Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case AP (November 13, 2009) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.
NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia AP (November 10, 2009) TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants is suing the FBI agents involved in his interrogations.