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February 20, 2013
19:11 • 2 months ago

Two widely differing pleas came from former politicians facing criminal charges today

Tags: Politics Crime Bribery Fraud Ray Nagin Jesse Jackson guilty not guilty grabbags sc

  • Guilty Former Illinois representative Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty to fraud charges stemming from his apparent misuse of more than $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson and his wife made a variety of high-dollar purchases with the money, along with paying for expensive vacations and club memberships, and is expected to be sentenced to somwhere between 47 and 56 months in prison. source
  • Not Guilty Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes and other gifts during his time in office, many from contractors hoping to land major city contracts. Several former city officials are set to testify against Nagin, who is currently out of jail on a $100,000 bond. source

January 18, 2013
18:07 • 3 months ago

Former mayor charged with bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, and more

Tags: numbers ray nagin new orleans bribery corruption fraud louisiana sm

  • 21 counts of corruption faced by former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who led the city at the time of Hurricane Katrina. source

August 26, 2011
14:39 • 1 year ago
Tags: ray nagin hurricane irene hurricane katrina hurricanes new orleans advice from bradleywarshauer

DEFEND NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Irene advice offered by former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin

ubiquitousamericana:

defendneworleans:

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin appeared on the CBS Early Show Friday morning to offer his advice to those preparing for Hurricane Irene. In the interview conducted by Chris Wragge, he referred several times to his experiences during Hurricane Katrina to make his points.

After saying…

Somebody just make him stop talking. Frakkin hell.

But didn’t he face criticism over many of his decisions when handling Katrina? Why are we asking him?

 

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