Like we haven’t been saying this for years:
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.
The jury of eight women and four men returned a guilty verdict following five days of deliberation.
In the 16-count indictment, Jefferson was charged with soliciting bribes and other crimes for a series of schemes in which he helped American businesses broker deals in West African in exchange for payments or financial considerations to companies controlled by members of his family, including his brother Mose, his wife, Andrea, their five daughters and a son-in-law.
Jefferson, who represented the New Orleans-based 2nd Congressional District for nine terms, will now face sentencing by Judge T.S. Ellis III, who earlier meted out stiff sentences for lesser figures in the case. According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Jefferson faced 235 years in prison if convicted on all counts, and will still face substantial prison time.
And just like in times past when the MSM put the Jefferson story in the back pages, now our MSM is failing to identify the party affiliation of the crook.
Recall the incidents in which a Republican was in a scandal….they all hit the front pages and their party affiliation was screamed from the rooftops far and wide.
Not with the Democrats tho.
So much for the “Cash for Frigidaires” program.
http://www.frigidaire.com/default.aspx
Damn! That’s Cold!
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Good news former Democratic Congressman William (Cold Cash) Jefferson is headed to the cooler.
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If the MSM does not provide a party label, then you can assume it is a D.
Isn’t his affiliation in the lead? It said “Democratic” in the first sentence. Just askin’
Oh my what is this world coming to? A politician in Louisiana found guilty of a crime involving bribery? I mean they have a bridge in New Orleans named after their beloved Huey Long. I can see it now a hockey area named the William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana) Ice Ring and safe deposit box complex.
How long will it be before our wonderful president pardons this scum?
After all, it was probably on his orders that the charges against that guy in Philadelphia were dropped even though there were videos of him committing the crime. Farrakhan is a friend of his after all. Got to look after the brotha.
@BarbaraS:
He’s waiting to see how bad the sentence is… I’ll bet the guy doesn’t do six months/year tops just to make it look good.