I predict he will be elected to public office again in the future, regardless of the outcome of the trial.
Can you say: "Marion Barry"? I knew you could!
Posted on 06/16/2009 9:12:21 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of a former Louisiana congressman charged with bribery after federal agents found $90,000 in cash in his freezer.
The case is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
William Jefferson is accused of soliciting bribes, racketeering, money laundering and other crimes. Jefferson represented parts of New Orleans until losing re-election last year.
Prosecutors say he received more than $500,000 and sought millions more for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
William (Cold Cash) Jefferson must be a Democrat because AP “forgot” to mention his Party affiliation six times in the opening paragraphs.
I hope he rots in jail for life.
Nice to see FR is back. I couldn’t access anything except homepage. On a day like this (lots of news) I was jonesing.
I like the substitution of the generic “congressman” as opposed to the clearer Democrat.
Hmmmm....wondering when Obama will fire the prosecuter?
5 hours missing - what happened?
Fat chance.
I predict he will be elected to public office again in the future, regardless of the outcome of the trial.
The version posted now says "Democrat" in the second sentence. It says, "Opening statements started Tuesday in the trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans."
‘dollar bill’ .. Keyword updated.. Thanks! ;-)
I checked the link and found “Democrat” in the second paragraph....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_us/us_jefferson_trial
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Writer – 23 mins ago
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Prosecutors say a Louisiana congressman was more than $60,000 in debt during the time he is accused of concocting a series of bribery schemes.
Opening statements started Tuesday in the trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans. Federal agents found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, and he is charged with soliciting bribes, money laundering and other crimes.
I still wanna know what the National Guard helped him rescue from his house after Katrina!
I predict he will be elected to public office again in the future, regardless of the outcome of the trial.
Can you say: "Marion Barry"? I knew you could!
Y’all need to go read the article at the link. Amazingly, the AssPress mentions WillieJeff’s political affiliation in the second paragraph.
Didn’t I just prove how imporant the headline is?
Who has time to actually read the article?
Plus, they buried it in the second paragraph!
" This is racism---pure and simple. I am totally
innocent. As a compassionate and tolerant Democrat,
I was just helping out a distinguished foreign dignitary."
"See, I got this email from Nigerian Gen Kachinga Cheatchusuckah. He had a problem."
" Now, as soon as Gen Cheatchusuckah transfers Idi Amin's
secret Ugandan gold reserves from a Swiss bank vault to a
refrigerated truck I leased............."
Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of a former Louisiana congressman charged with bribery after federal agents found $90,000 in cash in his freezer.Oh, how farfetched are these allegations. ;')
Any relation to Creflo Dollar, like maybe kissing cousins, or something?
Cold Dollar, and hot dollar. Which one is which?
Fetched all the way from the fridge!
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