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Ray Nagin former New Orleans mayor verdict has been reached in corruption trial (GUILTY!)

Posted on 02/12/2014 10:39:41 AM PST by kcvl

Per Fox News


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To: Paine in the Neck

Yes, I agree.

I have been disappointed way too many times to get excited about justice these days.


21 posted on 02/12/2014 10:51:59 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Common Sense 101

Is trial in new orleans


22 posted on 02/12/2014 10:52:53 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Paladin2

Guilty


23 posted on 02/12/2014 10:53:44 AM PST by kcvl
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To: morphing libertarian

Yep... sounds like all Chocolate City residents were in agreement that he was “guilty”. Refreshing.


24 posted on 02/12/2014 10:54:14 AM PST by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: kcvl

Innocent due to race.


25 posted on 02/12/2014 10:54:24 AM PST by albie
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To: kcvl

the numbers of crimes represented is astounding

10 years each?


26 posted on 02/12/2014 10:54:35 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: kcvl

Yep, Guilty!
Do’n the Happy Dance!!!


27 posted on 02/12/2014 10:54:45 AM PST by Zathras
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To: kcvl

Guilty on 20 of 21 counts... underachiever.


28 posted on 02/12/2014 10:55:03 AM PST by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: Common Sense 101

Seems like everyone has their limits


29 posted on 02/12/2014 10:55:13 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

Count 1: Conspiracy - Guilty

The charge: Creating, through a variety of bribes and kickbacks, “a scheme and artifice to defraud” the residents of New Orleans of his honest services as a public official. Many of the individual elements of this scheme make up the other 20 crimes with which Nagin was charged.
Maximum prison term: 5 years


30 posted on 02/12/2014 10:55:21 AM PST by kcvl
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To: kcvl

What was the expression on his face?


31 posted on 02/12/2014 10:55:48 AM PST by The Working Man
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To: kcvl

He’ll do three


32 posted on 02/12/2014 10:56:06 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: kcvl

Chocolate Milk for everyone!


33 posted on 02/12/2014 10:56:07 AM PST by albie
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To: Common Sense 101

Blacks don’t like being defrauded anymore than whites do. But because they’re all Dems, they don’t usually get a chance to express an opinion...plus, don’t forget that they lived through Katrina and saw what his corruption and incompetence did for them. Or to them, should I say.


34 posted on 02/12/2014 10:56:22 AM PST by livius
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Count 2: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting $60,000 from the three principals of Three Fold Consulting, an engineering firm, in exchange for special treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 3: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $2,500 bribe from Rodney Williams, a principal in Three Fold Consulting, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 4: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a shipment of granite from Frank Fradella’s company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 5: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $50,000 bribe from Frank Fradella’s company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 6: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a second shipment of granite from Frank Fradella’s company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 7: Bribery - Not Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $10,000 bribe arranged by Rodney Williams, a principal in Three Fold Consultants.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 8: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 9: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 10: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 11: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 12: Wire Fraud - Gulity
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 13: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 14: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 15: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 16: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years

Count 17: Money Laundering Conspiracy -Guilty
The charge: Conspiring with others to accept money derived from illegal activity, i.e. bribes, and transferring those proceeds through the financial system.
Maximum prison term: 10 years

Count 18: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2005 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years

Count 19: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2006 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years

Count 20: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2007 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years

Count 21: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2008 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years


35 posted on 02/12/2014 10:56:57 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Paladin2
Best comment, ever!
36 posted on 02/12/2014 10:57:02 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: kcvl

5 years per count or total?


37 posted on 02/12/2014 10:57:04 AM PST by livius
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To: Zathras

About time.


38 posted on 02/12/2014 10:57:30 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: kcvl

I wonder if anyone’s thinking that it’s time Barry the Exhalted Commie Libtard could finds himself in the same boat?


39 posted on 02/12/2014 10:57:47 AM PST by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: kcvl

I hope the verdict is black and white....


40 posted on 02/12/2014 10:58:00 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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