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Former Congressional Aide Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scandal
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| January 11, 2006
| Molly Hooper
Posted on 01/11/2006 3:45:31 PM PST by Phsstpok
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Va. A former congressional aide pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and aiding and abetting the solicitation of bribes by a member of Congress. Brett Pfeffer , a former aide to Rep. William Jefferson , D-La., entered his plea deal in U.S. District Court in Alexandria..."
"Today this defendant admitted to a crime which, at its core, is a bribery scheme involving a public official," said Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the Criminal Division.
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"The congressman told me of a business opportunity in Nigeria," Pfeffer told Judge T.S. Ellis. "I took that opportunity to a woman I work for. She decided to invest in this company. [Jefferson] would require 5 to 7 percent of the company for his family. In exchange, he would work with officials in Nigeria to further the business." Prosecutor Mark Lytle said the congressman and Pfeffer traveled to Ghana in July to promote a similar deal there.
Pfeffer, 37, told officials that Jefferson accepted bribes in connection to supporting a telecommunications agreement with the Nigerian government. The court documents do not name Jefferson specifically but refer to him only as "Representative A." The documents make obvious that Jefferson is the congressman who allegedly solicited the bribes, which was initiated by the Kentucky-based company, and received monthly payments of $2,500 to $5,000 for his family members between 2004 and August 2005. In August, the FBI searched Jefferson's Louisiana home and Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar's Maryland residence.
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He was criticized after Hurricane Katrina for getting the National Guard to escort him to his flooded home at a time when federal resources were sorely strained. Pfeffer's attorney, Paul Knight, and Jefferson's spokeswoman, Melanie Rousell, declined comment.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 109th; abramoff; bribery; corruptdems; corruption; dims; fundraising; housedems; katrina; scandals; williamjefferson
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To: Gordongekko909
Yes, I've been clued in. I hope this thread is pulled and restarted, accurately.
John / Billybob
To: Gordongekko909
LOL My first thought also, I get 3 or 4 E-Mails a week, not to mention the guys who stop me on the street in Bangkok with "a truly remarkable business proposition".
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posted on
01/11/2006 4:21:24 PM PST
by
JimSEA
(America cannot have an exit strategy from the world.)
To: Shermy
From the FOX article. Where did that title come from????
The bribery probe is separate from the ongoing investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff , who pleaded guilty last week to federal charges. Abramoff's investigation could bring down some lawmakers and their aides, including a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas.
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posted on
01/11/2006 4:44:03 PM PST
by
MiHeat
To: Phsstpok
Is this the same LA. politician whose house had been searched by the FBI BEFORE he got there and that bundles of cash were recovered from his freezer?
To: Phsstpok
I smell the "Culture of Corruption" in the democRAT Party...........
Better call Dr. Demento (Howie Dean) and let him know. Then, perhaps, we should call Nancy Pelosi and inform her.
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posted on
01/11/2006 4:51:28 PM PST
by
GeorgeW23225
("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
To: EternalVigilance
Doesn't our former trailer trash President look lovely wearing a necklace with his hands on another mans knee???
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posted on
01/11/2006 4:54:51 PM PST
by
GeorgeW23225
("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
To: GeorgeW23225
Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar's Maryland residence.
WTF?
To: Phsstpok
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Of course, This will NOT be talked about in the opening talking points on the Today Show tomorrow (or MSM any morning show for that matter)
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posted on
01/11/2006 5:29:49 PM PST
by
fhlh
(Polls are for strippers and liberal spinsters.)
To: EternalVigilance; Phsstpok; Slicksadick
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posted on
01/11/2006 5:32:22 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: EternalVigilance; Phsstpok; Slicksadick
Click on the link above for animation
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posted on
01/11/2006 5:33:11 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: Phsstpok
A democrat involved with an ugly scheme with Abramoff? Say it aint so. We've been told repeatedly that Democrats are innocent of anything to do with Abramoff directly or personally.
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posted on
01/11/2006 5:34:55 PM PST
by
Peach
To: Phsstpok
Let me help you with the font size:
....a former aide to Rep. William Jefferson , D-La., entered his plea deal...
Maybe some others here can get the D to be other colors, to flash, scroll, etc.
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posted on
01/11/2006 5:37:30 PM PST
by
Plutarch
To: Gordongekko909
"Business opportunity in Nigeria? Did he get an email about some rich Nigerian guy who needed to transfer some funds and would reward him handsomely for his help?"
Maybe he was buying yellowcake. Or is that Niger?
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posted on
01/11/2006 6:11:07 PM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
("We don't need POLITICIANS...we need STATESMEN.")
To: Shermy
""Congressman A" mentioned in the Abramoff indictment is a Louisiana Democrat"
Is there proof of that in this article?"
No, there is proof that it is separate from the Abramhof scandal, just like it says mid way through tthe article.
This is a scandal, but nothing to do with Abramhof.
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posted on
01/11/2006 7:01:21 PM PST
by
EERinOK
To: EERinOK
No, there is proof that it is separate from the Abramhof scandal, just like it says mid way through tthe article.
I believe that the confusion is in both scandals identifying a "Representative A" as being involved. But the term is used generically in the same way that John/Jane Doe is used in many court cases to either protect the anonymity of a person, or indicate that a person has not been identified.
My recollection is that "Representative A" from the Abramoff scandal is alleged to be Congressman Ney.
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
01/11/2006 7:20:14 PM PST
by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:43:58 AM PST
by
CajunConservative
(Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Jindal.)
To: Wally_Kalbacken
From what I've seen, I think all of Nigeria has their vacation homes in Baltimore :-)
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posted on
01/12/2006 9:19:26 AM PST
by
GeorgeW23225
("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
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To: moondoggie
Yes, this is the guy who commandeered national guard resources to go get his laptop from his home. Rush also talked about this today.
It has been pointed out, correctly, that my connecting this to Abramoff is wrong. In my defense I am currently blind (vision of 20/800) while working without contact lenses dancing around the possibility of a corneal transplant. I saw the "representative a" and the later mention of Abramoff and missed the "subtle nuance" that they were saying he WASN'T involved with Abramoff. That'll teach me to post when I can't read everything.
He's still a dim and a primo example of their ongoing culture of corruption, however.
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posted on
01/12/2006 12:34:21 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics and presentation graphics, in descending order of truth)
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