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Kentucky businessman Vernon Jackson gets 7 years for bribe to William Jefferson (D-La.)
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| 9/08/06
| MATTHEW BARAKAT
Posted on 09/08/2006 4:21:52 PM PDT by Libloather
Ky. businessman gets 7 years for bribe to Jefferson
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press Writer
A Kentucky telecommunications executive who admitted paying more than $400,000 in bribes to Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison.
Vernon Jackson, 54, of Louisville, is a key figure in the federal investigation of Jefferson, D-La., who has not been charged. But in court papers, prosecutors have alleged that they caught Jefferson on videotape taking a $100,000 cash bribe. Most of that money later turned up in a freezer in Jefferson's home.
Jefferson was never mentioned by name in Friday's hearing, but prosecutors have made it clear in court papers that he received the bribes from Jackson, which were separate from the money found in Jefferson's freezer.
Jackson, chief executive of the telecommunications firm iGate Inc., said he paid the bribes to gain the congressman's help in obtaining business deals in Africa.
The seven-year, three-month sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III was at the low end of federal sentencing guidelines. Prosecutor Mark Lytle said Jackson is continuing to cooperate in the investigation, and his sentence could later be reduced based on that cooperation.
Jackson did not speak during the hearing and declined to comment afterward.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; 7; bribe; businessman; corruptdems; crook; cultureofcorruption; dla; igateinc; jackson; jefferson; kentucky; perp; ratcrime; rats; vernon; william; williamjefferson; years
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To: Libloather
thanks Lib, for adding to the thread the statement from Jefferson's lawyers. Gotta hand it to them, they are bold, this is almost daring them to indict Jefferson.
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:37:52 PM PDT
by
YaYa123
(@Whazzzup with the feds for not indicting Jefferson already.com)
To: hnj_00
...the torch (typical dem - part of the culture of corruption)...does not get convicted!!!!
Isn't he in jail right now?
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:40:08 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(What part of-- "DEATH TO AMERICA" --do the Democrats not understand?)
To: hnj_00
if you ever get the chance, take a look at the torches farewell speech as he tearfully left office....*sob ,sniff, sob sniff..blah blah blah..*sob sniff sniff*, blah blah,..and I want to say I'm sorry to Bill and Hillary...*sob, sniff*
this a year and a half after the clintons were banished from the WH....gives you some insight into the gang and who is close friends with who
Doogle
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:45:19 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF 69-73...."never store a threat you should have eliminated")
To: msnimje
No, not Torrecelli. You're probably thinking of Traficant.
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:45:19 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DIANA IREY for Congress, PA 12th District: Retire murtha.)
To: Libloather
Isn't taking the bribe as bad as giving it? Inquiring minds want to know.
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:46:46 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: msnimje
Isn't he in jail right now? ...LOL...actually he is caught up in the most recent Melendez scandal here in jersey...he always seems to get his paws covered with mud
Doogle
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:48:16 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF 69-73...."never store a threat you should have eliminated")
To: jazusamo
No, not Torrecelli. You're probably thinking of Traficant.
Yeah, that's it. Thanks
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:48:30 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(What part of-- "DEATH TO AMERICA" --do the Democrats not understand?)
To: msnimje
You maybe thinking of hair piece Traficant.
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:48:53 PM PDT
by
deport
(The Governor, The Foghorn, The Dingaling, The Joker, The other guy..... The Governor wins)
To: Doogle
Where are you Doogle? I was born in Salem, NJ but have lived in the South long enough to no longer say "Churry Pie."
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:50:46 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(What part of-- "DEATH TO AMERICA" --do the Democrats not understand?)
To: Libloather
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:51:44 PM PDT
by
Gritty
(One misconception about us is we're godless and don't have any values - Howard Dean)
To: Libloather
If Jackson is guilty of bribing William Jefferson, DemocRAT Lousiana, wouldn't Jefferson be guilty of taking bribes?
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posted on
09/08/2006 4:52:09 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The "Peace sign" is the DemocRATS' last act of defiance before they cut 'n' run from the WOT.)
To: Ellesu; caryatid
To: Gritty
Awesome...I'm saving that cartoon.
To: Libloather
I know I'm not the only one wishing Jackson was Jordan and Billy Jeff was BJ Clintoon himself.
"Vernon Jordan and William Jefferson Clinton"
How sweet would that be?
NFP
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posted on
09/08/2006 5:01:58 PM PDT
by
Notforprophet
(Democrats have stood their own arguments on their heads so often that they now stand for nothing.)
To: TommyDale
Just one question... Who writes the laws... the guys who pay the bribes or the guys who get them?
To: Gritty
Oh Nancy....Ms. Botox....found your Culture of corruption again.
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posted on
09/08/2006 5:08:38 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Take authority that's ours)
To: Libloather
What is pathetic is that the politician will probably do less time than the guy who felt pressured to pay off the politician. That is not to excuse the briber, but the briber usually just reacts to the bribee.
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posted on
09/08/2006 5:09:39 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: stinkerpot65
Hmmm...
I was bored and that struck me as somewhat appropriate.
To: Gritty
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posted on
09/08/2006 5:12:15 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: Libloather
Using my secret Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Decoder Ring and examining Karl Rove's tie, I've come to the conclusion that these charges will be filed the day the DNC releases their next culture of corruption PR.
And of course, the congresscritter's response will be 'this is just politics.' Of course, someone's going to jail for seven years, but it's just politics.
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posted on
09/08/2006 5:26:20 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
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