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William Jefferson... CLINTON? OMFG!!!!

6/5/2007 12:25:52 AM

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"sn't this just an example of Bush continuing to kick the poor victims of New Orleans by taking away their favorite congressman? After all, they re-elected him knowing he was awaiting indictment...The people spoke and wanted Jefferson back representing them."

Not really. He only got 26% of the vote... the problem was that he was running against like 7 other people who split the vote to the point that he won. 74% of the people in that district did not get a candidate that they wanted, which is the reason why we need instant runoff voting. A person elected with less than 50% of the people's support is not a functioning democracy.

6/5/2007 12:34:22 PM

Rep. William Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty
Louisiana Democrat Indicted On 16 Counts In Bribery Case Faces Investigation In Congress

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/08/politics/main2902116.shtml

I heard that they might actually try to claim some type of entrapment--hey, man, I was framed! Un-fucking-believable.

6/8/2007 1:06:21 PM

this guy doesn't seem too bright.

6/8/2007 1:10:06 PM

^ You think?

6/8/2007 1:11:33 PM

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6/9/2007 2:11:25 AM

6/9/2007 2:36:13 AM

deja vu

6/10/2007 12:00:32 AM

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8/6/2009 3:55:13 PM

Jefferson Convicted In Bribery Scheme
Ex-Congressman Guilty of 11 Counts

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"Former congressman William J. Jefferson was convicted of corruption charges Wednesday in a case made famous by the $90,000 in bribe money stuffed into his freezer and a legal battle over the raid of his Washington office that reached the highest levels of the U.S. government. Federal jurors found the Louisiana Democrat guilty of using his congressional office as a criminal enterprise to enrich himself, soliciting and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to support his business ventures in Africa. The eight-woman, four-man jury convicted Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts that included solicitation of bribery, racketeering and money laundering."

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"Jefferson, 62, faces up to 150 years in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 30. Judge T.S. Ellis III rejected prosecutors' efforts to send the former lawmaker to jail in advance of sentencing, allowing Jefferson to remain free on bond."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080503195.html

8/7/2009 3:04:28 AM