African Art

Jim Lynch June 7th, 2006 11:09 am

That’s what William Jefferson said he delivered to Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Rep. William Jefferson called the package he allegedly delivered at midnight to the suburban Maryland home of Nigeria’s vice president “African art.” Authorities say the “art” was meant to be cash – lots of it.

Court documents filed in the bribery probe of the Louisiana Democrat allege that Jefferson told an FBI informant he took the “art,” which authorities believe was code for $100,000 in $100 bills, to the Potomac home of Atiku Abubakar on July 31.

I guess this is what constitutes African Art now.

The African Art of William Jefferson

UPDATE: Lorie Byrd has a post talking about how Dems want Jefferson to step down from the Ways and Means Committee. (Thanks for the link, Lorie)

By the way, if anyone wants to drop a bit of “African Art” in the tip jar, that would be just fine.

UPDATE II: Dr. Shackleford is having issues spending too much “African Art” on his bathroom remodel. If that’s the case he needs to keep the Mrs. away from this. In any case, thanks for the link.

Sphere: Related Content


Sell Text Link Ads on your site

Add your blog to the Blogiversary Database

170 views

4 Responses to “African Art”

  1. The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta says:
    Wednesday June 7th, 2006 at 8:27 pm

    links from Technorati William Jefferson: Bribe Money was “African Art” [IMG african_art_william_jefferson.jpg] William Jefferson claims that large bundles of cash he delivered to Nigeria’s Vice President was “African art”. Read More “William Jefferson: Bribe Money was “African Art”" ยป

  2. Chad Evans says:
    Wednesday June 7th, 2006 at 4:30 pm

    “By the way, if anyone wants to drop a bit of “African Art” in the tip jar, that would be just fine.”

    But it would be counterfeit currency so it would be of no use. In that regards, I just tried dropping a Jeffersonian c-bill into your tip jar. Paypal though seems to have rejected it.

  3. Jim Lynch says:
    Wednesday June 7th, 2006 at 4:46 pm

    Hmmm…Thanks for that bit of information (on Paypal). I’ll have to dig into it a bit further. Quickly.

    And Thanks!

  4. bRight & Early » Search of Jefferson’s Office: Legal says:
    Monday July 10th, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    [...] So it will probably still be a while before we learn what was found in Congressman Jefferson’s office. william jefferson [...]

  5. bank scotland says:
    Wednesday September 6th, 2006 at 6:03 pm

    Andy Warhol’s Dream America: Screenprints
    bank scotland Warhol, John Wayne (II.377), from Cowboys and Indians, screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, edition 207/250, 1986. From the collection of the bank scotland Schnitzer Family Foundation.