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| Dollar BIll Jefferson's Brother Convicted of Bribery |
| 2009-08-21 |
| Same family, different deal. This time on their home turf. Mose Jefferson, the older brother of the former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson who was convicted two weeks ago of abusing his congressional office to enrich himself and his family, has been, convicted by a federal jury on four charges that he bribed an Orleans Parish School Board member. As the saying goes, justice moves with a leaden heel and strikes with an iron fist. This is the fist part. The jury considered a seven-count indictment against Jefferson: one count that he conspired to bribe Ellenese Brooks-Simms, three counts of bribery, two obstruction of justice counts and a count of conspiring to commit money laundering. Jefferson was found guilty on two of the three counts of bribery, and both counts of obstruction of justice. The obstruction of justice counts carry the stiffest penalties: a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison on each count. Jefferson will be sentenced Dec. 9, and until then, he is free on the current bond. Jefferson and several family members in the courtroom reacted stoically to the news. They're already thinking about next year's trials. |
| Posted by:Matt |
| #1 They only did this because the brothers are black,of course. /sarcasm |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-08-21 21:14 |