ah yes Ray..”somebody get off they ass and DO somthin”-Nagin..what a great statesman and leader THT ONE was!!
RAY NAGIN, Off to the Slammer. Steffie needs to join him.
Nagin was convicted on 20 of the 21 counts by jury on February 12, 2014.These charges included that he had taken more than $500,000 in payouts from businessmen in exchange for millions of dollars’ worth of city contracts.
On July 9, 2014, Nagin was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, and more than $585,000 in restitution and forfeiture. On July 15, 2014, Nagin’s attorney filed an appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Sept. 3, 2014, a judge deemed Nagin indigent and ordered the Federal Public Defender’s Office to take over his appeal. Nagin claimed to be near penniless and said he was receiving food stamps support. Nagin reported to the Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, a prison camp, on Sept. 8, 2014.