Posted on 06/06/2008 12:00:12 PM PDT by dellbabe68
Relatives of a U.S. congressman indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and racketeering, have been charged with using charities for personal financial gain, reports the Associated Press
The sister, brother, and niece of U.S. Representative William Jefferson, a Democrat from Louisiana, have been charged with conspiracy and fraud.
Mr. Jefferson’s sister, Betty Jefferson, an elected New Orleans property-tax assessor; his brother Mose Jefferson; and Betty Jefferson’s daughter, Angela Coleman, are accused of stealing as much $620,000 from charities that were supposed to benefit poor people. They each face up to more than 200 years in prison.
Mr. Jefferson has been accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes from companies by using his position to negotiate business deals in Africa. FBI agents searched his home and found $90,000 in his freezer. Mr. Jefferson has denied wrongdoing.
Jim Letten, the U. S. attorney in New Orleans, said, “These nonprofits were simply looted by the defendants.”
Rats of a feather ....
No problem here, it is New Orleans so it is Bush’s fault dontcha know?
As with WJ Clinton’s family, criminality seems to run in families. But as long as you are “Demo”rat, it doesn’t matter to the sheeple.
Grant fools and miscreants the right to vote - and they elect fools and miscreants.....
That shouldn’t surprise anyone!
John Adams perfectly predicted this outcome - when he fought to carefully award the privilege of voting.
I didn’t know that they were part of the Ford family from Memphis.
BTTT
That’s a heart-warming story. Thieves bilking a charity. Must be Democrats, they have no scruples.
Acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Family of crooks.
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