Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Politicians - Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.)
Remember, this guy was in the news for getting caught with money in his freezer around the time of Hurricane Katrina...
On thehill.com website, Susan Crabtree reports:
"Jefferson reported the trip, taken with his daughter Jelani, to the ethics panel, and estimated its costs at $20,753. But he never reported three subsequent visits to the country, which Botswana’s government argues were funded illegally.
The Botswana government has charged Louis Garvas Nchindo, the former director of Debswana Diamond Co. Ltd., with illegally funding trips to Botswana, including the three Jefferson and his family took. The trips cost a total of $102,000, according to the Botswana charging documents obtained by The Associated Press. "
