Democrat Congressman faces up to 235 years in prison on corruption charges

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277774,00.html

Ouch. I knew this guy was bad, but I didnt have any idea how really bad he was.

Also, an FBI raid on his Capitol Hill office last year became a constitutional showdown between Congress and the White House. And two of Jefferson's top aides already have pleaded guilty and been sentenced in the case and agreed to work with investigators.
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Thats the proverbial kiss of death.

Brett Pfeffer, a former congressional aide, admitted soliciting bribes on Jefferson's behalf and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Another Jefferson associate, Louisville, Ky., telecommunications executive Vernon Jackson, pleaded guilty to paying between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes to Jefferson in exchange for his assistance securing business deals in Nigeria and other African nations. Jackson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Both Pfeffer and Jackson agreed to cooperate in the case against Jefferson in exchanges for their pleas.
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So much for honor among thieves.

Discuss.
 
Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Ah, Louisiana. Trying to give Texas a run for it’s money, eh?
 
Just another proof that government's job should be only protecting its citizens' rights and NOTHING else...
 
Two down, five hundred and thirty-three to go.
 
Observers knew this was coming...they caught this dude with a freezer full of cash last summer, and the Democratic party leadership was trying to get him to resign, or at least take away his leadership posts, like with last summer's disgraced congressman, my very own Bob Ney (Ohio-R-18)

Off to jail with him!
 
This was the guy with all that cold hard cash, because he had it in the freeze right. LOL
 
Notice the Democrat part...
 
Culture of corruption.....
 
Bad government in Louisiana?! Never!
 
To be fair, this guy was dirty before the Democrats took over congress. You can't point at him and say "ZOMG evil Democrats".
 
about TIME took long enough.

Now all we need to do is wrap up the Jack scandle, Tom delay scandle, Dc madam scandle, Gonzales scandle.

EDIT: heres something

Fact Check

Stripped of committee membership:
On May 24, 2006, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi publicly requested his immediate resignation from the House Ways and Means Committee; he declined to do so.

On 15 June 2006, House Democrats voted to strip Jefferson of his committee assignment while the federal bribery investigation continues. Members approved the move after Jefferson repeatedly refused to step aside.
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And he was still re-elected.
 
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