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To: goldworldnet who wrote (7612)	6/6/2006 7:39:29 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

Nigerian wanted a cut, tape says nola.com ^ \| 06/06/06 \| Bill Walsh and Bruce Alpert nola.com Unsealed probe records quote Jefferson identify vice president : WASHINGTON -- Rep. William Jefferson told a business associate that the vice president of Nigeria was demanding half the profits of a telecommunications partnership the congressman was involved with, according to court records unsealed Monday. An alleged plan to bribe Atiku Abubakar to exert influence over the Nigerian state phone company NiTel had been alluded to in earlier court documents in the 15-month federal investigation of Jefferson, but the vice president had not previously been identified by name. Prompted by separate lawsuits filed by The Washington Post and The Times-Picayune, judges in Maryland and Louisiana agreed to unseal parts of the FBI documents filed to support the Aug. 3 search of Abubakar's home in Potomac, Md., Jefferson's residences in New Orleans and Washington, and the New Orleans office of the congressman's accountant Jack Swetland. Jefferson, D-New Orleans, has not been charged and has denied taking bribes to perform his public duties. His attorney declined to comment Monday. Abubakar's attorney said the vice president has done nothing wrong and continues to cooperate with federal authorities in their investigation. Edward Weidenfeld said Abubakar had met with Jefferson out of the courtesy given between elected officials of different countries, but that was the extent of their relationship. Another target identified