NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his conviction on bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges. Prosecutors said the actions for which he was convicted spanned his two terms as mayor — including the chaotic years after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.
U.S. District Judge Helen Berrigan handed down the sentence Wednesday morning.
Nagin was convicted Feb. 12 of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen who wanted work from the city or Nagin’s support for various projects. The bribes came in the form of money, free vacation trips and truckloads of free granite for his family business.
The 58-year-old Democrat had defiantly denied any wrongdoing after his 2013 indictment and during his February trial.
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Ouch, babe.
Slightly off-topic, but whatever happened to General Honore? Liked that guy.
Oh, and that rebuilding thing. We just all forgot about that, didn’t we? How’s that going?
No “good time” or early release in the federal pen.
Seeya Ray.
Chris Christie, take a good look Governor Fatfuck…this is your future. Get some tips on living in prison from all the other New Jersey fat fucks in see through socks.
What a real disappointment Nagin is…well, good they’re locking up a corrupt pol, D or R.
I think this calls for a miniseries sequel to the “Treme” series.