WASHINGTON - U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 counts that accuse him of soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official, a U.S. Justice Department official said.
The official said the counts charge Jefferson with racketeering, soliciting bribes, fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
(c) Reuters 2007.
Kind of lends a whole new perspective to the "Culture of Corruption", huh Nancy? So much for the Democratic Congress.
brooklyn
Oh they've been apart to the culture of corruption all along!
ReplyDeleteSo, these are the people
ReplyDeletewho are going to save us,
huh?. Wow!.
When all of these creeps get done fleecing the country, there won't be a chicken in every pot, but
at least one bum under every bridge.
Oh, I almost forgot about the social programs.
RC2