Tag Archives: William Jefferson

OUT!

Posted on Sunday December 7th, 2008 by Jim Lynch
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William "Cold Cash" Jefferson can stop worrying about congressional business and concentrate on explaining his freeze… Continue reading →

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Jefferson to be Indicted?

Posted on Monday June 4th, 2007 by Jim Lynch
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No link yet, nor confirmation on other sites, but Drudge has this: Sources tell CBS NEWS that Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) will be indicted this afternoon on more than a dozen counts involving public corruption. Jefferson has been the subject of an ongoing probe in which FBI agents allegedly found more than 90-thousand dollars in … Continue reading →

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Reaching The Pinnacle

Posted on Sunday December 10th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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I was going to do a serious post on the re-election of William Jefferson in Louisiana until I read the closing paragraph of this AP story. Before the bribery scandal erupted, Jefferson had climbed to the pinnacle of the Democratic Party. He was a confidant of former President Bill Clinton. That’s the pinnacle? Man, that’s … Continue reading →

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Search of Jefferson’s Office: Legal

Posted on Monday July 10th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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So says Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan who issued the original warrant. He rejected requests from lawmakers and Democratic Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) to return material seized by the FBI in a May 20-21 search of Jefferson’s office. In a 28-page opinion, Hogan dismissed arguments that the first-ever raid on … Continue reading →

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African Art

Posted on Wednesday June 7th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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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 … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Attempted to Hide Documents

Posted on Wednesday May 31st, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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Why did the FBI and the Justice Department feel it was necessary to seize documents from William Jefferson’s Congressional office? Maybe this makes it clearer. The Justice Department vigorously defended Tuesday the recent weekend raid of Rep. William Jefferson’s Capitol Hill office as part of a bribery investigation, asserting that the Democratic lawmaker tried to … Continue reading →

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First Cup 05.27.06

Posted on Saturday May 27th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odour to the nostrils. ~ Henry Ward Beecher Happy Blogiversary to The Florida Masochist Home of the Knucklehead of the Day Outside The Beltway (James Joyner) AG and FBI Director Threatened Resignation — “I’m glad to see someone … Continue reading →

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First Cup 05.25.06

Posted on Thursday May 25th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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The drink that comforteth the brain and heart and helpeth digestion. ~ Sir Francis Bacon Captain’s Quarter (Ed Morrissey) Post: Hastert, Boehner Have No Clue — “It increasingly appears that the only principle at stake in this debate is the silly pursuit of any and all privileges that any tradition might grant legislators. The assertions … Continue reading →

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For Thee, But Not For Me

Posted on Wednesday May 24th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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I am unhappy with the continual wasteful spending. The lack of progress securing our borders is a constant theme here. But the latest, the “We are above the law” attitude has my blood boiling. The latest pronouncement from On High has me reaching for my Glenn Beck™ Duct Tape. “The Justice Department must immediately return … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Tells Pelosi No

Posted on Wednesday May 24th, 2006 by Jim Lynch
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William Jefferson has refused the request from House leader Nancy Pelosi to resign his seat on the Ways and Means Committee. Democrats sought to get embattled Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) to resign his seat on the House’s most prestigious committee. “In the interest of upholding the high ethical standard of the House … Continue reading →

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