Former La. congressman William Jefferson gets 13 years for bribery, racketeering

MSNBC ^ | 11/13/2009 | AP

[Smogger]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer and was later convicted of federal bribery charges on Friday was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

[Smogger]

Oops

[darkangel82]

One down, hundreds more to go.

[darkangel82]

One down, hundreds more to go.

[Huskrrrr]

The first of many Dems to spend time in the “Hoosegow”, hopefully.

[GnuHere]

Jefferson goes in the deep freeze! Have fun.

[Rome2000]

He'll be pardoned by Holder before they leave in 2012.

Holder pardoned FALN terrorists and Mark Rich, this should be a piece of cake.

[Gettin Betta]

How long before he is re-elected?

[mylife]

Buh Bye Billy

[PappyM]

“Bitch set me up!”...wait, that was someone else.

[Justaham]

Jefferson is the reason why we should have term limits. This dufus served 9 terms in Congress.

[scottdeus12]

this is series!

[noblejones]

Took 13 years to get to it.

[W-Girl]

He’ll be pardoned by Holder before they leave in 2012.

++++++

You said it !!

Hope the whole family follows him to the pen too !!

He should have been given LIFE !!

[South40]

He’ll be Hussein’s first pardon.

[hattend]

About time.

Amazing how quickly they get put in jail when you finally get them into the courtroom.

He’ll be out in 3 years and be back in Congress in 5... Think Marion Berry.

[Red in Blue PA]

Drain the Swamp!

[Bullish]

Jefferson is the reason why we should have term limits. This dufus served 9 terms in Congress.

Every last one of the democrats in congress is the reason we need term limits. And the RINO's too.

[OldNavyVet]

Benedict Arnold’s treachery was largely the result of Congress screwing him over.

[Former Military Chick]

excellent news

[Typical_Whitey]

So will Nidal Hasan and likely 911 terrorists too.... This administration has a history of pardoning the worst of the worst.

[Mobties]

Put that “man of the people” in the general population.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Holder pardoned FALN terrorists and Mark Rich, this should be a piece of cake. “

Yeah.

[Grunthor]

Former La. congressman William Jefferson DEMOCRAT, gets 13 years for bribery, racketeering

[Harley]

That's not going to affect his Congressional pension, healthcare or privileges is it?

[~Vor~]

Geez, I’ve been thinking it was Clintoon who pardoned the FALN terrorists and Mark Rich...

[Walrus]

Yeah, we NEED term limits, Captain Obvious. But no congress will EVER allow that to happen. If you believe the term limits can be instituted, you must also believe in the tooth fairy. De Facto term limits, however, are another matter. If you vote YOUR congresscrook out of office next November, we will be 2/435ths of the way there (check my tagline).

[llevrok]

Headline edit: Former congressman William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) gets 13 years for bribery, racketeering

According to Rush, you must always state his party affiliation in mentioning Cong. William Jefferson, D-LA. ;-)

[LUV W]

What are the odds that he’ll actually set foot into a cell!
The appeals might take forever! Do they lock them up during
that phase?

[jmaroneps37]

For those unfamiliar with the federal system this means he WILL spend at least a few months more than 11 years in prison. There is no parole and 85% of a federal sentence is the mandatory minimum. Bye bye Cold cash see you in 2021.

[Riptides]

Pay attention, Charlie Rangle.

You’re next.

[EternalVigilance]

[umgud]

Like to see him share a cell with Maxine.

[savedbygrace]

Voting your congressman out of office is like being crucified, in a way.

You don’t have enough votes by yourself to vote him/her out. You need help.

Likewise, you don’t have enough hands to crucify yourself. You need help.

(OK, it’s not perfect, but it did make you think, right?)

[AGreatPer]

Who gets the frozen money?

[LUV W]

I would have figured it would be spent by now. LOL!

Good question, though!

[The Citizen Soldier]

And the really GREAT news is his seat was filled by a Republican!

....oops, the ONLY Republican that voted for San Fran Nan's Health Debacle of 2009.

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the..............................HA ha!!!

[SunkenCiv]

"Don't worry -- he'll get the Nobel Peace Prize next year, and he'll have a job waiting for him in the fourth term of my administration."

[patriot preacher]

WHHAAATTT??? No “Special Report?” No headline above the fold?! No screaming from the rooftops? WHere’s ABC? CBS? NBC? MSNBC? CNN? CNNHN? No round the clock updates on the corruption of the Democrat party? No Investigative reports on the “vast LEFT wing conspiracy?”

Huh......That’s just SHOCKING.

[This_far]

Geez, I’ve been thinking it was Clintoon who pardoned the FALN terrorists and Mark Rich...

Yup. Wonder if Jefferson will campaign for an 0bammy second term? Then again, 0bammy probably wouldn't hesitate to pardon him now.

[Dumpster Baby]

Bye, Dollar Bill.

;^)

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!!!!

[mylife]

Personally I think he deserves more time for using our NG during Katrina to move his goods while people were in true danger.

Somehow that ended up being Bush’s fault.

[Purrcival]

William Jefferson, Democrat, Louisiana.

[Mark17]

He’ll be Hussein’s first pardon.

Probably the first of many left wingers in the big house to get a pardon.

[Fresh Wind]

Thirteen years on Friday the 13th.

He will be out of the country within days.

[Graybeard58]

Federal inmates must serve their whole sentence, except that they earn a “good time” of 54 days reduction in sentence for every full year served with no disciplinary findings.

So, if a person is sentenced to 45 months, his sentence will be reduced to a little over 43 months after he completed his first year trouble free, to 41 months after his second year, and to 39 months (plus about 18 days) after his third year.

No good time is earned for a partial year, and any disciplinary punishment costs you your whole years good time.

[Gondring]

Jefferson is the reason why we should have term limits.

And criminal misuse of firearms is why we should have gun control.

Sorry, but no.

Misuse of franchise isn't a reason we should remove it from all. It's the best way to say to a politician, "no matter what you do, you are wholly separated from your constituency." And it begs the question: "If you don't trust the voters on the candidates last term, why could you trust them for the previous term? Or the one before that?" and then, "Why trust them at all?"

[ME-262]

Those who voted for him should get mandatory community service.

[Bronzy]

While the media was maligning GWB this POS was commandeering helicopters to assist his inspection of his property while the citizenry begged for relief.