Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. The charges are the outgrowth of a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen. Ref. USAToday
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Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin guilty of corruption, taking bribes
A federal jury has convicted former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on charges that he accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office. He was convicted of 20 of 21 counts against him. Ref. USAToday
Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, the businessman-turned-politician who became the worldwide face of the city after Hurricane Katrina, is heading to federal prison for 10 years for bribery and money laundering. Ref. USAToday