article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors had written in a 93-page submission to the court that Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's actions fit the definition of 'official acts' even better than those taken by former Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, who is serving 13 years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals with government leaders in Africa.
article_snippet.sent: Here, defendant directed Jefferson action toward subordinate state employees within the branch of government that Jefferson controlled as governor,' subordinate state employees wrote, while in the Jefferson case 'a congressman took action through meetings, letters, and the like directed at other government agencies or foreign governments.'
article_snippet.sent: One of Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's chief claims on appeal is that the favors a congressman did for Jefferson did not amount to 'official acts' covered by federal bribery law.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors argue Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's behavior was a better fit with bribery laws than that of convicted former congressman William Jefferson, who McDonnell's behavior $100,000 of McDonnell's behavior bribe cash in McDonnell's behavior .
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell argues that in addition to mischaracterizing such events as 'official acts,' the government incorrectly suggested that Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell kept Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell staff in the dark about most of Jefferson gifts.