Corrupt Democrat Alert: William 'Refrigerator' Jefferson Guilty on 11 Counts

On the upside, he officially qualifies for an appointment to the Obama administration.

Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.
The jury of eight women and four men returned a guilty verdict following five days of deliberation.

In the 16-count indictment, Jefferson was charged with soliciting bribes and other crimes for a series of schemes in which he helped American businesses broker deals in West African in exchange for payments or financial considerations to companies controlled by members of his family, including his brother Mose, his wife, Andrea, their five daughters and a son-in-law.

Jefferson, who represented the New Orleans-based 2nd Congressional District for nine terms, will now face sentencing by Judge T.S. Ellis III, who earlier meted out stiff sentences for lesser figures in the case. According to the U.S. attorney's office, Jefferson faced 235 years in prison if convicted on all counts, and will still face substantial prison time.

The verdict comes four years after the Aug. 3, 2005 raids of Jefferson's homes in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., in which the FBI found $90,000 in cash hidden in the freezer of his D.C. home, money the government said Jefferson was going to deliver as a bribe to Atiku Abubakar, then vice president of Nigeria, to gain his help with a telecommunications deal in Nigeria being pursued by Lori Mody, a Northern Virginia businesswoman.

He'll be missed.

Thanks to Michelle Malkin for the link.

Today's indicted Democrat state lawmaker

It seems like every day now a Democrat lawmaker down on the state level is getting indicted for something. Here is today's indictment. In the state of Louisiana. If they could just make it to the national like William Jefferson they would have it made.

Louisiana state Sen. Derrick Shepherd was indicted Thursday on federal mail fraud charges for allegedly helping to launder $2 million.

The 41-count indictment also named Gwendolyn Joseph Moyo, a convicted construction bond broker; James Zoucha, allegedly her straw man; and two Nevada corporations that handled her business after she was barred from writing bonds, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.

And of course in keeping with the journalistic style book his party is mentioned in the last paragraph in a nifty way.

had been considered a rising star in Democratic politics in Louisiana.

Reality Strikes Again

A Kosling doesn't get it.

John Dingell (D-Michigan) and Rick Boucher (D-Virginia) are divisive, obtuse, arrogant scumbags, pure and simple.

These two men are the prime movers behind a bill in the House Energy and Commerce committee, of which Dingell is the chairman and Boucher a subcommittee head.

Why is it always your friends who screw you over the hardest?

Maybe they believe that Koslamistan is inhabited by divisive, obtuse, arrogant scumbags?

I think it's about time both of these men got a serious shot of reality. Obviously, neither of them represent constituencies remotely reflecting the average DKos member, but surely, SOMEONE out there must be able to mobilize voteers in those respective districts.

This I cannot believe... what could both of these people be thinking? This bill not only wipes out any state efforts to fight global warming, but in a fine Republican twist, also forbids the EPA from doing anything to sanction those efforts by granting waivers that allow those states to cut their emmissions.

Democratic candidates mouthed all of the buzzwords the reality-based community demanded to hear.

Then a funny thing happened on the way to the revolution: The new Culture of Corruption embarked on a program that spells out their appreciation for your efforts, Junior --- S U C K E R S

Corruption? What Corruption?

Last night I wondered why convicted criminal Jim McDermott was still in Congress. Redstate wonders why there is a lack of interest in Democrat corruption.

Look no further than the entrenched liberal bias in the media. Aided and abetted by the Democrats, they criminalize routine politics, yet tend to look the other way when it's a Democrat.

We live with a double standard, and it's not going to change any time soon.