Posted by
Arnie on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 7:19:13 AM
Now that the congressman with $90 grand in his refrigerator has been indicted on bribery charges, will he resign his seat?
"The 94-page indictment in Virginia, returned after a two-year
inquiry, accused Mr. Jefferson of bribery, racketeering, conspiracy,
money laundering, obstruction of justice and other offenses. It said
that in December 2004 he solicited a bribe in a Congressional dining
room.
The indictment said that from 2000 to 2005 Mr. Jefferson sought
hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, sometimes in the form of
stock and retainer fees, from nearly a dozen companies involved in oil,
communications, satellite transmission, sugar and other businesses,
often for projects to be carried out in Africa.
In return, the indictment charged, Mr. Jefferson used his official
position in Congress, as a member of the House Ways and Means
subcommittee on trade, to promote the companies’ business ventures —
without disclosing his own financial stake in the deals."
NY times story.Will Mr. Jefferson resign his seat? Oh, but he is a democrat, a liberal AND from Louisiana, and there are different rules for different folks.