Former Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced to 13 years in prison, according to this DOJ press release. Former U.S. Congressman William J. Jefferson, 62, of New Orleans, La., was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for using his office to corruptly solicit bribes. Jefferson was also ordered […]
Day: November 13, 2009
Looking forward to @barcampdc tomorrow
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s BarCampDC, and it takes place at the MLK Library downtown. I’ll have to leave after the morning sessions, but I hope to see some familiar faces and meet some new friends interested in social media, technology, and collaboration tools.
Pay to play in New Jersey
NJ.com provides an overview of the New Jersey’s pay to play rules here. Thanks to loopholes in campaign finance laws at the state and county levels, the biggest government contractors in New Jersey routinely get lucrative, taxpayer-funded work while simultaneously making huge contributions to the candidates who vote to approve their contracts.