12/13/08

Childers on Langston: "I would take his punishment if I could"

Congressman Travis Childers asks for mercy from the court on the sentencing of his friend and former business partner Joey Langston, who plead guilty to attempting to bribe a judge. One report said, "Childers suggested Langston has been punished by losing his law license and the embarrassment from the crime."

Letters ask for Langston leniency - Clarion Ledger

Congressman Travis Childers on Joey Langston: “This is not a man who has lost his way.” - Right of Mississippi

Childers Offers to Substitute Self for Langston - Respond Mississippi