Jefferson indicted on 16 counts

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A federal grand jury will issue an indictment today against U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, accusing the New Orleans Democrat of multiple counts of bribery in connection with a web of business deals in Africa, a federal official said. . . .

The indictment pulls back the cover on a government investigation that became public when the FBI raided the congressman’s Capitol Hill townhouse in August 2005, finding $90,000 stashed in his freezer. Prosecutors say the cash was part of the $100,000 that an informant had handed Jefferson days earlier in a northern Virginia parking garage.

blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/06/rep_jefferson_indicted.html
 
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Boehner seeks Jefferson expulsion
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) moved quickly to force the expulsion of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from Congress following his indictment Monday on federal corruption charges.
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The Republican leader will ask members of the House to vote on a resolution requiring the ethics committee to review the indictment filed against him in order to seek his expulsion from the House, according to his office.
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Boehner will offer a privileged resolution on the House floor as early as Tuesday calling for the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to review the 94-page indictment filed against Jefferson Monday. The House will then vote on his resolution calling for the ethics panel to act.
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gilliam said:
A federal grand jury will issue an indictment today against U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, accusing the New Orleans Democrat of multiple counts of bribery in connection with a web of business deals in Africa, a federal official said. . . .

The indictment pulls back the cover on a government investigation that became public when the FBI raided the congressman’s Capitol Hill townhouse in August 2005, finding $90,000 stashed in his freezer. Prosecutors say the cash was part of the $100,000 that an informant had handed Jefferson days earlier in a northern Virginia parking garage.

blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/06/rep_jefferson_indicted.html
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What I can’t figure out is why this news story hasn’t been splashed all over the MSM? Wrong party maybe? The first I heard of this was on Rush.
 
davy39 said:
What I can’t figure out is why this news story hasn’t been splashed all over the MSM? Wrong party maybe? The first I heard of this was on Rush.
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It’s getting there, though I agree it could be faster about it. I remember the $90k in the freezer making headlines when it was discovered.

Boehner seems to be moving a little too quickly, though – at least wait for a guilty verdict! Presumption of innocence should never be ignored, even when it’s as cut and dried as this case is.

That said, once the (very, very likely) ‘guilty’ comes down, yeah, kick the guy out. Corruption should have no place in our government no matter who’s doing it.
 
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Why did this take so long to accomplish?
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Partly due process, probably also partly Jefferson stalling. Two years really isn’t all that bad for major, high-profile cases; the TRMPAC/DeLay affair took three for an indictment to be handed down, and the Plame leak almost four.
 
Who would take his place if he is forced out? Does anyone know what the rules are in La. for replacing an ousted congressman?
 
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