bitterlyclingin
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[Illinois ain't the only place where most of their elected officials spend most of their retirements in jail. Ray Nagin, remember him, the Mayor that left the 300 or so school buses that were sorely needed to evacuate the Superdome in a field were they could get covered in ten feet of water, then castigated President George W Bush for it and was even backed up by the press, was indicted for corruption. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. There is a God! May you be the prison prom queen 364 out of every 365 days of your imprisonment, Ray. Make sure you take a goodly supply of vaseline with you.]
"NEW ORLEANS -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
The charges against Nagin are the outgrowth of a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen and a prison sentence for a former city vendor.
The federal indictment accuses Nagin of accepting more than $160,000 in bribes and truckloads of free granite for his family business in exchange for promoting the interests of a local businessman who secured millions of dollars in city contract work after the 2005 hurricane. The businessman, Frank Fradella, pleaded guilty in June to bribery conspiracy and securities-fraud charges and has been cooperating with federal authorities."
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin charged with Katrina-related corruption - U.S. News
"NEW ORLEANS -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
The charges against Nagin are the outgrowth of a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen and a prison sentence for a former city vendor.
The federal indictment accuses Nagin of accepting more than $160,000 in bribes and truckloads of free granite for his family business in exchange for promoting the interests of a local businessman who secured millions of dollars in city contract work after the 2005 hurricane. The businessman, Frank Fradella, pleaded guilty in June to bribery conspiracy and securities-fraud charges and has been cooperating with federal authorities."
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin charged with Katrina-related corruption - U.S. News
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