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William Jefferson (Democrat, Louisiana) verdict: Guilty on 11 of 16 counts
NOLA ^
| 8/5/2009
| Jonathan Tilove and Bruce Alper
Posted on 08/05/2009 2:44:07 PM PDT by Pyro7480
Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.
The jury of eight women and four men returned a guilty verdict following five days of deliberation....
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 110th; corruptdems; corruption; cultureofcorruption; democrat; guilty; williamjefferson; zot
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To: fish hawk
Maybe he should get only 175 years, considering he is a minority and may not speak English.
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
To lessen his prison sentence he might spill the beans on some other people.Is it only an incident that Hillary is in Kenya today, discussing government corruption, or is she putting out the word to keep their mouths shut???
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:00:04 PM PDT
by
varon
(Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
To: Pyro7480
I expect the U S Justice Dept. and our prez. to commute his sentence as a teachable moment in our political history .
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:13:46 PM PDT
by
lionheart 247365
((Socialism . . . the catalyst for apathy on the road to communism ))
To: Pyro7480
Obama will probably pardon him down the road.
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:21:28 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Pyro7480
1 down, dozens to go.
Better yet, every year put 1/3 of congress in prison for 20 years. Saves time and court costs.
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:29:33 PM PDT
by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
To: Pyro7480
CAW! Culture of Corruption! CAW!
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:31:42 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: Pyro7480
How long will it take for Obama to issue a pardon to “promote racial healing”?
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posted on
08/05/2009 4:46:02 PM PDT
by
TChad
(uo)
To: Walrus
Well, that’s one way for a Democrat to get free health care...be put in jell.
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posted on
08/05/2009 5:40:39 PM PDT
by
Squat
(Deport the illegals now! Turn Home Depot's into the prisons to hold the illegals!.)
To: loungeSerf
Waiting for the Presidential pardon to negate abvious racist jury verdit...the jurors acted “stupidly,” I assume...
To: Pyro7480
Hooray. I hope he spends a lot of time in prison. Orange will look very nice on him.
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posted on
08/05/2009 6:20:09 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!)
To: mathurine
He’ll be right at home in jail.
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posted on
08/05/2009 6:21:24 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!)
To: Pyro7480
Let me borrow from the Bush inauguration:
Na na na na....na na na na....hey hey hey....gooooodbyyyyyyye.....
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posted on
08/05/2009 7:24:17 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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