Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) has pleaded not guilty to a wide array of criminal charges, and was released on $100,000 bond. His trial isn't scheduled until January, so we have a long time to wait to find out more about:
The charges laid out in the 94-page indictment, including 11 separate bribery counts, and
16 other criminal counts, including racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, and
The full story behind that frozen $90,000, and
The eight file cabinets of evidence prosecutors have assembled, and
The maximum sentence each of these charges carries, totalling 235 years in prison. Wow.
More importantly, between now and then will Jefferson resign? Will he be censured, pushed out or expelled by his colleagues? Stay tuned for the next episode...
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