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Former New Orleans mayor indicted on corruption charges

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  1. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Member

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    Guilty.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26164555

    Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was in office during Hurricane Katrina, has been found guilty of corruption.

    He helped contractors secure millions of dollars of work in exchange for bribes, free trips and other gifts.

    Nagin, 56, was charged in January 2013. He was found guilty of 20 of the 21 charges against him.

    Mayor of the city from 2002-10, he was criticised for failing to implement his evacuation plan when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.
     
    #41 bigtexxx, Feb 12, 2014
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  3. heypartner

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    Sounds like New Orleans needs a new mascot.
     
    #43 heypartner, Feb 12, 2014
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    A king fish?
     
    #44 itstheyear3030, Feb 12, 2014
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  5. mtbrays

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    There's a suit collecting dust in the cellars of the Smoothie King Center...

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    #45 mtbrays, Feb 12, 2014
  6. Felixthecat

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    So...is anyone interested in some Katrina bracelets?
     
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  7. Space Ghost

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    I'll take a box of 100. I will not pay more than 3.99 per bracelet though.
     
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  9. Rashmon

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    Just another day in a long history of corruption in Louisiana politics.

    The Longs, Edwin Edwards, etc. the list is long and Louisiana sits on top.
     
    #49 Rashmon, Feb 13, 2014
  10. XIrocket

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    Sad that people attack the OP with their posts instead of addressing the subject matter...

    and this makes no sense.
     
    #50 XIrocket, Feb 13, 2014
  11. XIrocket

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    The percentage of people that identify themselves as liberal is not very high.

    HTH
     
    #51 XIrocket, Feb 13, 2014
  12. heypartner

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    :confused:

    Do you really believe that? Weird how I find this to be the complete opposite. I find conservatives keep it a secret.

    Not to say I'm right, or you are right...it's just where you are and who you meet. So, neither statement is true; albeit, it can seem to be.
     
    #52 heypartner, Feb 13, 2014
  13. Buck Turgidson

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    You live in Boulder, dude.

    It's like in baseball, every team wins 60 games, every team loses 60 games, it's what you do with the other 42 games that really matters.
     
    #53 Buck Turgidson, Feb 13, 2014
  14. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I believe the quote is actually 54 and the Astros disproved that last year. :)
     
    #54 bobrek, Feb 14, 2014
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    Sentenced to 10 years in prison

    via AP
     
    #55 vstexas09, Jul 9, 2014
  16. Dubious

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    I think Angola Prison is a standard part of the pension plan for Louisiana politicians.
     
    #56 Dubious, Jul 9, 2014
  17. Uprising

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    I laughed.

    I Forgot about that thread in the for sale section, another classic Clutchfans thread.

    As for Nagin, justice served.
     
    #57 Uprising, Jul 9, 2014
  18. Rocket River

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    one of the worse prisons in the country
    for a very long time . .. . .

    being he was a politician . . . surprised he did not go to one of those
    country club prisons . . . i wonder why not

    Rocket River
     
    #58 Rocket River, Jul 9, 2014
  19. Dubious

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    Actually it was on Federal charges so it's off to Federal country club prison.... after years of appeals.
     
    #59 Dubious, Jul 9, 2014
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