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February 12, 2014

Former New Orleans Mayor Nagin Convicted – Corruption (Updated)

Filed under: Probable Cause — Tags: — Bill @ 11:22 am

NewsBulletin copyNBC News, the New York Times, and the Times-Picayune are reporting that former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been convicted on 20 of 21 counts in a federal corruption prosecution.

The charges included allegations that Nagin accepted bribes from contractors in return for making sure they got city work.  (Thankfully, bribes and kickbacks never happen in Idaho.)

This will be updated with more information as available.

ADDENDUM on 02-12-2014 at 2:50 P.M.:  Here is the press release issued by the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Kenneth Polite, Jr.  It’s title is C. Ray Nagin, Former New Orleans Mayor, Convicted on Federal Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Conspiracy, and Tax Charges.

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