Federal prosecutors are recommending that former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson serve no more jail time now that many of the convictions against him have been overturned.
Jefferson, a 70-year-old Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, made headlines in 2005 after he was caught hiding $90,000 cash in his freezer following a government sting.
He served more than five years of a 13-year prison sentence after being convicted on bribery charges before being released from prison last month.
A judge ruled that seven of his convicted counts should be tossed following a recent Supreme Court ruling making it more difficult to convict public officials for bribery. Jefferson is entitled to a new sentencing hearing on the remaining three conviction counts. The hearing is scheduled for Friday.
In a court document made public today, prosecutors indicate that they and defense attorneys will jointly recommend a sentence of time served.
