Jeff Smith

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 31, 2011 - Two years ago Wednesday, two FBI agents showed up on then-state Rep. Steve Brown's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2011 - The final week of Missouri's legislative session was filled with the usual…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 23, 2010 - No more 4 a.m. telephone calls from a federal Bureau of Prisons official verifying…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 23, 2009 - Former state Sen. Jeff Smith said Wednesday that he used money that he'd been saving…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 19, 2009 - Former state Sen. Jeff Smith says he expects to report to prison in about six weeks…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 17, 2009 - Former state Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 29, 2009 - Before he leaves town for Miami in a couple weeks, local FBI chief John Gillies may…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 3, 2009 - Legend has it that mob boss Sam Giancana was once walking with an associate who had…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 26, 2009 - U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan offered Wednesday his first -- and he emphasized, his only --…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 25, 2009 - State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, has pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction…