"Cold Cash" Gets 13 Years
Former Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana, infamous for having $90,000 in bribe money hidden in his freezer, was sentenced to 13 years in prison today after being convicted on a slew of federal corruption charges.
Jefferson's sentence was the harshest ever handed out to a former lawmaker, but Justice Department officials said Jefferson warranted such a severe sanction because of the unprecedented scale of his corruption. Jefferson appeared in court Friday afternoon in a black suit and a red tie, with his five daughters, his wife and his brother.
U.S. District Judge T. S. Ellis III , who presided over the trial and sentencing, said that "public corruption is a cancer on the body politic" and later added that "public corruption is a cancer and needs to be surgically removed. "
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oliver klozoff
He's goin to can c00n.
JT3
Finally, now lets get to the rest of these political crooks.
Lourdes (I'm not PC)
In Louisiana, they call him "Dollar Bill" .
Delores CH WV
YOU CAN ROB A BANK OR A 7 ELEVEN AND GET MORE TIME IN JAIL. THIS MAN SOLD HIS OFFICE IN THE GOVERNMENT. HE SHOULD GET ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF HIS STATES CITIZENS. ......HE SHOULD NEVER, NEVER GET OUT OF JAIL. HEY, WHAT ABOUT HIS FAMILY.....WAS THE FAMILY FREEZER INVOLVED. WHY WOULDN'T THE FAMILY QUESTION THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE FREEZER....SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MORE FOLKS INVOLVED THAT SHOULD GET SOME JAIL TIME. I AM SURE THEY GOT THEIR SHARE OF THE LOOT!
Delores CH WV
YOU CAN ROB A BANK OR A 7 ELEVEN AND GET MORE TIME IN JAIL. THIS MAN SOLD HIS OFFICE IN THE GOVERNMENT. HE SHOULD GET ONE YEAR FOR EACH OF HIS STATES CITIZENS. ......HE SHOULD NEVER, NEVER GET OUT OF JAIL. HEY, WHAT ABOUT HIS FAMILY.....WAS THE FAMILY FREEZER INVOLVED. WHY WOULDN'T THE FAMILY QUESTION THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE FREEZER....SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MORE FOLKS INVOLVED THAT SHOULD GET SOME JAIL TIME. I AM SURE THEY GOT THEIR SHARE OF THE LOOT!
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American Eagle (OathKeeper)
I just don't understand it, doesn't everyone keep 100 grand in their freezers?
Tim
Oh man, this is "racism straight up." /sarcasm.
PAPA JOHANNES PATRIOT
Save a cell for his cronie O"BUM"a.
ShadowdogKGB
I'm so happy for William Jefferson. I hope he serves every last minute of his sentence.
Indiana Voter
The guy who replaced him is a Republican and was the only Republican who voted with the Democrats on Obamacare.
Condor
Soap on a rope,...DUMBASS!!!!!
USA Made
Half of America, the entire Black Caucus, the lime-ricking tandem of Al and Jesse and that Guy that factlessly blames Cambridge Cops will all be saying this is just a racial move and blame White America for him stealing and bribing. You know it's coming!
Cav03
Has anybody checked OBAMA'S REFRIGERATOR?
TheBottomLine(_|_)
Interesting that the press is none existant on this one. Thanks Fox. Doubtful we can fill his position with a conservative since his constituency refuses to accept that he's a crook. It's all local...
Wills
One down, so many, many more to go. Come on down Chris Dodd, Charlie Rangle and all the rest.
Judgment
The Democrat Controlled Congress wouldn't do what they should have done with this Hell Bound Jerk. Hopefully, He won't be Pardon by Obama.
American Eagle (OathKeeper)
Not enough time but what the heck didn't even expect him to get that much, at least not now.
CHIP
I'll bet if he was a republican, he would have got life without parole!
winodrifter
Hopefully this is only the beginning. Both dems and repubs need to be looking over their shoulder.
Amazingoly
Add Waters to the growing Democrat list.
B.O.H.I.C.A.
I smell presidential pardon coming
BamaCop
At least one Dem. got what was coming to him. Now if they would just get B. Frank and the others who need to go to jail.
B.O.H.I.C.A.
Pelosi & Reid next - PLEASE !!!!
NorthAmerican Bluejacket
Oh so many more are coming!
ptson
William Jefferson, DEMOCRAT, LA
mike h
NOW WE NEED RANGEL ,NANCY, BAWARNY.AND DAWD.....20-20
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