An FBI agent who took part in the raid four years ago described Mr. Jefferson's response after he was shown a videotape of himself taking the briefcase of money from the government's informant.
Mr. Jefferson, he said, "looked very dejected, sunk back into the couch and started saying, "What a waste. What a waste."
Indeed: a waste of intellect, a waste of his position and a waste of the public's trust.
UPDATE: Jeffrey notes that Dollar Bill was acquitted of the charge directly related to the freezer cash. Interesting ...
What we knew all along is now official ... former Congressman Bill Jefferson is a crook. The jury in his federal corruption case voted to find him guilty of 11 of the 16 counts of public corruption that the U.S. Attorney charged him with.
Sentencing is not until October 30th, but Dollar Bill is looking at a minimum of 20 years in prison.
It's sad to see a public official that was entrusted with the people's business to succumb to the temptations of power. Hopefully, this conviction will serve as a warning to the rest of our elected officials.
