vurbano
August 5th, 2009, 08:16 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090805/ap_on_re_us/us_jefferson_trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former Louisiana congressman was convicted Wednesday of taking bribes in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.
Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa. A federal jury convicted him on 11 of 16 counts, including bribery, racketeering and money laundering.
Finally. William "cold hard cash" Jefferson convicted. Remember this guy that procured the National guard during Katrina to "tour" and they ended up stopping at his home to retrieve a large trunk?
His preacher gave these words of encouragement:
"If Marion Barry can be convicted of smoking crack cocaine on video and come back, then I think Bill Jefferson can have a second chance," he said.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former Louisiana congressman was convicted Wednesday of taking bribes in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.
Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa. A federal jury convicted him on 11 of 16 counts, including bribery, racketeering and money laundering.
Finally. William "cold hard cash" Jefferson convicted. Remember this guy that procured the National guard during Katrina to "tour" and they ended up stopping at his home to retrieve a large trunk?
His preacher gave these words of encouragement:
"If Marion Barry can be convicted of smoking crack cocaine on video and come back, then I think Bill Jefferson can have a second chance," he said.