New Orleans ex-mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years

[SexualShark]

[quote]Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges.

He was convicted in February for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from businessmen.

Prosecutors say the bribes included the years immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

Nagin, 58, was mayor from 2002-10 and became the face of the city worldwide during the disaster.

US District Judge Helen Berrigan handed down the sentence on Wednesday. Prosecutors had been pushing for a 20-year sentence.

But defence lawyers for Nagin argued that amounted to a life sentence, and the six-years worth of bribes was an "aberration" in Nagin's otherwise upstanding service.

At least four Nagin associates have already pleaded guilty in the case.

Beginning in June 2004, two years after he was elected, Nagin took payments, travel and other gratuities in exchange for city contracts and other favours.[/quote]

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28232815[/url]

[outlawpickle]

During the whole Katrina coverage when this guy got a lot of airtime, you could already tell this guy was a slimy bastard.

[Fangz]

He can be roommates with Mr. Kilpatrick in prison now.