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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 06:25 PM Feb 2014

Nagin found guilty, guilty guilty x 21.

A federal jury convicted former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Wednesday on charges that he accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office.

The jury returned a guilty verdict against Nagin on 20 of 21 counts of corruption and other illegal activities, including bribery, fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, according to the Times-Picayune, a local New Orleans paper.

Until sentencing, the former mayor will remain free on bond. However, he is facing a long prison term.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/12/former-new-orleansmayorfoundguiltyofcorruption.html

I'll be damned.......is the pendulum starting to swing?
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Nagin found guilty, guilty guilty x 21. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 OP
he even drug his family into it CatWoman Feb 2014 #1

CatWoman

(79,301 posts)
1. he even drug his family into it
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 06:28 PM
Feb 2014

I work with a woman from NOLA, and she kept me updated during the trial.

He charged THOUSANDS to the city credit card also, for plane fare, shopping, hotels, etc.

Good riddance to bad garbage.

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