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Democrat Representative William Jefferson, Louisiana

Prosecutors Lay Out Case Against Jefferson

Before searching Rep. William J. Jefferson’s New Orleans home in August 2005, FBI agents confronted him with a video that showed him accepting $100,000 from a government informant, according to a prosecution document filed yesterday in federal court in Alexandria.

Afterward, the Louisiana Democrat sank back into a couch in his living room and “with total dejection remarked ‘what a waste,’ ” according to the government account, which did not elaborate on his comment.

Jefferson then “questioned how his reputation could survive” and expressed concern whether the search warrant affidavit could be permanently sealed to keep the information from being made public, according to the document.

Meanwhile, on the same day, FBI agents found $90,000 of the $100,000 in marked bills in Jefferson’s freezer at his Capitol Hill home. The government alleged that Jefferson took the money from a Virginia businesswoman who was working as an informant, to bribe a Nigerian official in a business deal.

The pretrial document provides a glimpse into the public corruption investigation’s early months. It was among 14 answers filed yesterday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria in response to motions filed this month by Jefferson’s lawyers.

Why haven’t Nancy Pelosi and her cohorts in the House Democrat caucus insisted on Jefferson’s resignation?

After Jefferson was confronted by the FBI, all Jefferson was concerned with was shielding his misdeeds from the public.

Real nice……….

Michael Ramirez on Democrat Representative William Jefferson

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Boehner Seeks Jefferson Expulsion from the House

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Will Be Indicted

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Freezer Burn

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson on House Homeland Security Committee

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw
Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Will Be Indicted

Fox News: Judge Freezes Congressman Jefferson’s Assets

A federal judge Thursday froze the assets of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

Among the 16 criminal counts Jefferson is facing is a criminal forfeiture count, and prosecutors have already said they will seek to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars from Jefferson that they believe he obtained illicitly by peddling his influence to help broker business deals in Africa.

Jefferson is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court.

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U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg (L) is joined by Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher (R) as they announce the indictment of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) on 16 counts of public corruption, including bribery, in Washington, June 4, 2007. Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts for conspiring to solicit bribes and pay off a Nigerian official, with $90,000 of an intended bribe found hidden in his home freezer wrapped in aluminum foil.

Boehner seeks Jefferson expulsion

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) moved quickly to force the expulsion of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from Congress following his indictment Monday on federal corruption charges.

The Republican leader will ask members of the House to vote on a resolution requiring the ethics committee to review the indictment filed against him in order to seek his expulsion from the House, according to his office.

Boehner will offer a privileged resolution on the House floor as early as Tuesday calling for the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to review the 94-page indictment filed against Jefferson Monday. The House will then vote on his resolution calling for the ethics panel to act.

The Justice Department indicted the Louisiana Democrat Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money laundering.

And the Speaker should immediately ask Jefferson to resign from all House Committees pending his trial.

A 16 count federal indictment does not look good for Jefferson or the Democrat’s “Culture of Corruption.”

Flap thinks Jefferson should resign but Jefferson will only do that after his “plea deal.”

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Will Be Indicted

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Freezer Burn

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Objects to Jefferson Homeland Security Seat

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson on House Homeland Security Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Tale of Friendship, Ambition and Betrayal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William
Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw
Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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From Drudge:

Sources tell CBS NEWS that Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) will be indicted this afternoon on more than a dozen counts involving public corruption. Jefferson has been the subject of a ongoing probe in which FBI agents allegedly found more than 90-thousand dollars in cash in his freezer. The Justice Department is expected to unveil the charges later today…

What a surprise – NOT.

More later…..

Update:

Indictment Sought Against Rep. Jefferson

Sources tell CBS News that authorities are seeking an indictment against Congressman William Jefferson, D-La., on more than a dozen counts involving public corruption.

Jefferson has been the subject of a ongoing probe in which FBI agents allegedly found more than $90,000 in cash in his freezer.

CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports that the Justice Department is expected to unveil the charges later today.

This was the latest development in the 16-month international investigation of Jefferson, who allegedly accepted $100,000 from a telecommunications businessman, $90,000 of which was later recovered from a freezer in the congressman’s Louisiana home.

Last year prosecutors and the FBI seized nearly 19,000 pages of documents and electronic files from his office.

Update #2:

Jury Indicts Jefferson in Bribery Probe

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 94 pages long and lists 16 alleged violations of federal law that could keep Jefferson in prison for up to 235 years, according to a Justice Department official who has seen the document.

Among the charges listed in the indictment, said the official, are racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money-laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

Wonder if Speaker Pelosi will ask him to step down from ALL committee assignments pending trial?

Stay tuned……

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Tale of Friendship, Ambition and Betrayal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William
Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw
Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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So, Speaker Pelosi when will you announce the appointment of Representative Jefferson to the Homeland Security Committee?

The GOP will object on the House Floor when he is appointed.

Background on the Flap here.

Stay tuned……..

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Objects to Jefferson Homeland Security Seat

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson on House Homeland Security Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Tale of Friendship, Ambition and Betrayal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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Josephine Butler, left, Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angles, Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, and Gwendolyn Guice, right, all shake hands in front of the new homes built for Butler and Guice in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. The two residents got the keys to what are believed to be the first homes built in the Lower Ninth Ward since Hurricane Katrina hit 18 months ago.

CNN: House GOP to object to Jefferson’s Homeland Security seat

House Republican Whip Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, announced Wednesday that Republicans will object on the House floor to Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, getting a seat on the House Homeland Security Committee.

Jefferson is entangled in a federal bribery investigation related to his dealings with a telecommunications company. Federal investigators found $90,000 in cash in his freezer in 2005 after Jefferson allegedly accepted a $100,000 bribe from an FBI informant. Despite the investigation, Jefferson was re-elected to a ninth term to his New Orleans’ seat in a run-off election in December.

So much for the “CULTURE OF CORRUPTION” that the Democrats painted the GOP with last November.

When Jefferson is indicted, will the voters even notice?

You betcha…….

The cold hard cash in the freezer is a “CLASSIC.”

Update:

The Politico (Via M/M) and The Hill have more.

Graphic courtesy of Flip

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Tale of Friendship, Ambition and Betrayal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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Mocking the bribery scandal of United States congressman William Jefferson, participants hand out play money during the Krewe du Vieux parade in New Orleans, Louisiana February 3, 2007. The parade marked the beginning of the city’s second Mardi Gras season since Hurricane Katrina.

Washington Post: Rep. Jefferson Gets Seat on Homeland Security

Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who’s facing an ongoing federal corruption probe, is being granted a spot on the Homeland Security Committee, according to Democratic aides.

The appointment will be announced Friday, according to one aide who requested anonymity because the decision isn’t yet official.

Jefferson was removed from his seat on the Ways and Means Committee, one of the most important panels in Congress, by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) last summer in an attempt to show how seriously Democrats viewed the allegations of corruption.

But the move by Pelosi, who was still minority leader at the time, infuriated members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who said Jefferson shouldn’t be punished unless he is indicted; federal prosecutors have yet to bring an indictment, despite an FBI raid 18 months ago on his home that yielded $90,000 in cash in his freezer.

Homeland Security Committee, eh?

So much for the Democrats charge against the GOP for breeding a “CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.”

The voters in Loiuisiana should have thrown his ass out of Congress in the last election. But, until Jefferson is indicted, the new Democrat Majority in the House should at least suspend him from any sensitive national security committee assignments.

But, you know, the Democrat leaders don’t want to piss off their meal ticket – the Black Caucus.

United States congressman William Jefferson (D-New Orleans) speaks during an election night victory party after defeating Karen Carter in a runoff in New Orleans, Louisiana December 9, 2006.

And for what are the feds waiting? They have Jefferson on tape.

More money wrapped in another freezer?

Graphic courtesy of Flip

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: Appeals Court Rules Jefferson Has 2 Days to Review Documents

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Affadavit Ties Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar to William Jefferson Probe

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape

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