Nevermind that the search found cash wrapped in foil and hidden in the congressman’s freezer.
I don't think this is quite true, is it? I thought the cash was in his DC home.
Nevermind that the search found cash wrapped in foil and hidden in the congressman’s freezer.
I don't think this is quite true, is it? I thought the cash was in his DC home.
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It didn't say it was in his freezer in his office, just "congressman's freezer" -- his freezer at home is still "the congressman's freezer". And not to mention that they videotaped him accepting a $100K bribe in cash.
The $90K was found at the Congressman's D.C. area home, wrapped in $10K bundles, disguised as food, in his freezer. The money in question was money given as a cash bribe from an FBI informant a couple days prior to search of the Jefferson's home.
That was a completely different warrant, only against his residence, executed last August.
My understanding on this warrant is that the FBI had reason to believe that Jefferson was blowing off a subpoena issued against records he kept in his congressional office. When the FBI brought this up with the judge, it was the judge that suggested and issued the warrant, specifically to get those records.
Jefferson's office has stated that the records in question were handed over to the Congressional Counsel's Office, so another question would be why that office held the records back from the FBI.
I don't think this is quite true, is it? I thought the cash was in his DC home.
Correct. It is not true. Good catch. The Search Warrant for Jefferson's office at Congress was at least the third warrant directed at him...his homes (and a car or cars) in NOLA & DC were searched last August with the cash turning up in a freezer in his DC domicile.
[Mr Field is managing editor of HUMAN EVENTS. He can be contacted at Chris.Field@HumanEventsOnline.com]