Via Doug Mataconis: “Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted On Corruption Charges”. Now, “Former New Orleans Mayor Cleared of Corruption Charges”, that would be news.
Via Doug Mataconis: “Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted On Corruption Charges”. Now, “Former New Orleans Mayor Cleared of Corruption Charges”, that would be news.
Its always nice to see a Chicagoan get the opportunity to crow superior to someone else’s corruption.
I voted for my first in New Orleans, it will always be sweet. Here is my record:
Rep. William (cold cash) Jefferson (La.), sentenced to 13 years;
Gov. Edwin Edwards (La.), sentenced to 10 years;
Gov. Rod Blagojevich (Ill.), sentenced to 14 years.
*Gov. George Ryan (Ill.), sentenced to 6 1/2 years.
*Didn’t vote for him for governer, probably voted for him for a lower office, but not sure.
I’m told I need to move to New Jersey to get the trifecta.
Good thing you didn’t live in Boston, PD, or the Bulgers would have gotten put away……..
And he never indicated he was a prosecutor…
Actually the amazing thing is that, per the Times Picayune coverage of this, Nagin really is the first NOLA mayor to be indicted. Clearly the corruption has a lot of precedent there, but apparently his predecessors all got away with it.