Businessman Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes to U.S. Congressman
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WASHINGTON, May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A businessman who paid bribes to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives has pleaded guilty to a two-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and the payment of bribes to a public official, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.
Vernon L. Jackson, 53, of Louisville, Kentucky, entered his plea earlier today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia before the Honorable T.S. Ellis, III. Jackson faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000, under the terms of the plea agreement. As part of his plea, Jackson has agreed to cooperate with law enforcement officials in an ongoing probe of public corruption related to telecommunications deals in Africa and elsewhere.See the full content of this document
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Businessman Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes to U.S. Congressman
According to the criminal information, from 1998 through the present, Jackson has been the Chairman and CEO of iGate, Incorporated, a Kentucky firm focused on developing technology which is ...
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