's sister, former New Orleans tax assessor Betty Jefferson, and her daughter, Angela...

The Jeffersons can stop fretting about their reputation: Stephanie GraceBy Stephanie Grace, The Times-Picayune November 15, 2009, 5:36AM Mose Jefferson, convicted brother of a convicted former congressman, recently asked a federal judge to delay his Dec. 10 sentencing for one crime so as not to prejudice potential jurors in his Jan. 25 trial on allegations of another, which is related to neither his nor his famous sibling's prior indictment. At this point, you've got to wonder: Why bother? **SNIP** What she didn't say is that timing really doesn't matter, because any damage to the collective Jefferson reputation is already done....

William Jefferson's activities cast as "official acts" by witnesses in corruption trialby Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune Friday June 26, 2009, 9:20 PM ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Prosecutors called five witnesses Friday they hope convinced jurors that former Rep. William Jefferson engaged in "official acts" to promote a telecommunications project in return for payments and promised payments they describe as bribes. The issue is critical to the government's corruption case against the New Orleans Democrat. Prosecutors contend Jefferson solicited payments and stock from iGate Inc., a telecommunications company, to the ANJ Group, a firm controlled by his wife, Andrea Jefferson, in return...

Mose Jefferson seeks dismissal of racketeering indictmentby Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press Monday June 08, 2009, 2:11 PM NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former Louisiana congressman's brother asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss the racketeering conspiracy case against him, his girlfriend and two of his relatives, calling it a politically motivated prosecution. Arthur Lemann III, one of Mose Jefferson's lawyers, claims the case against his client is fueled by "the high tide of the public outrage" over the separate corruption charges against his brother, former Rep. William Jefferson, whose trial in Virginia is scheduled to start Tuesday. "In the...

Mose Jefferson seeks to postpone trialby The Associated Press Wednesday June 03, 2009, 6:55 AM NEW ORLEANS -- A former Louisiana congressman's brother is asking a federal judge to consider postponing his trial in a bribery case. Mose Jefferson, whose brother is former Rep. William Jefferson, has an Aug. 10 trial date for charges he bribed a former New Orleans school board president for her support in awarding school contracts to a computer-based teaching system he helped sell. **SNIP** All four are scheduled to be arraigned Friday on the new charges. A trial for that case is scheduled to start...

Ex-congressman's brother tasted political victory behind the scenesby Gordon Russell, The Times-Picayune Saturday May 30, 2009, 10:56 PM At first glance, Mose Jefferson embodies an archetype of American politics: the man who makes a living, and a life, by attaching himself like a parasite to a famous and powerful relative fortunate enough to win office. The truth is more complicated. While his once-formidable stroke was derived from the political success of his younger brother, former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the reverse was true as well. For it was Mose Jefferson, 66, who cut his teeth on politics first, learning the...

What are Jefferson buildings really worth?Documents say one thing, lawsuits say another Sunday, July 08, 2007 By Gordon Russell Staff writer It suited Mose Jefferson just fine when the taxpayer-financed nonprofit he controlled sold a Central City office complex and political stronghold to a friend for a mere $10,000. That's all he paid for the building when he bought it a couple of years later. It was a fair price, Jefferson said, even though it brought in more than twice that annually in rent for just one of the complex's eight units -- the one leased with taxpayer money by...

Mose Jefferson, former school board members testify before grand jury06:09 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 WWLTV.com The older brother of indicted Congressman William Jefferson went before a grand jury Wednesday, just one week after a former Orleans Parish school board member allegedly implicated him in a bribery incident. Last week Ellenese Brooks-Simms, the former Orleans Parish school board president, pled guilty to accepting $140,000 in bribes to push for and approve an educational software program. The name of the person who paid the bribe wasn’t listed in a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s office, but reports...