Willaim Jefferson

[discocrisco01]

From the AP

"ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman's corruption the most extensive in the history of the U.S. Congress. His punishment delivered a similar message.

William Jefferson, who hid $90,000 cash in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges.

The 62-year-old Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for nearly 20 years was convicted in August of taking about $500,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. Jefferson is appealing the conviction.


Personally, I agree with the sentence. The only that I disagree is that he should be 50% time instead of 85% time because that is what he would do if he was charged in my home state, California.

[ljm2002]

1. His corruption is "the most extensive"...

..."in the history of the U.S. Congress"?????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

The history of the U.S. Congress includes Teapot Dome, Iran-Contra, on and on ad nauseum, not to mention the current sellouts who gave us the bailout of the financial firms to the tune of several hundred billion dollars, all while allowing the little guys to be thrown out of their homes, and William Jefferson is the biggest fish they've ever seen?

Puhleeze.

[Louisiana1976]

2. +1