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Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud (Updated)
The Washington Times ^ | January 18, 2013 | Michael Kunzelman - AP

Posted on 01/18/2013 10:34:46 AM PST by jazusamo

NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.

The charges announced Friday come from a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 0bamarigged; chocolatecity; corruption; democrat; indicted; katrina; lockandload; nagin; neworleans; raynagin; staysafe
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Article now updated at Washington Times link, much more info.
61 posted on 01/18/2013 11:43:54 AM PST by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo

21 chocolate indictments!


62 posted on 01/18/2013 11:46:06 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

No joy in Chocolateville.


63 posted on 01/18/2013 11:47:40 AM PST by JaguarXKE (Welcome to the new America.)
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To: jazusamo

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/01/ray_nagin_becomes_first_new_or.html
Ray Nagin indictment: First New Orleans mayor to face corruption charges

http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2013/01/ray_nagins_indictment_shows_sq.html
Ray Nagin’s indictment shows squandered promise: Editorial


64 posted on 01/18/2013 11:48:17 AM PST by abb
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To: jazusamo
"And you crackers thought I was a crook!"


65 posted on 01/18/2013 11:51:57 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Red Steel

They didn’t want to appear racist.


66 posted on 01/18/2013 11:53:40 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: jazusamo

So ol’ ‘Chocolate City’ Ray has finally gotten his comeuppance, huh? AH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!


67 posted on 01/18/2013 11:53:56 AM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: jazusamo

Nagin is a big fat shyster. Choclate city, indeed. Asshat.


68 posted on 01/18/2013 12:03:04 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Conserev1

just like Marion, “bitch (katrina) set me up.”


69 posted on 01/18/2013 12:26:02 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: jazusamo

70 posted on 01/18/2013 12:26:23 PM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: onyx

They may have left off party because Nagin once strutted around with “Republican” affiliation.


71 posted on 01/18/2013 12:35:08 PM PST by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: jazusamo

Call me rasist, but why does it seem that all black mayors are unethical as all get out?


72 posted on 01/18/2013 12:38:00 PM PST by crosshairs (All we are saying, is give a high cap piece a chance.)
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To: jazusamo

Poor Nagin. I guess he didn’t spread it around to the right people.


73 posted on 01/18/2013 12:38:21 PM PST by Little Ray (Waiting for the return of the Gods of the Copybook Headings.)
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To: jazusamo

CNN has yet to say that word.
I wonder if Crissie or Sgt., Shultz will address this?


74 posted on 01/18/2013 12:44:14 PM PST by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel and his a$$ falls off!)
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To: jazusamo

Obama will probably pardon him.


75 posted on 01/18/2013 12:45:13 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: jazusamo
Jabbar Gibson stole a bus and saved more people than Nagan during Katrina!


76 posted on 01/18/2013 12:46:12 PM PST by potlatch (~)
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To: GOYAKLA

LOL! I imagine Chrissie and Schultz are suffering apoplexy about now, hope so anyway.


77 posted on 01/18/2013 12:49:28 PM PST by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: potlatch

Right on, potlatch! Good one:)


78 posted on 01/18/2013 12:51:33 PM PST by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo

Nagin - tete du merde.


79 posted on 01/18/2013 12:56:24 PM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: jazusamo
Now if they can only reach back and grab Marc Morial too.
That's another one who deserves to be thrown in the *Big House*.
Probably was more corrupt than School Bus Nagin.
80 posted on 01/18/2013 1:00:33 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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