Jury Indicts Jefferson in Bribery Probe
Posted on June 4, 2007
Hat tip: GRIBBIT:
Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long- running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.
The indictment handed up in federal court in Alexandria., Va., Monday is more than an inch thick and list 16 alleged violations of federal law that could keep Jefferson in prison for up to 200 years.
Not much can be said about this besides…it is about time! What was it Nancy Pelosi said about cleaning up the ‘Culture of Corruption’ again?
Iowa Voice is on the same page:
This is the perfect example of what Democrats mean when they mention the words “culture of corruptionâ€. They know first-hand what it is because, as I’ve said many times before, they wrote the book on it.
Suitably Flip has the “picture worth $90,000″!
MacRanger says…I told you so.
Now that the indictments will be filed, it will be interesting to see how the Democrats, and especially the CBC, will react. Will they attempt to distance themselves from Jefferson? Will they force him to step down from his committee assignments? My guess is — no.
Lorie Byrd doesn’t think it will make much difference among the Democrats.
The Rottweiller has the sad truth:
16 counts, up to 200 years in the Big House (of which he’ll serve exactly none, of course. He’s a politician and, as we all know, they’re above the law that the rest of us peons have to follow).
Pirate’s Cove rounds up some Democrat reactions.
Others: Michelle Malkin
Bright and Early
AJ Strata
QandO
Hang Right Politics
Dave In Texas
Hot Air
Leaning Straight Up has a great roundup.
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I lived in New orleans for 8 years. This scandal will not phase anyone there. It’s just another crook and if you try to charge him, you will be a racist. Remember how he stopped the National Guard from rescuing victims so they could drive him to his home to pick up his daughters computer? Oh yeah, he didn’t want to get his suit wet either.