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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As the original poster I second this request. I misread the article and the exact opposite is stated. Sorry for the mistake.
I shouldn't try to post articles when I'm suffering vision problems and can't be sure I'm accurate in everything I think I read.
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