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

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 || Puneet Kollipara and Sam Guzik

Jeff Smith, a Missouri state senator who frequently taught at Washington University, resigned his Senate seat and pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to two counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, after weeks of speculation about a federal investigation into Smith and others who worked on his 2004 congressional campaign.

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