Ray Nagin, prosecutor collide head-on during last day of testimony in corruption trial
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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin refused to budge on Friday as federal prosecutor Matt Coman hammered him with emails, phone records, checks, credit card statements, calendar entries and signatures on contracts suggesting Nagin had perpetuated corrupt dealings with city vendors. Citing the frenzied pace of his job, especially after Hurricane Katrina, Nagin said he didn't recognize some of the records and that others failed to show any indication that payoffs were behind the interactions.
The head-on collision between Nagin and Coman could be summarized by the last question before Coman finished: "You sold your office, didn't you?"
"No, I did not," Nagin said.
That ended five hours of cross-examination, which carried over from Thursday. After a few minutes of follow-up questions from defense lawyer Robert Jenkins, Nagin's testimony was complete and so was all witness testimony in the trial, which has run eight days including jury selection. Closing arguments and instructions to the jury will take place Monday (Feb. 10).
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