Congressman Faces 235 Years in Jail

William Jefferson is the most corrupt congressman ever.  He openly solicited for bribes in exchange for congressional favors, and even took bribes in order to help businesses get a foothold in Nigeria.  And no, it wasn’t another spam business.

This prick even commandeered a rescue helicopter during Hurricane Katrina in order to sneak his bribery loot out of his house before it became submerged under filfthy Katrina flooding.  Yet he still sits in Congress.  Indictment is here.  He should immediately resign.  Get another black democrat from his district to do his job.

From CNN here:

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.

The indictment handed up Monday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, is 94 pages long and lists 16 alleged violations of federal law that could keep Jefferson in prison for up to 235 years, according to a Justice Department official who has seen the document.

Among the charges listed in the indictment, said the official, are racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money-laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

Jefferson is accused of soliciting bribes for himself and his family, and also for bribing a Nigerian official.

The 63-year-old lawmaker, whose Louisiana district includes New Orleans, has said little about the case publicly but has maintained his innocence. He was re-elected last year despite the looming investigation.

Almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson’s home in Louisiana and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.