Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case - William 'Cold Cash' Jefferson

AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/13/09 | Matthew Barakat - ap

[NormsRevenge]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges.

William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for nearly 20 years, was convicted in August of taking roughly $500,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.

The sentence was still far less than the nearly 30 years prosecutors had sought.

[NormsRevenge]

FRiday the 13th.. 13 years

Coincidence?
8-o

[Ken522]

How much do you want to bet he’ll be out in 3 years?!

[Kirkwood]

He has 60 days to skip the country.

[Man50D]

He’ll get a promotion in the RAT party when he gets out in five years.

[DCPatriot]

Presidential pardon coming?

[Kirkwood]

Reported tonight on the news that he isn’t eligible for parole until he’s served 12. But don’t be surprised if obama pardons him.

[killermosquito]

I was amazed that he was elected back to congress after Katrina and after he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

[NormsRevenge]

Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) walks with his wife, Dr. Andrea Green Jefferson, after his sentencing at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia November 13, 2009. William Jefferson, who was caught with $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was convicted on multiple charges of bribery and money laundering and sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison. Jefferson, who lost re-election last year in Louisiana, was accused in 2007 of soliciting millions of dollars in bribes from companies while using his office to broker business deals in Africa. He was convicted in August on 11 of 16 counts. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES POLITICS CRIME LAW)

[Yorktownpatriot]

Did’nt the RINO Lao rep[lace him? You know the one repub that voted for the obamacare bill.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

13 years is the LONGEST sentence EVER imposed on a crooked congresscritter? That is a travesty. Most of them should be locked up for life for what they are doing to our once-great nation.

[South40]

It couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.

I hope he emjoys his stay in prison, regardless how short it may end up being.

[Pearls Before Swine]

If Louisiana’s “Cold Cash” Jefferson got 13, how much will Massachusetts’ “Double D” Dianne Wilkerson get? For those who don’t know, she’s the perenially bad acting State Senator who was photographed stuffing bribe money into her ample cups.

[exit82]

I recollect that during the aftermath of Katrina, he basically commandeered a helicopter and boat to get to his hime to get the cash out of the freezer.

This is while people were drowning and sitting on rooftops waiting for rescue.

Anyone else know the story?

[Brugmansian]

My favorite is Daniel Sickles (D-NY). Shot and killed a guy on the street across from the White House in front of a dozen witnesses and got off on insanity. Went on to lobby and get himself awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor.

[blam]

"Anyone else know the story?"

Yup...that's close enough.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I understood he had the National Guard drive him to his ‘abode’.

[quantim]

More amazing than the crackhead Marion Barry after a prison sentence?

[Lancey Howard]

Did’nt the RINO Lao rep[lace him? You know the one repub that voted for the obamacare bill.

Yep. That little scumbag Lao merely borrowed the Republican label and faked a few positions so he could grab GOP cash and run against a cupcake for the seat. After he won he was touted as a big tent "Republican of da future!" by a handful of Republican morons.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

If Louisiana’s “Cold Cash” Jefferson got 13, how much will Massachusetts’ “Double D” Dianne Wilkerson get? For those who don’t know, she’s the perenially bad acting State Senator who was photographed stuffing bribe money into her ample cups.””

Without even checking, I’ll bet she ain’t in jail yet, no matter how many Democratic cup sizes she filled up.

Am I right?