Meet William Jefferson's Political Supporters

harpers.org ^ | 06/14/06 | Ken Silverstein

[Ellesu]

Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana is currently under investigation by the FBI for allegedly taking bribes from a company seeking business in Nigeria and, as I reported last week, the feds are apparently also looking at his ties to São Tomé and to some Americans doing business in that African country. Since then, I've received additional information that points even more strongly to a São Tomé-Jefferson connection.

It gets complicated, but stay with me. First I'll explain the history of a small energy firm called ERHC, which was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, but is now based in Houston. Next, I'll discuss a few people connected to the firm and to a second company called Global Environmental Energy Corp. (GEEC), whose president, Noreen Wilson, has played a key role in ERHC. The cast of characters here includes a Texas wildcatter, a convicted felon, and a reverend whose company invested in an adult entertainment firm. Lastly, we'll get back to Jefferson, who has curious ties to both ERHC and GEEC

[PhillyRepublican]

I can't wait for the day that Jefferson's only political supporters are his buddies on the cell block in prison.
This clown actually had the National Guard use one of it's trucks to get "some things" out of Jefferson's house in New Orleans right after Katrina. When the truck got stuck in the mud another one had to be called to tow the first truck that was stuck. The gall of this guy! Taking troops away from rescue operations for his personal use!!

[leadhead]

Trying to follow all that made my hair hurt.

[AngrySpud]

There seems to be a shrug of the shoulders from most Americans that a Congressman would be involved in a $100K bribe.

The investigators need to find just a shred, an unsubstantiated, indirect, remote, third-hand Jefferson connection to someone who knows someone who is responsible for a Nigerian email scam ... that'll infuriate folks.