Bill Jefferson Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

[SirMoby]

Good. Bust his ass.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2009/11/bill_jefferson_sentenced_to_13.html
Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat who lost his seat in 2008 while he was under indictment for bribery and racketeering -- and who was convicted of the charges earlier this year -- was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for his crimes. Roll Call reports it is the longest incarceration ever ordered for a former Member of Congress.
The prosecution had asked for a 33-year sentence.

Prosecutors said that Jefferson took around a half million dollars in bribes, $90,000 of which were found stuffed in his freezer. The bribes were in exchange for his influence in helping to broker business deals in Africa.

Jefferson was defeated last year in his overwhelmingly Democratic district by Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao. Cao was in the news last week as the only Republican in the House to vote in favor of the Democrats' health-care bill.

At Jefferson's sentencing, Judge T.S. Ellis said, "Public corruption is a cancer. It needs to be surgically removed."

[foxbaron]

Agree. Now let's see them go after the rest of the members that have been fattening their wallets the same way.

[Boogie man]

I remember when he was indicted 3 years ago. Nancy Pelosi protected him from being taken off his committee and there were cries of racism because he was being persecuted because he was black.

[SirMoby]

I remember when he was indicted 3 years ago. Nancy Pelosi protected him from being taken off his committee and there were cries of racism because he was being persecuted because he was black.
I don't remember any real cries of racism. I think it was more like the cries that people where attacking Palin's family. It was the neocon media making those cries but no one of any importance was really doing it.

[John Galt]

Agree. Now let's see them go after the rest of the members that have been fattening their wallets the same way.
There's gonna be a lot of empty seats in the halls of Congress

[Brian-W]

I remember when he was indicted 3 years ago. Nancy Pelosi protected him from being taken off his committee and there were cries of racism because he was being persecuted because he was black.

And?

Whenever a republican congressman is accused of something. His fellow republicans try and protect him.

Examples: Tom Delay, Larry Craig, Mark Foley etc etc

[SirMoby]

And?

Whenever a republican congressman is accused of something. His fellow republicans try and protect him.

Examples: Tom Delay, Larry Craig, Mark Foley etc etc
Elitism says that it's OK for republicans to do protect pedophiles but the other party can't do it.

Didn't you read Boogie's post? He believes in the double standards allowed by Elitism.

[Binky]

Good. Now let's see them cracking down on the corruption. Let's start making examples out of them big time.....:thumbsup: