TOTAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS

Sunday, May 28, 2006

This story is interesting -- could pro-war Jefferson have been involved in hanky-panky regarding something more significant than Nigerian communications contracts? Could some of these other bribes tie into Jefferson's approval of the illegal, fraudulent invasion of Iraq? What about his anti-sovereignty vote for CAFTA?

From Washington Post Sunday, May 28, 2006:

"The FBI is focusing on at least eight different suspected bribery schemes as part of its corruption probe of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), according to a federal affidavit and sources familiar with the investigation.

A key part of the FBI probe has centered around Jefferson's dealings with a Louisville high-tech company, iGate Inc., that was marketing broadband technology for the Internet and cable television in Africa.

But an affidavit used in last weekend's controversial search of Jefferson's Capitol Hill office stated that authorities are looking at "at least seven other" bribery schemes in which Jefferson "sought things of value in return for his performance of official acts."

Some of those schemes may be beyond the statute of limitations but could help show a pattern, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The records and materials seized during the FBI raid could shed more light on these areas, according to the affidavit.

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