Posted on 08/05/2009 6:00:05 PM PDT by Starman417
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...
Does this mean he will now run for the Senate?
At the minimum it is qualification to be mayor of a Federal city.
Perfect cabinet candidate
So what? Obama will pardon him.
Can’t be guilty . . . he’s black.
It’s all a racist plot, just like they did to Marion Barry and OJ and are now trying to do to poor Charlie Rangel.
When you see the southern czar for the first time....
Culture of corruption!
Get the dialect right...he black....you ain’t got no PC on you
Crawdaddy man will slide on this, as does every other corrupt and vile demoncrat.
Bambi will commute the sentence or pardon this slime bag because of race. Just watch.
heck, he will probably get re-elected while he’s in prison
Prison? You Sir are quite the optimist!
LOL its hard to remember both sides of the double standard all the time
You ain’t even got it! He BE black.
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