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Jeff Smith, 2 others to be sentenced on federal charges

Monday, November 16, 2009 || Puneet Kollipara

Mr. Smith’s long journey is about to end.
A former Democratic state senator from St. Louis and a Washington University political science instructor, Jeff Smith will be sentenced in federal court in St. Louis on Tuesday, after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and resigned from the Missouri Senate on Aug. 25.

State Sen. Jeff Smith resigns, pleads guilty to federal charges

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 || Sam Guzik and Puneet Kollipara

Jeff Smith, a lecturer at Washington University and a Missouri state senator, resigned his post in the legislature earlier today after several weeks of speculation about a federal investigation.

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