Averageman
09-08-14, 06:20
It is officially Ray Nagin Day in New Orleans !
He heads off for ten years in the slammer today, and no one deserves it more.
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/08/former-new-orleans-mayor-to-start-10-year-sentence-for-graft/20958689/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-sb-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D526091
The onetime cable company executive who served as New Orleans' mayor from 2002-2010 was convicted on 20 criminal counts including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering, all tied to payments he received for granting city contracts.
Seeking re-election in 2006, Nagin, a black politician who had enjoyed strong support from both black and white voters, seemed to adopt a racially divisive tone, urging residents to rebuild a "chocolate New Orleans," referring to its majority black population.
He heads off for ten years in the slammer today, and no one deserves it more.
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/08/former-new-orleans-mayor-to-start-10-year-sentence-for-graft/20958689/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-sb-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D526091
The onetime cable company executive who served as New Orleans' mayor from 2002-2010 was convicted on 20 criminal counts including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering, all tied to payments he received for granting city contracts.
Seeking re-election in 2006, Nagin, a black politician who had enjoyed strong support from both black and white voters, seemed to adopt a racially divisive tone, urging residents to rebuild a "chocolate New Orleans," referring to its majority black population.