The inevitable has arrived.
Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of cash-in-the-freezer fame is heading off to prison Friday in Beaumont, Tex. to begin serving his 13-year sentence, Bruce Alpert, star reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.
He was sentenced 2 1/2 years ago, but stayed out of prison pending his appeal. In March, the Court of Appeals finally ruled against him.
After he lost the appeal, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III of Alexandria, Va., revoked bail and ordered Jefferson’s 13-year sentence for corruption to begin. Jefferson is still hoping the Supreme Court will take up the appeal.
Jefferson was convicted on 11 of 16 counts for rigging west African business contracts and funneling $470k to his family’s businesses. He potentially stood to make millions.
When less than 10 years of his sentence remain, Jefferson will be eligible for transfer to a fence-free prison camp, with slightly loosened restrictions. Either way, the lack of freedom will take some getting used to for someone apparently very accustomed to filling his own whims.
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