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BREAKING NEWS: Jefferson Found Guilty (on 11 of 16 counts)
WDSU.com ^ | 8/4/09

Posted on 08/05/2009 2:42:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson has been found guilty of 11 of the 16 charges against him in a federal bribery and conspiracy trial.

Jefferson was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa.

(Excerpt) Read more at wdsu.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 110th; coldcash; corruptdems; cultureofcorruption; democrat; guilty; jefferson; louisiana; rat; williamjefferson
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To: dfwgator

And just like Edwin Edwards.


Edwin is still locked up in the pen at the facility in Oakdale, LA.


81 posted on 08/05/2009 3:30:17 PM PDT by deport
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To: Roccus

My Most Sincere and Most Heartfelt Apologies!!

That was certainly “BELOW THE BELT” and purely Unintentional on My Part!! Again, my Sincere Apologies! and I pray You dont turn me into the MODS for this accidental oversight:-(


82 posted on 08/05/2009 3:30:38 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD Continue to BLESS Our Great President George W. Bush!!)
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To: deport

Well I guess 10 convictions finally was enough for him (or whatever number it was)


83 posted on 08/05/2009 3:31:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: NormsRevenge

Time to put him on ice... /g


84 posted on 08/05/2009 3:31:50 PM PDT by tarheelswamprat
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To: deport

FNC said he could potentially get over 400 years, though I suspect we’ll see something a tad less.


85 posted on 08/05/2009 3:31:53 PM PDT by umgud (Look to gov't to solve your everday problems and they'll control your everday life.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Thirty days, suspended!


86 posted on 08/05/2009 3:32:32 PM PDT by charmedone (There is a right to health care but no right to be born?)
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To: deport

Just heard Bret say on Special Report that about 250 years depending on how his sentencing is structured, is legally possible with all these federal counts.

Not that it would happen that way.


87 posted on 08/05/2009 3:36:39 PM PDT by txrangerette (Just say "no" to the Obama Cult. s)
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To: jazusamo; NormsRevenge
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88 posted on 08/05/2009 3:37:00 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: dfwgator
"He’ll be back, just like Marion Barry."

Even though minimum sentencing guidelines have been set aside (see US. v. Booker), it's going to be very tough for the judge to sentence him to less than 50 years, considering the advisory guidelines will suggest something north of a 100 years.

At 62, I don't see a political come-back in Mr. Jefferson's future, unless he makes like Lazarus, which is doubtfull - at best.

89 posted on 08/05/2009 3:39:14 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: OldDeckHand

I’ll believe it when I see it.


90 posted on 08/05/2009 3:39:53 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: True Republican Patriot

No problemo.


91 posted on 08/05/2009 3:40:42 PM PDT by Roccus (The Capitol, the White House, the Court House...........America's Axis of Evil)
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To: NormsRevenge
Have no fear, Bozo the WH clown will pardon this POS with a full pardon. Won't take long either and he will have some BS statement about how Jefferson "learned his lesson" and doesn't need to be locked up. I would bet money on this happening.

It's a shame such a worthless POS had to have a name like Jefferson.

92 posted on 08/05/2009 3:42:53 PM PDT by calex59
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To: TexasNative2000

Not to worry Obama’s Justice Dept. will get him off.


93 posted on 08/05/2009 3:42:57 PM PDT by PROTESTBYPROXY (Conservatives must man up!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
I guess Mr. Jefferson is movin' on down.

Sadly, vindication comes too late for all our old Federalist friends.

94 posted on 08/05/2009 3:52:01 PM PDT by x
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To: txrangerette; umgud
Those I think would be total numbers if served consecutively. But I suspect he'll be sentenced somewhere between minimum and maximum on each count and most likely will serve those sentences concurrently. In any case at his age he'll spend a lot of his remaining years if not most in the pen.
95 posted on 08/05/2009 3:53:20 PM PDT by deport
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To: Enterprise

The people in Uptown NOLA are driving around honking their horns.

Looks like Duke Cunningham has a new cell mate!


96 posted on 08/05/2009 3:53:52 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: Domandred

I am shocked - NBC Nightly “News” just reported this w/o any mention of political party. Of course it’s been FOUR YEARS, so of course he could have joined the GOP since then.

/s


97 posted on 08/05/2009 3:54:15 PM PDT by GnuHere
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To: traderrob6

20 years tops is what I’m finding on the net.


98 posted on 08/05/2009 3:57:18 PM PDT by mysterio
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To: NormsRevenge
FROM TWO YEARS AGO. THEY FINALLY GET HIM

Posted on 06/05/2007 5:58:13 AM PDT by doug from upland

MIDI - COLD AS ICE (Foreigner)

This bill's cold as ice...my boss says it won't suffice, no sir
This isn't very nice...he'll make me pay the price, no sir
I've not had a hundred that would ever snap

So Congressman Jefferson what is this crap
I bring pizza hot...right here to your door
I live off my tips...what are you doing this for?

This bill's cold as ice...my boss says it won't suffice, no sir
This isn't very nice...he'll make me pay the price, no sir

I don't understand dishonest Democrats
We search for corruption...that is where you're always at
One day a rich drunk drives off of a bridge
Now you hide your bribe money right there in your fridge

Cold as ice...it's freezing my hand
Cold as ice
This hundred is cold as ice
This hundred is cold as ice
This hundred is cold as ice

99 posted on 08/05/2009 4:00:32 PM PDT by doug from upland (10 million views of .HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
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To: trumandogz

Well here’s a huge HONK HONK bump for the folks in uptown NOLA.


100 posted on 08/05/2009 4:01:12 PM PDT by Enterprise (When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
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