William Jefferson Found Guilty of Bribery

William Jefferson, who could possibly be one of the most despicable people in politics for his actions after Hurricane Katrina, has been found guilty on eleven counts of bribery and money laundering. In case you have either forgotten or had not heard about William Jefferson’s actions following hurricane Katrina I will give you a quick recap.

  In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, during the rescue efforts, William Jefferson ordered a boat that was supposed to rescue people from the floods to take him to his flooded out house so that he could retrieve almost $100,000 in bribe money. While he was trying to cover his own ass he left hundreds of victims sitting on their rooftops, delaying their rescue so that he could attempt to hide his bribe money.

  He now faces twenty years in jail and he may never see freedom again. This is well deserved on two counts. As bad as accepting the bribe money was, it might have been a more despicable crime for him to order rescuers away from thier mission in order to protest his ill gotten gains.