And I was worried that I wouldn’t find anything worth writing about today.<\/p>\n
Ray Nagin, the former two-term mayor of New Orleans indicted after he left office, was convicted Wednesday of 20 federal corruption charges, stemming from illegal dealings with city vendors dating back to 2004. A jury delivered the verdict just before 1 p.m. after roughly six hours of deliberations that followed a nine-day trial.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nola.com states that “Under federal sentencing rules, he could be facing a 20-year prison term, possibly more…<\/a>” I would take that with a large grain of salt<\/a>, given that they don’t show their work.<\/p>\n
Here’s a helpful complete breakdown of all the charges<\/a>. Note, for the record, that Mayor Chocolate City<\/a> was acquitted on one bribery count. I hope he enjoys those granite countertops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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