Is the Orleans Levee Board doing its job? (Critics allege corruption, wasteful spending)

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. Attorney’s office in New Orleans. However he was convicted of lying to an FBI agent. That’s kind of an odd situation even for the federal judicial system in Louisiana.

Mr. Brown was elected to the Insurance Commissioner’s post by a large margin even after he was indicted by the federal government several months before his trial began. The people apparently didn’t believe he was guilty as charged and elected him despite the government’s attempt to discredit him by waiting to file the grand jury’s 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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