Grand Jury Indicts Rep. William Jefferson

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2007 - Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.

The indictment handed up in federal court in Alexandria., Va., Monday is 94 pages long and lists 16 alleged violations of federal law that could keep Jefferson in prison for up to 235 years, according to a Justice Department official who has seen the document.

Among the charges listed in the indictment, said the official, are racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money-laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

Jefferson is accused of soliciting bribes for himself and his family, and also for bribing a Nigerian official.

Almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson's home in Louisiana and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.

Jefferson, 63, whose Louisiana district includes New Orleans, has said little about the case publicly but has maintained his innocence. He was re-elected last year despite the looming investigation.
abc7.com: Grand Jury Indicts Rep. William Jefferson

Boy I sure do hope this doesn't put a discouraging light on the Democratic Party.......:D

Have a good one!:s4:

Were you being sarcastic at the end?

At least until tomorrow when another Rep. will bite the dust. Gotta love the culture of coruption. In all seriousness though, what's the ratio at this point of convicted lawmakers? There have been so many in the last year I lose track.

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At least until tomorrow when another Rep. will bite the dust. Gotta love the culture of coruption. In all seriousness though, what's the ratio at this point of convicted lawmakers? There have been so many in the last year I lose track.

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Ain't that the truth...from both sides of the spectrum. Seems funny on how the common person caught up in something like this would do many years of hard time while the suit and tie people of Washington end up with petty two year sentences that they rarely even serve due to pardons.

Have a good one!:s4:

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Ain't that the truth...from both sides of the spectrum. Seems funny on how the common person caught up in something like this would do many years of hard time while the suit and tie people of Washington end up with petty two year sentences that they rarely even serve due to pardons.

Have a good one!:s4:

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Dems don't want to miss a turn at the trough either. It's pretty pathetic that there are not many honest politicians. I can imagine that the opportunities abound in Washington for all sorts of malfeasance and sexual deviation. What a place. Our national heritage has turned into a sewer.

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It's pretty pathetic that there are not many honest politicians.

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Hell yeah....like trying to find a virgin at a whore house.

Have a good one!:s4:

...that's Louisiana..."Kingfish"..politics....:rastasmoke:.. ..

Dutch Pimp's right. Politics down there is somethin' else. Democrat and Republican alike, frankly. Payoffs and corruption are rampant. It's a different world. And it happens at all levels, from city-level jobs and appointments to state and national offices. "Laissez les bon temps rouler," as they say. (Let the good times roll.)

One article I was reading on Drudge said the Jefferson indictment looked like something from "The Sopranos." I wanna know where the $90K in freezer cash ended up. And whether there might not be a few other freezers someplace else just as full.

being from New Orleans, all i gotta say is, ABOUT FUCKING TIME!

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At least until tomorrow when another Rep. will bite the dust. Gotta love the culture of coruption. In all seriousness though, what's the ratio at this point of convicted lawmakers? There have been so many in the last year I lose track.

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I personally DO love the culture of corruption; not actually living in it, maybe, but the offspring of such, such as Film Noir, post-Film Noir, etc. etc. etc.

Noir. I love it.