Caught Red-Handed

Filing: Tape Shows Lawmaker Taking Money

The headline says it all. Here's what and who they're talking about:
A congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday. Agents later found the cash hidden in his freezer.
There's only man that fits that description: William Jefferson.
The affidavit says Jefferson is caught on videotape at the Ritz-Carlton as he takes a reddish-brown briefcase from the trunk of the informant's car, slips it into a cloth bag, puts the bag into his 1990 Lincoln Town Car and drives away. The $100 bills in the suitcase had the same serial numbers as those found in Jefferson's freezer.


There's an old saying that goes "All cash looks the same", which is true. That said, each bill has a different serial number on it. I'd say Representative Jefferson's as good as convicted.
Jefferson's lawyer, Robert Trout, contended that the prosecutors' disclosure was "part of a public relations agenda and an attempt to embarrass Congressman Jefferson. The affidavit itself is just one side of the story which has not been tested in court," Trout said in a statement.
I know it's Mr. Trout's obligation to zealously defend his client so I won't get mad at him. That said, his client's toast this time. Not even Perry Mason could get him off this time.

There goes Ms. Pelosi's credibility when she rails about the "Republicans' culture of corruption."



Posted Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:36 PM

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