Wednesday - May 24, 2006

Cold Hard Cash

_{Robert Ariail—The South Carolina State}

- Voice Of America: “Congressman Jefferson Denies Wrongdoing”

- US NewsWire: “Ethics Group Praises Raid on William Jefferson’s Office”

- Syndey Herald: “Congressman cool over cash in freezer”

It takes a particular kind of nerve to be filmed taking $US100,000 in alleged bribe money out of an FBI informant’s car, have the FBI later find the very same money wrapped in foil in your freezer - and then adamantly claim that you have done nothing wrong.

But Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana has that rare trait - to the horror of fellow Democrats hoping to persuade voters that it is the Republicans who are corrupt. “There are two sides to every story,” he said.

Maybe so. But an 83-page FBI affidavit made public over the weekend - after a raid of his congressional office - alleges Mr Jefferson was caught on video taking a certificate for a 30 per cent stake in a Nigerian company in exchange for his political influence, and intervening with the vice-president of Nigeria.

When Mr Jefferson demanded that his stake in the Nigerian company be increased he said he was doing it for his five daughters. The affidavit also says Mr Jefferson received “a leather briefcase containing $US100,000 cash in denominations of $US100 bills” - and that $US90,000 of it wound up in his freezer “inside various frozen food containers”. He referred to the cash as “African art” and laughed with a partner about “all these damn notes we’re writing to each other as if … the FBI is watching”.

Posted by The Skipper     on 05/24/2006 at 01:56 AM   
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