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Another "Black" Eye For Democrats

Mike

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Had a couple of Democrats say "they ALL do it" when the subject came up yesterday about this corruption.

Anybody want to defend this guy?
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was convicted Wednesday on 11 of the 16 corruption charges against him in a case that included the discovery of $90,000 in his freezer.


Former Rep. William Jefferson arrives at U.S. District Court with his wife, Andrea, on June 9.

A federal court jury convicted Jefferson on four bribery counts, three counts of money laundering, three counts of wire fraud and one count of racketeering. He was acquitted on five other counts including wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

Jefferson, a 62-year-old Democrat, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 4, 2007, about two years after federal agents said they found the cash in his freezer. Authorities said the cash was part of a payment in marked bills from an FBI informant in a transaction captured on video.

Jefferson had pleaded not guilty. He faces a maximum possible sentence of 150 years in prison, with sentencing tentatively set for October 30.

After the verdict on the fifth day of jury deliberations, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis turned down a prosecution request for Jefferson to be taken into custody, ruling that he posed no flight risk.

The verdict showed that "no person, not even a congressman, is above the law," said U.S. Attorney Dana Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia. Asked what might have turned the case in the prosecution's favor, Boente said: "We always thought that a powerful piece of evidence in this case was $90,000 in a freezer."

A stern-faced Jefferson emerged from the courthouse with his lawyer, Robert Trout, who said the verdict would be appealed.

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"We're very disappointed that the jury disagreed with us," Trout said.

Asked how he was holding up, Jefferson smiled briefly and answered, "I'm holding up," before walking away.

Jefferson was accused of using his congressional clout between 2001 and 2005 to solicit and receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for himself and his family in exchange for promoting products and services in Africa, especially Nigeria, and elsewhere.

The information on the cash discovered in Jefferson's Washington home in August 2005 was revealed in an affidavit used to obtain a warrant to search Jefferson's office in May 2006. Descriptions from the heavily redacted affidavit and pictures of the open freezer show bills wrapped in foil and tucked into frozen food containers, including a box for pie crusts and another for veggie burgers.

FBI agents told a judge the money was part of a $100,000 payment delivered by an informant in the bribery investigation, which led to guilty pleas by a Kentucky businessman and a former Jefferson aide.

Jefferson, who graduated from Harvard Law School, represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District, which includes most of the New Orleans area He held office for 18 years, or nine terms, before he lost his House seat to Anh Joseph Cao in the December 2008 election.

"This is a difficult day for the people of New Orleans and Louisiana, but now we can turn the page on a negative past to focus on a positive future," Cao said. "My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Jefferson and his family during this time."

As a representative, he served on the House Ways and Means Committee's subcommittee on trade and on the Budget Committee, and he co-chaired the caucus on Africa Trade and Investment as well as the caucus on Nigeria.
 

Mike

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Strange how Dems rant & rave about a Republican getting in to trouble.

I think OT posted several times about the Ted Stevens deal.....then he was left off for bad prosecutions.

This reminds me of when Alcee Hastings was caught as a Federal judge taking bribes.......Impeached from that office and ran for the House and won........Bunch of two-faced pirates........ :roll:
 
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Anonymous

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reader (the Second) said:
Crooks are crooks.

Yep-- I think even a few Grand Mullahs of the Alabama KKK have been convicted in the past... :wink:
 

hopalong

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Oldtimer said:
reader (the Second) said:
Crooks are crooks.

Yep-- I think even a few Grand Mullahs of the Alabama KKK have been convicted in the past... :wink:

Any sheriffs /judges from Montana oldtiimer?
Or haven't they caught up to you yet? :wink: :wink:

EH?
 

Mike

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Oldtimer said:
reader (the Second) said:
Crooks are crooks.

Yep-- I think even a few Grand Mullahs of the Alabama KKK have been convicted in the past... :wink:

For all you Conservatives:

How silly are the two quotes above in reference to a crooked, cheating, lyin' Democrat that got caught with his hand in the cookie jar? :roll:

Looks like the Liberals are so caught up in defending their own that they revert to changing the subject and using stupid euphemisms to condone outright abuse of power & greed.

Where is the outrage that should be spouted by all Americans?

I'm ashamed that Liberals are allowed to be U.S. citizens.

Jefferson was acting just like an African politician in taking personal bribes for his personal wealth and changing our political landscape to look the same way.

He should be hanged on the courthouse square to send a message to all politicians.

Just remember, there are some bad Republican politicians but I have never seen a good Democrat in modern times........................
 

Bullhauler

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Mike said:
Just remember, there are some bad Republican politicians but I have never seen a good Democrat in modern times........................

I imagine Mike hasn't liked any Democrats since the civli rights days. If only the Dems would go back to being segregationists and KKK members Mike would love them again.
 

backhoeboogie

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Mike,

If Palin or Dubya would have done what Mr. Jefferson did, this would be a dozen page post by now.

There'd also be a dozen quote subject lines in other new threads.
 

burnt

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Mike said:
Where is the outrage that should be spouted by all Americans?

It's rather selective in its targets. We were all to weep and wail about a teenage girl who died in Israel when some wacko shot up a bunch of gays doing their thing, but the one who posted that story had no sorrow for a teen in Toronto that died as a result of Asian gang violence . . .

Go figure, no you don't have to go figure very hard - it's pretty clear . . .
 
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