Louisiana Congressman Taped Pocketing Bribe
New Orleans Congressman William Jefferson (D) was videotaped eagerly accepting $100,00 in payola from an FBI informant.
At one audiotaped meeting, Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., chuckles about writing in code to keep secret what the government contends was his corrupt role in getting his children a cut of a communications company's deal for work in Africa.
As Jefferson and the informant passed notes about what percentage the lawmaker's family might receive, the congressman "began laughing and said, 'All these damn notes we're writing to each other as if we're talking, as if the FBI is watching," according to the affidavit. Link: USA Today
If the name sounds familiar, it might be because Jefferson had National Guardsmen attending to his personal property while the floodwaters of Katrina held citizens of New Orleans at bay on their rooftops.
Democrats, do start chanting "culture of corruption" whenever the mood strikes you.
Clarification: Both audio and vidiotapes exist.
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can you say OOOOOOOps
tom
Posted by: tom | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 03:17 PM
That won't happen. Dems view themselves as perfect and above reproach, as do Republicans, when comparing themselves to one another.
Crooks all, almost. Might be one or two from each party, that aren't dirty, power-hungry, Constitution-ignoring thugs in suits and ties.
Posted by: Keith Rodgers | Monday, May 22, 2006 at 11:37 AM