Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted
Corruption charges, of course
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 federal corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.
The charges are the outgrowth of a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen.
The counts include wire fraud, bribery, money laundering, filing false tax returns and conspiracy.
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Congratulations, New Orleans! You are still working on catching up to Chicago in the political corruption race!
Progressive.
Hope you end up in a chocolate prison, asshole.