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Is the Orleans Levee Board doing its job? (Critics allege corruption, wasteful spending)
MSNBC ^
| 9/15/05
| Lisa Myers
Posted on 09/27/2005 8:50:05 PM PDT by Libloather
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http://www.crowleypostsignal.com/Jim.Brown.Justice.html
Jim Brown, the former Commissioner of Insurance was acquitted by a jury of the charges against him brought by the U. S. Attorneys office in New Orleans. However he was convicted of lying to an FBI agent. Thats kind of an odd situation even for the federal judicial system in Louisiana.
Mr. Brown was elected to the Insurance Commissioners post by a large margin even after he was indicted by the federal government several months before his trial began. The people apparently didnt believe he was guilty as charged and elected him despite the governments attempt to discredit him by waiting to file the grand jurys indictment just a few months before the election: a move many believe has happened in other cases too in an effort to influence elections in the state. -snip-
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